Recent Acquisitions

The previous general update of correspondence and manuscript acquisitions appeared in Russellz n.s. 28, no. 1 (summer 2008): 65–8. There are 26 entries in the correspondence listing below, covering 110 items. Received in December 2008, the latest acquisition reported is number 1,583. The manuscript listing of 10 items brings the total to 633 such entries since 1968. The latest manuscript acquisition is 1,582. Some items were received from other institutions, to whom McMaster Library is very grateful. The following abbreviations are used: L(s). or l(s). = letters(s); P(s). or p(s). = photocopies; p.c.(s). = post card(s); Ts. = typescript; tel. = telegram. Thanks are due to Carl Spadoni, Research Collections Librarian, for pursuing many of the leads whose fruition is evident here.


"Survival through International Law"
. Ps., U. of Virginia Special Collections.rec.acq.1,573.June 1960, ts., 11 leaves with an appendix, 3 leaves of a l. of 28 Nov. 1959 from BR to Mr. Hein-eman.Re BR's "better Red than dead" statement.Ps., courtesy of Hoover Institution, Stanford U. rec.acq.1,508.Gibson, Tony "Open L. to Bertrand Russell", Freedom: the Anarchist Weekly 19, no. 2 (11 Jan. 1958): 3. Andre Prudhommeaux has translated this open l. into French with a preamble.Ts. and ts.carbon translate only the Wrst 2 paragraphs.Ms., 5 pages, of an early version of the translation.Also an unWnished draft of l. from Prudhommeaux to my dear friend [Gibson?], with no mention of the open l. in it.Ps., courtesy International Institute for Social History.
rec. acq.1,517c.sound recordings and moving images BR speaks on marriage In connection with his debate (B42) on marriage with John Cowper Powys in New York on 13 Dec. 1929.Movietone News video cassette.Courtesy of U. of South Carolina NewsWlm Library.rec.acq.1,542.BR making farewell speech Dec. 1931.At the end of his visit to usa. 2 takes.Movietone News.dvd 1, clip 1.Mark Adams has transcribed this.Tom Stanley, brs, donated the media.rec.acq.pipe.Only his head and shoulders appear.His daughter, Kate, passes brieXy behind him.Arnold Schoenberg appears in the Wrst clip.After BR there are Frieda Lawrence, Ira Gershwin and others.Courtesy of Arnold Schoenberg Centre, Vienna, via Tom Stanley, brs.dvd.rec.acq.1,572."Speaking of Liberty" 2 June 1941.BR, with prepared responses, being interviewed by Rex Stout about democracy in wartime.Broadcast on nbc.Sponsor: Council for Democracy.One of a series, BR's was no. 15. 14 min.cd.Omitted in B&R; in Denonn, 1941.8 (in Schilpp).Donation, courtesy of Tom Stanley, brs.rec.acq.1,560.

bbc "Brains Trust" excerpt 25
Sept.  1945.Transcribed by K. Blackwell.Donation, courtesy of Tom Stanley, brs.Note: last 2 items are recorded on the same cd as next item.rec.acq.1,549.

One Worldz-zIs It Feasible?" bbc
Note: In May 2007, a cd containing 6 scanned images of BR as well as the ms.described above was added to the accession.The images were sent by Ronald Desmarais in preparation for a sale of all of Gaby's BR photos which did not take place.Purchase.rec.acq.1,527.Gaby 2 oversize b&w photos of BR in his library Taken Oct. 1961.Purchase.rec.acq.1,545.Haynie, Hugh Large print of cartoon by Haynie which originally appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal, 1967.BR is depicted as the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, holding a sign re the iwct.Purchase.rec.acq.1,575.

Pauling, Linus with BR Colour
. Digital tif{ f image.Original photo said to be taken in u.k., 1953.Courtesy of Oregon State U., Pauling Papers.rec.acq.1,554.Press 8×10 cm photo, b&w, head only, no background; n.d., early 1960s.Purchase.rec.acq.1,513.Prezament, Joe Painting of BR by (not done from life).Perhaps commissioned by Samuel Lapitsky in the 1950s.It was inherited by his granddaughter, Susan Colman, the wife of Seymour Blicker.Donation.rec.acq.1,535.Russell, Lord John Engraving of Earl Russell probably removed from a book."Fall of Achilles!" engraving published by T. McLean, 3 Aug.1839; Lord John is one of the Wgures depicted.Courtesy of