RECENT ACQUISITIONS, 2018–19
Bridget Whittle
Archives and Research Collections / McMaster U. Library
Hamilton, on, Canada l8s 4l6
whittle@mcmaster.ca
The previous general update of acquisitions appeared in Russell n.s. 37 (winter 2017–18): 342–7. The new listing covers numbers 1,797 to 1,823 with the latest items arriving in November 2019. There are 54 entries in the correspondents list, totalling 121 letters. Copies of many items were received from other institutions and through the generosity of researchers, to whom McMaster Library is very grateful. The following abbreviations are used: L(s). or l(s). = letter(s); P(s). or p(s). = photocopies. Kenneth Blackwell, Hon. Russell Archivist, sourced the majority of the additions. “Roblat Papers” refers to the Joseph Rotblat Papers in the Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge University, which kindly provided digital copies.
Correspondence
Adrian, E. D. 3 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Amaldi, Edoardo 4 ls. re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Beadle, George W. L. re Pugwash. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers, 1956. rec. acq. 1,816.
Beatty, A. Chester L. re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Born, Max 3 ls. re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Brandt & Brandt L. from BR re publishing “Is America Becoming Imperialistic?”, 1925. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,800.
Bronk, D. W. 2 ls. re Pugwash, 1957. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Memo. Re Pugwash, 1954. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Burgers, J. M. L., 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Callinicos, P. G. L. re A. Onassis and Pugwash. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Capron, Victor L. declining to add to Capron’s letter to Khrushchev, which BR has fowarded. 1963. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,814.
Catlin, George Unsent iou with env. to BR. c.1940. McMaster, George Catlin fonds, Ps. rec. acq. 1,799.
Compton, Arthur H. 7 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
de Broglie, Louis 3 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
de Hevesy, George 5 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Du Bois, W. E. B. L. to BR re an Encyclopedia Africana, 7 Oct. 1964. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,800.
Eaton, Cyrus 6 ls. from BR re Pugwash, 1955–58. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Eliot, T. S. L. to Michael Tippett mentions visiting BR in prison in wwi, 1943. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,814.
Fisher, James L. from BR, thanking him for book about Fulmars, 13 Mar. 1957. Purchase. rec. acq. 1,817.
Field, Marshall L. re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Hammersmith Bookshop (Ronald Gray) L. from BR re 1917 Russian Revolution meeting in Leeds, for possible reprint of What Happened at Leeds (B&R B8), 1964. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,800.
Harben, Henry D. L. re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Hatton, John F. L. from BR, 1954. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,798.
Hawtrey, Ralph 5 ls. on logic, 1907–08?. Good scans of ls. earlier photocopied. Churchill Archives Centre. rec. acq. 1,816.
Heald, Johnson & Co. (Black, Jack) L. from BR re Schoenman, 23 Nov. 1969. Courtesy of Anton Felton. rec. acq. 1,823.
Heisenberg, Werner 4 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Hinshelwood, C. N. 4 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Hook, Sidney L. from BR, discussing endowment for research, 19 Sept. 1937. Donation by Jon-Jon Goulian (Hook’s grandson). rec. acq. 1,807.
Infeld, Leopold 4 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Joliot-Curie, Frédéric 2 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Lavin, Irving 6 ls. and testimonial from BR, 1948–50. Lavin was BR’s student. With drawing of BR. Donation by Marilyn Aronberg Lavin. rec. acq. 1,821.
Lichter, Alan R. L. on negative influence of religion, 1962. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,814.
Mikhailusenko, Igor L. from BR expressing sympathy but disagreeing with him on the ussr, 26 July 1962. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,800.
National Jewish Hospital at Denver (Philip Houtz) L. to BR, requesting a book for patients, 7 Aug. 1959. At foot BR instructs Simon and Schuster to send Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare. Purchase. rec. acq. 1,811.
Nehru, Jawaharlal L. to K. Lonsdale, 13 April 1954 re Pugwash. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Nesmeyanov, A. H. 3 ls. re Pugwash, 1957. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Pauling, Linus L. to BR re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Powell, C. F. L. re Pugwash. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Quadir, Mohammad Anwarul L. from BR, 1964. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,814.
Rabinowitch, Eugene 2 ls. re Pugwash, 1954–55. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Rinder, Gladys 3 typed extracts of ls. from BR in Brixton Prison. Aug. 1918. Courtesy of South Carolina U., Clifford Allen Papers. rec. acq. 1,797.
Rivera, Diego L. from BR regarding H- bombs, 1957. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,800.
Ross, Lawrence F. J. L. from BR and brpf, 1964. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,800.
Rotblat, Joseph L. re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Russell, Edith 3 ls. to Joseph Rotblat, 1960–62, re Pugwash and Nobel Peace Prize for BR. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Russell, Frank L. from BR in Brixton Prison. 6 May 1918. Courtesy of South Carolina U., Clifford Allen Papers. rec. acq. 1,797.
Schlick, Blanche 2 ls., 1958–64, re posthumous work by Moritz, and thanking her for gift to brpf. rec. acq. 1,814.
Schoenman, Ralph L. to, 23 Nov. 1969. P., courtesy of Anton Felton. rec. acq. 1,823.
Tsuzuki, Masao 6 ls. re Pugwash, 1956–57. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Warburg, James P. 2 ls. re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Weisskopf, Victor F. 6 ls. re Pugwash, 1956. Courtesy of Rotblat Papers. rec. acq. 1,816.
Williams, Donald 5 ls. between BR, Patricia Russell, and Donald Piatt, concerning housing, teaching philosophy and other matters, 1939 (at ucla) and 1945. Courtesy of Harvard U. Archives via Anthony Fisher and Michael D. Stevenson. rec. acq. 1,809.
Williams, Mr. L. from BR 1955. BR “now dictate[s] everything.” Internet print. rec. acq. 1,800.
Wright, G. Scott L. from BR re permis- sion to reprint education chapter from Why Men Fight/Principles of Social Reconstruction, 6 Sept. 1960. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,814.
Additional Documents
Jewish Institute Forum, The (Los Angeles) 4-page set of ads for speakers, 1931–32, including BR, “The International Outlook”, 16 Nov. 1931 (see B&R D31.06). Original was autographed with others in a leather binding. Internet print. rec. acq. 1,814.
Legal documents Order of custody for children of John Conrad Russell, 25 Jan. 1961. BR’s will, 21 June 1966, signed and witnessed. Donation by Anton Felton. rec. acq. 1,823.
Lord John Russell Photos, ephemera, and notes, 1834–64. Purchase. rec. acq. 1,818.
UCLA General Catalogue, Philosophy Department, 1939–40 List of faculty and courses, incl. BR’s “Introduction to Philosophy”, “Philosophical Ideas in Practice” and graduate seminar on “Theory of Meaning”. Ps. Courtesy of Michael D. Stevenson. rec. acq. 1,820.
Miscellaneous, Including BR in Other Media
Still Images
Black, Harry Framed portrait of BR, approx. 20 
22”.
Acquired from Mary Macchiusi. rec. acq. 1,812.
BR with family 4 digital scans of b&w photos for Life magazine, April 1940. Courtesy of Bettmann Archive, Getty Images. rec. acq. 1,804.
BR with Patricia, John, and Kate B&w press photo following revoking of BR’s ccny appointment, 30 Mar. 1940. Purchase. rec. acq. 1,815.
Audio Recordings
Isaac Deutscher Memorial Meeting 2 cds, 22 Sep. 1967. Donated by Ernie Tate. rec. acq. 1,801.
Music for Tamtams II, Precious Metals 1 cd. Track 6 features text from BR’s “Is There a God?”. Donated by B. White. rec. acq. 1,803.
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign 4 cds from vsc Founding Conference, 4–5 June 1966. Donated by Ernie Tate. rec. acq. 1,801.
Video Recordings
Broadcast in Japan dvd presentation of BR’s ideas with guest and audience response. 2018?. Donated by Keiko Nishiyama. rec. acq. 1,802.
Nihon Dempa News Tokyo Tribunal response to Russell Tribunal, originally aired 1967–68. Courtesy of Nobuya Hashimoto. rec. acq. 1,819.
Artifacts
Pipe fashioned in likeness of BR’s head Includes empty tobacco box from Fribourg & Treyer for “Golden Mixture”. Pipe donated by Nick Griffin; tobacco box by Ray Perkins (Russell Society). rec. acq. 1,808.