- McMaster University Archives and Research Collections
- Bertrand Russell fonds
- Congress for Cultural Freedom
Congress for Cultural Freedom
series1953-1961RC0096-580
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- Held by
- — via McMaster University Archives and Research Collections
- Dates
- 1953-1961 (indexed as 1953–1961)
- Level
- series
- Extent
- 4 cm of textual records (2 partial boxes)
- Scope & content
- Series largely consists of Russell's correspondence with the Congress for Cultural Freedom and the Committee on Science and Freedom as well as reports relating to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, meeting minutes, news clippings, and bulletins. Letters from Russell are typescript copies. The Congress was concerned with the defense of intellectual freedom, particularly in eastern Europe. Russell was an honorary president but severed ties in 1956 because of the anti-communist position of the Congress' American branch. Series acquired as part of Archives 1.
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- 2026-10-15T07:23:50Z · source datestamp n/a · ead