Contemporary (or near contemporary) documents:

• Nobel Prize for Literature, 1950: presentation speech by the Swedish Academy
• Arnold Toynbee, "A Man Who Stood His Ground"

Biographies and Encyclopedia Entries:

• Chronology of Russell's Life (1872-1970)
• Biographical sketch by Andrew D. Irvine in History of Math Archive at St. Andrews
• Brief sketch in The Window: Philosophy on the Internet
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (online), entries by Andrew Irvine on:
         Principia Mathematica
         "Russell, Bertrand"
         "Russell's Paradox"

 Articles about Bertrand Russell Online:

• Beck, Sanderson, "The Pacifism of Bertrand Russell" (1986)
• Herrick, Jim, "Bertrand Russell:  A Passionate Rationalist"
• Kohl, Marvin: a selection of articles provided for the BRS in pdf format:
  • "The Functions of Monogamous Marriage" (1985-86 review-article about Russell-Powys debate of 1930)
  • "Russell on the Utility of Religion: Copleston's Critique" (1987)
  • "Bertrand Russell's Characterization of Benevolent Love" (1992-3)
  • "Russell and the Attainment of Happiness" (1993)
  • Marvin Kohl's Website with List of Works and contact information
• Lenz, John R., "Pugwash and Russell's Legacy" (1996)
• Review of Bertrand Russell: The Spirit of Solitude (Vol. 1, 1996), by Ray Monk:  New York Times review by Richard Bernstein
  

Reference   (Volumes and Journals about Bertrand Russell--Tables of Contents)

• Forthcoming, New and Recent Works in Russell Studies (1993-)
• Library of Living Philosophers, The Philosophy of Bertrand Russell, Paul A. Schilpp (ed.)
• Rereading Russell: Essays on Bertrand Russell's Metaphysics and Epistemology
• Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies
• The Bertrand Russell Society Quarterly

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