General correspondence
MS. Berlin 218
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Title
General correspondence
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 218
Summary
Includes letters from and copies of letters to:
(fols. 159-161) Alistair Cooke
(fols. 85-86*, 111-126*) H.R. Hoetink, discussing Berlin's liberalism and pluralism
(fols. 77-78*) Aileen Kelly, commenting on her book about Bakunin
(fols. 34-36, 47-48) Yishayahu Leibowitz, about Berlin's tribute to him
(fols. 213-218*, 236-239*) Yossi Melman, enclosing a translation of his article based on an interview with Berlin, with Berlin's comments on it
(fols. 61, 72-76, 79-80) Edward Mortimer, about Mortimer's views on Israel, including a statement by Berlin on his own Zionism and views on the current situation in the Middle East
(fols. 4-7*, 9-11*, 63-64) Bhikhu Parekh, about a chapter on Berlin in Parekh's Contemporary Political Thinkers
(fols. 68-70a*) Professor Perutz, commenting on Perutz's review of The Essential Chaim Weizmann by Barnet Litvinov
(fols. 166*, 174*, 187-188*, 199-200*) Louis Rapoport, about an intended article by Rapoport on Zionist politics in wartime Washington, and in particular on the proposed Joint Declaration
and letters from
(fol. 145) M.G. Brock
(fol. 201) G.A. Cohen
(fols. 84, 133) Edward Crankshaw
(fols. 105-106) J.G.S. Donaldson, Baron Donaldson
(fol. 229) W.G. Eytan
(fol. 18) Oliver Franks, Baron Franks
(fols. 56-58) Peter Halban
(fol. 49) Henry Hardy
(fols. 193-194, 227-228) Richard Cobb
(fols. 171-172, 203) D.M. Hopkinson, about a visit to the von Trott family home in Germany
(fols. 65-66*) Michael Katz, with draft of Berlin's prefatory note for Katz's translation of Herzen's Who Is To Blame?
(fols. 223, 226) Yehudi Menuhin
(fols. 13, 15-16, 33, 39-40, 50-51, 100) A.N. Morgan, about his 80th birthday celebration, and a reminiscence about meeting Donald Maclean
(fol. 41) Conor Cruise O'Brien
(fols. 91-94, 139, 178) Bertell Ollman, including extracts relating to Berlin from his Class Struggle is the name of the game: true confessions of a Marxist businessman
(fol. 162) A.M. Quinton, Baron Quinton
Date
1983
Language
English
Physical extent
252 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers of Sir Isaiah Berlin, 1897-1998, with some family papers, 1903-1972
Correspondence and papers
General correspondence
General correspondence
