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Legal actions: Barnes Case (1940-1945)
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RC0096-825
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1940-1945 (Creation)
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4 cm of textual records (part of 1 box)
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Series consists of material relating to Russell’s legal case against Dr. Alfred Barnes and the Barnes Foundation for dismissing him from his position as a lecturer at the Foundation. Dr. Barnes had recruited Russell to begin lecturing in January 1941 but ended up dismissing him in December 1942. Russell won his breach of contract suit and was awarded $20,000 in unpaid salary. Included in the series are: Russell's correspondence with Dr. Barnes and his Foundation, which gives insight into the state of their professional relationship; correspondence with Russell's lawyers; news clippings and legal documents. Acquired as part of Archives 1.
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The correspondence is arranged chronologically; news clippings and legal documents pertaining to Russell's civil action file are filed at the end of the series.
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For a listing of the letters in this series, use the advanced search screen of BRACERS. In the “Class” field, enter series number: 825.
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Box number: 6.32