Russell Archive Landing page
The archive and personal library of famed British philosopher, social and peace activist, and Nobel Laureate, Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) have been at McMaster University Library since 1968 and remain one of our most heavily used research collections. The collection also includes a supporting library of Russell-related scholarship. Scholars from all over the world visit McMaster to pore over Russell’s manuscripts and correspondence with individuals as diverse as Nikita Khrushchev, John Lennon, Alfred North Whitehead and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind."
