Along with Russell's papers, he also agreed to donate his personal library. In 1978, after the death of Edith, Countess Russell, approximately 3500 books were transported to Hamilton and reshelved in the order that Russell had them.

The collection spans many topics: religion, history, psychology, fiction, biography, and of course logic, philosophy, and mathematics. The collection is not complete, missing his beloved detective novels, and other tomes that drifted out of the collection through sale, divorce, moving, and the other challenges of life. 

Many of the books contain marks of his ownership from marginalia, to pipe cleaners bookmarks, gift tags, and unfinished letters used as bookmarks.