Malleson, Constance [aka O'Niel, Colette], Letter, 18 June 1941

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Description: 
to Bertrand Russell

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Case Study: 
“Life or Death of the World”: Letters from England and Scandinavia, 1939-1945
Creator: 
Malleson, Constance [aka O'Niel, Colette]
Source: 
letter
Date: 
18 June 1941
Place: Vehmersalmi, Finland
Collection/Fonds: 
Contributer: 
McMaster University Libraries
Rights: 
Copyright, public domain: McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.

Identifier: 
00001237-2
Language: 
eng
Type: 
image
Format: 
jpg
Transcript: 

[partial transcription]
(2)
While typing all this, I’ve been watching men and horses streaming into the village. It’s as I suspected early this a.m. – partial mobilisation. Nothing is known at the moment except that the Russians have mobilised. So, of course, the Finns have to do so....
I am supposed to be preparing a broadcast to give to the Finnish schools, but simply haven’t been able to kick myself into getting down to it during these last days....
With deepest love from Colette.