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Granting Fletcher's application for Wittgenstein to be admitted as an advanced student.

Will not arrive in Cambridge for the start of term as his father is seriously ill.

Regarding the death of his father and his own arrival in Cambridge.

Concerning Wittgenstein's college fees.

Letters dated 25 Mar. 1924, 20 Feb. 1925, 23 Aug. 1925, 4 Sept. 1925, 27 Nov. 1925. Postcard dated 13 May 1926. Including discussion of Engelmann's desire to secure the commission to design a house for Wittgenstein's sister - what would eventually become the 'Haus Wittgenstein'.

Baines has said that he thinks the Lodging-Houses Syndicate would like more information about Wittgenstein. Details of Wittgenstein's background, his distinction as a philosopher, and his difficulties in obtaining lodgings; has stayed with J. M. Keynes, at some 'unsatisfactory' lodgings', with F. P. Ramsey, and is now staying with M. H. Dobb. Can get exact dates is needed, but would prefer 'not to trouble a man like Wittgenstein with these details unnecessarily. I understand that he is far above the ordinary level of a Ph. D., and I look upon him rather as a distinguished 'savant' than as an ordinary Research Student...'

Glad to see that Wittgenstein's Ph. D. has gone through satisfactory. Has heard that a small some of money might make the publication of Wittgenstein's book possible; asks him to let him know if this is the case, since it might be worth applying to a college or university fund.

Is glad to be able to inform Wittgenstein that the Council authorised a grant of £100 yesterday to enable Wittgenstein to carry on his research in Cambridge: half to be paid now and half at Michaelmas. The Council cannot feel committed to any further grants.

Thanks Butler for his letter; is very grateful to Council for the grant of £100 (to enable him to carry on his research in Cambridge).

Glad that Julian can see no difficulty with the idea of putting a tomb in the right wing [of the scenery for Robert's "Meleager"]; does not want him to alter the backcloth with the three tombs. Likes his suggestion of putting the shrine in the painted side-cloth on the opposite wing, but must discuss it with Mrs [Penelope] Wheeler when they rehearse again on Wednesday; suspects she may think it is too important to be 'a mere painting half-hidden in the side-wing', but she may appreciate the extra room it would give for movement on stage. Glad Julian has a place to paint; he should not worry about the canvasses being late. The first performance is on 7 November; expects they will all go to Oxford for rehearsals three days before. 'So you have seen Wittgenstein, and survive!'. Likes him himself, though sees 'one could easily have too much of him', and 'the younger generation don't seem to be able to put up with him'; a shame he is 'always so serious'. Julian seems to have 'got together a good team of Heretics' [speakers for the Heretics Society]. Will certainly go to the L[ondon] G[roup exhibition]; had no idea Julian had sent anything. Sorry he will not be able to come to Cambridge on 23 October, because of rehearsals, but will come another time. If Julian thinks it necessary, he should send a small sketch of his idea for the side-cloth with the tomb; would also like to see one for the opposite wing showing the shrine if they decide on it, but that can wait. Went to see Shaw's "Apple Cart" and thought it 'very good fun', with 'the politics not very serious, and certainly not offensive'.

c/o Prof. [Herbert] Grierson, 12 Regents Terrace. Edinburgh. - Encloses a cheque for expenses and 'fee as designer and scene-painter' [for a recent production of Robert's "Meleager"]: Julian did 'a great deal of work' and 'the result was very successful'. Will also send a cheque. Has just read his paper on metre, which seemed to go all right with 'a fog-diminished audience'. Bessie is at Welcombe; will join her there next week then go abroad. Has not yet heard from [Umberto] Morra, but will probably visit him first, then go to Aulla [to see the Waterfields] around the time Julian comes out. May get [Hasan] Suhrawardy to come out with him, but is not sure. Sorry that [Arthur?] Waley is 'trying to get out of his heresies [ie, of giving a paper to the Heretics Society]; wonders how Wittgenstein's paper went; asks if 'Francis B.' [possibly Birrell?] is going to read a paper despite an initial refusal.

'H. D. P. Lee | Corpus Christi Coll. | Jan 1930' on front flyleaf. Notes begin with heading '"Philosophy" | Wittgenstein | Jan. 1930'.

3 loose sheets of pencil notes inserted headed 'L. W. Jan 28 /31'.

Notes in middle of book headed 'October 1930'.

Notes at end of book in pencil headed 'L. W. Heretics Nov. 17 - 1929'; possibly copied into the book at a later date.

Original notebook, with carbon copy of this and notes by R. D. Townsend and J. Inman made in course of publication of Wittgenstein's lectures, Cambridge, 1930-1932 (Blackwell, 1980).

'Dear Gilbert, this is where I spent the summer...'

Lecture notes dated '19.1.31', '26.1.31', '2.2.31', '9.2.31', '16.2.31', '23.2.31', '2.3.31', '9.3.31', '27.4.31', '4.5.31', '1.6.31'.

Arrangements for dinner; wants to talk to Sraffa about vivisection.

Expects Pattisson to meet him at Dover on 7 Jan.

With annotations in Wittgenstein's hand.

'My latest photo. The previous one expressed fatherly kindness only; this one expresses triumph'. Wittgenstein's annotation alludes to the tagline of Bennett's College, 'Let me be your father'; the change of the photograph of Bennett used in advertisements seems to have happened in 1932 or 1933.

'Tuesday'. - Remarks on gold from Dictionnaire Larousse, arriving in London on 15th or 16th, would like to be met at the station.

'Monday'. - Has visited the bank and handed over a cheque for Drury, thanks Pattisson for his latest poem.

A folder which may originally have contained these notes is labelled in Skinner's hand 'Unedited Notes of Lectures by | Ludwig Wittgenstein | In Trinity College 1934 | The Notes were taken by Sydney George Francis Skinner and are | In his handwriting'. Some annotations in Wittgenstein's hand. Dates range from 'Wedn. Jan 17th' to 'Friday Feb. 23rd' [1934]; Gibson suggests that the section he transcribes under the title 'Visual Image in his Brain' dates from late 1933.

Maurice O'Connor Drury's mother will give her son an allowance to settle in Dublin if his friends raise some money for his training; asks if Pattisson is prepared to lend some money.