Personal letters from Russell's long-term friend and associate; Birchby mentions a rumour that Russell had died; discusses various fanzines and conventions; describes Russell as a "proselyte of cheese”; this bundle includes a typescript of a translation by Birchby of Historia rerum anglicarum, dated September 1961 and an article entitled Algernon Blackwood: Master of Fantasy.

Letters also include comments on stories by EFR, Harold Chibbett, science fiction conventions, Birchby's own efforts at writing, Birchby's thoughts on Homo Faber by G.N.M. Tyrrell, Birchby's construction of a psionics machine, and the Birdix apparatus. Also contains one letter to Ellen Russell after EFR's death.