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Russell, Samuel, 1878-1954

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1878 - 1954

Biography

Samuel Russell (1878-1954) was a lawyer, legislative assistant, and amateur historian.

Samuel Russell was born April 14, 1878 in Utah to Samuel Russell and Henrietta Pratt Russell. He graduated from the College of Law at the University of Virginia in 1904. He, Preston Nibley, and Joel Nibley founded the Timpanogos Club, an intellectual club meant to emulate the Royal Society of London, on February 14, 1913. He worked as a lawyer in Utah until 1917, when he left Utah with U.S. Senator William King to serve as his assistant and legal counsel. Samuel continued to work in Washington, D.C. until about 1940 as an attorney and tax expert. He died August 4, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, January 22, 2024 (Samuel Russell; born April 14, 1878 in Utah to Samuel Russell and Henrietta Pratt Russell; graduated from the College of Law at the University of Virginia in 1904; he, Preston Nibley, and Joel Nibley founded the Timpanogos Club, an intellectual club meant to emulate the Royal Society of London, on February 14, 1913; worked as a lawyer in Utah; left Utah with U.S. Senator William King to serve as his assistant and legal counsel in 1917; continued to work in Washington, D.C. until about 1940 as an attorney and tax expert; died August 4, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah).

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Adlai Stevenson campaign notes, date of production not identified

 File — Box 12: Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197233277687], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 15 File 2
Scope and Contents

Contains campaign notes of Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965? there are at least 5 people by that name in the family), including copies of speeches. Materials undated.

Dates: date of production not identified

Armstrong and Bagley daybook memorabilia, date of production not identified

 File — Box 7: Series 10 [Barcode: 31197233277638], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 10 File 3
Scope and Contents

Contains miscellaneous memorabilia taken from inside the cover of the Armstrong and Bagley Daybook (kept by Samuel Russell, Jr.). Items undated.

Dates: date of production not identified

Article, "Calhoun and the Constitution", date of production not identified

 File — Box 11: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277679], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 26
Scope and Contents

Contains an article, "Calhoun and the Constitution," 61 pages (written by Samuel Russell, Jr.?). Materials undated.

Dates: date of production not identified

Article, "Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution before the Supreme Court of the United States", date of production not identified

 File — Box 11: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277679], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 27
Scope and Contents

Contains an article, "Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution before the Supreme Court of the United States," 112 pages (written by Samuel Russell, Jr.?). Materials undated.

Dates: date of production not identified

Article, "World Order in Money, Weights and Measures", date of production not identified

 File — Box 10: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277661], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 14

Articles on a financial system, date of production not identified

 File — Box 10: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277661], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 13

Articles on aspects of post-war international relations, approximately 1919 - early 1920s

 File — Box 11: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277679], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 30
Scope and Contents

Contains papers on the Armenian problem, German reparations, maintenance of diplomatic relations, the power of Congress, and the Government of Turkey. Materials undated, but approximately 1919 through the early 1920s.

Dates: approximately 1919 - early 1920s

Articles on chemicals in food, approximately 1920s

 File — Box 12: Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197233277687], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 36
Scope and Contents

Contains articles on chemicals in food by various experts in the medical, chemical, and agricultural professions. Materials undated, but approximately 1920s.

Dates: approximately 1920s

Articles on commodity values and other topics, date of production not identified

 File — Box 11: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277679], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 33

Articles on railroad rates, date of production not identified

 File — Box 11: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277679], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 32

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Archival Object 146
Collection 6
 
Subject
Letters 79
Articles 39
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 22
Civil Procedure and Courts 13
Lawyers -- Utah -- History 13
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Politics, Government, and Law 13
Utah -- Politics and government -- 20th century 13
Home and Family 11
Social Life and Customs 11
Family life 9
Germany 7
Resolutions, Legislative 7
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 6
Diaries 6
Documents 6
Spies 6
Chemical laboratories 5
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Switzerland -- Correspondence 5
Legislative bills 5
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 5
Daybooks 4
Finance 4
International relations 4
Reports 4
Biographies 3
Books 3
Church officers -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Correspondence 3
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 3
Drafts (Documents) 3
Latter Day Saint churches -- Hymns 3
Photocopies 3
Standardization 3
Business records 2
Certificates 2
Coinage -- United States 2
Economics 2
Economics and Banking 2
Elections 2
Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2
Finance, Public -- United States 2
Food industry and trade -- United States 2
Germany -- History -- 20th century 2
Legislative materials 2
Notes 2
Pamphlets 2
Taxation 2
Taxation -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
This is the Place Monument (Utah) 2
Turkey 2
United States -- History -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2
United States. Constitution 2
Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History 2
Administration of estates -- Utah -- History 1
Advertising and Marketing 1
Agricultural laws and legislation -- United States -- History 1
Agriculture -- United States 1
American literature -- History and criticism 1
American newspapers 1
Appropriation (Budgetary) 1
Armenia (Republic) -- History 1
Armenian massacres, 1909 1
Autobiographies 1
Banks and banking -- History -- Sources 1
Baptism for the dead 1
Blessing 1
Book of Mormon 1
Book reviewing 1
Business 1
Business cards 1
Business enterprises -- Utah 1
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Clubs and Societies 1
Composition (Music) 1
Contracts 1
Correspondence 1
Deeds 1
Economics -- United States 1
Education, Elementary 1
Education, Elementary -- Utah 1
England -- History -- 19th century 1
Family histories 1
Flood control 1
Genealogy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1
Health 1
Histories (Literary works) 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
International Relations -- History -- Sources 1
Ireland 1
Japan -- History -- 20th century 1
Japanese 1
Journalists -- United States 1
Judaism 1
Judges -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Land titles -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
Latter Day Saint temples 1
Law -- Study and teaching 1
Lawyers -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Lawyers -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Legal briefs 1
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