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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 6 Collections and/or Records:

Albert E. Bowen letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322981]
Identifier: MSS SC 2592
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 30 July 1929 and addressed to Samuel Russell, attorney at law in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bowen asks Russell if he will participate in a discussion on revising the tax laws of Utah.

Dates: 1929 July 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Albert E. Bowen letter

Alvaro Alma Pratt correspondence with Samuel Russell, Jr.

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233636197]
Identifier: MSS 8215
Abstract

Incoming correspondence to Samuel Russell, Jr., 1902-1932.

Dates: 1902-1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Alvaro Alma Pratt correspondence with Samuel Russell, Jr.

Donald B. Russell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2038
Scope and Contents

Personal and professional correspondence, date books used as diaries, and newspapers and magazines kept by Russell. Also included are book manuscripts to be reviewed and copies of the vital papers of Russell's father, Samuel Russell, including certificates, deeds, and contracts.

Dates: approximately 1930-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Donald B. Russell papers

Russell family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6123
Abstract The first part of this collection contains select papers from the life of Samuel Russell, Sr. The bulk of these papers are hand copied letters from John M. Vaughn, a frequent correspondent of Samuel Russell who lived in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. The second half of the collection contains the papers of his son, Samuel Russell, Jr. Many of these papers include documents from when Russell Jr. worked as William Henry King's secretary in Washington, D.C., while King served in the US...
Dates: 1846-1947
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Russell family papers

Russell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1511
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, journals, daybooks, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, rough drafts of a few of Samuel Russell's papers and letters, a passport, genealogical information, memorabilia pamphlets, books, and an oil painting. The second part of the collection deals mainly with Samuel Russell, Jr. and his legal career with Senator William Henry King and with the King, Burton & Nibley law firm. This section includes correspondence and papers prepared and written by...
Dates: 1822-1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Russell family papers

Samuel Russell collection of photographs of the Timpanogos Club

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239265421]
Identifier: MSS P 237
Scope and Contents

Collection includes two photographs of the Timpanogos Club collected by Samuel Russell. Dated approximately 1909.

Dates: approximately 1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Samuel Russell collection of photographs of the Timpanogos Club

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Letters 4
Politics, Government, and Law 3
Diaries 2
American literature -- History and criticism 1
Book reviewing 1
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Certificates 1
Civil Procedure and Courts 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Contracts 1
Correspondence 1
Deeds 1
Drafts (Documents) 1
Home and Family 1
Journalists -- United States 1
Lawyers -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Lawyers -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Lawyers -- Utah -- History 1
Material Types 1
Men -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs 1
Newspapers 1
Papers (Documents) 1
Photographs 1
Portraits 1
Public Finance 1
Public Works 1
Social Life and Customs 1
Taxation -- Utah -- History 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
Utah -- Politics and government -- 20th century 1
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