Russell, Samuel, 1878-1954
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 11 Collections and/or Records:
Articles on scales of measurement, date of production not identified
Articles on weights and measures and other topics, date of production not identified
Articles on weights, measures, and coinage, date of production not identified
Contains papers dealing with weights and measures, and coinage. Material dates not identified.
Bureau of Standards papers on weights and measures, between 1901 and 1988
Contains bound papers on weights and measures for the Bureau of Standards. Materials undated, but would have been created between 1901 and 1988 when the Bureau existed (it is now known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)).
Daybook of Armstrong and Bagley (original), 1878-1903
Contains the original hardbound daybook of Armstrong and Bagley, including the diary of Samuel Russell, Jr. (see folder 6 for more content details). 159 pages, dated 1878 to 1903.
Russell and Snively families genealogical information, no date of production identified
Contains genealogical information on the Russell, Snively, and Pratt families, including certificates of ordination, notes, a book, obituaries, family reunion papers, and LDS temple work records. Materials undated.
Samuel Russell, Jr. daybooks, 1891-1912
Contains 4 daybooks kept by Samuel Russell. One has 9 notes about Isaac Russell and Parley P. Pratt, and notes on various other subjects. Titles of daybooks include: "Utah Idaho Sugar Co" (July 15, 1912); "Things Worth Remembering" (October 3, 1897); "Memorandum" (November 10, 1891); and "North Western" (1896). Materials dated 1891 to 1912.
Samuel Russell, Jr. political files, between 1902 and 1954
Contains bills and resolutions, articles by Samuel Russell, Jr. on politics, taxes and trade, and other topics, National Bureau of Standards reports and documents on weights and measures, Supreme Court briefs, fiscal relations within the United States, records on the Mayfield case. Most materials dated 1902 to 1930; others probably created between 1904 and 1954.
Samuel Russell, Jr. rough drafts and papers by various authors, between 1822 and 1954
Samuel Russell, Jr. Senate, government, and business materials, 1898-1952
Contains correspondence of Samuel Russell, Jr., regarding other senate and government work and business matters, dated 1898 to 1952.
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- Baptism for the dead 1
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- Business cards 1
- Business enterprises -- Utah 1
- Certificates 1
- Civil Procedure and Courts 1
- Coinage -- United States 1
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- Genealogy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1
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- Obituaries 1
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