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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 5 Collections and/or Records:

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 the executive branch, the Japanese, world peace, and other topics, approximately 1918 - early 1920s

 File — Box 11: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277679], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 29
Scope and Contents

Contains papers regarding the executive branch of government, the status of the Japanese, post-war employment, problems of world peace, and other items. Materials undated, but approximately 1918 through the early 1920s.

Dates: approximately 1918 - early 1920s

Articles on wartime relations of Haiti and Germany, date of production not identified

 File — Box 11: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277679], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 28
Scope and Contents

Contains papers dealing with wartime relations of Haiti and Germany. Materials undated.

Dates: date of production not identified

Papers on German war and peace, and United States - Japan relations, approximately 1920s

 File — Box 11: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277679], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 31
Scope and Contents

Contains papers on the German war and peace, and relations of the United States with Japan. Materials undated, but approximately 1920s.

Dates: approximately 1920s

Samuel Russell, Jr. rough drafts and papers by various authors, between 1822 and 1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14
Scope and Contents Contains articles and papers of Samuel Russell, Jr. and others on weights and measures, women's suffrage, U.S. Congress bills and resolutions, scales and standardization, coinage and financial systems, war and its revenues, international relations and peace treaties (Germany, Japan, Turkey, etc.), World War I, the Armenian genocide, American Indian defense, trade and marketing systems, railroads, prohibition, the U.S. Constitution, tariffs and taxation, elections, executive powers, the...
Dates: Other: between 1822 and 1954

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  • Subject: International relations X

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Articles 4
International relations 4
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 3
Germany -- History -- 20th century 2
Armenia (Republic) -- History 1