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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:

Newspaper clippings on Dieters spy case, date of production not identified

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 11
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies of newspaper clippings concerning the Dieters case. Dates not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence

Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence, 1893-1946

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains other business and political correspondence of Samuel Russell, Jr. Includes information on the Dieters (German chemical company) spy case, government bills, etc. Materials dated 1893 to 1946.

Dates: Other: 1893-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence on Dieters spy case, 1923 June 26-November 16

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 7
Scope and Contents

Contains 13 letters of Samuel Russell, Jr. concerning the Dieters spy case, which involved a German chemical company. 13 items, dated June 26 to November 16, 1923.

Dates: 1923 June 26-November 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence on Dieters spy case, 1923 November 16-1924 September 8

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 8
Scope and Contents

Contains 12 additional letters of Samuel Russell, Jr. concerning the Dieters spy case, dated November 16, 1923 to September 8, 1924.

Dates: 1923 November 16-1924 September 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence on Dieters spy case, 1924 October 2-1932 November 15

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 9
Scope and Contents

Contains 12 letters of Samuel Russell, Jr. concerning the Dieters spy case, including with C[harles] A. Southerland. Materials dated October 2, 1924 to November 15, 1932.

Dates: 1924 October 2-1932 November 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence on Dieters spy case, date of production not identified

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 10
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Samuel Russell, Jr. dealing with the federal lobby investigation of the German chemical company (Dieters case). Dates not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence

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Chemical laboratories 5
Germany 5
Letters 5
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 1
 

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