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 152 Collections and/or Records:
Papers on German war and peace, and United States - Japan relations, approximately 1920s
Contains papers on the German war and peace, and relations of the United States with Japan. Materials undated, but approximately 1920s.
Papers on tax problems, date of production not identified
Papers on the Anti-Trust Act and the election of representatives, after 1890
Contains papers on the Anti-Trust Act and on the election of Representatives. Materials undated, but would have been created after 1890, when the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed and signed into law.
Papers on the cubic foot, prohibition, agriculture, and the goiter, date of production not identified
Papers on Turkey and the Edwards marketing system, date of production not identified
Contains papers dealing with Turkey, and the Edwards marketing system. Materials undated.
Alvaro Alma Pratt correspondence with Samuel Russell, Jr.
Incoming correspondence to Samuel Russell, Jr., 1902-1932.
Preston D. Richards letters to Samuel Russell, Jr., 1900 May 21-1901 January 11
Contains 2 letters from Preston D. Richards to Samuel Russell [Jr.], dated May 21, 1900 and January 11, 1901.
Radio broadcasts and newspaper articles on Senator William H. King , between 1917 and 1941
Contains 15 typed transcripts of radio broadcasts and newspaper articles about Senator William H. King. Materials undated, but would have been from between 1917 and 1941 (when King was a Senator).
Reports on fiscal relations and Papers on Trusts, Taxes, and Trade, 1928
Contains Fiscal Relation Between the United States and the District of Columbia; Congressional Directory of the 70th Congress, 1st session, dated January 1928; and papers on Trusts, Taxes, and Trade written by Samuel Russell, Jr.
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.
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- Civil Procedure and Courts 13
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- Politics, Government, and Law 13
- Utah -- Politics and government -- 20th century 13
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- Social Life and Customs 11
- Family life 9
- Germany 7
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- Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 6
- Diaries 6
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- Chemical laboratories 5
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Switzerland -- Correspondence 5
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- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 5
- Daybooks 4
- Finance 4
- International relations 4
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- Biographies 3
- Books 3
- Church officers -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Correspondence 3
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- Coinage -- United States 2
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- Economics and Banking 2
- Elections 2
- Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2
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- 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
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- Cabinet officers -- United States -- Correspondence 1
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- 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
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- Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
- International Relations -- History -- Sources 1
- Ireland 1
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- Journalists -- United States 1
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