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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 152 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Russell (Jr.?) and Parley P. Pratt poetry, between 1878 and 1954, between 1807 and 1857

 File — Box 6: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197233277620], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 9 File 5
Scope and Contents

Contains various poems written mainly by Samuel Russell [Jr., probably], but also by P.P. Pratt; includes printed and typed versions and photocopies of the poems. 17 items, undated (but would have been written between 1807 and 1857, when Pratt was alive, and between 1878 and 1954, when Samuel lived.)

Dates: between 1878 and 1954; between 1807 and 1857

Samuel Russell, Jr. books, between 1904 and 1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 17
Scope and Contents

Contains various writings of Samuel Russell, including 12 volumes of articles on politics, court pleadings, income tax tables, bills and resolutions, weights and measures, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings. Materials undated, but would have been written between 1904 (when Samuel graduated from law school) and 1954 (his death).

Dates: Other: between 1904 and 1954

Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence , approximately 1914?

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 16
Scope and Contents

Contains documents dealing with Germany; includes papers on the maritime danger zone, and letters from J. [Johann Heinrich von] Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States (1908-1917). 6 items, dates not identified; approximately 1914?

Dates: approximately 1914?

Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence , 1944 December 21-1946 July 23

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 16
Scope and Contents

Contains 8 letters to glass companies regarding standardizing measures. Materials dated December 21, 1944 to July 23, 1946.

Dates: 1944 December 21-1946 July 23

Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence , date of production not identified

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 18
Scope and Contents

Contains reports, letters, and other items dealing with appropriations of the United States Government for river and harbor projects. Dates not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified

Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence , approximately 1927

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 19
Scope and Contents

Contains letters and other items dealing with the Julian Petroleum [Corporation] scandal. 13 items, undated (but would have been from about 1927, when the company collapsed due to fraud).

Dates: approximately 1927

Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence , approximately 1920-1921

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 20
Scope and Contents

Contains papers and other items dealing with Irving Fisher's "Adjustable Dollar" (or "Stabilizing the Dollar," published 1920) and the Stable Money League (founded by Fisher in May 1921). 4 items, dated approximately 1920 to 1921.

Dates: approximately 1920-1921

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

Samuel Russell, Jr. childhood memorabilia, between approximately 1878 and 1890

 File — Box 7: Series 10 [Barcode: 31197233277638], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 10 File 9
Scope and Contents

Contains the writing tablets and miscellaneous boyhood papers of Samuel Russell [Jr.], undated but between approximately 1878 and 1890.

Dates: between approximately 1878 and 1890

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence, 1844-1918

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Isaac Russell, Jr. and his family members, dated 1844 to 1918.

Dates: Other: 1844-1918

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 146
Collection 6
 
Subject
Letters 79
Articles 39
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 22
Civil Procedure and Courts 13
Lawyers -- Utah -- History 13
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Politics, Government, and Law 13
Utah -- Politics and government -- 20th century 13
Home and Family 11
Social Life and Customs 11
Family life 9
Germany 7
Resolutions, Legislative 7
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 6
Diaries 6
Documents 6
Spies 6
Chemical laboratories 5
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Switzerland -- Correspondence 5
Legislative bills 5
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 5
Daybooks 4
Finance 4
International relations 4
Reports 4
Biographies 3
Books 3
Church officers -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Correspondence 3
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 3
Drafts (Documents) 3
Latter Day Saint churches -- Hymns 3
Photocopies 3
Standardization 3
Business records 2
Certificates 2
Coinage -- United States 2
Economics 2
Economics and Banking 2
Elections 2
Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2
Finance, Public -- United States 2
Food industry and trade -- United States 2
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
Book reviewing 1
Business 1
Business cards 1
Business enterprises -- Utah 1
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Clubs and Societies 1
Composition (Music) 1
Contracts 1
Correspondence 1
Deeds 1
Economics -- United States 1
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
Histories (Literary works) 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
International Relations -- History -- Sources 1
Ireland 1
Japan -- History -- 20th century 1
Japanese 1
Journalists -- United States 1
Judaism 1
Judges -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Land titles -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
Latter Day Saint temples 1
Law -- Study and teaching 1
Lawyers -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Lawyers -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Legal briefs 1
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