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 39 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence , approximately 1920-1921
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.
Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence with Heber J. Grant, 1897 November 30-1928 July 19
Contains correspondence between Heber J. Grant and Samuel Russell [Jr.]. Includes 2 copies of an article referred to in one of the letters ("History of the Latter Day Saints"). 7 items, dated November 30, 1897 to July 19, 1928.
Samuel Russell, Jr. journalism memorabilia, between 1878 and 1954
Contains memorabilia from The High School Olio, for which Samuel [Jr.] wrote an article (volume 2), and from the Franklin Journal, of which Samuel [Jr.] was the editor. Items undated, but would have been written between 1878 and 1954, when Samuel was alive.
Samuel Russell, Jr. miscellaneous items, date of production not identified
Samuel Russell, Jr. newspaper clippings , between 1878 and 1954
Contains newspaper clippings dealing with Senate work and other miscellaneous topics, including articles written by Samuel Russell, Jr. or his employer, Senator William H. King, political campaign notes and posters, etc. One item dated 1907; other items undated, but probably between 1878 and 1954.
Samuel Russell, Jr. notes and writings, between 1878 and 1954
Contains assorted notes and writings by Samuel Russell, Jr. Materials undated, but from some time between 1878 and 1954 (life dates).
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, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. assorted family items, between 1840 and 1962
Contains assorted compositions and other items of Samuel Russell and family, and others, dated between 1840 and 1962.
Weights and Measures documents and Papers on Contemporary Politics, date of production not identified
Contains Weights and Measures documents from the National Bureau of Standards, and Papers on Contemporary Politics written by Samuel Russell, Jr. Materials undated.
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