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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 79 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Russell, Jr. and Parley P. Pratt music, between approximately 1830 and 1857 , between 1878 and 1918

 File — Box 6: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197233277620], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 9 File 3
Scope and Contents

Contains various pieces of music composed by Parley P. Pratt and Samuel Russell [Jr.]; probably written between about 1830 and 1857 (Pratt), and between 1878 and 1954 (Russell). Also includes correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] with Joseph F. Smith and James E. Talmage. No date given, but must have been written between 1878 (when Russell was born) and 1918 (when Smith died).

Dates: between approximately 1830 and 1857 ; between 1878 and 1918

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, 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. 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

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence, 1902 July 31-1912 July 15

 File — Box 8: Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233277646], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 12 File 2
Scope and Contents

Contains government and business correspondence of Samuel Russell, Jr., including a letter to Woodrow Wilson (before he became president). 10 items, dated July 31, 1902 to July 15, 1912.

Dates: 1902 July 31-1912 July 15

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence, 1920 June 28-1936 November 12

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 2
Scope and Contents

Contains miscellaneous correspondence of Samuel Russell, Jr., including a letter to Reed Smoot (Latter-day Saint apostle and senator), and a letter from the Indian Defense Association. 9 items, dated June 28, 1920 to November 12, 1936.

Dates: 1920 June 28-1936 November 12

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence, date of production not identified

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 3
Scope and Contents

Contains miscellaneous correspondence of Samuel Russell, Jr. 5 items, dates not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified

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Politics, Government, and Law 8
Lawyers -- Utah -- History 7
Utah -- Politics and government -- 20th century 7
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Home and Family 6
Social Life and Customs 6
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 6
Germany 5
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Switzerland -- Correspondence 5
Spies 5
Articles 4
Chemical laboratories 4
Church officers -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Correspondence 3
Diaries 2
Drafts (Documents) 2
Latter Day Saint churches -- Hymns 2
United States -- History -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2
Administration of estates -- Utah -- History 1
Agricultural laws and legislation -- United States -- History 1
American literature -- History and criticism 1
Appropriation (Budgetary) 1
Autobiographies 1
Blessing 1
Book of Mormon 1
Book reviewing 1
Business enterprises -- Utah 1
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Certificates 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Clubs and Societies 1
Coinage -- United States 1
Composition (Music) 1
Contracts 1
Deeds 1
Documents 1
Economics and Banking 1
Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1
Finance, Public -- United States 1
Flood control 1
Food industry and trade -- United States 1
Histories (Literary works) 1
Journalists -- United States 1
Judges -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Land titles -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
Law -- Study and teaching 1
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Lawyers -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
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Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History -- 19th century 1
Portraits 1
Public Finance 1
Public Works 1
Railroads -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Reports 1
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Politics and government -- 20th century 1
Standardization 1
Taxation -- Utah -- History 1
Telegrams 1
This is the Place Monument (Utah) 1
United States -- Politics and government -- 1913-1921 1
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