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Politics, Government, and Law

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1642 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Russell, Jr. family personal letters, 1886-1953

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains letters of Samuel Russell, Jr., to and from family, friends, Church leaders, and others. Materials dated 1886 to 1953.

Dates: Other: 1886-1953

Samuel Russell, Jr. government work materials, 1903-1930

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains mainly correspondence between Samuel Russell, Jr. and his employer, Senator William H. King, including telegrams. Materials dated 1903 to 1930.

Dates: Other: 1903-1930

Samuel Russell, Jr. oil painting, before 1954

 Series — Oversize 27: Series 19 [Barcode: 31197239123398]
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 19
Scope and Contents

Oil painting portrait of Samuel Russell. Plate on frame reads, "Samuel Russell: April 14, 1879- August 4, 1954." Author's name is illegible.

Dates: before 1954

Samuel Russell, Jr. pamphlets, between 1822 and 1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 16
Scope and Contents

Contains pamphlets on weights and measures, chemical engineering, agriculture, and other topics, including some written by Samuel Russell, Jr. Materials undated, but probably created between 1822 and 1954.

Dates: Other: between 1822 and 1954

Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. family and personal letters, 1822-1837

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of correspondence, journals, daybooks, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, rough drafts of a few of Samuel Russell's papers and letters, a passport, genealogical information, memorabilia pamphlets, books, and an oil painting. The second part of the collection deals mainly with Samuel Russell, Jr. and his legal career with Senator William Henry King and with the King, Burton & Nibley law firm. This section includes correspondence and papers prepared and written by...
Dates: Other: 1822-1837

Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. family histories, diaries, and other materials, 1869-1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains Russell family histories and biographies, diaries, speeches, blessings, daybooks, and other family items. Dated 1869 to 1954.

Dates: Other: 1869-1954

Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. memorabilia, between 1835 and 1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains personal memorabilia of Samuel Russell, Jr. and Sr., and Isaac Russell, Jr., such as school items, important life date notes, Church items such as temple dedication passes, copies of articles, club items, passports, childhood items, etc. Materials mainly undated (one item dated 1893), but would have been created between 1835 and 1954 (when Samuel Sr. was born, and when Samuel Jr. died).

Dates: Other: between 1835 and 1954

Samuel Russell, Sr. family personal letters, 1852-1917

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains letters of Samuel Russell, Sr. to and from members of his family (wives, sisters), government and Church leaders (including Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, B.H. Roberts, Reed Smoot, etc.), and others; as well as notes from General Conference, etc. Materials dated 1852 to 1917.

Dates: Other: 1852-1917

The Sand Creek affair : a reappraisal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324417]
Identifier: MSS SC 2520
Scope and Contents

Typescript and galley proofs of a book "compiled, edited and analyzed by Lt. Colonel William R. Dunn." The item includes maps and an index. Dunn argues that Colonel Chivington and the Colorado Calvary were justified in killing the Indians at the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.

Dates: approximately 1985

Santaquin tax list

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331974]
Identifier: MSS SC 3228
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of microfilm copy of a handwritten document. The item is a list of tax payers in Santaquin, Utah, and the amount of taxes they paid.

Dates: 1865