State official and politician. Correspondence (1905–1937) to and from Russell regarding the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, of which he was a commissioner, and regarding Oklahoma politics in general; political posters (circa 1920–1930) printed by Russell to support his campaigns for election to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and to Congress and also regarding various political issues of the day; speeches (circa 1920–1930) delivered by Russell; bylaws and the certificate of incorporation (1933) for the Self Help Exchange, a Depression-era unemployed persons’ league; publications including newspapers (1919–1925) printed by Russell; periodicals (1925–1936) such as The Cactus Hornet and The Oklahoma Banker; a booklet (1919) proposing federal ownership of the railroad system; and transcripts (n.d.) of the proceedings of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.