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Judge Russell Correspondencein the Menlo College ArchiveWilliam H. Walters

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Judge Russell Correspondencein the Menlo College Archive

William H. Walters

MENLO COLLEGE

Atherton, California

The author is grateful for the advice and assistance ofDarcy Blake, Cheryl S. Collins, Pamela Gullard,

Linda K. Smith, and Steven Weiner.

Copyright © 2013 by Menlo College

ISBN 978-0-615-91065-9

CONTENTS

Judge Russell 1

The Judge Russell Correspondence 3

Educational Advice 5

Career Advice 9

Personal Advice 13

Changing Times 15

After Retirement 17

Judge Russell’s Legacy 19

Notes 21

Judge Russell Correspondence 1

JUDGE RUSSELL

John Drinker Russell (1911–1996), known as “Judge” forboth his legal background and his demeanor, guidedMenlo College students for nearly sixty years as instruc-tor, registrar, director of admissions, director of the Col-lege, director of the School of Business Administration(SBA), and director emeritus. Russell was a key figure inmany of the changes that occurred at Menlo: the foundingof the School of Business Administration, the introductionof courses in business law, the construction of BowmanLibrary and Brawner Hall, the admission of female stu-dents, and the integration of liberal arts courses into alllevels of the business curriculum.

Judge Russell was best known, however, for his tire-less devotion to the academic achievement, career success,and personal well-being of Menlo students. In the firstwritten policy on the duties and responsibilities of full-time faculty, he made sure that “advising and counseling”was set forth as a fundamental duty, second only to teach-ing. Russell himself was the most prominent advisor andcounselor of students through the administrations of sixMenlo College presidents, from 1937 to 1996. He felt thatmost students, with the proper academic support, needed“only a challenge and a desire to succeed.”1


THE JUDGE RUSSELL CORRESPONDENCE

The scope of Russell’s professional and personal relation-ships can be seen in the Menlo College Archive, which in-cludes approximately 1,100 items of Judge Russell corre-spondence, chiefly letters sent to him by students andalumni. (Unfortunately, the Judge did not routinely savecopies of his outgoing correspondence.) The letters spannearly six decades, from the early 1940s through the mid-1990s. However, the items saved by Russell and pre-served in the Archive represent just a fraction of his corre-spondence. The Menlo College Magazine reported in 1994that he sent about 780 birthday cards and a thousandChristmas cards each year.2 Normally, each card wouldinclude a personal note. According to Professor MarilynThomas, “His correspondence grew to such magnificentproportions that he became the home base for Menlo fami-ly members to stay in touch with each other. If Menlofriends or acquaintances drifted apart for awhile and thenwanted to become reacquainted, Judge was the infor-mation source.”3

Nearly all the letters to Russell are from men ratherthan women, since the College had no female students un-til 1971. The letters almost always begin “Dear Judge.”They most often close with “Regards,” “Sincerely,” “Love,”“Your son,” or “Your boy,” although a few have morememorable closings such as “Your worst brat.”4 Whilemost of Judge Russell’s correspondents appear just a fewtimes in the Archive, several are represented by ten or

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more letters that allow us to trace their locations, occupa-tions, and interests over the years.

About two-thirds of the letters are handwritten. Rus-sell’s correspondents sent him letters on lined paper, un-lined paper, postcards, index cards, onionskin paper, per-sonal stationery, hotel stationery, tissue paper, corrasablebond paper, napkins, legal-size paper, A4 paper, construc-tion paper, continuous-feed printer paper, telegram paper(with the lines of text pasted onto the page), and at leastone cut-up paper bag. Corporate letterhead seems to havebeen preferred by those with new jobs. The collection alsoincludes several examples of Victory Mail (V-mail), whichwas printed from microfilm onto 4x5-inch pages duringWorld War II.

Russell’s correspondents sent him not just letters, butgreeting cards, photos, sketches, resumés, riddles, news-paper clippings, business cards, promotional brochures,invitations, class schedules, and legal documents. Severalof Russell’s diplomas and membership cards can be foundin the College Archive, along with four of his businesscards: one from his legal career, two from his time atMenlo, and one that says simply “Jack D. Russell / Build-ing Better Boys.”


EDUCATIONAL ADVICE

Judge Russell had high standards. His letters include sev-eral apologies written to him by students who had failedto meet his expectations in one way or another. One stu-dent who had missed an appointment wrote, “I’m sorrythat my absence on Monday disturbed you so. It was nota statement or an example of what is to come this semes-ter.”5 Another student sent him a page with a line oftext—“Judge, from now on I will try to be more careful”—written twenty times. The student numbered the lines ofthe page, 1 through 25, but the last five lines are blank.6

The Judge was also clear in his expectations. For ex-ample, he prepared a list of twenty-four “Rules of theGame," instructing his students to “take adequate but se-lective notes,” “admit your mistakes,” and “phone any-time you need to talk over something.”7 For one student,he prepared a list of eight specific expectations. Amongother things, the student was expected to

– “arrange a time to get together each week…to go overthe week’s work”

– “get his work done, and done well, before play”– “not leave the campus [on Saturday] until he has done

all his work for the following Monday”– “make for the judge a carbon copy of every paper he

turns in to class”– keep “a diary of (1) any good or bad things which hap-

pened in class, and (2) how he spent his time each dayfrom the time school was out until he went to bed”


– “accept as his goal to be an outstanding student andman.”8

Many Menlo students continued their studies else-where, transferring to elite universities or entering gradu-ate programs in fields such as business and law. Russell’scorrespondents were not shy about seeking his advice andassistance after graduation. At least a few expected—andreceived—the same level of support they’d enjoyed dur-ing their time on campus. Four years after his graduation,one alumnus asked Russell to provide comments on histerm paper.9 Another relied on the Judge to help plan thedetails of his weekly schedule: “I would appreciate verymuch your making a schedule to facilitate the planningand organization of my study time.”10 Yet another re-quested advice regarding his academic work at Stanford.In reply, Russell sent a three-page letter with detailedguidelines for researching and writing academic papers.11

One alumnus taking submarine courses in the Navycomplained about the theoretical nature of his course-work—“they are teaching everything like a geometryclass—building everything on theorems”—but praised thespirit of friendship and cooperation that he found in theNavy. He wrote to Russell, “You would like the attitudesprevalent here. This is like the ‘See (or call) me anytimeday or night’ attitude of some people which means a greatdeal for those lucky enough to come in contact with it.”12

Another Menlo graduate, a law student, asked for adviceabout a moot court appearance: “I am particularly won-dering about the specific proprieties of arguing a case foran hour: how much time is spent arguing one’s own sidevs. refuting the opposition, how frequently does one em-ploy rhetorical methods of persuasion, what tone does oneattempt to strike, etc.”13


Many of Russell’s students sought his approval yearsafter they’d left Menlo College. Several sent him theirgrades on a regular basis—“I feel you will be happy withmy grades this semester”14—and a few even mailed himtheir graded term papers, their GMAT score reports, ortheir letters of admission to graduate school. Law stu-dents were especially likely to do this, sometimes men-tioning the strong foundation provided by Russell’scourses in business law.

A few alumni asked for help getting their childrenadmitted to Menlo or to other colleges, often writing veryopenly about the applicants’ strong and weak points. Onethanked Russell for sending information about Menlo’sadmission requirements, adding “Our [son] is a brightyoung man except he would rather surf or play his guitarthan concentrate on his academics.”15


CAREER ADVICE

Career advancement is perhaps the most common themein the Judge Russell correspondence. One former studenttook Russell’s advice in seeking a job—any job—thatwould provide him with enough money to continue hisstudies at Stanford.16 The same correspondent laterchanged his career plans from medicine to politics, againthanking the Judge for his help in making that decision.17

Another Menlo alumnus, a lawyer, wrote to Russell twen-ty-seven years after graduation to report that he was con-sidering a career as a judge. He expressed his thanks for“the time and understanding you shared with me thatcaused me to select law.”18

The Judge Russell files include several letters of rec-ommendation that he wrote on behalf of current or formerstudents. Most of these letters are notable for their forth-right style and their emphasis on character and behaviorrather than native academic ability. In a 1948 letter of rec-ommendation, Russell noted that the applicant

is clean in thought, speech and conduct. He ishonest, sincere, ambitious, and conscientious. …He is attractive in appearance, carries himself ex-ceedingly well, and looks alert at all times. … [He]is a hard worker, sets out his tasks and carriesthem to completion, being willing to sacrifice playfor work when necessary to complete his job well.As a student … he has good ability, is developing


effective and efficient work habits, and is persistentin overcoming obstacles.19

The style of Russell’s letters was much the same in 1981,more than thirty years later. He wrote of one applicant,

Though … not a top scholar, he was a consistentlysuccessful one, able, acute, analytical, and articu-late. Clean-cut in appearance, conversation, man-ner, and thought, he established and maintained…the respect of peers and professors. Conscientious-ly industrious, completely honest, and reasonablyreliable, he matured to become a productive andresponsible adult. … He is the kind of young man Iwould be proud to call my son.20

Menlo graduates with new jobs often wrote to Russellwith details of their working hours, salaries, and bene-fits.21 Russell’s students, both recent graduates and estab-lished professionals, were especially glad to tell him abouttheir career accomplishments:

– winning an Emmy Award– developing a new product for Hewlett Packard– working in Argentina as a product manager for Abbott

Laboratories– working on the development of guided missiles at

Northrop– teaching navigation to Coast Guard officers– teaching criminal justice at De Anza College– managing the rifle range at a boys’ camp– establishing and managing a horse farm– managing a clay products plant in Pennsylvania– leaving a corporate career to live in rural Alaska on a

property accessible only by boat– working in the protocol office of the Department of State


– serving as vice president of a major investment firm– serving as color commentator for local football broad-

casts– working on photo shoots for a Japanese fashion maga-

zine– opening a Charlie Burgers franchise in Colombia– flying in air shows in a NATO fighter jet trainer– serving as lead instructor at the Korean Air Pilot Train-

ing Center– working as a self-employed artist and craftsman– undertaking research at the Smithsonian Institution– directing the MBA program of Russell Sage College.

One student, taking a break from his studies to workfull-time, wrote with delight in 1965 that as a new em-ployee at DuPont Explosives he had “shoveled coal, herd-ed cattle, put in fence, … drove a dump truck, drove a lifttractor, worked where the paper casings are made for theexplosives, acted as a switchman on the small plant rail-road,” and “loaded and unloaded 500 lb. cans of glue.”22

An informal review of the Judge Russell correspond-ence suggests that five types of work have been especiallypopular among Menlo graduates through the years: law,sales, banking/finance, hospitality, and military service.Both SBA students and other graduates have typicallysought careers in business. However, Russell seems tohave maintained especially close relationships with thosewho went on to law school. From 1970 to 1985 he com-piled The Menlo Bar, an annual directory of Menlo-educated lawyers. Russell also kept track of alumni work-ing in several other professions and industries. For in-stance, his papers include a page headed “Oil for theLamps of Menlo” that lists those alumni working in the oilbusiness.23


Judge Russell’s correspondents reported not just theirsuccesses and failures, but many of their steps along theway. One wrote of an especially grueling job interview ata major international agency: “I was grilled and drilled onidentifying solutions/recommendations to address majorregional development issues. Never had I felt so inade-quate in my preparation for a major job interview.”24

Likewise, a 1990 alumnus reported that he had been trans-ferred out of his company’s customer service division dueto “complaints about my bad telephone manner. … I couldnot understand the complaint that I was being too pushyon the phone. I always thought there was no such thing aspushing too hard on the phone.”25

On a brighter note, one graduate was surprised to findthat his Russian-language skills were of immense valuewithin the international legal and business communities:“When I offered to translate a number of [Russian] stat-utes…I could tell I had made an impression. In fact it wasan intensely exhilarating experience because I was struckby the enormity of opportunity arising from my ability tounderstand Russian.”26 Another alumnus, a pilot, men-tioned that his managerial communication course hadproduced immediate benefits, noting that “the administra-tive realm of the job seems to occupy most of my time.”27

Likewise, a Menlo graduate working as a lawyer reported,“only about 25% of what I do is directly law related—therest is ‘people management.’”28

Some former students wrote not just of their own ca-reer success, but of their sons’ and daughters’ professionalaccomplishments—sometimes when those sons anddaughters were well into middle age. The children ofMenlo alumni include more than a few physicians andcorporate executives.


PERSONAL ADVICE

Judge Russell’s students wrote to him about a wide rangeof subjects, often commenting on the links between theirexperiences at Menlo College and the paths they’d takenlater in life. The topics addressed by his correspondentsinclude

– dating and relationships– marriage and married life– births of children and grandchildren– community service, including service with the Peace

Corps, Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts, and Rotary Club– prices and economic conditions in the U.S. and overseas– politics (the Judge was conservative, as were most of his

students)– cultural differences between countries and between dif-

ferent parts of the U.S.– the suburbanization and corporatization of America– new homes, home renovations, and landscaping– visits (or plans to get together) with other Menlo alumni.

International travel is a major theme. Roughly one-fifth ofthe letters mention travel in Asia, Europe, or Latin Ameri-ca, and a significant number were sent to him from over-seas. Russell’s letters show that he was proud of Menlo’sdiverse student body as well as the wide range of coun-tries in which alumni lived and worked. As he stated, “Ibelieve that there is a significant, unique niche in highereducation today for a small, private [residential] college


devoted to serving American and foreign students. MenloCollege should focus on what it does best…building com-petent and confident managers with [a] global perspec-tive.”29

New hobbies and new experiences were mentioned of-ten. Correspondents wrote about their adventures hunt-ing deer, fishing for herring, making wine, acting in plays,buying homes (including a houseboat), and trying to learnnew languages. One described his intense interest inflight simulator games.30 Only a few alumni mentionedMenlo athletics, although several discussed how their ex-ercise and sleep habits had changed over the years. Over-all, more letters make reference to golf, tennis, skiing, andStanford football than to any of the team sports at MenloCollege.

The Archive also includes several letters from the par-ents of former students. One mother wrote that her son’s“attitude, as well as his appearance and manner, have im-proved tremendously, and we feel that this is very largelydue to your method of handling him. We have always feltthat he has many undeveloped potentialities [but were]unable to supply the proper motivation to bring them out.We think that you are the person who has supplied thatmotivation.”31 Another wrote, “I feel (and have felt) thatyou, with your encouragement and faith, gave to our [son]something he was unwilling at the time to accept from us.… It has made a man of him, and he has made us extreme-ly proud.”32


CHANGING TIMES

Many of Russell’s relationships with alumni persistedover years or even decades. One alumnus wrote to Rus-sell nearly forty years after his graduation to thank theJudge for his continuing friendship: “You, Sir, remain oneof my pillars of faith. My heart always leaps when I seeyour envelope in the mail.”33

War was a major theme in the early years of Russell’scorrespondence. More than fifty Menlo alumni lost theirlives in military service, and Russell was a Navy lieuten-ant during World War II—the only real break in his MenloCollege career. Many of the Judge’s former students werestationed overseas, so changes in assignment, duty station,and rank figure prominently among the topics discussedduring that time. Russell’s wartime letters reveal hisstrong support for America’s involvement as well as theanti-Japanese sentiment that prevailed throughout theUnited States after December 1941.34

Russell’s correspondence can also be used to trace sixdecades of technological change. From the 1940s throughthe 1980s, it was not unusual for correspondents to apolo-gize when sending typed rather than handwritten letters.In 1945, Russell himself apologized: “I never am in favorof typewriting a personal letter, but…[I] must keep downthe weight for air mail.”35 Nearly forty years later, a for-mer student wrote, “Please excuse the typing, Mr. Russell…but I have been writing steadily this last week, so muchso that my writing has become almost unreadable.”36


Even after the widespread adoption of photocopiers,individually typed letters still carried more weight. Onegraduate, writing in 1965 about his acceptance to lawschool, was glad to report that his acceptance letter was“individually type-written” rather than mimeographed.37

The importance of computer technology was readilyapparent by the mid-1980s, when one correspondentwrote, “I’ve invested in two computers which have sharp-ly increased the efficiency of our mail list management,typesetting, accounting, printing labels and letters. Thespeed with which these [perform] is truly remarkable. …It’s an exciting period to be shaping a business, even myvery small firm.”38 A few years later, another graduatedescribed the success of his company’s new device: “[It]reads mag stripes, MICR and embossed characters off acredit card. You can also attach an electronic signaturecapture pad to the back. All in all, it saves boat loads ofmoney.”39

One correspondent mentioned in 1984 that he waslearning WordStar.40 Another stated simply, “By the way,this letter is being produced with the use of a computer.”41

Yet another typed a letter to Russell while still learning touse her brand new machine (“Forgive me for practising onyou!”).42 A few of the Judge’s former students had notquite mastered computer technology. One letter, printedon a dot-matrix printer, has a huge left margin, a tiny rightmargin, and a font that stretches out each character toabout twice its usual width.43

By the 1990s, some correspondents felt the need toapologize for sending handwritten letters. One asked forforgiveness and explained, “If I wait for my computer tobe returned, it may be next Christmas before I write. (Mycomputer is being serviced and reprogrammed.)”44


AFTER RETIREMENT

Judge Russell retired in 1977 but remained active at MenloCollege for nearly twenty more years. Despite his officialretirement, he maintained an office on campus, continuedto teach business law, and worked with students on a reg-ular basis.45 As he stated, “Working with students andalumni keeps me young.”46 Russell maintained his mem-bership in several bar associations, his participation in Ro-tary International, and his long-standing commitment toprofessional development. At the time of his retirement,he was developing two new courses and learning Chi-nese.47

Russell’s advice was sought long after he retired. In1992, incoming president John R. Berthold met with himbefore taking office.48 The Judge was not always happywith the actions of the College administration, however.Writing to President David Butler in response to the pro-posed dissolution of the School of Business Administra-tion, he described the College in 1991 as a “half-full, lead-erless, rudderless, soul-less, sinking ship…which lies deadin the water.”49 He continued, “I will fight to my death forthe reinstatement of Menlo’s professional school even if itmeans fighting you.”50

Russell’s concerns were taken seriously by both theadministration and the alumni. One 1962 graduate askedthe director of development about the status of the SBA,noting that “I—as well as many other Menlo alumni—feelan intense personal loyalty to Judge Russell.”51 Another


alumnus wrote to express his concerns, adding that“whatever success that I am fortunate enough to enjoycomes to me because [a] fellow by the name of Russellcared about me during my learning years.”52 One alum-nus sent a donation to the John D. Russell ScholarshipFund, specifying that the money should not be put towardthe College’s general expenses “since management andleadership at the College has declined so noticeably.”53

Other Menlo graduates were more optimistic. One wroteto Russell, “Menlo is at a fork in the road. I feel quitestrongly, however, that with you looking over theirshoulder all shall go well and the right decisions will bemade.”54 Another stated, “I hope [the president] seeksyour guidance because there are few people who havebeen with the school long enough to understand its truecharacter and philosophy.”55

Much of Russell’s correspondence on this topic hasbeen lost, and the complete story is difficult to piece to-gether. However, his letters do show that his concernsabout the future of the College had subsided by December1995. That year, he wrote in his annual Christmas greet-ing, “As for Menlo College, my college, our college, I be-lieve her to be in good hands and headed for better days.… It is once again a ‘Win-Win’ situation for young peopleeager to develop career competency, or to qualify for ad-mission to graduate school, or just to get off to a better col-lege start.”56


JUDGE RUSSELL’S LEGACY

Menlo College awarded Russell an honorary Doctor ofLaws degree in 1995, adding to his Stanford BA, his Stan-ford MA, and his law degree from the Northwestern Col-lege of Law (now Lewis & Clark Law School). PresidentJames Waddell wrote that Judge Russell was the “centralpillar” of Menlo College, extolling “his love for students,his commitment to do the right thing, his dignity, andgrace which touched everything he did.”57

Russell passed away ten months later. Learning of hisdeath, a 1970 alumnus wrote from Buenos Aires that theJudge and his wife Lucille had acted as foster parents,“particularly for [the] many students from far away. Hisstudents were his ‘children.’”58 Russell’s will provided$35,000 for the Rotary Club, Stanford University, and afew other organizations, but the bulk of his estate—morethan $750,000—was left to Menlo College.59 Donationssent by alumni in memory of Judge Russell were used tohelp fund the Russell Center for International Manage-ment. (The John D. Russell Tower, proposed by alumni in1984, never got past the early planning stages.)60

To many Menlo students, Russell was “the man whocared for me when no one else seemed to.”61 The words ofone correspondent reveal the sense of gratitude expressedby many who knew him:

I have always felt that Menlo, and you in particu-lar, gave me a kick when I needed one …and more


or less managed to make me grow up. … You andthat school did more to help wake up a kid whowas just bewildered. … At Menlo I broke the chain,got some bearings [and] began to figure out somegoals. … From here on it looks like it is up to me,yet I know I have the best start anyone could askfor.62


NOTES

1. John D. Russell, n.d. Quotation on page 5 of “John D. Russell1912–1996: A Menlo College hero,” Menlo College Magazine,Spring 1996, pp. 4–7.

2. “People on the move,” Menlo College Magazine, Fall 1994, p.15.

3. Marilyn Thomas, “Judge John D. Russell,” 1996.4. Letter from Frank J. to Russell, n.d.5. Letter from Brett B. to Russell, n.d.6. Riadi Kertayasa, “Judge, from now on I will try to be more

careful.” Early or mid-1980s?7. John D. Russell, “Rules of the game for Judge’s ‘sons,’” n.d.8. Note from Russell to Bob Hoyt, 1942–43.9. Letter from Anthony Leung to Russell, 14 October 1984.

10. Letter from Jim B. to Russell, 18 September 1964.11. Letter from Russell to Dick Hanson, 24 September 1945.12. Letter from Bill (?) B. to Russell, 1 May 1966.13. Letter from Glenn G. to Russell, 23 January 1984.14. Letter from Donald Barrett to Russell, 25 May 1963.15. Letter from Thomas M. James to Russell, 20 April 1992.16. Letter from Al Bateman to Russell, 7 July 1937.17. Letter from Al Bateman to Russell, “Monday.” Late 1930s?18. Letter from George Zugsmith to Russell, 9 December 1991.19. Letter from Russell to the Director of Admissions, University

of Colorado, 5 May 1948.20. Letter from Russell to Stephanie L. Rapkin of Jack Cooney &

Associates, 17 September 1981.21. See, for example, the letter from Jarvis Black to Russell, 13

October 1948.22. Letter from Kent Barker to Russell, 5 August 1965.23. John D. Russell, “Oil for the lamps of Menlo,” n.d.24. Letter from Jeff Howe to Russell, 8 November 1992.25. Letter from Jeremy Walters to Russell, 3 December 1991.


26. Letter from Bruce A. McDonald to Russell, 20 November1992.

27. Letter from Paul G. Quinn to Russell, 1 July 1992.28. Letter from John L. Miller (“Larry”) to Russell, 13 May 1983.29. “John D. Russell Center for International Management,” n.d.

Author not known, although the quotation is from Russell.30. Letter from Michael Phoon to Russell, 8 December 1991.31. Letter from Harriett Moreland Brown to Russell, “Friday

26th.”32. Letter from Ruth Barrett to Russell, 2 June 1964.33. Letter from Robert M. Morse to Russell, 5 December 1991.34. Letter from Russell to Eugene L. McGee, 12 August 1943.35. Letter from Russell to Loren Bradley, 25 September 1945.

Also see the letter from Russell to Mrs. Luke, 23 September1945.

36. Letter from Bill Breeding to Russell, 12 December 1984.37. Letter from Jim B. to Russell, 2 September 1965.38. Letter from William M. Grier to Russell, 1 November 1983.39. Letter from William B. Horne to Russell, 19 July. Late 1980s

or early 1990s?40. Letter from William M. Grier to Russell, 8 August 1984.41. Letter from Bill Kinley to Russell, 21 July 1984.42. Letter from Francie Ohara Namigai to Russell, 1 June 1992.43. Letter from Howard Ray Lawrence to Russell, 19 January

1992.44. Letter from Jim Crawford to Russell, 17 December 1991.45. Marilyn Thomas, “Judge John D. Russell,” 1996. Also see the

letter from Henry Lyons to Russell, 14 July 1977. This state-ment is further supported by several post-retirement lettersthat refer to Russell’s continuing work at Menlo.

46. “People on the move,” Menlo College Magazine, Fall 1994, p.15.

47. John D. Russell, “Menlo School and College annual recordsupplement,” August 1978.

48. Letter from William M. Grier to Russell, 28 April 1992.


49. Letter from Russell to David W. Butler, 23 March 1991.50. Letter from Russell to David W. Butler, 14 September 1990.51. Letter from Stephen R. Frank to Dennis Lavery, 12 December

1990.52. Letter from Leonard E. Wood to Russell, 12 June 1990.53. Christmas card from Monique and Spencer Parsons to Rus-

sell, 1991.54. Letter from Robert Gramm to Russell, n.d.55. Letter from Guy N. Hobbs to Russell, 11 April 1992.56. Christmas greeting sent by Russell, 1995.57. Letter from James Waddell to the Menlo College community,

15 March 1996.58. Letter from Charles H. Jordan to James Waddell, 8 April

1996.59. John D. Russell, “Will of John D. Russell,” 15 December 1995.60. Letter from William M. Grier to Russell, 8 August 1984.61. Letter from Steve Gant to Russell, 17 September 1983.62. Letter from Sellen (Clay S.?) Bleck to Russell, 20 May. Mid-

1940s.

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