Epithet: Dom; OSB; of Downside School
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Ralph Russell was born in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1900. In 1902 Russell's family moved to Worcester>, Massachusetts, where he was raised. Russell went on to obtain an education from the local public schools, the Massachusetts Agricultural College, and the University of Wisconsin, where he received a Masters Degree in rural Sociology. After a number of jobs, Russell secured a position with the Bureau of Fisheries within the Interior Department, in 1938. He eventually rose to the position of section chief.
Due to his political beliefs, as well as his activities on behalf of the United Public Workers Union, Russell found himself accused of being a member of the Communist Party. Despite a vigorous defense, Russell lost position with the Bureau of Fisheries in 1953 and did not regain his job until 1958, when the Supreme Court rules such termination unconstitutional. Russell remained with the Bureau until his retirement in 1965.
From the guide to the Ralph Russell Papers., undated, 1939-1977., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)
