Sol J. Selvin papers 1937-1982

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Sol J. Selvin papers 1937-1982

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The Sol J. Selvin papers (1937-1982) consist of certificates, biographies, legislative documents, correspondence, and news clippings concerning Solomon Joseph Selvin (1878-1958), a former Utah Senator and businessman. Sol

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Selvin, Sol J., 1878-1958

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Solomon Joseph Selvin was born on 31 January 1878 in Kuznitza, Lithuania. He attended four years of rabbinical school and then was drafted into the Czarist army where he served four years as clerk. He married Fannia Frank in 1904 and then moved to Murray, Utah, in 1908. He entered the clothing store business and earned enough to bring his family to Utah. He maintained his clothing store business until 1954. Throughout his life, Selvin served in various political and community capaci...