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Title: George Synnerberg papers
Date (inclusive): 1832-2009
Collection Number: 2022C9
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, and Chinese
Physical Description:
19 manuscript boxes, 10 oversize boxes, 2 oversize folders, 10 sound cassettes
(19.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: George Synnerberg (1882-1957), also known as Georgii Georgievich Siunnerberg, was a Russian Imperial Army officer and trade
representative of Swedish-Finnish origin. The collection includes speeches and writings, typescripts, audiotapes, photographs
and photograph albums, identification papers, correspondence, diaries, and other biographical materials.
Creator:
Synnerberg, George, 1882-1957
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes 19, 23, 27-29 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research;
materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the
collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
[Identification of item], George Synnerberg papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
George Synnerberg (1882-1957), also known as Georgii Georgievich Siunnerberg, was a Russian Imperial Army officer and trade
representative of Swedish-Finnish origin. He graduated from Corps de Pages (Pazhyeskiy korpus), served as an officer in the
Life-Guard Semenovskii regiment (Semyonovsky leyb-gvardii polk), and later left military service to became a Russian commercial
attaché in Shanghai. He died in California in 1957.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection includes speeches and writings, typescripts, audiotapes, photographs and photograph albums, identification papers,
correspondence, diaries, and other biographical materials. Includes materials relating to the Corps de Pages (Pazhyeskiy korpus)
and the Life-Guard Semenovskii regiment (Semyonovsky leyb-gvardii polk).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Commercial attachés
Military education
Shanghai (China)
Russians -- China
Photographs
Personal correspondence
Diaries
Speeches
Russia. Armii︠a︡. Leĭbʺ-gvardīi Semenovskīĭ polkʺ