Accession Inventory of the George Synnerberg papers
Finding aid prepared by Jessica Yu
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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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
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], George Synnerberg papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
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
Accession Inventory
Processing Information
An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created.
No attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials
and the amount of pre-existing description received when the materials were acquired. A collection might also be labeled an
"Accession Inventory" if it is fully digital and the digital files have yet to be processed.
box 1
1889-1998
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, printed material, speeches and writings, and photographs. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "Early Documents of Ludmila von Renckel and G.V. Synnerberg?"; "Family correspondence
- Letters from Irene to Mom from Touly, Original letters from family in Shanghai from New York"; "Admiral Kolchal Papers";
"The Saga of Dimitri A. Shvetzoff 1919-1921."
box 2
1897-2004
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, printed material, and speeches and writings. The following is a list of original enclosure
titles contained in the box: "Mrs. G.V. Synnerberg's Book"; "Lucia"; "Documents on relatives of Finland - Background Papers
- Relatives, Cousins on both sides"; "Russian correspondence of G.V.S."; "The Road to a New Order."
box 3
1897-1997
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence and speeches and writings. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained
in the box: "Vorontsov Palace Project, Vera Gvichina - Correspondence, Marvin Lyons"; "Letters to Family from U.S.A to Shanghai,
Natasha."
box 4
1918-2000
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, printed material, speeches and writings, and diaries. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "Journey from Shanghai"; "Background of G.V. Synnerberg relatives in Finland, Translated
and typed by G.V. and by Ludmila S., Translated and typed in English of the Passing of G.V. Synnerberg (1957)."
box 5
1908-1998
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, printed material, speeches and writings, and photographs. There are no titled enclosures
in this box.
box 6
1882-2014
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, printed material, and speeches and writings. The following is a list of original enclosure
titles contained in the box: "Copies also Kotyplin"; "Information about Corps des Pages and family background - to better
understand the Diary"; "Family Documents Belonging to Sean"; "Page Museum Collections and Marvin Lyons"; "Family history";
"Birth, Baptism, Death Documents."
box 7
1898-1993
Scope and Contents
This box includes printed material, speeches and writings, and diaries. The following is a list of original enclosure titles
contained in the box: "Semyonovsky Alumni materials, Page alumni materials"
box 8
1832-1993
Scope and Contents
This box includes printed material and diaries. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 9
1907-1937
Scope and Contents
This box includes diaries. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 10
1913-1938
Scope and Contents
This box includes diaries. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 11
1938-1942
Scope and Contents
This box includes diaries. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 12
1942-1948
Scope and Contents
This box includes diaries. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 13
1949-1953
Scope and Contents
This box includes diaries. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 14
1954-1957
Scope and Contents
This box includes diaries. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 15
1897-1999
Scope and Contents
This box includes printed material, speeches and writings, and diaries. The following is a list of original enclosure titles
contained in the box: "Finnish Relatives"
box 16
1897-1990s
Scope and Contents
This box includes printed material, diaries, and photographs. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained
in the box: "List of Pages?"
box 19
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 19 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
Scope and Contents
This box includes speeches and writings and a photograph. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 17
1900s-2009
Scope and Contents
This box includes photographs. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Page and Semyonovsky
Photos"; "Old Photos of G.V.S. as young man"; "Natasha's Biblical Paintings after Gustave Doré"; "Imperial Family"; "Romanovs."
box 18
1969, undated
Scope and Contents
This box includes photographic negatives and slides. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 23, folder 1
Photo album
1880-1919
Conditions Governing Access
Box 23 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 23, folder 2
"Corps de Pages" photo album
1910
Conditions Governing Access
Box 23 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 25, folder 3
Photographs
1908, undated
box 26, folder 1
Diplomatic passports and an award certificate
1902-1921
box 26, folder 2
Certificate of appointment to Finnish Consul to Shanghai
1921
box 27
"History of G.V.S. background and Tsar's family" scrapbook
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 27 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 28, folder 1
Photo album
1900s
Conditions Governing Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 28, folder 2
Photographs
1900s
Conditions Governing Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 28
Scrapbook
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 29
Photo album
1900s-1930s
Conditions Governing Access
Box 29 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 29
"Graduation from Page Corps; G.V.S. in Peking, Tokio, Shanghai" scrapbook
1900s-1940s
Conditions Governing Access
Box 29 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
Scope and Contents
Addional title information: "G.V.S. recollection of relatives; before Rads marriage in Russia"
os_folder 1
Digital prints on canvas mounted on board
undated
os_folder 2
Chinese license certificate
1907
os_folder 2
Republic of China award certificate
1919
Audiovisual materials
Conditions Governing Access
Original audiovisual materials are not available until they have been reformatted. If interested in accessing these materials,
please contact us for more information.
