Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Emerson, George H.
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, reports, maps, photographs, and clippings, relating to the activities of the Russian Railway Service Corps, the political situation in Russia during the Russian Civil War, and the Czechoslovak Legion in Siberia.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box, 1 envelope (0.5 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], George H. Emerson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, reports, maps, photographs, and clippings, relating to the activities of the Russian Railway Service Corps, the political situation in Russia during the Russian Civil War, and the Czechoslovak Legion in Siberia.
- Biographical / historical:
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Colonel, United States Army; commanding officer, Russian Railway Service Corps.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1958.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Railroads -- Soviet Union
Railroads -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia
Engineers - Names:
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
Russia. Armii͡a. Československý střelecký pluk
United States. Advisory Commission of Railway Experts to Russia - Places:
- Soviet Union -- History -- Allied intervention, 1918-1920
Siberia (Russia) -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], George H. Emerson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563