Preliminary Inventory of the George H. Emerson papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

434 Galvez Mall

Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003

hoover-library-archives@stanford.edu

URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives

Title: George H. Emerson papers

Date (inclusive): 1918-1919

Collection Number: 58003

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 envelope (0.5 Linear Feet)

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.

Creator: Emerson, George H.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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 1958.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], George H. Emerson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Colonel, United States Army; commanding officer, Russian Railway Service Corps.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Soviet Union -- History -- Allied intervention, 1918-1920

Siberia (Russia) -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921

Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921

Engineers

Railroads -- Soviet Union

Railroads -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

Russia. Armii͡a. Československý střelecký pluk

United States. Advisory Commission of Railway Experts to Russia

box 1

Correspondence, reports, maps, and clippings

envelope A

165 prints depicting activities of officials of the Russian Railway Service Corps and of Czech operations in Siberia.