Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of William Edward Riley, Marine Corps officer, were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1968. An addition was received from the Naval Historical Foundation in 1976. The deposit was converted to a gift in 1998.
Processing History
A preliminary description of the collection was prepared in 1971. An additional item, received in 1976, was incorporated into the collection in 1997. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William Edward Riley Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.