Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of the Riggs family, merchant and banking family of New York, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., and Washington, D.C., were given to the Library of Congress by Margaret C. Bohlen, Elisha Francis Riggs, Jr., John Beverley Riggs, Thomas Riggs, Jr., T. Lawrason Riggs, and the Riggs National Bank over the years 1907-1975.
Processing History
The collection was processed in 1980 by Grover Batts and Marilyn Tedeschi. The memoirs of Thomas Riggs, Jr., and diaries of T. Lawrason Riggs were microfilmed in 1976-1977. The finding aid was revised in 2010.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Some maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. Prints, photograph albums, photographs, glass slides, and plans of public buildings have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Riggs Family Papers.
Related Material
Additional family correspondence of various members of the Riggs family is located in the Howard-von Recum Family Papers, also in the Manuscript Division.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on three reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Riggs Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.