Arthur Stanley Riggs Papers
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Arthur Stanley Riggs (1879-1952) span the years 1929-1952, with the bulk of the material between 1949 and 1951. The major portion of the collection concerns his unpublished book, “Drake of the Seven Seas,” relating to Sir Francis Drake, and consists of the manuscript of this book, correspondence, drafts, notes, bibliography, positive and negative photographs, maps, newspaper clippings, and printed matter. Some of the notes are typed on letters received by Riggs.
Prominent correspondents include Ricardo J. Alfaro, Herbert Eugene Bolton, George T. Bye, Helen M. Cam, Jacob Canter, David Laurance Chambers, Oscar Cucurullo, Julio F. Guillén y Tato, John A. Hamilton, E. Newton Harvey, Roy de S. Horn, Leonard B. Loeb, Ramón Lugo Lovatón, William Hardy McNeill, Hans Portack, Gonzalo Restrepo Jaramillo, Stephen C. Rowan, John F. Stevens, Earl O. Titus, and Arthur E. Young.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1952
- Creation: Majority of material found within ( 1949-1951)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, with Spanish
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Arthur Stanley Riggs are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Arthur Stanley Riggs is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Biographical Note
Biographical Note
- 1879, Apr. 8
- Born, Cranford, N. J.
- 1898
- Duty in United States Naval Auxiliary Force
- 1900
- Reporter, New York Times
- 1901
- Married Elizabeth Adams Corey
- 1902 - 1903
- Editor, Manila Daily Bulletin
- 1903 - 1904
- Editor, Manila Freedom
- 1911
- Published Vistas in Sicily . New York: McBride, Nast & Co.
- 1913
- Published France form Sea to Sea . New York: McBride & Nast & Co.
- 1918
- Published With Three Armies on and behind the Western Front . Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co.
- 1925 - 1935
- Director and secretary, Archaeological Society, Washington, D.C.
- Director and editor, Art and Archaelogy
- 1928
- Published The Spanish Pageant . Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co.
- 1938
- Published The Romance of Human Progress . Indianapolis Bobbs-Merrill Co.
- 1941
- Librarian, United States Navy, Office of Censorship, Washington, D.C.
- 1946
- Published Titan the Magnificent . Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co.
- 1947
- Published Velázquez: Painter of Truth and Prisoner of the King . Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co.
- 1951
- Edited publication on United States Navy’s logistical operations in the Pacific during World War II
- 1952, Nov. 8
- Died, Washington, D.C.
Extent
900 items
3 containers
1 oversize
2 linear feet
Abstract
Naval reserve officer, author, editor, and historian. Correspondence, notes, writings, newspaper clippings, receipts, printed material, maps, and photographs pertaining primarily to Riggs's unpublished book, "Drake of the Seven Seas."
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection is organized by type of material.
Catalog Record
Provenance
The papers of Arthur Stanley Riggs, naval reserve officer, author, editor, and historian, were deposited in the Library of Congress in 1955 by the Naval Historical Foundation and converted to a gift in 1998.
Processing History
The papers of Arthur Stanley Riggs were processed in 1970. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Source
- Riggs, Arthur Stanley, 1879-1952 (Creator, Person)
Subject
- Alfaro, Ricardo J. (Ricardo Joaquín), 1882-1971--Correspondence. (Person)
- Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953--Correspondence. (Person)
- Bye, George T.--Correspondence. (Person)
- Cam, Helen M. (Helen Maud), 1885-1968--Correspondence. (Person)
- Canter, Jacob, 1911-2000--Correspondence. (Person)
- Chambers, David Laurance, 1879-1963--Correspondence. (Person)
- Cucurullo, Oscar--Correspondence. (Person)
- Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596. (Person)
- Guillén y Tato, Julio F., 1897-1972--Correspondence. (Person)
- Hamilton, John A. (Cultural attaché), active 1941-1952--Correspondence. (Person)
- Harvey, E. Newton (Edmund Newton), 1887-1959--Correspondence. (Person)
- Horn, Roy de S.--Correspondence. (Person)
- Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-1978--Correspondence. (Person)
- Lugo Lovatón, Ramón--Correspondence. (Person)
- McNeill, William Hardy, 1917-2016--Correspondence. (Person)
- Portack, Hans--Correspondence. (Person)
- Restrepo Jaramillo, Gonzalo, 1895- --Correspondence. (Person)
- Riggs, Arthur Stanley, 1879-1952. (Person)
- Rowan, Stephen C. (Stephen Clegg), 1882-1958--Correspondence. (Person)
- Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943--Correspondence. (Person)
- Titus, Earle O. (Cultural attaché)--Correspondence. (Person)
- Young, Arthur E.--Correspondence. (Person)
- Title
- Arthur Stanley Riggs Papers
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid to the Papers in the Naval Historical Foundation Collection in the Library of Congress
- Author
- Prepared by Ruth S. Nicholson
- Date
- 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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