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Arthur Stanley Riggs Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS52928

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 The major portion of the collection concerns his unpublished book, “Drake of the Seven Seas,” relating to Sir Francis Drake, and consists of the manuscript of this book, correspondence, drafts, notes, bibliography,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The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Arthur Stanley Riggs is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).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.

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.

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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