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245 0 0 _aRiggs family papers,
_f1763-1945.
300 _a100,000
_fitems.
300 _a359
_fcontainers.
300 _a3
_fmicrofilm reels.
300 _a145.6
_flinear feet.
351 _aArranged in 14 series. Series 1: Elisha Riggs (1779-1853) Papers, 1813-1896; Series 2: Elisha Riggs (1826-1881) Papers, 1844-1890; Series 3: Elisha Francis Riggs (1851-1910) Papers, 1860-1910; Series 4: Elisha Francis Riggs (1887-1936) Papers, 1887-1935; Series 5: George W. Riggs (1813-1881) Papers, 1836-1881; Series 6: Romulus Riggs (1882-1846) Papers, 1821-1882; Series 7: Thomas Riggs (1873-1945) Papers, 1887-1945; Series 8: Thomas Lawrason Riggs (1888-1943) Papers, 1790-1943; Series 9: William Henry Riggs (1827-1934) Papers, 1850-1912; Series 10: Other Family Papers, 1763-1945; Series 11: Related Papers, 1834-1839; Series 12: Business Papers, 1824-1896; Series 13: Oversize, 1825-1890; and Series 14: Water-Damaged Manuscripts.
506 1 _aRestrictions apply.
520 8 _aFamily and business correspondence, diaries, writings, financial records, biographical and genealogical papers, printed matter, and other papers of Riggs family members.
520 8 _aIncludes papers of Elisha Riggs (1779-1853) relating to family affairs, travel in Europe, sales of land in Illinois, and the development of his New York mercantile business; papers of Elisha Riggs, Jr. (1826-1881) relating to travel in Great Britain, the firm of Corcoran & Riggs, and the Averill Coal and Oil Company, West Va.; papers of Elisha Francis Riggs (1851-1910); papers of Elisha Francis Riggs, Jr. (1887-1936) relating to family matters, military service at Fort Riley, Kan., and in the Philippines, and diplomatic service in Russia during the Russian Revolution; papers of George Washington Riggs relating, in part, to Corcoran & Riggs; and papers of Romulus Riggs.
520 8 _aAlso includes the papers of Thomas Riggs, Jr., relating to gold mining in Alaska, the Alaskan Engineering Commission, his governorship of Alaska, the Alaska Boundary Survey, and to family matters; papers of T. Lawrason Riggs relating to personal and family matters, World War I service with the U.S. Army American Expeditionary Forces in France, experiences as a Catholic priest, and writings; and papers of William Henry Riggs relating to his travels in Egypt, Palestine, Spain, and Syria, and to his interests in the art world, including his donations to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Includes papers of other family members and records of the firm of Corcoran & Riggs relating, in part, to the financing of the Mexican War and the settlement (1843) of Choctaw and Chickasaw land claims.
520 8 _aCorrespondents include George Bancroft, Clara Barton, Thomas Hart Benton, Albert Bierstadt, Dion Boucicault, James Buchanan, Ole Bull, John C. Calhoun, George Earle Chamberlain, Walter Eli Clark, Grover Cleveland, W.W. Corcoran, Frederic R. Coudert, Frederick S. Cozzens, J.L.M. Curry, Jefferson Davis, John W. Davis, John Elliott, Ernest Gruening, Joseph F. Guffey, Nathan Hale, Franklin K. Lane, Francis Napier, George Newbold, Noel J. Ogilvie, John Howard Payne, George Peabody, James K. Polk, William Henry Seward, John Slidell, Buckingham Smith, Julian Street, Booth Tarkington, Daniel Webster, Levi Woodbury, and Brigham Young.
530 _aMicrofilm edition of Thomas Riggs, Jr., memoirs available,
_dno. 16,715.
530 _aMicrofilm edition of Thomas Lawrason Riggs diaries available,
_dno. 17,004.
533 _aMicrofilm produced from originals in Manuscript Division.
_bWashington, D.C. :
_cLibrary of Congress Photoduplication Service.
_d1976-1977.
533 _aMicrofilm of selected letters (Microfilm 6,124A-1N-1P) produced from originals in private hands.
_b[S.l.]
544 _3Prints, photograph albums, photographs, glass slides, and plans of public buildings
_etransferred to
_aLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
544 _3Some maps
_etransferred to
_aLibrary of Congress Geography and Map Division.
545 0 _aMerchant and banking family of New York, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., and Washington, D.C.
546 _aCollection material in English.
555 8 _aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011003
600 1 0 _aBancroft, George,
_d1800-1891
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aBarton, Clara,
_d1821-1912
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aBenton, Thomas Hart,
_d1782-1858
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aBierstadt, Albert,
_d1830-1902
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aBoucicault, Dion,
_d1820-1890
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aBuchanan, James,
_d1791-1868
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aBull, Ole,
_d1810-1880
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aCalhoun, John C.
_q(John Caldwell),
_d1782-1850
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aChamberlain, George E.
_q(George Earle),
_d1854-1928
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aClark, Walter Eli,
_d1869-1950
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aCleveland, Grover,
_d1837-1908
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aCorcoran, W. W.
_q(William Wilson),
_d1798-1888
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aCoudert, Frederic R.
_q(Frederic René),
_d1871-1955
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aCozzens, Frederic S.
_q(Frederic Swartwout),
_d1818-1869
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aCurry, J. L. M.
_q(Jabez Lamar Monroe),
_d1825-1903
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aDavis, Jefferson,
_d1808-1889
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aDavis, John W.
_q(John William),
_d1873-1955
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aElliott, John,
_dactive 1841-1889
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aGruening, Ernest,
_d1887-1974
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aGuffey, Joseph F.,
_d1870-1959
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aHale, Nathan,
_d1784-1863
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aLane, Franklin K.
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aNapier, Francis,
_cBaron Napier and Ettrick,
_d1819-1898
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aNewbold, George
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aOgilvie, Noel J.
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aPayne, John Howard,
_d1791-1852
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aPeabody, George,
_d1795-1869
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aPolk, James K.
_q(James Knox),
_d1795-1849
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aSeward, William Henry,
_d1801-1872
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aSlidell, John,
_d1793-1871
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aSmith, Buckingham,
_d1810-1871
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aStreet, Julian,
_d1879-1947
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aTarkington, Booth,
_d1869-1946
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aWebster, Daniel,
_d1782-1852
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aWoodbury, Levi,
_d1789-1851
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aYoung, Brigham,
_d1801-1877
_vCorrespondence.
600 3 0 _aRiggs family.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bArmy.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bArmy.
_bAmerican Expeditionary Forces.
610 2 0 _aAlaskan Boundary Survey.
610 2 0 _aAlaskan Engineering Commission.
610 2 0 _aAverill Coal and Oil Company.
610 2 0 _aCorcoran & Riggs.
610 2 0 _aMetropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
650 0 _aArt.
650 0 _aBanks and banking
_zWashington (D.C.)
610 2 0 _aCatholic Church
_xClergy.
650 0 _aChickasaw Indians
_xClaims.
650 0 _aChoctaw Indians
_xClaims.
650 0 _aCoal mines and mining
_zWest Virginia.
650 0 _aDiplomatic and consular service, American
_zSoviet Union.
650 0 _aGold mines and mining
_zAlaska.
650 0 _aIndians of North America
_xLand tenure.
650 0 _aMerchants
_zNew York (State)
_zNew York.
650 0 _aMexican War, 1846-1848
_xFinance.
650 0 _aMilitary bases
_zKansas.
650 0 _aMilitary bases, American
_zPhilippines.
650 0 _aSurveying
_zAlaska.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1914-1918
_zFrance.
651 0 _aAlaska
_xPolitics and government.
651 0 _aAlaska
_vSurveys.
651 0 _aEgypt
_xDescription and travel.
651 0 _aEurope
_xDescription and travel.
651 0 _aFort Riley (Kan.)
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xDescription and travel.
651 0 _aPalestine
_xDescription and travel.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1917-1921.
651 0 _aSpain
_xDescription and travel.
651 0 _aSyria
_xDescription and travel.
700 1 _aRiggs, Elisha,
_d1779-1853.
_tElisha Riggs papers.
_f1813-1896.
700 1 _aRiggs, Elisha,
_d1826-1881.
_tElisha Riggs papers.
_f1844-1890.
700 1 _aRiggs, Elisha Francis,
_d1851-1910.
_tElisha Francis Riggs papers.
_f1860-1910.
700 1 _aRiggs, Elisha Francis,
_d1887-1936.
_tElisha Francis Riggs papers.
_f1887-1935.
700 1 _aRiggs, George Washington,
_d1813-1881.
_tGeorge Washington Riggs papers.
_f1836-1881.
700 1 _aRiggs, Romulus,
_d1782-1846.
_tRomulus Riggs papers.
_f1821-1882.
700 1 _aRiggs, Thomas,
_d1873-1945.
_tThomas Riggs papers.
_f1887-1945.
700 1 _aRiggs, T. Lawrason
_q(Thomas Lawrason),
_d1888-1943.
_tT. Lawrason Riggs papers.
_f1790-1943.
700 1 _aRiggs, William Henry,
_d1837-1924.
_tWilliam Henry Riggs papers.
_f1850-1912.
856 4 _3Finding aid
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011003
856 4 _3Finding aid (PDF)
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011003.3
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