Riggs, Arthur Stanley, 1879-1952

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Naval reserve officer.

From the description of Arthur Stanley Riggs papers, 1929-1952 (bulk 1949-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979801

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.

From the guide to the Arthur Stanley Riggs Papers, 1929-1952, (bulk 1949-1951), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Birth 1879

Death 1952-11-08

Spanish; Castilian,

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