Riggs, Arthur Stanley, 1879-1952

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Dates:
Birth 1879
Death 1952-11-08
Spanish; Castilian, English,

Biographical notes:

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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  • Naval officers

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  • Great Britain (as recorded)
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