Riggs, George Washington, 1813-1881 |
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Collector |
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dates
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1813-1881 |
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Green Hill |
| state | MD | | other cities | Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Northampton, MA; New York, NY; |
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historical notes
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Riggs was a Washington banker, one of founders of Corcoran & Riggs banking firm (later Riggs & Company), and collector of art, Americana and manuscripts.
In 1840, he married Janet Madeleine Cecilia Shedden, the daughter of Thomas Shedden of Glasgow, Scotland. They had nine children.
Riggs was a trustee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and of the Peabody Education Fund, treasurer of the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.
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decades
of activity | 1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
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Archives/Repository |
Collection Title |
Collection Details |
Duke University Library
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library |
Riggs family Papers, 1839-1933 |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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Riggs family papers, 1763-1945. |
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Brown University, John Hay Archives
John Hay Library |
John Hay Papers, 1829-1916 |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Donald McClelland papers, 1857-1968. |
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George Washington University
Special Collections & University Archives |
Corcoran & Riggs partnership documents, 1840-1848 |
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George Washington University
Special Collections & University Archives |
Letter : Washington, D.C., to Joel Munsell, Albany, 1869 Oct. 28. |
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George Washington University
Special Collections & University Archives |
Letter : Washington, to W. Stone, Jr., 1861 March 18. |
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