Riggs, Adelaide Close
Person
Biography
Adelaide Close Riggs was born Adelaide Breevort Close on July 26, 1908 in Greenwich, CT. She was the first daughter of Marjorie Merriweather Post and Edward Bennett Close. She passed away on December 31, 1998.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Earl Loy Collection
Collection
Identifier: FA-2-EL
Scope and Contents
Various newspaper and magazine clippings about Dina Merrill’s marriages, the death of David Post Rumbough (Dina Merrill’s son), Marjorie Durant’s (Marwee's) wedding, Sea Cloud, Hillwood, Mrs. Post, her family, boyfriends, and death, Mar-A-Lago, Topridge, Christmas cards, Emlen Knight Davies, Herbert May, Joseph E. Davies, and Tregaron. The collection also includes photographs of the Post family, Hillwood and its gardens, and the retirement party for general manager Commander Clyde B. Ault in...
Dates:
circa 1850-1990
Ellen MacNeille Charles Collection
Collection
Identifier: FA-41-EMC
Scope and Contents
The Ellen MacNeille Charles Collection is made up of material donated to Hillwood by Ellen Charles. The collection holds both materials pertaining to Ellen Charles and materials from family that were passed down to Ellen. Material pertaining to Ellen includes newspaper clipping featuring her and a series of photographs from a 1956 trip to Europe. Also in the collection is a digital oral history of Ellen at Topridge. The collection also includes two diaries belonging...
Dates:
1956-2023
Marjorie Merriweather Post Collection
Collection
Identifier: FA-6-MMP
Scope and Contents
The Marjorie Merriweather Post collection consists of materials created by Marjorie Post or those created as a result of activities during her lifetime. Materials were added to the collection on a regular basis as they arrived at Hillwood via gift or donation. Formats include textual documents, photographs and photograph albums, publications, 16mm films, architectural drawings and blueprints, object catalogues, awards and certificates, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, cards,...
Dates:
1887-1973