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 1 Collection or Record:
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