Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Dr. Edward Riley Papers, Manuscript #MS 2007.8, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Transfer, 2007

Biographical Information

Dr. Edward Riley was Director of Research at Colonial Williamsburg. He was appointed in 1954 and retired in 1976.

Scope and Content

A series within the 20th Century Collections, the Dr. Edward Riley Papers have been divided into two subseries: Assorted and Gooch Notes. The Assorted subseries contains documents donated by Riley's widow, Annette, to Riley's successor, Cary Carson. Several boxes were given to Carson, and the Historical Research Department sorted through before transfering the papers to Special Collections. Riley's research on William Gooch comprises the other subseries. Per CW Historian Linda Rowe, Riley intended to publish Gooch's letters.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in series.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Gooch, William, Sir, 1681-1751

Family Names:

• Baylor family

Corporate Names:

• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
• Tennessee Emigration Society

Subjects:

• Governors - Virginia

Geographical Names:

• Louisiana - Ordinance

Genre and Form Terms:

• Notes