developmental years in South Carolina. Among the organizations Wright served after his retirement in 1968 were the National Geographic Society, the Modern Language Association, and the Harry S. Truman Institute for National and International Affairs. Wright died in 1984 of cardiovascular disease in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He is buried in West Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, SC with his wife and her parents. Publications Wright, Louis B. The First Gentlemen of Virginia, Intellectual Qualities of the Early Colonial Ruling Class. San Marino: Huntington Library Publications, 1940. Wright, Louis B. The Cultural Life of the American Colonies, 1607-1763. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1949. Wright, Louis B. The Dream of Prosperity in Colonial America. New York: New York University Press, 1965. Wright, Louis B. "Life on the American Frontier." New York: Capricorn Books, 1971. References Sources New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors External links Louis B. Wright biography on the Folger Library website 1899 births 1984 deaths Folger Shakespeare Library Pomona College faculty