Royall Edward White was originally from Aulander, north Carolina. He first attended North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (which later became North Carolina State University) in 1904. He studied civil engineering, and he graduate in 1908 with a bachelors degree in engineering. According to the college yearbook, the Agromeck, he was a sergent in the student cadets, and he was a member of the class baseball team, the Tennis Club, the Civil Engineering Society, the Saturday Evening Banquet Club, and the Pine Level Club. He was a champion checker player and theatrical financier. After graduation, he worked in his profession for 55 years.
From the guide to the Royall White Letter and Transcription, 1904, (Special Collections Research Center)
