Kenneth C. Royall Papers, 1920-1971

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Kenneth C. Royall Papers, 1920-1971

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Kenneth Royall was born in Goldsboro, N.C., in 1894. He served as the last U.S. secretary of war in 1947 and as the first secretary of the Army, 1947-1949. He also had an active law career in Goldsboro and Raleigh, N.C., and in New York. The collection includes speeches, writings, correspondence, and other papers reflecting Kenneth Royall's military career, his work as an attorney, his membership on private boards and federal commissions, his involvement in government activities and private organizations in New York and North Carolina, and his Democratic Party activities nationally and in North Carolina. There are also family and other personal materials, including scrapbooks and photograph albums.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Royall, Kenneth C. (Kenneth Claiborne), 1894-1971

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Government executive, lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Kenneth Claiborne Royall : oral history, 1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309726361 Kenneth Royall was born in Goldsboro, N.C., in 1894. He served as the last U.S. secretary of war in 1947 and as the first secretary of the Army, 1947-1949. He also had an active law career in Goldsboro and Raleigh, N.C., and in New York. From the description of Kenneth C....