Royster Family Papers, 1840-1979

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Royster Family Papers, 1840-1979

1840-1979

The Royster family of Raleigh, N.C.,descended from James Daniel Royster (1790?-1870?) and Mary Ashley Royster(1795?-1880?). The collection includes correspondence, writings, printeditems, and financial, legal, and military documents, relating to Royster familymembers. The bulk of the material is correspondence, 1890s-1950s, of Hubert AshleyRoyster, M.D., (1871-1959), grandson of James Daniel Royster and a prominent andpioneering Raleigh surgeon, concerning his practice, life in Raleigh, the MedicalDepartment in Raleigh of the University of North Carolina, and related matters.Prominent among correspondents are psychiatrist James K. Hall and Secretary of theNavy Josephus Daniels. Also included are a few letters from Iowa Michigan Royster(1840-1863), a son of James Daniel Royster, two written in 1858 while he was astudent at the University of North Carolina and three during his service with the1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. The Addition of March 2010consists of photographs, circa 1887-1904 (bulk 1898), of Royster family members,town scenes, African Americans, and soldiers at camp and in town during theSpanish-American War. Also included are photocopies of portraits of Hallie Lee HighRoyster and her sons, Percy Lake Royster and Wilbur High Royster, and panoramicpostcards of Raleigh, N.C.; St. Mary's College, Raleigh, N.C.; and North CarolinaCollege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now North Carolina State University),Raleigh, N.C.

3.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 900 items)

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