Finding Aid & Inventory
H.A. Royster was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1891), a medical doctor, and an author.
Biographical and Historical Note
H.A. Royster was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1891), a medical doctor, an and author.
Collection Overview
His papers contain biographical information; his Wake Forest College senior thesis; two grade reports from Wake Forest College, 1889-90; and photographs of the "Righteous Thirteen" , 1890; the 1898 football team; the Terpsichorean Serenading Club, 1890; and Sophomore, Junior, and Senior photographs of Royster, 1889-91.
Where were the letters addressed to David Royster?
Two letters addressed to David Royster at school in Raleigh, N.C., from his father, David Royster. One, dated 7 March 1812, is from Warren County, N.C.; the other, dated 24 December 1817, is from Henderson County, Ky.
What did Daniels and Baker write concerning Royster's appointment to the Medical Advisory Board of the National Defense Council
Daniels and Baker wrote concerning Royster's appointment to the Medical Advisory Board of the National Defense Council in 1916. Daniels continued the correspondence later while ambassador to Mexico, asking Royster for recollections to be included in Daniel's autobiography.
What is in the Royster collection?
The collection includes correspondence, writings, printed items, and financial, legal, and military documents, relating to Royster family members. The bulk of the material is correspondence, 1890s-1950s, of Hubert Ashley Royster, M.D., (1871-1959), grandson of James Daniel Royster and a prominent and pioneering Raleigh surgeon, ...
How many children did James Royster have?
The family of James Daniel (1790?-1870?) and Mary Ashley (1795?-1880?) Royster were residents of Raleigh, N.C. The couple had eight children, all named in a rather unusual fashion. According to his great-grandson, Henry P. Royster (the donor of a portion of these papers), James Royster had grown "weary of hearing names around the house such as Tom, Dick, and Harry." Thus started the "American states series" (see genealogical list), with the eight Royster children being named after states. The boys were Vermont Connecticut, Iowa Michigan, Arkansas Delaware, Wisconsin Illinois, and Oregon Minnesota; the girls were Louisiana Maryland, Virginia Carolina, and Georgia Indiana.
