Royster, Vermont Connecticut, 1914-1996
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Vermont Connecticut Royster (1914-1996) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of The Wall Street Journal from 1958 to 1971.
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Vermont C. Royster graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1935. In 1936 he was hired as a reporter by The Wall Street Journal, where a sixty-year career took him from staff reporter to Washington correspondent to the editor's chair (1958-1971). At the time of his death in 1996 he held the post of editor emeritus. He also commanded a U.S. Navy destroyer during World War II.
Among Royster's awards were two Pulitzer Prizes, the William Allen White Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also served as president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
From the guide to the Vermont Connecticut Royster Papers, 1931-1971, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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| referencedIn | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm). Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill records, 1982-2007 (author abstract R-Z). | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Records, 1982-2013 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Black, Creed C., 1925-. Papers, 1943-1998. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Brown, Stuart E. (Stuart Ellett), 1916-. Stuart E. Brown papers [manuscript] 1946 (1959-1972) 1978. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Department of Dramatic Art of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1922-2003 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service | |
| referencedIn | Don Shoemaker Papers, 1937-1998 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Eastman, Max Forrester, 1883-1969. Eastman mss. 1892-1968 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | General Faculty and Faculty Council of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1799-2011 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service | |
| creatorOf | Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. James J. Kilpatrick papers [manuscript], 1925-1966 (bulk 1950-1966). | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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| associatedWith | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm) |
| associatedWith | American Society of Newspaper Editors. |
| associatedWith | Black, Creed C., 1925- |
| associatedWith | Brown, Stuart E. (Stuart Ellett), 1916- |
| associatedWith | Eastman, Max, 1883-1969 |
| associatedWith | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 |
| associatedWith | Goldwater, Barry, 1938- |
| associatedWith | Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. |
| associatedWith | Luxon, Norval Neil, b. 1899. |
| associatedWith | Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 |
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Birth 1914-04-30
Death 1996-07-22
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