Abstract

Papers of the Royal family of Oregon. Brothers Charles Royal (1798-1878) and William Royal (1796-1870) emigrated to Oregon in 1852 and 1853, respectively. William Royal was a Methodist minister who founded the Centenary Methodist Church (later Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church) in East Portland; his sons Thomas Fletcher Royal (1821-1911) and James Henry Bascom Royal (1830-1910) were also Methodist ministers.

Abstract Papers of the family of William Royal (1796-1870), including son Thomas Fletcher Royal (1821-1911), T. F. Royal's nephew Osmon Royal (1856-1910) and Osmon Royal's wife, Julia Royal (1856-1913). Papers include correspondence; reminiscences; diaries of William Royal and T. F. Royal; genealogical records; a scrapbook; ephemera; and materials relating to Umpqua Academy and Portland Academy and Female Seminary. The collection also includes the overland diary of William Hoffman, who traveled with...