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[Identification of item], Royal E. Cabell, Jr. Papers, SC 000103, Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections, Hampden-Sydney,
VA
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Collection description and biographical note authored by: Sarah Almond, 2020 May. Machine-readable finding aid created from
previous inventories by: Sarah Almond, 2020 June.
Royal Eubank Cabell, Jr. (1923-1999) was one of several members of the Cabell family to act as a trustee of Hampden-Sydney College , a position that he held from 1968 until his death in 1999. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Cabell graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1943, and served as a Naval lieutenant in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Upon returning home, he studied law at
the University of Virginia and later joined his father's firm of Cabell, Moncure & Cabell . The firm merged into Williams, Mullen, Christian & Dobbins in 1985, and Mr. Cabell officially retired from practicing law in 1994.
Mr. Cabell was very active in the Republican party, serving as chairman of the Republican 3rd District Committee. He ran for
the 3rd District Congressional seat in 1956, but was defeated. In 1957, he co-chaired for Ted Dalton's gubernatorial campaign.
Though Dalton lost, the campaign was notable for criticism of the "Massive Resistance" strategy employed by Virginia Democrats
to block integration in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Cabell served as Chairman of the Board for The Library of Virginia and, together with his wife, Kathleen Buchanan Cabell,
was honored by The Library of Virginia Foundation. He served as a board member of the Virginia Capital chapter of the American
Red Cross and the Science Museum of Virginia.
Royal E. Cabell, Jr. was a direct descendant of William Cabell , one of Hampden-Sydney College 's founding trustees, who together with his son Samuel Jordan Cabell participated in the ratification of the United States
Constitution. Samuel Jordan Cabell went on to serve Virginia as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1795-1803, and William Cabell's nephew, William H. Cabell (H-SC 1789), went on to become the 14th governor of the state. Three of William Cabell's four sons attended Hampden-Sydney
College, matriculating in 1777 and 1778.
The collection consists primarily of email correspondence related to Mr. Cabell's position as a trustee of Hampden-Sydney
College in the years 1992 through 1999. Topics discussed include trustee committee meetings and retreats, financial information,
coeducation, information pertaining to college fraternities, and the implementation of various programs.