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| Size | 55.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 25,000 items) |
| Abstract | I. Beverly Lake Jr. (1934- ) is a white jurist and public official, active in North Carolina law and politics from 1960 to 2006. Papers document his career beginning with law school and extend beyond his retirement as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Topics of note include campaigns and elections; the sale of University of North Carolina utilities; Republican party politics; administration, standards, programs, and issues of the North Carolina court system; voting concerns, including redistricting and alleged voting irregularities in the 1990 North Carolina Supreme Court election; and the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. The collection also contains scattered audiovisual materials related to political campaigns, the North Carolina court system, and I. Beverly Lake Sr.'s affiliation with the Sons of Confederate Veterans. |
| Creator | Lake, I. Beverly (Isaac Beverly), 1934- |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Nancy Kaiser, Laura Hart, Biff Hollingsworth, Anne Wells, June 2018
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, Anne Wells, June 2018
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, January 2021
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I. ("Isaac") Beverly Lake Jr. (1934- ) is a white jurist and public official, active in North Carolina law and politics from 1960 to 2006. Between 1969 and 1976, Lake served as a deputy attorney general for the state of North Carolina. He also served two terms, 1976-1980, as a Democratic state senator in North Carolina. Lake switched parties in 1980 to run for governor of North Carolina, losing to Jim Hunt. He was appointed to the state Superior Court in 1985 and, in 1992, to the state Supreme Court. He won reelection to the state Supreme Court in 1994, and in 2000, he was elected the court's chief justice. His service on the North Carolina Supreme Court ended in 2006, after his 72nd birthday (per North Carolina law). After his retirement from the bench, Lake led efforts to establish the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission: http://innocencecommission-nc.gov/. This work represented a major shift in Lake's viewpoints on crime and capital punishment, as he had been a vocal proponent of strict sentencing and the death penalty during his tenure in the General Assembly.
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I. Beverly Lake Jr. (1934- ) is a white jurist and public official, active in North Carolina law and politics from 1960 to 2006. His papers document his career beginning with law school and extend beyond his retirement as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Topics of note include campaigns and elections; the sale of University of North Carolina utilities; Republican party politics; administration, standards, programs, and issues of the North Carolina court system; voting concerns, including redistricting and alleged voting irregularities in the 1990 North Carolina Supreme Court election; and the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. Materials include correspondence, reports, court documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, recordings, and other materials. The collection also contains scattered audiovisual materials related to political campaigns, the North Carolina court system, and I. Beverly Lake Sr.'s affiliation with the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Recordings are on VHS and audiocassette.
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Series 1. Papers, 1957-2011.
Arrangement: files are arranged as received; file groups are roughly chronological, according to career stage.
Papers document the career of I. Beverly Lake Jr., beginning with law school and extend beyond his retirement as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Topics of note include campaigns and elections; the sale of University of North Carolina utilities; Republican party politics; administration, standards, programs, and issues of the North Carolina court system; voting concerns, including redistricting and alleged voting irregularities in the 1990 North Carolina Supreme Court election; and the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission.
Subject files document I. Beverly Lake Jr.'s early career, beginning with law school, a U.S. Army Reserve officer, and a lawyer in private practice.
| Box 1 |
Law School coursework, 1958-1960 |
U.S. Army, 1959-1968Miscellaneous communications, pay vouchers, assignments. |
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U.S. Army Intelligence School course materials, 1961-1965 |
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Civil Defense National Reservist |
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Personal papers, 1960sTopics include the North Carolina Bar Association, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce |
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Newspaper clippings, 1964-1966 |
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1960sRelating to legal work, professional contacts. |
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Downtown Recreation Center, Inc.Board of Directors. |
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Box 1-2
Box 1Box 2 |
T.E. Green, zoning |
| Box 2 |
B.G. Munn, Deputy Sheriff |
Fred McBryde |
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Mrs. Alma Harrison, Falls petition |
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Karl B. Pace Foundation, Dr. Charles T. Pace |
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North Carolina regulatory publications |
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Beaufort and Morehead Railroad tanker, Potomac fire, 1961 |
Subject files document I. Beverly Lake Jr.'s work in the office of the North Carolina Attorney General. Of note are his extensive files on the North Carolina Utilities Commission that studied the proposed sale of University of North Carolina utilities.
| Box 3 |
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1969-1973 |
Letters on Attorney General resignation, 1975-1976 |
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Lake's reading file, 1973 |
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Box 3-7
Box 3Box 4Box 5Box 6Box 7 |
Utilities Study CommissionCourt filings, transcripts, memoranda, correspondence, reports, agreements, and other materials relating to the sale of University of North Carolina water, electric, telephone utilities. |
Subject files document I. Beverly Lake Jr.'s two terms as a Democratic senator in the North Carolina legislature, his unsuccessful campaign as a Republican candidate for governor, his work as a legislative liaison, and his unsuccessful campaign for associate justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Topics include the Utilities Commission Reform bill, Republican party politics, alleged voting irregularities in Lake's failed campaign for associate justice, privatization of prisons, nuisance anti-pornography and obscenity laws, crime control and public safety.
Subject files documenting I. Beverly Lake Jr.'s terms as a Superior Court judge, 1985-1991, his appointment in 1992 and his subsequent election in 1994 as associate justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Correspondence is both court-related and personal.
Chiefly thank you letters and tributes.
| Box 21 |
Reading files, 1995-1999 |
| Box 22 |
Reading files, 2000-2002 |
| Box 23 |
Reading files, 2003-2006 |
Arrangement: roughly alphabetical, as received from the donor.
Subject files document the administration, standards, programs, and issues of the North Carolina court system; public mail and prisoner correspondence; speeches; and a variety of political topics, including voting, redistricting, voter retention, and voter education. Some files document areas in which professional and personal interests intersect, including the Civil War Tourism Council, Campbell University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest University Law, and a scrapbook about Associate Justice Lake that was created by his staff.
Chiefly subject files relating to judicial topics, including judicial appointments, conferences, ethics, organizations, and campaigns. Also of note are files relating to the death penalty and the North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission.
Topics include but are not limited to commencement addresses, state of the judiciary, Confederate flag day, ethics, law enforcement, mediation, and the guardian ad litem program.
Arrangement: chronological
| Box 35 |
Speeches, 1978-2011 |
Chiefly personal letters concerning death of I. Beverly Lake Sr., the chief justice campaign of 2000, and tributes.
Box 35-36
Box 35Box 36 |
Correspondence, 1996-2000s |
Correspondence, printed materials, and other materials documenting family members and I. Beverly Lake Jr.'s activities with the Western Boulevard Community Center, Lake People's Association, Wake Forest Baptist Church, and Wake Forest Law School Fund.
| Box 36 |
Mary Bell |
I. Beverly Lake Sr. |
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James Lake |
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Gertrude Lake, 1969 |
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Western Boulevard Community Center, 1965Materials relating to board of directors. |
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Family greeting cards, 1960s |
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Letters and notes received on mother's death, 1975 |
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Christmas card list, 1992 |
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| Box 37 |
Cottage, 1985 |
Lake People's Association, 1964-1968Correspondence relating to I. Beverly Lake Jr.'s role in a network of grassroots supporters of I. Beverly Lake Sr.'s campaign for governor of North Carolina in 1964. |
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Martin Luther King; Montgomery march, Lyndon Baines JohnsonPrinted materials. |
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Very Valuable PapersCorrespondence. |
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Wake Forest Baptist Church |
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Wake Forest Law School Fund, 1982-1983 |
Arrangement: Files arranged alphabetically, as received from the donor.
Correspondence, printed material, ephemera. Topics include bible study, biographical data about Lake, Boy Scouts, deacon fishing bunch, firearm safety training, Jesse Helms, awards, judicial standards, Just Give Me Jesus Revival, I. Beverly Lake Sr. Justice Fund and scholarship.
Box 37-38
Box 37Box 38 |
Miscellaneous, 1980s-2000s |
Chiefly court-related portraits and snapshots documenting members of the court and court programs, campaign portraits, and other photographs documenting public events.
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Series 2. Audiovisual Materials, 1978-1988, 2005-2006, and undated
Arrangement: By format.
Processing information: Titles and descriptions compiled from original containers.
Audiovisual materials related to political campaigns, the North Carolina court system, and I. Beverly Lake Sr.'s affiliation with the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Recordings are on VHS and audiocassette.
| Videotape VT-05776/1 |
Sons of Confederate Veterans charter night, Fort Branch on the Roanoke, Williamston, N.C., 30 April 1988VHS Copy of Beverly Lake Sr.'s address to the Sons of Confederate Veterans |
| Videotape VT-05776/2 |
State Board of Elections, Exhibit to Pldg. #26, Court fileVHS |
| Audiocassette C-05776/1 |
Franklin BudgetAudiocassette |
| Audiocassette C-05776/2 |
I. Beverly Lake, Jr. Lake for Senate commercials, 1978Audiocassette Three thirty second spots filmed in the spring of 1978 |
| Digital Folder DF-05776/1 |
Honorable I. Beverly Lake, 2006Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism. |
| Digital Folder DF-05776/2 |
Leadership North Carolina: The Judiciary and Public Policy, 2005 |
| Digital Folder DF-05776/3 |
The Roast of Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake, 2006 |
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