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| Size | 51.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 22,000 items) |
| Abstract | The Thomas W. Lambeth Papers document the work of a white University of North Carolina alum who made a career in Democratic party political work, from the 1950s to the 2000s, and also as the director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on social justice, environment, community development, and democracy. Lambeth's personal papers and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation records concern education programs and policies; various state and national Democratic campaigns in North Carolina; redistricting in North Carolina; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, School of Social Work, School of Education, and General Alumni Association; the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program; the missing North Carolina copy of the Bill of Rights; First Flight Centennial Commission; the campaign to pass the amendment "allowing governors to succeed themselves"; family philanthropy; a proposed public interest law center; Opportunities for Families Fund; North Carolina Leadership Forum and Conference; the Piedmont Triad project on economic development; the Rural Prosperity Task Force; Ku Klux Klan involvement in the 1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election; health care for the uninsured; and Save Our State, which lobbied for policies that protected North Carolina's physical environment in the context of economic growth, in particular with regard to hog farming. Materials include correspondence, reports, speeches, and printed materials. The collection formerly was titled Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Records. |
| Creator | Lambeth, Thomas W. (Thomas Willis), 1935- |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Encoded by: Laura Smith
Revisions by: Nancy Kaiser, December 2018; Nancy Kaiser and Gillian McCuistion, November 2019
The collection formerly was titled Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Records.
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Biographical Information
Thomas W. Lambeth (1935-), a white North Carolinian, graduated from the University of North Carolina and began his career as a Democratic political worker on campaigns for Skipper Bowles, Richardson Preyer, Terry Sanford, and other North Carolina politicians. He later served as the director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem, N.C., is focused on improving the quality of life for all of North Carolina, through support for social justice, environment, community development, and democracy.
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The Thomas W. Lambeth Papers document the work of a white University of North Carolina alum who made a career in Democratic political work chiefly during the 1950s-1970s and later as the director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on improving the quality of life for all of North Carolina, through support for social justice, environment, community development, and democracy.
The original deposit consists of Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation records, including a proposal for a public interest law center; correspondence and related materials for the 1986 North Carolina Leadership Forum and Conference; meeting notes and reports for the Opportunities for Families Fund (O.F.F.), an initiative to reduce poverty; and steering committee materials from the Save Our State (S.O.S.) group, which lobbied for policies that protected North Carolina's physical environment in the context of economic growth. The group was particularly interested in environmental and economic issues surrounding hog farming.
The Addition of June 2015 consists of Lambeth's personal papers, including speeches; political materials relating to various Democratic candidates from North Carolina, redistricting in North Carolina, and the 1964 gubernatorial election; and other materials relating to philanthropy and the private sector and work done for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and the Committee on Family Foundations.
The Addition of October 2018 also consists of Lambeth's personal papers, including materials relating to A. Craig Phillips' campaign for state superintendent for education; the missing North Carolina copy of the Bill of Rights; First Flight Centennial Commission; school essay on "The People of North Carolina" (1949); Dialectic Senate speech and other speeches on citizenship, 1952-1953; and the teaching fellows program.
The Addition of October 2019 consists of correspondence, reports, printed materials, and other documentation of Lambeth's work with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, School of Social Work, School of Education, and General Alumni Association; the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; the H. Smith Richardson Foundation; the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program; First Flight Centennial Commission; and various other educational, philanthropic, and civic organizations and task forces. Topics include the Golden LEAF Foundation; state and national Democratic political campaigns from 1960 to the 2000s; the campaign to pass the amendment "allowing governors to succeed themselves"; family philanthropy; education policy and programs; the Piedmont Triad project on economic development; Rural Prosperity Task Force; Ku Klux Klan involvement in the 1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election; and health care for the uninsured.
The collection formerly was titled Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Records.
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Series 1. Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Records, 1985-1986, 1997-1998 (Original Deposit of
December 2014)
Acquisitions Information: Accession 102151
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Records consist of a proposal for a public interest law center; correspondence and related materials for the 1986 North Carolina Leadership Forum and Conference; meeting notes and reports for the Opportunities for Families Fund (O.F.F.), an initiative to reduce poverty; and steering committee materials from the Save Our State (S.O.S.) group, which lobbied for policies that protected North Carolina's physical environment in the context of economic growth. The group was particularly interested in environmental and economic issues surrounding hog farming.
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Public Interest Law Center |
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North Carolina Leadership Forum and Conference |
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Steering Committee (1 of 2) |
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Steering Committee (2 of 2) |
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Series 2A. Papers, 1950s-2013 (Addition of June 2015).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 102227
The Addition of June 2015 consists of speeches; political materials relating to various Democratic candidates from North Carolina, redistricting in North Carolina, and the 1964 gubernatorial election; and other materials relating to philanthropy and the private sector and work done for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and the Committee on Family Foundations.
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Speeches, 1977-2013Speeches given at events hosted by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, as well as other philanthropic and civic organizations in North Carolina. |
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1950s-1970sMeeting minutes, correspondence, and clippings related to Richardson Preyer, Skipper Bowles, redistricting in North Carolina, and the 1964 gubernatorial election. |
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1960s-1990sClippings, speeches, correspondence, and other materials relating to political campaigns of James B. Hunt, Terry Sanford, Bob Jordan, Rufus Edmisten; working as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and to concerns of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees about student housing and the Graham Memorial Student Union. |
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1990sCorrespondence, clippings, and binders about politics, Committee on Family Foundations, University of North Carolina consolidation history, philanthropy and the private sector, and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. |
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Series 2A. Papers, 1949-2001 (Addition of October 2018).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 103466
The Addition of October 2018 consists of materials relating to A. Craig Phillips' campaign for state superintendent for education; the missing North Carolina copy of the Bill of Rights; First Flight Centennial Commission; school essay on "The People of North Carolina" (1949); Dialectic Senate speech and other speeches on citizenship, 1952-1953; and the teaching fellows program.
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A. Craig Phillips campaign material, 1968Memoranda, press releases, correspondence, financial statements for campaign for superintendent of public instruction. |
School materials, 1949-1954Essay, speeches, clippings. |
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North Carolina copy of the Bill of Rights |
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First Flight Centennial Commission, 2001 |
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North Carolina Teaching Fellows, 1993 |
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"Meet Terry Sanford," 1960Background material for campaign workers. |
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Series 2A. Papers, 1950s-2000s (Addition of October 2019).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 103735
The Addition of October 2019 consists of correspondence, reports, printed materials, and other documentation of Lambeth's work with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, School of Social Work, School of Education, and General Alumni Association; the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; the H. Smith Richardson Foundation; the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program; First Flight Centennial Commission; and various other educational, philanthropic, and civic organizations and task forces. Topics include the Golden LEAF Foundation; state and national Democratic political campaigns from 1960 to the 2000s; the campaign to pass the amendment "allowing governors to succeed themselves"; family philanthropy; education policy and programs; the Piedmont Triad project on economic development; Rural Prosperity Task Force; Ku Klux Klan involvement in the 1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election; and health care for the uninsured.