A Guide to the Robert Bolling Lambeth, Sr., papers, 1936-2007 Lambeth, Sr., Robert Bolling, papers, 1936-2007 50556

A Guide to the Robert Bolling Lambeth, Sr., papers, 1936-2007

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Accession Number 50556


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Repository
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Accession Number
50556
Title
Robert Bolling Lambeth, Sr., papers, 1936-2007
Extent
13.95 cu. ft. and 32 boxes
Creator
Robert Bolling Lambeth, Sr.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Robert Bolling Lambeth, Sr., papers, 1936-2007. Accession 50556. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Elizabeth Lambeth Gereau of Lynchburg.

Biographical Information

Robert Bolling Lambeth was born 1 April 1915 in Bedford County, Virginia, to Samuel Summerfield Lambeth (1871-1945) and Margaret Walker Bolling Lambeth (1881-1966). Lambeth attended Allen's Mountain School in Bedford, Virginia, then St. Christopher's in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from Randolph-Macon Academy in Bedford. He attended Washington and Lee University and George Washington University. Lambeth graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1940. During World War II, he was a naval intelligence officer serving on the staff of General Douglas McArthur. After the war, Lambeth returned to practice law in Bedford, and served as commonwealth's attorney for Bedford County from 1948 to 1961. He was the founder and legal council for Liberty Bank of Bedford, and he was a promoter of the Smith Mountain dam, lake, and park. Lambeth was active in public education and historic preservation. He married Clara Elizabeth Sizemore (1913-2010) 3 October 1942, and they had two children. Lambeth died 17 October 1999 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Bedford.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1936-2007, of Robert Bolling Lambeth, Sr., (1915-1999) of Bedford County, Virginia, consisting of advertisements, articles, clippings, correspondence, magazines, maps, notes, photographs, reports, speeches, and other papers concerning Lambeth's activities as a member of the Roanoke River Basin Association, as a naval officer during World War II, as an organizer of various festivals, and as a candidate for political office. Papers highlight his interest in education, religion, conservation, law, and finance, among other topics.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Roanoke River Basin Association Series II: Naval service Series III: Personal Papers Series IV: Festivals Series V: Law, finance, and economics Series VI: Politics Series VII: Planning Series VIII: Education Series IX: UVA magazines and newsletters Series X: Chamber of Commerce Series XI: General publications Series XII: Advertisements Series XIII: General subjects

Related Material

Robert Bolling Lambeth, Sr., papers, 1922-1952 (LVA accession 51630).

Contents List

Series I: Roanoke River Basin Association .
Boxes 9
Extent: 9 boxes.

Ronoake River Basin Association papers contain brochures, clippings, correspondence, maps, pamphlets, photographs, press releases, reports, and other papers concerning the association's activities regarding the development of the Roanoke River basin.

  • Box 1 Folder 1
    Papers, August-September 1946 , regarding formation of the association.
  • Box 1 Folder 2
    Papers, October 1946 , regarding formation of the association.
  • Box 1 Folder 3
    Papers, November-December 1946 .
  • Box 1 Folder 4
    Papers, January 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 5
    Papers, February 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 6
    Papers, March 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 7
    Papers, April 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 8
    Papers, May-June 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 9
    Papers, July 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 10
    Papers, August-September 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 11
    Papers, October 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 12
    Papers, November-December 1947 .
  • Box 1 Folder 13
    Papers, January 1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 14
    Papers, February 1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 15
    Papers, March 1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 16
    Papers, April-May 1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 17
    Papers, June 1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 18
    Papers, July 1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 19
    Papers, August 1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 20
    Papers, September-November 1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 21
    Papers, ca. 1946-1948 .
  • Box 1 Folder 22
    Report of a special committee on articles of association, 8 November 1949 .
  • Box 1 Folder 23
    Papers, 1950 .
  • Box 1 Folder 24
    Papers, 1951-1952 .
  • Box 1 Folder 25
    Papers, 1953-1955 .
  • Box 1 Folder 26
    Papers, 1956-1957 .
  • Box 2 Folder 1
    Papers, March-May 1958 .
  • Box 2 Folder 2
    Papers, June-July, no date 1958 .
  • Box 2 Folder 3
    Papers, 1959-1960 .
  • Box 2 Folder 4
    Papers, 1963-1964 .
  • Box 2 Folder 5
    Papers, 1968-1969, 196[-] .
  • Box 2 Folder 6
    Papers, 1974-1975, 1979, ca. 1970s .
  • Box 2 Folder 7
    Papers, 1991 .
  • Box 2 Folder 8
    Papers, January-March 1992 .
  • Box 2 Folder 9
    Papers, April-May 1992 .
  • Box 2 Folder 10
    Papers, June-July 1992 .
  • Box 2 Folder 11
    Papers, August-October 1992 .
  • Box 2 Folder 12
    Papers, 1993-1994 .
  • Box 2 Folder 13
    Papers, 1995 .
  • Box 2 Folder 14
    Papers, 1996 .
  • Box 2 Folder 15
    Papers, 1997-1999 .
  • Box 2 Folder 16
    Papers, ca. 1990s .
  • Box 2 Folder 17
    Papers, 2000-2002 .
  • Box 2 Folder 18
    Papers, no date .
  • Box 2 Folder 19
    Annual meeting, 1948 .
  • Box 2 Folder 20
    Annual meeting, 1949 .
  • Box 2 Folder 21
    Annual meeting, 1950 (folder 1 of 2).
  • Box 2 Folder 22
    Annual meeting, 1950 (folder 2 of 2).
  • Box 2 Folder 23
    Annual meeting, 1951 .
  • Box 2 Folder 24
    Annual meeting, 1953 .
  • Box 2 Folder 25
    Annual meeting, 1957 .
  • Box 2 Folder 26
    Annual meeting, 1958 .
  • Box 2 Folder 27
    Annual meeting, 1959 .
  • Box 2 Folder 28
    Annual meeting, 1960 .
  • Box 3 Folder 1
    Annual meeting, 1961 .
  • Box 3 Folder 2
    Annual meeting, 1962 .
  • Box 3 Folder 3
    Annual meeting, 1963 .
  • Box 3 Folder 4
    Annual meeting, 1964 .
  • Box 3 Folder 5
    Annual meeting, 1965 .
  • Box 3 Folder 6
    Annual meeting, 1966 .
  • Box 3 Folder 7
    Annual meeting, 1967 .
  • Box 3 Folder 8
    Annual meeting, 1968 .
  • Box 3 Folder 9
    Annual meeting, 1969 .
  • Box 3 Folder 10
    Annual meeting, 1974 .
  • Box 3 Folder 11
    Annual meeting, 1992 .
  • Box 3 Folder 12
    Annual meeting, 1995 .
  • Box 3 Folder 13
    Annual meeting, pamphlets and brochures, no date .
  • Box 3 Folder 14
    Board of directors papers, 1994 .
  • Box 3 Folder 15
    Board of directors papers, 1995 .
  • Box 3 Folder 16
    Board of directors papers, 1997 .
  • Box 3 Folder 17
    Robert Bolling Lambeth ceremony, 1999-2002 .
  • Box 3 Folder 18
    Newsletters, 1996 .
  • Box 3 Folder 19
    Basin Bulletin newsletters, 1999-2002 .
  • Box 3 Folder 20
    "The Roanoke River Project and What It Will Mean, " April 1947 .
  • Box 3 Folder 21
    Statements and press releases of Eric W. Rodgers, 1949, no date .
  • Box 3 Folder 22
    Lambeth statement at public meeting, 27 January 1950 .
  • Box 3 Folder 23
    Speeches, 1950 .
  • Box 3 Folder 24
    "Roanoke River, Va. and N.C.: Letter from the Secretary of War, " 1944 .
  • Box 3 Folder 25
    Roanoke River basin, 1945 .
  • Box 3 Folder 26
    Roanoke River basin report, 1947 .
  • Box 3 Folder 27
    "Report of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development on the Development of the Roanoke River Basin, " 25 October 1948 .
  • Box 3 Folder 28
    "Development of the Roanoke River, " January 1949 .
  • Box 4 Folder 1
    Reservoirs Regional Planning Commission, 1961-1962 .
  • Box 4 Folder 2
    Reservoirs Regional Planning Commission, 1963 .
  • Box 4 Folder 3
    Reservoirs Regional Planning Commission, 1964 .
  • Box 4 Folder 4
    Reservoirs Regional Planning Commission, 1965 .
  • Box 4 Folder 5
    Reservoirs Regional Planning Commission, no date .
  • Box 4 Folder 6
    Reservoirs Regional Planning Commission--state parks information, 1961-1964 .
  • Box 4 Folder 7
    Outdoor Recreation Study Commission papers, 1964 .
  • Box 4 Folder 8
    Outdoor Recreation Study Commission papers, 1965 .
  • Box 4 Folder 9
    Outdoor Recreation Study Commission papers, 1966, no date .
  • Box 4 Folder 10
    Smith Mountain Lake Dam, 1943 .
  • Box 4 Folder 11
    Smith Mountain Lake--genesis, 1944 .
  • Box 4 Folder 12
    Smith Mountain Lake--genesis, 1944 .
  • Box 4 Folder 13
    Smith Mountain Lake Dam, 1950 .
  • Box 4 Folder 14
    Smith Mountain Lake Dam, 1961 .
  • Box 4 Folder 15
    Smith Mountain Lake Dam, 1963-1964 .
  • Box 4 Folder 16
    Smith Mountain Lake, 1965-1966 .
  • Box 4 Folder 17
    Smith Mountain Lake, 1991-1992 .
  • Box 4 Folder 18
    Smith Mountain Lake, undated .
  • Box 4 Folder 19
    "Review Report on Roanoke River, Va.-N.C.: Smith Mountain Reservoir, Va., " 1950 .
  • Box 4 Folder 20
    "Record of Public Hearing on Smith Mountain Reservoir, Roanoke River Virginia and North Carolina for Flood Control and Other Purposes, " 27 January 1950 .
  • Box 5 Folder 1
    "A Regional Park Authority Feasibility Study for the Smith Mountain and Leesville Reservoirs " (marked copies).
  • Box 5 Folder 2
    "A Regional Park Authority Feasibility Study for the Smith Mountain and Leesville Reservoirs " (speech copy and unmarked copy).
  • Box 5 Folder 3
    Smith Mountain Reservoir recreation committee and regional planning commission, 1958-1960 .
  • Box 5 Folder 4
    Smith Mountain Reservoir recreation committee and regional planning commission, 1961, 1966 .
  • Box 5 Folder 5
    Smith Mountain Lake Dam--Appalachian Power Company, 1946, 1958, 1991 .
  • Box 5 Folder 6
    "Ecomomic Impact of Smith Mountain and Leesville Lakes in Appalachian Power Company's Smith Mountain Pumped Storage and Hydro-Electric Development, " November 1967 .
  • Box 5 Folder 7
    "Report of Field Investigation Potential Park and Recreation Areas Smith Mountain Reservoir, " January 1963 .
  • Box 5 Folder 8
    "History of Smith Mountain Lake " by Bolling Lambeth.
  • Box 5 Folder 9
    Drafts of "History of Smith Mountain Lake. "
  • Box 5 Folder 10
    Smith Mountain Lake Association papers, 1994-1998 .
  • Box 5 Folder 11
    Philpott Dam report, undated .
  • Box 5 Folder 12
    "Philpott Dam and Reservoir Project, " October 1949 .
  • Box 5 Folder 13
    Philpott Dam project papers, 1964, undated .
    Physical Location: Drawing of the Philpott Project is located in box 32, folder 2.
  • Box 5 Folder 14
    "Buggs Island Dam and Reservoir Project, " September 1949 .
  • Box 5 Folder 15
    Buggs Island Sporting and Realty papers, 1951-1952, undated .
  • Box 5 Folder 16
    John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir papers and pamphlets, undated .
    Physical Location: Kerr Reservoir map book is located in box 30, folder 1. John H. Kerr Project drawing is located in box 32, folder 2.
  • Box 5 Folder 17
    "Federal Power Commission statement on Power Supply and Requirements, " 22 November 1947 .
  • Box 5 Folder 18
    "Federal Power Commission: Supplement to the Decision of March 1950 in the Matter of Virginia Electric and Power Company, " [1950] .
  • Box 6 Folder 1
    Application of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative with the Virginia State Corporation Commission--brief, ca. 1950 .
  • Box 6 Folder 2
    Application of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative with the Virginia State Corporation Commission--reply brief, ca. 1950 .
  • Box 6 Folder 3
    "Federal Power Commission Decision in the Matter of Virginia Electric and Power Company, " ca. 1950 .
  • Box 6 Folder 4
    "Federal Power Commission Opinion in the Matter of Virginia Electric and Power Company, " 1951 .
  • Box 6 Folder 5
    U.S. Supreme Court 97-839--Roanoke River Basin Association v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, October 1997 .
  • Box 6 Folder 6
    U.S. Court of Appeals (District of Columbia) 95-1494 and 95-1500--State of North Carolina and Roanoke River Basin Association v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission--brief, 1996-1997 .
  • Box 6 Folder 7
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission--draft of environmental assessment South Hill water supply project, 1996 .
  • Box 6 Folder 8
    "Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Hydropower Licensing--Draft Environmental Impact Statement Nonproject Use of Project Lands and Water for the City of Virginia Beach Water Supply Project, Brunswick County, Virginia, " January 1995 .
  • Box 6 Folder 9
    "Virginia County Basic Data, " ca. 1945 .
  • Box 6 Folder 10
    "Contract for the Preparation of a Comprehensive Plan for the Counties of Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, and Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia, " 1962 .
  • Box 6 Folder 11
    "Land Use Survey and Analysis: Bedford County, Virginia, " ca. 1960s .
  • Box 6 Folder 12
    "Bedford County Land Use Survey and Analysis, " ca. 1964 .
  • Box 6 Folder 13
    "Bedford County Sub-Division Ordinance, " undated .
  • Box 6 Folder 14
    "Population Report: Bedford County, " ca. 1960s .
  • Box 7 Folder 1
    "Bedford County Land Use Plan. "
  • Box 7 Folder 2
    "Campbell County Land Use Survey and Analysis, " ca. 1964 .
  • Box 7 Folder 3
    "Population Report: Campbell County, " ca. 1960s .
  • Box 7 Folder 4
    "Frankin County Land Use and Survey Analysis, " ca. 1964 .
  • Box 7 Folder 5
    "Population Report: Franklin County, " ca. 1960s .
  • Box 7 Folder 6
    "Pittsylvania County Land Use Survey and Analysis, " ca. 1964 .
  • Box 7 Folder 7
    "Population Report: Pittsylvania County, " ca. 1960s .
  • Box 7 Folder 8
    Major Storage Reservoirs of Virginia , 1948 .
  • Box 7 Folder 9
    "The Southside Electric Cooperative, " 1948 .
  • Box 7 Folder 10
    "News Bulletin: American Watershed Council, " November 1951 .
  • Box 7 Folder 11
    Utilities, 1952-1953, no date .
  • Box 7 Folder 12
    "Water Resources Development by the Corps of Engineers in Virginia, " 1955 .
  • Box 7 Folder 13
    "Architect-Engineer Experience Data ": Lublin, McGaughy and Associates, Architects and Consulting Engineers, 1959 .
  • Box 7 Folder 14
    "Housing Sights Years 1980 and 2000: Northern Virginia Region, " February 1963 .
  • Box 7 Folder 15
    "ASPO Newsletter, " November 1962 .
  • Box 7 Folder 16
    "The Care and Sharing of America's Water. "
  • Box 7 Folder 17
    "Articles of Association of the Labor Relations Council of Chambers of Commerce. "
  • Box 7 Folder 18
    "A Profitable Boat Manufacturing Opportunity. "
  • Box 7 Folder 19
    "History of the Roanoke River Basin Dams and Lakes " by Bolling Lambeth.
  • Box 7 Folder 20
    Pamphlets and brochures.
  • Box 8 Folder 1
    Brochure drafts.
  • Box 8 Folder 2
    Resources for and drafts of Lambeth's brochures.
  • Box 8 Folder 3
    Maps.
    Physical Location: Map of Roads in Vicinity of Smouth Mountain Lake--Bedford County is located in box 32, folder 2.
  • Box 8 Folder 4
    Clippings, 1945-1949 .
    Physical Location: Scotland Neck (N.C.) Commonwealth , 16 December 1949, is located in box 31, folder 1.
  • Box 8 Folder 5
    Clippings, 1950 .
  • Box 8 Folder 6
    Clippings, 1951 .
  • Box 8 Folder 7
    Clippings, 1952 .
  • Box 8 Folder 8
    Clippings, 1953 .
  • Box 8 Folder 9
    Clippings, no date, ca. 1950-1953 .
  • Box 8 Folder 10
    Clippings, ca. 1965-1967 .
  • Box 8 Folder 11
    Clippings, ca. 1990-1995 .
  • Box 8 Folder 12
    Clippings, 1993 .
  • Box 8 Folder 13
    Clippings, 1994-1995, 1997 .
  • Box 8 Folder 14
    Clippings, January-April 2000 .
  • Box 8 Folder 15
    Clippings, July-November 2000 .
  • Box 8 Folder 16
    Clippings, 2001 .
  • Box 8 Folder 17
    Clippings, 2002 .
  • Box 8 Folder 18
    Clippings, 2007 .
  • Box 8 Folder 19
    Clippings, no date .
  • Box 8 Folder 20
    Newspapers on microfilm references, 1946-1995 .
  • Box 9 Folder 1
    Smith Mountain Lake photographs.
  • Box 9 Folder 2
    Smith Mountain Lake photographs.
  • Box 9 Folder 3
    Appearance of Roanoke River Basin Association before the U.S. House photographs.
  • Box 9 Folder 4
    Photographs.
  • Box 9 Folder 5
    Photographs.
  • Box 9 Folder 6
    Photographs.
  • Box 9 Folder 7
    Stickers, paperweight, and pen.
    Physical Location: Roanoke River Basin paperweight and pen are located in box 29.
Series II: Naval Service .
Boxes 10-11
Extent: 2 boxes.

Naval Service consists of atlases, clippings, correspondence, currency, journals, military records, newsletters, notebooks, photographs, reports, sketches, and other papers documenting Lambeth's service with Naval Intelligence in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

  • Box 10 Folder 1
    U.S. Navy Officer service record, 1943-1954 (folder 1 of 4).
  • Box 10 Folder 2
    U.S. Navy Officer service record, 1943-1954 (folder 2 of 4).
  • Box 10 Folder 3
    U.S. Navy Officer service record, 1943-1954 (folder 3 of 4).
  • Box 10 Folder 4
    U.S. Navy Officer service record, 1943-1954 (folder 4 of 4).
  • Box 10 Folder 5
    Personal correspondence, 1944-1945 .
  • Box 10 Folder 6
    Papers, 1941-1942 .
  • Box 10 Folder 7
    Papers, March-April 1943 .
  • Box 10 Folder 8
    Papers, May-July 1943 .
  • Box 10 Folder 9
    Papers, August 1943 .
  • Box 10 Folder 10
    Papers, October-November 1943 .
  • Box 10 Folder 11
    Papers, 1944 .
  • Box 10 Folder 12
    Papers, January-April 1945 .
  • Box 10 Folder 13
    Papers, May-August 1945 .
  • Box 10 Folder 14
    Papers, ca. 1941-1945 .
    Physical Location: Certificate for Ancient Order of the Deep (blank) located in box 32, folder 3.
  • Box 10 Folder 15
    Papers, 1946, 1949-1950, 1991, and undated .
    Physical Location: Factual Chart of World War II Asiatic-Pacific Operations, 1946, is located in box 31, folder 2.
  • Box 10 Folder 16
    Journals, ca. 1944 .
  • Box 10 Folder 17
    Notebook and clippings, 1944-1945 .
  • Box 10 Folder 18
    Sketches.
  • Box 10 Folder 19
    Clippings, 1944, undated .
  • Box 10 Folder 20
    Photographs, ca. 1944 .
  • Box 10 Folder 21
    Photographs, New Guinea, October 1944 .
  • Box 10 Folder 22
    Photographs, Philippines, 1944 .
  • Box 10 Folder 23
    Photographs, 1945 .
  • Box 11 Folder 1
    Papers relating to Naval Intelligence, commerce and customs, ca. 1941-1942 .
  • Box 11 Folder 2
    Naval Intelligence service, Fifth Naval District, continuing order No. 1, 17 April 1942 .
  • Box 11 Folder 3
    Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, District Intelligence Office, 30 June 1942 .
  • Box 11 Folder 4
    Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, District Intelligence Office, 30 September 1942 .
  • Box 11 Folder 5
    Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, District Intelligence Office papers, 1942 .
  • Box 11 Folder 6
    Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, Naval Operating Base, 1942-1943 .
  • Box 11 Folder 7
    Fifth Naval District, District Intelligence Office, Section B-3, 1 January 1943 .
  • Box 11 Folder 8
    Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, District Intelligence Office, 28 February 1943 .
  • Box 11 Folder 9
    Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, District Intelligence Office, 31 March 1943 .
  • Box 11 Folder 10
    Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, District Intelligence Office, 30 June 1943 .
  • Box 11 Folder 11
    Fifth Naval District, District Intelligence Office, Section B-3, undated .
  • Box 11 Folder 12
    Naval Intelligence Division, undated .
  • Box 11 Folder 13
    Douglas MacArthur proclamations and correspondence.
    Physical Location: Cigarettes, matches, pencils, and chewing gum[?] are located in box 29.
  • Box 11 Folder 14
    Free Philippines , 17 December 1944 .
  • Box 11 Folder 14
    Kwajalein Daily News , 14 February 1945 .
  • Box 11 Folder 15
    Philippines currency issued by Japan.
  • Box 11 Folder 16
    Global Atlas of the World at War .
    Physical Location: Atlas is located in box 30, folder 2.
Series III: Personal Papers .
Boxes 11-15
Extent: 5 boxes.

Personal papers contains announcements, articles, booklets, books, bulletins, bylaws, clippings, correspondence, financial records, lists, magazines, notes, photographs, poems, reports, sermons, speeches, and other papers regarding Lambeth's candidacy for the general assembly, his church leadership, and his personal activities. Papers include speeches to organizations on various topics, as well as local histories of Albemarle and Bedford Counties.

  • Box 11 Folder 17
    Loyalty Sunday, 26 May 1957 (including remarks).
  • Box 11 Folder 18
    Business of the Church (Methodist).
  • Box 11 Folder 19
    Materialism and the spiritual.
  • Box 11 Folder 20
    Sermons and prayers.
  • Box 11 Folder 21
    Remarks and addresses on various church topics.
  • Box 11 Folder 22
    Addresses--Main Street Methodist Church Men's Club, 1964, 1966, 1974 .
  • Box 11 Folder 23
    Addresses concerning church laymen.
  • Box 11 Folder 24
    Miscellaneous notes for church talks.
  • Box 12 Folder 1
    Sunday School--Genesis and Exodus, 1966, 1969, 1982 .
  • Box 12 Folder 2
    Sunday School--Old Testament history and prophets, 1958, 1965-1966, undated .
  • Box 12 Folder 3
    Sunday School--Gospels, 1958, undated .
  • Box 12 Folder 4
    Sunday School--Acts and Pauline epistles, 1957, 1966-1967, 1983, undated .
  • Box 12 Folder 5
    Sunday School--non-Pauline epistles and Revelation, undated .
  • Box 12 Folder 6
    Sunday School--general topics, undated .
  • Box 12 Folder 7
    Raymond Fosdick article and letter, 1956-1957 .
  • Box 12 Folder 8
    Methodist Church--Lynchburg District papers, 1957, undated .
  • Box 12 Folder 9
    Main Street Methodist Church (Bedford) bulletins, 1952-1977, undated .
  • Box 12 Folder 10
    Church bulletins (various churches), 1945-1984 .
  • Box 12 Folder 11
    Adult Student and Adult Teacher , June 1965 .
  • Box 12 Folder 12
    "Can We Break Bread Together? " by Chauncey J. Varner, 1965 .
  • Box 12 Folder 13
    Membership Manual of the Methodist Church for Young People and Adulsts , 1960 .
  • Box 12 Folder 14
    The Methodist Primer by Charles Claude Selecman.
  • Box 12 Folder 15
    Seven Words of Christian Change by Robert M. Temple, Jr., 1974 .
  • Box 12 Folder 16
    Under Orders: The Churches and Public Affairs by Roswell P. Barnes, 1961 .
  • Box 13 Folder 1
    Wesley , April-May-June 1964, June-July-August 1965 .
  • Box 13 Folder 2
    Printed religious and church materials.
  • Box 13 Folder 3
    Clippings (religious), 1968-1969 .
  • Box 13 Folder 4
    Pamphlets and notes for United Nations Day, 24 October 1961 .
  • Box 13 Folder 5
    United Nations talk to the DAR, 15 January 1962 .
  • Box 13 Folder 6
    United Nations Flag Day program.
  • Box 13 Folder 7
    United Nations material.
  • Box 13 Folder 8
    Speeches at Randolph-Macon Academy, ca. early 1930s, ca. 1986 .
  • Box 13 Folder 9
    "The Challenge to My Generation "--University of Virginia Law School, 11 July 1938 .
  • Box 13 Folder 10
    "The Small Liberal Arts College, " 1968 .
  • Box 13 Folder 11
    Virginia Press Association, 12 June 1965 .
  • Box 13 Folder 12
    "Achievement in Faith "--Dedication of the Bedford Armory, 16 June 1957 .
  • Box 13 Folder 13
    Koinonia Foundation, 1954 .
  • Box 13 Folder 14
    Dedication of Radio Station WBLT, 4 March 1950 .
  • Box 13 Folder 15
    Memorial Day addresses, 1951, 1953, undated .
  • Box 13 Folder 16
    Veterans Day addresses, 1964, 1969, undated .
  • Box 13 Folder 17
    Addresses to the Boy Scouts, 1969, 1971 .
  • Box 13 Folder 18
    Addresses to Chambers of Commerce and Junior Chambers of Commerce, 1950, 1953, 1969 .
  • Box 13 Folder 19
    Civil War addresses, 1960, 1965, undated .
  • Box 13 Folder 20
    Addresses to the DAR, 1954, 1959 .
  • Box 13 Folder 21
    Addresses on law and legal matters, 1958, 1959, undated .
  • Box 13 Folder 22
    Addresses on politics, foreign policy, and civics, 1960, ca. 1968, undated .
  • Box 13 Folder 23
    Addresses to various organizations, 1957-1974 .
  • Box 13 Folder 24
    Addresses on various topics.
  • Box 13 Folder 25
    School talks, 1961, 1963, 1972, undated .
  • Box 14 Folder 1
    "Evaluation of Our Bedford Public Schools, " 9 May 1967 .
  • Box 14 Folder 2
    Speaker introduction notes.
  • Box 14 Folder 3
    Programs, 1949-1965 .
  • Box 14 Folder 4
    Speeches--miscellaneous papers.
  • Box 14 Folder 5
    General printed materials for speeches and talks.
  • Box 14 Folder 6
    Politics, 1937, 1951-1953, 1972, undated .
    Physical Location: Public schools statment, 12 May 1951, by R. B. Lambeth and sample ballot (Democratic), 7 November 1972, are located in box 30, folder 3.
  • Box 14 Folder 7
    A. Willis Robertson speeches, 1962-1964 .
  • Box 14 Folder 8
    Democratic primary--Bolling Lambeth campaign materials, 1965 .
  • Box 14 Folder 9
    Democratic primary--notes on Lambeth radio spots, 1965 .
  • Box 14 Folder 10
    Democratic primary--radio address by William W. Berry, M. E. Padgett, Jr., and DuVal Radford, 1965 .
  • Box 14 Folder 11
    Democratic primary--notes, 1965 .
  • Box 14 Folder 12
    Democratic primary--Lacy Putney papers, 1965 .
  • Box 14 Folder 13
    Democratic primary--poll tax payment list, 1965 .
  • Box 14 Folder 14
    Virgil H. Goode keynote address to the State Convention of Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia, 25 March 1972 .
  • Box 14 Folder 15
    Clippings, apportionment, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 14 Folder 16
    Clippings 1941 Governor's race, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 14 Folder 17
    Clippings, poll tax, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 14 Folder 18
    Clippings, Virginia politics and government, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 14 Folder 19
    "The Case against Nixon " by Morris H. Rubin, The Progressive , 1960 .
  • Box 14 Folder 20
    Papers, 1940, 1949-1958 .
  • Box 14 Folder 21
    Papers, 1962-1966 .
  • Box 14 Folder 22
    Papers, 1983, 1989 .
  • Box 14 Folder 23
    Papers, undated .
    Physical Location: American flag (48 stars) is located in box 29. Charlottesville advertisements board by Lambeth is located in box 32, folder 1.
  • Box 14 Folder 24
    "Why Support Roosevelt "by Bolling Lambeth, 1936 .
  • Box 14 Folder 25
    "The Little Congress of the University of Virginia " (orginally published in University of Virginia Alumni News May 1937), 1937 .
  • Box 14 Folder 26
    "Jefferson's Country " co-written by Bolling Lambeth, 1937 .
  • Box 14 Folder 27
    Articles by Robert Bolling Lambeth, 1936-1951 .
  • Box 14 Folder 28
    "Bedford, the No-Tax Town " by Robert Bolling Lambeth in The Commonwealth , May 1938 .
  • Box 14 Folder 29
    Review of Halifacts and related correspondence, 1941-1942 .
  • Box 15 Folder 1
    "Who is Ross Valentine? "
  • Box 15 Folder 2
    Poems by Robert Bolling Lambeth.
  • Box 15 Folder 3
    Public relations--general.
  • Box 15 Folder 4
    Pony.
  • Box 15 Folder 5
    Dogs, 1948-1984 .
  • Box 15 Folder 6
    Notes.
  • Box 15 Folder 7
    Calendar, 1962 .
  • Box 15 Folder 8
    Calendar-yearbook, 1963 .
  • Box 15 Folder 9
    Photographs--house and mausoleum[?].
Series IV: Festivals .
Boxes 15-16
Extent: 2 boxes.

Festivals contains articles, brochures, cards, cartoons, clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, programs, stationery, and other papers regarding the National Peanut Festival (Suffolk, Virginia), the National Seafood Festival (Hampton, Virginia), and the National Tobacco Festival (South Boston, Virginia).

  • Box 15 Folder 10
    National Peanut Festival papers, 1940-1942 .
  • Box 15 Folder 11
    Brochures, cards, cartoon, 1941 .
    Physical Location: Peanut medal is located in box 29
  • Box 15 Folder 12
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 13
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 14
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 15
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 16
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 17
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 18
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 19
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 20
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 21
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 22
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 23
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 24
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 15 Folder 25
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 16 Folder 1
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 16 Folder 2
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 16 Folder 3
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 16 Folder 4
    National Peanut Festival photographs, 1941 .
  • Box 16 Folder 5
    National Seafood Festival program, 1948 .
  • Box 16 Folder 6
    National Seafood Festival seafood cook book, 1948 .
  • Box 16 Folder 7
    National Seafood Festival papers, 1948 .
  • Box 16 Folder 8
    National Seafood Festival photographs, 1948 .
  • Box 16 Folder 9
    National Seafood Festival photographs, 1948 .
  • Box 16 Folder 10
    National Seafood Festival photographs, 1948 .
  • Box 16 Folder 11
    National Seafood Festival photographs, 1948 .
  • Box 16 Folder 12
    National Seafood Festival photographs, 1948 .
  • Box 16 Folder 13
    National Seafood Festival photographs, 194 .
  • Box 16 Folder 14
    National Seafood Festival schedules, 1948-1949 .
  • Box 16 Folder 15
    National Seafood Festival clippings, 1948-1949 .
    Physical Location: Newport News Daily Press National Seafood Festival section, 15 September 1948, is located in box 30, folder 4. Newport News Daily Press National Seafood Festival section, 15 September 1949, is located in box 30, folder 5.
  • Box 16 Folder 16
    National Seafood Festival program, 1949 .
  • Box 16 Folder 17
    National Tobacco Festival program, 1937 .
  • Box 16 Folder 18
    National Tobacco Festival program, 1938 .
  • Box 16 Folder 19
    National Tobacco Festival articles and pamphlets, 1940 .
    Physical Location: Amoco News , August 1940 (page 8); Richmond News Leader section, 30 August 1940; and Friends , September 1940 (page 6); are located in box 31, folder 3.
  • Box 16 Folder 20
    National Tobacco Festival, Inc., blank stationery, 1940 .
  • Box 16 Folder 21
    National Tobacco Festival historical guide, 1940 .
  • Box 16 Folder 22
    National Tobacco Festival correspondence, 1940-1941 .
Series V: Law, commerce, and economics .
Boxes 16-20
Extent: 5 boxes.

Law, commerce and economics contains articles, booklets, books, magazines, newsletters, reports, and other papers concerning the law, finances, and economics of the United States and Virginia.

  • Box 16 Folder 23
    Annual reports of the Virginia State Bar, 1961-1962 .
  • Box 16 Folder 24
    Annual reports of the Virginia State Bar, 1963-1964 .
  • Box 16 Folder 25
    "Virginia Bar News, " December 1956 .
  • Box 16 Folder 26
    "Virginia Bar News, " July, September 1964 .
  • Box 16 Folder 27
    Federal Reporter: Reporting the Opinions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and U.S. Emergency Court of Appeals , 16 January 1950 . Corbin v. County School Board of Pulaski County, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, equality of schools.
  • Box 17 Folder 1
    Southeastern Reporter: Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia , 11 July 1963, 16 July 1964 .
  • Box 17 Folder 2
    Case and Comment , 1962-1963 .
  • Box 17 Folder 3
    Case and Comment , 1964-1965 .
  • Box 17 Folder 4
    Lawyers Title News , September-October 1977 .
  • Box 17 Folder 5
    Virginia Lawyer , December 1997 .
  • Box 17 Folder 6
    Opinion of Brockenbrough Lamb, Chancery Court of the City of Richmond, in Linton M. Dew v. First and Merchants National Bank, 11946 .
  • Box 17 Folder 7
    Laws of Virginia Relating to Banking and Finance , 1970 .
  • Box 17 Folder 8
    "More Letters from a Country Lawyer " and "Still More Letters from a Country Lawyer " by Sam Hill (June Blackwell), ca. 1959-1962 .
  • Box 17 Folder 9
    "The National Economy in Time of Crisis: Its Meaning to Lawyers and Their Clients "--New Jersey State Bar Association, 1951 .
  • Box 17 Folder 10
    "Right of Way: a Guide for Property Owners and Tenants "--Virginia Department of Transportation 1989 .
  • Box 17 Folder 11
    "Virginia Landlord/Tenant Handbook, "--Office of Housing Assistance, Division of Housing, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, 1989 .
  • Box 17 Folder 12
    Clippings, judges and courts, ca. 1950s .
  • Box 17 Folder 13
    8th Annual Tax Conference, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary-- "Estate Planning--a Case Study, " 1962 .
  • Box 17 Folder 14
    9th Annual Tax Conference, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1963 .
  • Box 17 Folder 15
    10th Annual Tax Conference, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1964 .
  • Box 17 Folder 16
    11th Annual Tax Conference, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1965 .
  • Box 18 Folder 1
    12th Annual Tax Conference, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1966 .
  • Box 18 Folder 2
    13th Annual Tax Conference, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1967 .
  • Box 18 Folder 3
    14th Annual Tax Conference, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1968 .
  • Box 18 Folder 4
    15th Annual Tax Conference, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1969 .
  • Box 18 Folder 5
    National City Bank of New York [Monthly Newsletter on] "Economic Conditions, Governmental Finance, United States Securities, " June 1938 .
  • Box 18 Folder 6
    National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Economic Conditions, Government Finance, " December 1951 .
  • Box 18 Folder 7
    National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Economic Conditions, Government Finance, " February, April-May, July, October-December 1953 .
  • Box 18 Folder 8
    National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " 1954 .
  • Box 18 Folder 9
    National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " 1955 (Becomes First National City Bank of New York with April 1955 newsletter).
  • Box 18 Folder 10
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " 1956 .
  • Box 18 Folder 11
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " 1957 .
  • Box 18 Folder 12
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " January-November 1958 .
  • Box 19 Folder 1
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " January-April, June, August-September, November-December 1959 (includes April supplement letter).
  • Box 19 Folder 2
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " 1960 .
  • Box 19 Folder 3
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " January-February, April-May, September-December 1961 .
  • Box 19 Folder 4
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Newsletter on Business and Economic Conditions, " January, April, June-November 1962 (title becomes "Monthly Economic Letter " in July 1962).
  • Box 19 Folder 5
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " January-February, April-July, September-December 1963 .
  • Box 19 Folder 6
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " 1964 .
  • Box 19 Folder 7
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " January, April-May, July, September-December 1965 .
  • Box 19 Folder 8
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " January-May, September-December 1966 .
  • Box 19 Folder 9
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " January-June, August-December 1967 .
  • Box 19 Folder 10
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " February-December 1968 .
  • Box 19 Folder 11
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " February-December 1969 .
  • Box 19 Folder 12
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " January, March-December 1970 .
  • Box 19 Folder 13
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " January-August 1971 .
  • Box 20 Folder 1
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " July-August, October, December 1972 .
  • Box 20 Folder 2
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " January-March, May, August 1973 .
  • Box 20 Folder 3
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " January-March, June-December 1974 .
  • Box 20 Folder 4
    First National City Bank of New York "Monthly Economic Newsletter, " February, April-May 1975 .
  • Box 20 Folder 5
    "Virginia Economic Review, " April 1949, January, April, July 1950 .
  • Box 20 Folder 6
    Virginia economic information, 1950-1951 .
  • Box 20 Folder 7
    "A Guide to the Balance of Payments of the United States "--Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, April 1961 .
  • Box 20 Folder 8
    "Virginia Farm Economics "--Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Virginia Tech, Virginia Agricultural Extension Services, 1962-1967 .
  • Box 20 Folder 9
    "Tax Memos "--First National Exchange Bank, 1966-1969 .
  • Box 20 Folder 10
    Clippings, Virginia finances, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 20 Folder 11
    Clippings, economic development, 1952-1953 .
  • Box 20 Folder 12
    Clippings, finance, 1954, no date .
Series VI: Politics .
Boxes 20-23
Extent: 4 boxes.

Politics contains publications, mainly from the Virginia Commission for Constitutional Government and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, concerning politics and government at the state, national, and global levels.

  • Box 20 Folder 13
    "The Civil Rights Bill " (full text)--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, April 1964 .
    Physical Location: "The Civil Rights Bill " is located in box 31, folder 4.
  • Box 20 Folder 14
    "The Civil Rights Cases "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, 1963 .
  • Box 20 Folder 15
    "Civil Rights and Federal Power "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 20 Folder 16
    "Civil Rights and Legal Wrongs "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 20 Folder 17
    "Equality v. Liberty: The Eternal Conflict "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, 1960 .
  • Box 20 Folder 18
    "The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution "Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 20 Folder 19
    "...Nor Cruel and Unusual Punishment Inflicted: A Few Observations on the Meaning of the Eighth Amendment "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, 1965 .
  • Box 20 Folder 20
    "One Man One Vote: A Presentation of Comments and Documentary Material Relating to the Supreme Court's Reapportionment Decision of June 15, 1964 "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, 1965 .
  • Box 20 Folder 21
    "Reapportionment "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 20 Folder 22
    "Reform the Electoral College: Some New Looks at an Old Institution "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 21 Folder 1
    "The Right Not to Listen "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, 1964 .
  • Box 21 Folder 2
    "Sex, the Supreme Court, and the States "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 21 Folder 3
    "Sockdolager! A Tale of Davy Crockett "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 21 Folder 4
    "State Action and the 14th Amendment "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 21 Folder 5
    "The Supreme Court of the United States: A Review of the 1964 Term "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 21 Folder 6
    "The Tennessee Reapportionment Case "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 21 Folder 7
    "Voting Rights and Legal Wrongs "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government.
  • Box 21 Folder 8
    "When Virginia Joined the Union "--Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, 1963 .
  • Box 21 Folder 9
    "Civil Disobedience " and "Civilization, Industrial Society, and Love "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the Free Society, 1966, 1961 .
  • Box 21 Folder 10
    "Consumers of Abundance " and "The Elite and the Electorate: Is Government by the People Possible? "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the Free Society, 1961, 1963 .
  • Box 21 Folder 11
    "Ethics and the Politician " and "Fair Trial vs. A Free Press "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the Free Society, 1960, 1965 .
  • Box 21 Folder 12
    "First Things First " and "Government and Business in International Trade "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the Free Society, 1964, 1961 .
  • Box 21 Folder 13
    "Mass Communications With a View of Our Press by 14 Foreign Journalists and a Discussion by Center Staff Members " and "The Negro as an American "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the Free Society, 1966, 1963 .
  • Box 21 Folder 14
    "The Politics of Ecology " and "The Quantitative Society or What Are You to Do With Noodle "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the Free Society, 1966, 1961 .
  • Box 21 Folder 15
    "The U.S. and Revolution "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the Free Society, 1961 .
  • Box 21 Folder 16
    "The U.S., Cuba, and Latin America " and "World Ecomonic Disparities "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the Free Society, 1961, 1961 .
  • Box 21 Folder 17
    "Segregation, Subsidies, and Megalopolis "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper on the City, 1964 .
  • Box 21 Folder 18
    "On Coexistence " and "On the Developed and the Developing "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Occasional Paper from an International Convocation on Requirements of Peace, 1965, 1965 .
  • Box 21 Folder 19
    "A Conversation, " "Interview: The Police, " "Interview: The City, " and "Interview: The Law "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, The American Character, 1962 (all).
  • Box 21 Folder 20
    "Interview: Opinion Polls, " "Interview: Television, " "Interview: The Press, " and "Interview: Science "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, The American Character, 1961 and 1962 .
  • Box 21 Folder 21
    "The Economy Under Law, " "The Eichman Trial and the Rule of Law, " and "Permanent Peace "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Discussion of the Free Society, 1960, 1961, 1961 .
  • Box 22 Folder 1
    "Politics and Ethics, " "Religion and American Society, " and "Religion and American Society "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Discussion of the Free Society, 1961 (all).
  • Box 22 Folder 2
    "Two Faces of Federalism " and "U.S. Foreign Policy and the Soviet Union "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Discussion of the Free Society, 1961 (both).
  • Box 22 Folder 3
    "A World Without War, " "The Bill of Rights and the States, " and "Community of Fear "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Discussion of the Free Society, 1961, 1961, 1960 .
  • Box 22 Folder 4
    "A Constitution for the World " and "Keeping the World Disarmed "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Papers on Peace, 1965 (both).
  • Box 22 Folder 5
    "The Demilitarized World, " "To Live as Men: an Anatomy of Peace, " and "...Therefore Choose Life "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Papers on Peace, 1964, 1965, 1965 .
  • Box 22 Folder 6
    "Dead Horse and the Featherbird, " "Our Own Kind: Voting by Race, Creed, or National Origin, " and "Democracy and Public Review "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Report, 1962, 1960, 1960 .
  • Box 22 Folder 7
    "The Government of Science, " "Cybernation: the Silent Conquest, " and "Rediscovering Natural Law "--Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Report, 1962 (all).
  • Box 22 Folder 8
    "The Power of Reason, "--special report by Robert M. Hutchins, President of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
  • Box 22 Folder 9
    Saturday Review , "When the World Talked Peace: Highlights of the Pacem in Terris Convocation " sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, 1965 .
  • Box 22 Folder 10
    "Feel Free: The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, " speech by Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (R-California), 26 February 1964 .
  • Box 23 Folder 1
    "The Art of Government, " by James Reichley, report for the Fund for the Republic, 1959 .
Series VII: Planning .
Box 23
Extent: 1 box.

Planning contains booklets, magazines, newsletters, reports, and other papers regarding community, industrial, and regional planning in Virginia.

  • Box 23 Folder 2
    "Citizens' Planning Guide: You Can Help Plan Your Community "--Appalachian Power Company.
  • Box 23 Folder 3
    "Fire Protection: Present and Future Needs "--Northern Virginia Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, 1962 .
  • Box 23 Folder 4
    Forward --Virginia Division of Industrial Development and Planning, July 1964, January 1965 .
  • Box 23 Folder 5
    Mr. Planning Commissioner --Public Administrative Service, 1954 .
  • Box 23 Folder 6
    "Planning Legislation "--Virginia Division of Industrial Development and Planning, Department of Conservation and Ecomonic Development, 1961 .
  • Box 23 Folder 7
    "Population in Central Virginia "--Central Virginia Planning Commission, April 1976 .
  • Box 23 Folder 8
    "Preparing for the Prospect "--Virginia Division of Industrial Development and Planning, 1962 .
  • Box 23 Folder 9
    "Public Land and Facilties "--Northern Virginai Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, September 1962 .
  • Box 23 Folder 10
    "Virginia's Common Wealth "--Citizens' Committee for the Virginia Outdoors Plan.
Series VIII: Education .
Boxes 23-24
Extent: 2 boxes.

Education consists of articles, clippings, correspondence, memorandums, minutes, reports, and other papers concerning education and schools in Bedford County (specifically New London Academy), Virginia, and the United States.

  • Box 23 Folder 11
    New London Academy papers, 1984 .
  • Box 23 Folder 12
    New London Academy, 1985-1986 .
  • Box 23 Folder 13
    New London Academy, undated .
  • Box 23 Folder 14
    New London Academy correspondence from George E. Nolley, superintendent of schools (Campbell County), 27 June 1985 .
  • Box 23 Folder 15
    New London Academy clippings, 1984-1985 .
  • Box 23 Folder 16
    "Six School Structures, Bedford County, Virginia: Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural Analysis, " 1983 .
  • Box 23 Folder 17
    "Educational Needs and Building Requirements for White Students in Bedford County, Virginia Prepared for the School Board of Bedford County, Virginia, " 1958 .
  • Box 23 Folder 18
    Clippings, education--Bedford County, 1951, undated .
  • Box 23 Folder 19
    Schools--Virginia and Bedford County, 1950-1952, undated .
  • Box 24 Folder 1
    Clippings--education, 1947, 1950-1951, undated .
  • Box 24 Folder 2
    Southern Schools: Progress and Problems --Southern Education Reporting Service, 1959 .
Series IX: UVA magazines and newsletters .
Box 24
Extent: 1 box.

UVA magazines and newsletters detail various aspects of the University of Virginia, including education, operations, and alumni relations; as well discuss state and national politics and culture. Some issues contain articles written by Robert Bolling Lambeth.

  • Box 24 Folder 3
    University of Virginia Magazine -- "Practice in Politics, "pages 15-16, December 1936 .
  • Box 24 Folder 4
    University of Virginia Alumni News -- "The Little Congress of the University of Virginia, " pages 189-190,204, May 1937 .
  • Box 24 Folder 5
    University of Virginia Alumni News , May-June, July-August, November-December 1966 .
  • Box 24 Folder 6
    University of Virginia Alumni News , January-February, March-April 1967 .
  • Box 24 Folder 7
    "University of Virginia Newsletter, " 1962-1964 .
  • Box 24 Folder 8
    "University of Virginia Newsletter, " 1965-1967 .
  • Box 24 Folder 9
    "University of Virginia Newsletter, " 1968-1970 .
  • Box 24 Folder 10
    "University of Virginia Newsletter, " 1971-1974 .
Series X: Chamber of Commerce .
Box 24
Extent: 1 box.

Chamber of Commerce contains magazines and publications highlighting the operations and activities of both the national and Virginia state chambers. Some issues contain articles written by Robert Bolling Lambeth.

  • Box 24 Folder 11
    "Proposed Policy Decisions to Be Voted on at the 39th Annual Meeting of the National Chamber, " 30 April-2 May 1951 .
  • Box 24 Folder 12
    The Commonwealth -- "Conference on World Peace " pages 22-23, June 1937 .
  • Box 24 Folder 12
    The Commonwealth -- "Bedford, the No-Tax Town " pages 15-16, May 1938 .
  • Box 24 Folder 13
    Journal of American Chamber of Commerce Executives , July, October 1952 .
  • Box 24 Folder 14
    Journal of American Chamber of Commerce Executives , January, April 1953 .
  • Box 24 Folder 15
    Journal of American Chamber of Commerce Executives , July, October 1953 .
  • Box 24 Folder 16
    The New Dominion --published by the Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce, September 1948, March 1950 .
Series XI: General publications .
Box 25
Extent: 1 box.

General publications contains articles, booklets, magazines, and newsletters on topics ranging from politics and foreign policty, economy, and human behavior to rivers and water conservation; from Norfolk and Hampton Roads, Virginia, and Tucson, Arizona, to public affairs and museums. Also includes reminiscences about Charles E. Burks and W. B. Barbour.

  • Box 24 Folder 1
    "Our Most Precious Freedom " by Sam J. Ervin in The American Legion , March 1985 .
  • Box 25 Folder 2
    The Blue Book of Southern Progress , 1951 .
  • Box 25 Folder 3
    Career Exploration: unit 1 --4-H and Virginia Tech Agricultural Extension Service, February 1962 .
  • Box 25 Folder 4
    "The Definition of an Intoxicating Beverage "--reprint from Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol , June 1955 .
  • Box 25 Folder 5
    Democratic Digest , November-December 1958 .
  • Box 25 Folder 6
    Editor and Publisher: the Fourth Estate , 1948 .
    Physical Location: Editor and Publisher is located in box 30, folder 7.
  • Box 25 Folder 7
    Fortune , April 1964 .
    Physical Location: Fortune is located in box 30, folder 8.
  • Box 25 Folder 8
    "Three Keys to Strength: Production, Stability, Free-World Unity. Third Quarterly Report to the President by the Director of Defense Mobilization, " 1 October 1951 .
  • Box 25 Folder 9
    "Let's Join the Human Race " by Stringfellow Barr, 1950 (10th impression 1953).
  • Box 25 Folder 10
    "Metropolitan Virginia 1967: A Brief Assessment. "
  • Box 25 Folder 11
    , Norfolk: The Magazine of Norfolk, Virginia , February 1950, January 1951 .
  • Box 25 Folder 12
    "Notes on Surface Water in Virginia "--Department of Conservatin and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources, December 1960 .
  • Box 25 Folder 13
    "Our Foreign Policy, " 1952 .
  • Box 25 Folder 14
    "The Ports of Greater Hampton Roads Annual, " 1954 .
  • Box 25 Folder 15
    "Public Affairs in Virginia, " September 1954, July-September 1955, January[?] 1956 .
  • Box 25 Folder 16
    Virginia Museum programs, 1970-1971 .
  • Box 25 Folder 17
    Virginia Scenic Historyland .
  • Box 25 Folder 18
    "Virginia's Scenic Rivers: a Report by the Commission of Outdoor Recreation, " 1969 .
  • Box 25 Folder 19
    W and L: The Alumni Magazine of Washington and Lee University , April 1976 .
  • Box 25 Folder 20
    "We Remember Charlie: Recollections of the Late Judge Charles E. Burks of Lynchburg, Virginia, " ca. 1980 .
  • Box 25 Folder 21
    "Welcome Visitor: Official Guide to Tucson. "
  • Box 25 Folder 22
    "What Others Say: W. B. Barbour, D.C. Ph.C., " 1948 .
  • Box 25 Folder 23
    "Why Knowledge of the Laws of Human Behavior Makes for Success " by Mark Embury Penney, Ph.D., 1921 .
Series XII: Advertisements .
Box 26
Extent: 1 box.

Advertisements contains advertisements, catalogs, directories, maps, and other papers consisting of ads for clothes, Howard Johnson's motor lodges, mimeograph equipment, nautical equipment, office furniture, science equipment, silverware and service, tractors, and other items.

  • Box 26 Folder 1
    Howard Johnson's motor lodges, restaurants--directories, 1968-1970 .
  • Box 26 Folder 2
    Howard Johnson's motor lodges, restaurants--directories, 1970-1972 .
  • Box 26 Folder 3
    Howard Johnson's motor lodges, restaurants--directories, map, 1976-1977, undated .
    Physical Location: Map of Howard Johnson's in Boston, Massachusetts, is located in box 30, folder 6
  • Box 26 Folder 4
    "Edmund Catalog: Science, Math, Optics, " 1967 .
  • Box 26 Folder 5
    "The Big Little Book of the Crow's Nest "--Abercombie and Fitch, 1968 .
  • Box 26 Folder 6
    "Sterling Says It All: Your Sterling Silver Pattern Selector, " 1978 .
  • Box 26 Folder 7
    Mimeograph and duplication catalogs.
  • Box 26 Folder 8
    Office ads.
  • Box 26 Folder 9
    Tractor ads.
  • Box 26 Folder 10
    General advertisements (folder 1 of 2).
    Physical Location: Christmas Cards from Veterans of Foreign Wars are located in box 29. "It's Leisure Travel and Vacation Time in Virginia " ads are located in box 32, folder 4
  • Box 26 Folder 11
    General advertisements (folder 2 of 2).
Series XIII: General subjects .
Boxes 26-28
Extent: 3 boxes.

General subjects contains biographies, booklets, catalogs, correspondence, clippings, magazines, maps, newspapers, notes, pamphlets, programs, reports, and other papers regarding African Americans, alcohol and gambling, agriculture, the Civil War, fallout shelters, health, highways and transportation, hospitals, hunting, labor, landscaping and lawn care, music, personal libraries, political figures, public utilities, steel, telephones, and Virginia counties. Papers also concer Bedford County finances and history, the Farmers Union, the Piedmont Club (Lynchburg), and the world.

  • Box 26 Folder 12
    Agriculture and Farmers Union papers, 1953-1954, undated .
  • Box 26 Folder 13
    Agriculture and Farmers Union clippings, 1953-1954, undated .
  • Box 26 Folder 14
    Bedford County finances, 1948-1953 .
  • Box 26 Folder 15
    Bedford County history--clipings and booklet, 1907, 1950, undated .
  • Box 26 Folder 16
    Biographies, political figures.
  • Box 27 Folder 1
    "The Atlanta Century " for 1862-1863 (Civil War) from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , 1962-1963 .
  • Box 27 Folder 2
    Civil War clippings, 1961-1963 .
  • Box 27 Folder 3
    Confederate Museum newspapers.
  • Box 27 Folder 4
    Program for the 16th annual meeting of the League of Virginia Counties, 23-25 October 1950 .
  • Box 27 Folder 5
    "County Action for Outdoor Recreation " by National Association of Counties, 1964 .
  • Box 27 Folder 6
    County government clippings, 1953 .
  • Box 27 Folder 7
    Fallout shelter and protection.
  • Box 27 Folder 8
    "Report of the Virginia Mental Health Study Commission to the State Mental Health Authority, " 31 March 1965 .
  • Box 27 Folder 9
    Hospitals--clippings, 1949, 1952-1954, 1956 .
  • Box 27 Folder 10
    Hospitals--clippings, undated .
  • Box 27 Folder 11
    Highways--papers, 1953, 1955, undated .
  • Box 27 Folder 12
    "Home and Highway, " Summer 1963 .
  • Box 27 Folder 13
    Virginia Highway Users , April 1950 .
  • Box 27 Folder 14
    The Virginia Roadbuilder , March-April 1950 .
  • Box 27 Folder 15
    Transportation and freight--clippings, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 27 Folder 16
    Highways--clippings, 1952-1956 .
  • Box 27 Folder 17
    Highways--clippings, undated (ca. 1953-1954) .
  • Box 27 Folder 18
    Hunting papers, 1950-1976 .
  • Box 27 Folder 19
    Labor--papers, 1953-1954 .
  • Box 27 Folder 20
    Labor--clippings, ca. 1953-1955 .
  • Box 27 Folder 21
    Landscaping catalogs, etc.
  • Box 28 Folder 1
    Landscaping--papers, 1949-1956, undated .
  • Box 28 Folder 2
    Landscaping--clippings, 1948-1955, undated .
  • Box 28 Folder 3
    Lawn care pamphlets and ads.
  • Box 28 Folder 4
    Library.
  • Box 28 Folder 5
    Music.
  • Box 28 Folder 6
    Newspaper maps from the Roanoke Times and the Roanoke World News 1960, ca. 1962 .
  • Box 28 Folder 7
    "The Piedmont Club " (Lynchburg).
  • Box 28 Folder 8
    "Public Utility Valuation, " 1943 .
    Physical Location: "Public Utility Valuation " is located in box 31, folder 5.
  • Box 28 Folder 9
    "Scrap Promotion Aids for Local Scrap Mobilization Committees " by Steel Industry Scrap Mobilization Committee, New York, ca. 1952-1953 .
  • Box 28 Folder 10
    "Safety Code: Plant Department "--C and P Telephone, 1970 .
  • Box 28 Folder 11
    Clippings--ABC stores, liquor, gambling, ca. 1950s .
  • Box 28 Folder 12
    Clippings--African Americans, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 28 Folder 13
    Clippings--appointments, ca. 1950-1954 .
  • Box 28 Folder 14
    Clippings--business, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 28 Folder 15
    Clippings--Daylight Savings Time, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 28 Folder 16
    Clippings--Eisenhower administration, ca. 1953-1961 .
  • Box 28 Folder 17
    Clippings--government and politics, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 28 Folder 18
    Clippings--milk, ca. 1952 .
  • Box 28 Folder 19
    Clippings--motor vehicles, ca. 1950s .
  • Box 28 Folder 20
    Clippings--Virginians, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 28 Folder 21
    Clippings--youth, ca. 1940-1941 .
  • Box 28 Folder 22
    General clippings, 1939, ca. 1940-1941, 1950 .
  • Box 28 Folder 23
    General clippings, undated .
  • Box 28 Folder 24
    Pictures--Patrick Henry delivering "Give me liberty, or give me death! " speech, and "The Disputed Title. "
    Physical Location: Both pictures are located in box 31, folder 6
Ephemera and oversize materials .
Boxes 29-32
Extent: 4 boxes.

Boxes 29-32 contain ephemera and oversize materials from the collection. These items are noted within the various series of the collection.