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Terry L. Coleman Papers Terry Coleman Museum and Archives Middle Georgia State University Roberts Memorial Library 1100 Second Street, S.E., Cochran, Georgia Phone: 478-934-3179 Arranged and described by Judy Ellis, MLIS TABLE OF CONTENTS Descriptive Summary Administrative Information Access/Restrictions Copyright Scope and Content Note Organization and Arrangement Series Description Finding Aids (Box and Folder Numbers) Biographical Note ____________________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY Title of Collection: Terry L. Coleman Papers Accession Number: TC-2007-01 Manuscript Number: 01 Dates: 1973-2006 Physical description: 67.5 linear feet of manuscript material; 103 linear feet of non- manuscript material. Creator/Provenance: In 2006, Terry Coleman donated legislative office files and memorabilia collected from his thirty-four years in the state legislature to Roberts Memorial Library at Middle Georgia College in Cochran, GA. After Coleman’s retirement from the State 1 Legislature in 2006, the collection was first stored at the state capitol in Atlanta, GA, then moved to storage at Roberts Library until The Terry L. Coleman Museum and Archives opened on December 7th, 2007. Repository: Terry Coleman Museum and Archives, Roberts Memorial Library, Middle Georgia State University, Cochran, Georgia Abstract: The Terry Coleman Papers is a collection of manuscripts, photographs, audio-visual material and memorabilia spanning the thirty-four years Representative Coleman represented Dodge, Bleckley, Laurens and parts of Ben Hill, Pulaski and Wilcox Counties in the Georgia House of Representatives. Coleman served in the House from 1973 to 2006. The collection also contains a small amount of personal correspondence and business papers. ___________________________________________________________________________ ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access: Few Restrictions. Roberts Memorial Library/Terry Coleman Archives will follow the guidelines set forth in the Georgia Open Records Act. All public documents will be made available to any member of the public, unless the information in the document is restricted by this Act. Restricted documents include medical or similar files, vehicle accident reports, case mail regarding state prisoners, personnel files, or documents containing potentially embarrassing personal information. Restricted items are kept closed from public access for 50 years from the date of accession. Information such as social security numbers, mother’s birth name, credit or debit card information, financial data, birth dates, insurance account information, or information that could aid in identity theft, will be removed from documents. In addition, home addresses, and telephone numbers of state employees, including teachers, will also be removed from documents. The donor of this collection did not request that any personal material be restricted. Copyright: Copyright of all material created by Terry Coleman is retained by him. The Terry Coleman Museum and Archives has the authority to act as an agent in regard to copyright requests. Copyright of material found in the archive not created by Mr. Coleman is retained by the entity that created it. Before material from the Archives may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, which is the Terry Coleman Archives, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Anyone wishing to quote material found in this collection should contact the director of the archive at 478-934-7673. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original. Preferred Citation: [after identification of item(s), Terry L. Coleman Papers, Terry Coleman Museum and Archives, Roberts Memorial Library, Middle Georgia State University, Cochran, GA 2 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Terry Coleman papers consist of correspondence, legislative papers, reports from committees and state agencies, general subject files, personal papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, some audio-visual material, oversized material and memorabilia collected during Mr. Coleman’s service in the state legislature from 1973 to 2006. The bulk of the material is from 1990-2006. __________________________________________________________________________ ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT Arranged and described by Judy Ellis, MLIS The collection is organized into nine series: I. Correspondence; II. Legislative; III. Department and Agency Files; IV. Office Files; V. Political; VI. Personal; VII. Media. VIII. Non- Manuscript Material; IX. Oversized. Whenever possible, the original arrangement was used. Arrangement of the papers differs among series and is described at the beginning of each series. _____________________________________________________________________________ BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Representative Terry Coleman has a long record of service to the Georgia General Assembly. Mr. Coleman was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1972, and began service in January of 1973. Mr. Coleman served as Speaker of the House during the 2003 and 2004 Legislative Session. He was named Speaker Emeritus in 2004, and served in that capacity until his retirement from the State Legislature in 2006. Other legislative service includes: • House Appropriations Committee, Chairman 1991-2002 • Budget Conference Committee, Member • Joint Committee of Budget Responsibility Oversight Committee, Chairman • Ways and Means, Chairman 1989-1990 • Natural Resources, Chairman 1987-1988 • Public Safety, Chairman 1978 - 1986 Mr. Coleman was raised in Dodge County, GA, where he was born on December 5, 1943. Coleman graduated from Dodge County High School in 1961, and went on to attend Reinhardt College where he earned an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice. In 1981, he obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice degree from Brenau College before acquiring his Juris Doctorate from Woodrow Wilson College of Law. 3 Mr. Coleman served in the Georgia Army National Guard from 1965-1971. His community involvement includes membership on the Board of Directors for the Bank of Dodge County and the Colony Bank Corporation. He served on the Mercer Medical School Board of Governors from 1990-2002, and was President of the Eastman Chamber of Commerce from 1985-1987. He also serves as a member of the Eastman Volunteer Fire Department for 23 years. Representative Coleman is married to Carol Cofield Coleman; they have two sons, Tracy and Brett, and three grandchildren. The Colemans are members of the First Methodist Church of Eastman. Terry Coleman’s Honors: Governor’s Homeland Security Taskforce, Member Board of Trustees Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Member Board of Trustees of Georgia Southern University, Member Board of The Tropics Foundation, Member Eastman First United Methodist Church, Member Board of Directors for the Bank of Dodge County and the Colony Bank Corporation, Member Eastman-Dodge Industrial Development Authority, Member Mercer Medical School Board of Governors, former Member Eastman-Dodge Chamber of Commerce, former President Graduate of Georgia Police Academy State Crime Commission, former Member Eastman Volunteer Fire Department, Member for 23 years Emergency Medical Technician, 15 years Georgia Sheriffs’ Association, Lifetime Member Georgia Chiefs of Police Association, Lifetime Member Georgia Firefighters’ Association, Lifetime Member Million Dollar Round Table, Life and Qualifying Member Founder of Coleman and Company Benefits, Inc. 4 Terry Coleman Papers Finding Aid Main Entry: Terry Coleman Papers Records: 1973-2006 Location: Terry Coleman Museum and Archives, Roberts Memorial Library 149 boxes, 170.5 linear feet Terry Coleman Papers Series I: Correspondence. 1987-2006. 30 boxes; 15.5 linear feet Series Description and Arrangement: The correspondence series includes correspondence from constituents, state and county officials, organizations, businesses, other representatives and friends. This series is organized into seven sub-series: A) Constituents; B) Constituent Services; C) General; D) Legislative; E) Personal; F) Political; G) Restricted Material. The folders within each sub-series are arranged by year. Sub-series A: Constituents 1987-2006 Sub-series Arrangement: Folders in the Constituent sub-series are arranged chronologically. Documents within the folders are arranged alphabetically by the name of the constituent (who is not always the person who wrote created the document). When there is more than one piece of correspondence concerning the same constituent and situation, the papers are stapled together in reverse chronological order. The arrangement of this sub-series reflects how they were arranged in Mr. Coleman’s office. Box Folder Content 1 01 Constituents / 1987 02 Constituents / A-B 1988 03 Constituents / C 1988 04 Constituents / D-F 1988 05 Constituents / G-J 1988 06 Constituents / K-L 1988 07 Constituents / M 1988 08 Constituents / P-Z 1988 09 Constituents / Medicare 1988 10 Constituents / A-H 1989 11 Constituents / L-P 1989 12 Constituents / R-Y 1989 13 Constituents / Deer Population 1989 14 Constituents / 1991 15 Constituents / 1992 5 16 Constituents / 1993 17 Constituents / B-H 1994 18 Constituents / K-Y 1994 Series I. Correspondence Sub-series A: Constituents 1987-2006 Box Folder Content 01 19 Constituents / 1995 20 Constituents / 1996 21 Constituents / 1997 22 Constituents / Scholarship Awards