University of West Georgia Special Collections

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This collection contains the artifacts which were located the Georgia State Capitol office of long-time Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, Thomas B. Murphy. Murphy served in the Georgia House from 1961-2003, and he was Speaker of the Georgia House from 1973-2002. The collection contains material from Murphy's time as Speaker as well as some material that predates his speakership.

Overview This collection contains the papers of long-time Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, Thomas B. Murphy. Murphy served in the Georgia House from 1961-2003, and he was Speaker of the Georgia House from 1973-2002. The collection contains material from Murphy's time as Speaker as well as some material that predates his speakership. His papers contain an assortment of correspondence, photographs, budget material, committee material, candidate information, Democratic Party material,...

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Legislative papers of Representative John Simpson who represented Georgia’s 70th District (Carroll and Douglas counties) in the state House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1987-1996.

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Legislative papers of Charles A. Thomas, who represented District 69, which is made up of parts of Carroll and Douglas counties, in the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1979-1990. The majority of the material in the collection consists of correspondence from constituents and colleagues, committee related work, and house bills and resolutions.