Ed Jackson's Files on the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government, 1955-1973
8 boxes, 4 linear feet

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

User Restrictions: Library acts as “fair use” reproduction agent.

Processing Notes:

Copyright Information: Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred Citation: Ed Jackson's Files on the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia.


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HISTORICAL NOTE:

The Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly in 1963. As a temporary agency of the state government, the Commission was tasked with the study of the organization and operation of the state and the preparation of recommendations which would render government operations more efficient and economical. It was also the responsibility of the Commission to suggest legislation for the reorganization of government departments and agencies which would improve public administration. To accomplish its goal, the Commission had the power to inspect records and documents of all State agencies as well as to hold hearings and contract consultants.

Governor Carl Sanders appointed seven men to the Commission. These members included: Chairman William R. Bowdoin, Vice Chairman Roger J. Marshburn, and Members W. Clair Harris, Alfred W. Jones, Julian T. Hightower, John B. O'Neal, and William P. Simmons.

The Commission was to be abolished at the convening of the 1967 General Assembly, but found a need for evaluation of its work and recommendations. The Institute of Government at the University of Georgia was then requested to assess the Commission's work and publish its final findings, a project which was completed in 1971.



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SCOPE AND CONTENT:

The papers of the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government consists of reports both submitted to as well as produced by Commission and the Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.



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ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT:

The collection is divided into three series: I. Agency Reports, II. Executive Reorganization, and III. Reorganization Study.



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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THIS REPOSITORY:

Carl Sanders Papers


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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN OTHER REPOSITORIES:

Georgia Government Documentation Project. Series A: Georgia Governors oral history collection Carl Sanders oral history interviews, August 5 and 12, 1986. Special Collection Department, William Russell Pullen Library, Georgia State University.



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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS:

I. Agency Reports, 1955-1971
4 boxes, 2 linear feet
This series consists of reports written by State Agencies and Departments and submitted to the Commission.

II. Executive Reorganization, 1971
1 box, .5 linear foot
This series contains reports published by the Institute of Government at the University of Georgia in 1971 that evaluate the implementation of the Commission's recommendations for the Executive Branch of the state government.

III. Reorganization Study, 1971
3 boxes, 1.5 linear feet
This series includes a collection of 1971 recommendation memos which examine specific departments and agencies.



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ACCESS POINTS

Public administration --Georgia.
Organizational change --Georgia.
Administrative agencies --Georgia --Reorganization.
Reports.
State government records.



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FOLDER LIST

Not available at this time. Please contact Russell Library for more information.


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