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Hardman was very active during his tenure in the Georgia House of Representatives and the State Senate. Co-authoring Georgia's Prohibition bill and sponsoring the Conner Act, which established the Georgia College of Agriculture, are among as his primary accomplishments. However, Hardman also introduced or sponsored other important legislative measures. He sponsored legislation creating the State Board of Health, petitioned Congress to authorize a federal commission to conduct a drainage survey of Georgia farmlands, and introduced a bill making rudimentary civic and agricultural education mandatory in Georgia public schools. The files in this series contain correspondence relating to these and other legislative matters from Hardman's terms in the House (1902-1906; 1909-1910) and State Senate (1907-1908). Papers from his last term in the House are not included.

Series IV. Legislative contains correspondence and supplemental material related to bills coming out of various House committees, including Appropriations, Armed Services, Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means. Also includes information on bills Thompson introduced.

This series contains materials from the MacArthur Foundation supported Research Network on Successful Midlife Development (MIDMAC) project on physical and mental well-being for middle-aged adults conducted between 1990 and 1998. The materials range in date from 1992 to 1999 and include correspondence, contracts, questionnaires, reports, newsletters, press materials, and new clippings.

Series IV. Office of the Mayor, City of Atlanta reflects Suggs's work as Special Assistant for International Affairs and Chief of Protocol for Mayor Andrew Young. The series includes planning files related to Mayor Young's trips abroad, arrangements for visiting foreign dignitaries, such as French President François Mitterrand, subject files on various countries, and correspondence and memoranda.

This series consists of documents related to Moore's family and other activities in which he participated. These include materials related to the passing of family members and friends. Moore's grandmother, Sarah Allen, wrote Our Children's Ancestory which is the product of extensive genealogical research. Drafts of the manuscript and letters related to Ms. Allen's research are part of this series. A collection of postcards from the United States and abroad are found in this series. The majority are blank whereas others are addressed to members of Moore's family, notably his grandmother, Sarah Allen. It is clear from correspondence that Moore was an avid supporter of the schools he attended, Georgia Military College and The University of Georgia. In this series is material pertinent to the numerous honors he received from the schools and copies of speeches, including commencement addresses. Documents pertaining to the Moore Family Fund at Georgia Military College that he established make up part of the series. Materials document the efforts to raise funds to enable Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, to be restored. Programs and booklets reflect his participation in the Reagan Foundation Delegation which traveled parts of Europe on the centenary of President Reagan's birth to honor the achievements Reagan had made during his lifetime in that region of the world.

The personal files include H. M. Turner High School senior publication, Hi-Lite; two awards presented to Charlayne; greeting cards; and several photographs.

Series IV. Personal and Family includes photographs of Fitzpatrick and his family throughout his life and career, certificates recognizing his many accomplishments, and files covering his interests outside the legal profession.