Beth English Collection of Disability History Materials

Descriptive Summary
Title: Beth English Collection of Disability History Materials
Creator: English, Beth
Inclusive Dates: 1968-2012
Language(s): English
Extent: 3 box(es) (2.5 linear feet, 1.02 gigabytes)
Collection Number: RBRL347
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: Beth English is the executive director of Easter Seals Southern Georgia. Her collection documents her work on the Commissioner's Oversight Committee, which oversaw the closure of the Brook Run Center in 1997, her work as executive director of Easter Seals Southern Georgia, advocacy initiatives, and Central State Hospital, in Milledgeville, Georgia.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Beth English has served in many capacities as an advocate for those with disabilities in the state of Georgia. She is the Executive Director of Easter Seals Southern Georgia, an organization that provides support services to children and adults with disabilities. In 1997 she served as a member of Department of Human Resources Commissioner's Oversight Committee that was formed to direct the closure of the Brook Run Center for the Mentally Retarded.

Scope and Content

The Beth English Collection of Disability History Materials contains items related to the Commissioner's Oversight Committee on which she served from 1996 to 1998. These materials include commission reports, project papers, and meeting agendas related to the closures of the Brook Run Center for the Mentally Retarded in 1997 and the Georgia Mental Health Institute (GMHI) in 1998. English's work as executive director of Easter Seals Southern Georgia and advocacy initiatives undertaken with other organizations and the state legislature for the benefit of people with disabilities are documented as well. Materials related to Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia, are also included, notably a scrapbook on the Mayor's Motorcade, an event sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Association.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series: Series I. Commissioner's Oversight Committee, Series II. Easter Seals and Related Advocacy, and Series III. Central State Hospital Materials.

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Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

This collection contains digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.

Preferred citation

Beth English Collection of Disability History Materials, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Conditions Governing Use

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

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 permissions. 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.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Angelica Marini, 2016.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Georgia Disability History Archive

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Series I. Commissioner's Oversight Committee, 1996-1998
1 box(es) (1 linear foot)
		Series I. Commissioner's Oversight Committee contains meeting notes, agendas, reports, and date from 1996 to 1998. The Commissioner's Oversight Committee was appointed by the Director of Human Resources and oversaw the closure of the Brook Run Center in 1997 and the GMHI in 1998.
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1	1	Tanner Commission Report, 1996 November 7
1	2	Commissioner's Oversight Committee, 1997
1	3	Brook Run Closure, 1997
1	4	January 21 Commission Meeting, 1997
1	5	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 February 5
1	6	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 February 20
1	7	[Brook Run Closure]
1	8	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 March 6
1	9	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 March 21
1	10	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 April 3
1	11	Joint Meeting of the Board of Human Resources and the Commissioner's Oversight Committee, 1997 April 16
1	12	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 May 15
1	13	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 May 29
1	14	GAO [Georgia Advocacy Office] Paper, 1997 May 21
1	15	[Community Habilitation and Support Services- Brook Run], 1997
1	16	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 July 17
1	17	Issues Briefing - Brook Run Closure, 1997 July
1	18	[Georgia Waiver for Home and Community-Based Services], 1997
1	19	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 August 14
1	20	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 September 18
1	21	Commissioner's Oversight Committee - , 1997 October 9
1	22	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1997 November 20
1	23	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1998 January 8
1	24	GMHI Closure [Georgia Mental Health Institute], 1998
1	25	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1998 February 19
1	26	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1998 March 19
1	27	Commissioner's Oversight Committee , 1998 April 16
1	28	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1998 June 4
1	29	Commissioner's Oversight Committee - , 1998 July 16
1	30	Commissioner's Oversight Committee - , 1998 September 17
1	31	Commissioner's Oversight Committee - , 1998 October 8
1	32	Commissioner's Oversight Committee Meeting , 1998 December 16

 

Series II. Easter Seals and Related Advocacy
2 box(es) (1 linear foot)
		Series II. Easter Seals and Related Advocacy contains material documenting English's work with Easter Seals Southern Georgia (previously Southwest Georgia Easter Seals Society) and advocacy initiatives undertaken with other organizations and the state legislature for the benefit of people with disabilities. Includes correspondence, reports, legislation, publications, brochures, and photographs.
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1	33	Normal Life, circa 1997
1	34	United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Atlanta, circa 1997
1	35	American Habilitation Services, Inc., circa 1997
1	36	KMGPC (Ken Marc/Georgia Provider Collaborative), circa 1997
1	37	Res-Care Incorporated, circa 1997
1	38	Gracewood State School & Hospital, circa 1997
1	39	Southwest Georgia Easter Seals Society- Annual Reports, 1996-2011
1	40	The Achiever- Southwest Georgia Easter Seal Newsletter, 1996-2008
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2	1	[Easter Seals Awards and Recognitions], 1992-2004
2	2	[Easter Seals Publications], 1995-2007
2	3	[Easter Seals Conferences/Retreats/Manuals], 1996-2006
2	4	["A Quality of Life Pilot Project" Easter Seals], 2006
2	5	[The Easter Seals Correspondence], 1997-2005
2	6	Section 811 HUD [Housing and Urban Development] Cuts, 2006
2	7	Section 811 Funding [Correspondence], 2005
2	8	Lifespan Respite Care Act (H.R. 3248), 2005-2006
2	9	[State of Georgia Government Correspondence], 1999-2006
2	10	[United States Government Correspondence], 1998-2006
2	11	Mark Taylor Roast [Easter Seals fundraising event], 2001
2	12	[Regional Board Fish Fry photographs], 2005
2	13	[CDAG (Community Developer Association of Georgia) E-Newsletter], 2007
2	14	[CDAG (Center Directors Association of Georgia) Publications], 1989
2	15	CDAG [Center Directors Association of Georgia] Conference Presentation, 1998
2	16	CDAG [Center Directors Association of Georgia] Conference, 1999
2	17	CDAG [Center Directors Association of Georgia] Meeting, 1998
2	18-19	[Center Directors Association of Georgia Correspondence], 1998
2	20	[CDAG (Center Directors Association of Georgia) Fliers/Other Fliers], 2000-2003
2	21	[Georgia Advocacy Groups Publications (The ARC, Disability Vote, Georgia Advocate Office, Southern Education Foundation, The Georgia Community Trust, Triad)], 1998-2008
2	22	Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities [Publication], 1997-1998
2	23	[Georgia Department of Mental Health Publications (DHR Georgia Department of Human Resources, American Association on Mental Retardation Georgia Chapter)], 1994-2005
2	24	[Albany, Georgia Advocacy Publications], 1999-2003
2	25	[Valdosta Scene Publication], 2005
2	26	[AgrAbility Program (Plowing Ahead Publication)], 1991-1997
2	27	[Legislative Briefing Books - Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse - Region 11], 1999-2002
2	28	[Southwest Georgia Regional Board Annual Report], 2002
2	29	[On Deaths in Group Homes - Atlanta Journal Constitution], 2001
2	30	[Chapter 2: Administration of Mental Health (Georgia Laws)], 2007
2	31	[Clippings on Legislation], 2001-2006
2	32	[Correspondence on Controversy over House Bill 498], 2001
2	33	House Bill 498 [to abolish the Regional Boards and Regional Planning Units], 2001
2	34	[Basic Access in Publicly-Funded New Homes House Bill 150], 2000
2	35	House Bill 100 [Paper: "History, Passage and Implications of a 'Quite Unexpected' Story" by Judith A. Fitzgerald], circa 1990
2	36	[House Bill 100 Stakeholders Forum], 1997
2	37	Legislative Issues [Reauthorization of House Bill 100], 1997
2	38	HB [House Bill] 287 Levels of Care [Correspondence], 1997
2	39	Accessibility Task Force [on House Bill 443; The Easter Seals], 1998-2000
2	40	["Unlock the Waiting List" Campaign], 1998
2	41	Unlock the Waiting List, 2006
2	42	Unlock (the Waiting List) 2006 Effort (Letters), 2006
2	43	Senate Appropriations HR (Human Resources) Subcommittee (Unlock the Waiting List), 2005-2007
2	44	Budget/Medicaid (Correspondence), 2005-2006
2	45	Peachcare (For Kids Government Funding) Advocacy, 2007
2	46	Wheelchair Warranty Act/Assistive Technology Warranty Act (RESNA [Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America] News), 1997
2	47	[Georgia Advocacy/Department of Human Resources Correspondence], 1997-2008
2	48	[DHR (Georgia Department of Human Resources) NSE (National Support Enhancement Services) Information], 2005-2006
2	49	[House of Representatives Lost and Found Directory], 2000
2	50	[CDDC (Consortium of Developmental Disabilities Councils) National Conference], 1999

 

Series III. Central State Hospital Materials, 1968-2004

2 box(es) (.5 linear foot, 1.02 gigabytes)

Series III. Central State Hosptial Materials contains materials related to Central State Hospital and date from 1968 to 2004. It includes a scrapbook dated from 1968 to 2004 organized around the Mayors' Motorcade event, a Georgia Municipal Association program that delivered Christmas gifts to patients at Central State Hospital, a drawing of a calf barn on the grounds of Central State Hospital, and a videorecording of a news program about graves discovered on the hospital grounds.

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Central State Hospital, circa 1997

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Mayors' Motorcade scrapbook [documents a program of the Georgia Municipal Association to deliver Christmas gifts to patients at Central State Hospital], 1968

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Photocopy of original drawing of calf barn at Central State Hospital, undated

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Today's American Story: The City of Lost Graves [digital files], circa 2004

NBC Today Show news story about the discovery of graves on the grounds of Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia. Run time: 04:40.