- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Carlton Colwell and Eric Holmes on Politics and Lobbying, 12 January 2007.
- Creator:
- Colwell, Carlton, 1926
Short, Bob, 1932
Holmes, Eric - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
Holmes, Eric. - Date of Original:
- 2007-01-12
- Subject:
- Lobbying--United States
Lobbying--Georgia
Lobbyists--Georgia
Lobbyists--United States
Lobbying
Lobbyists
Politics and government
Georgia--Politics and government
Georgia
United States - People:
- Colwell, Carlton, 1926-
Holmes, Eric - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Colwell and Holmes discuss lobbying's role in politics from the perspectives of both the lobbyist and the legislator.
Finding aid available in repository.
Carlton Colwell was born in Blairsville, Georgia on June 27, 1926. He worked for General Motors for twelve years, until Jim Gillis asked him to run for the Georgia Senate. Despite winning the primary, redistricting prohibited him from serving. In 1964, he ran a successful campaign for the Georgia House of Representatives. He represented several North Georgia counties for thirty years. Colwell served on various committees, including Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Fiscal Affairs. He served as chairman of the State Institution and Property Committee, and oversaw the prison system in Georgia. In the early 1980s Colwell helped rewrite the Georgia Constitution as a member of the Constitutional Revision commission. After Colwell left politics, numerous highways, prison facilities, and technical schools in North Georgia were funded by and named after Colwell.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-009/video
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 009, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (92 min.) : sound, color.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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