The collection contains legislative papers from Charles A. Thomas' years as a Georgia state representative (1979-1990). The bulk of the collection is correspondence, with such topics as abortion and West Georgia College (later the University of West Georgia) represented. The collection contains reports and documents relating to Thomas' work on the Georgia House Rules, Transportation, and Judiciary committees, as well as his work for the National Conference of State Legislators. There are also numerous copies of House bills and resolutions from the years 1981-1988.