Scope and Contents These published reports are designed to inform the Governor of the activities of the Department of Veterans Service in compliance with Section 78-411 of the Georgia Code. Though the contents vary somewhat from year to year, a representative issue might contain the following subjects: veterans service board; financial report; monetary benefits and definitions of same; statistical report and definition of same; information program; director's activities; state approving agency; service...

Scope and Contents These executive orders are very similar to memorandums from the Director. They are addressed to various audiences ranging from all Department personnel to specific individuals, and deal with policy and procedure changes, veterans' legislation amendments and appointments to Departmental posts. A second category includes normal Departmental personnel matters which are very similar if not identical to those of other State departments. These executive orders are very similar to the Field Letters...

Scope and Contents These field letters are similar to memorandums from the Director. They are addressed to various audiences ranging from all Department personnel to all field office managers, and deal with policy and procedure changes, veterans' legislation amendments and current events which could affect the normal operation of the Department. A second category includes normal Departmental personnel matters which are very similar if not identical to those of other State departments. The field letters dealing...

Scope and Contents This series consists of the final weekly statistical report form (VSO-19A) for each field office for each year. This form was revised several times in the course of the period the Department has been in operation, but in summary the forms were divided into four chief parts. The first dealt with new contacts and communications with veterans and the public in general. Part two dealt with the several types of claims and appeals work engaged in by the Department. Part three was entitled Personal...

Scope and Contents This manual was designed primarily to serve as a guide and reference work to the managers who represented the Department in the field offices of Georgia. It dealt wholly with policy, procedure and State and Federal legislation, but was not to be considered the ultimate reference work on these subjects. The purpose of this manual was to aid the field offices in rendering advice to veterans as to their benefits, in giving information on processing claims, and in furnishing valuable information...

Scope and Contents This series contains various records pertaining to the Medal of Honor Grove sponsored by the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and Georgia's participation in this project. Among the records are: (1) photographs of museums and other sites in the grove area, (2) pamphlets and brochures describing the grove and the nationwide project, (3) programs from the dedication ceremonies for the Georgia and various other state areas in the grove, (4) a map of the grove indicating the...

Scope and Contents These publications are designed to disseminate information from the Director's Office in Atlanta to the Department personnel all over Georgia and as such are closely related to the several other Department publications (Series 8-10). These memorandums differ in that the information in them is of a intradepartmental administrative nature only. Included are announcements of vacations, hints on statistical reports and other forms control matters, budget announcements and legislative lobbying...

Scope and Contents This monthly departmental news bulletin has changed considerably over the years. The earlier issues of which the Archives has only occasional num­bers, contained articles of interest to the office personnel as well as to veterans. Included were personal announcements such as marriages, illnesses and deaths as well as articles taken from newspapers which pertained to veterans's affairs. By the 1970's the format had changed radically. Articles of interest to veterans were copied from...

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This series consists of the brochures issued to participants in the Service Officers' School co-sponsored by the Department of Veterans Service every spring. Various national government, patriotic and fraternal organi- zations unite with the Department in sponsoring the school. Each issue contains the daily agenda for the school including lists of speakers and panel members and the subject and questions to be discussed by them.