This series contains the minutes of various staff committees of the Southwestern State Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. Some of the committees met monthly and others less frequently. In most cases, the minutes include a list of those members present at each meeting and a concise summary of the actions taken. Discussions or debates are never included verbatim. The committee names in the list below indicate the varied interests and activities to which the Southwestern State Hospital staff devotes itself. They also give some insight into the organization of the hospital and its Bainbridge branch. For committee minutes dating after the government reorganization of 1972, see Record Group 82, Mental Health Division of the Department of Human Resources, Sub-group 15, Southwestern State Hospital, Series 18. For similar committee minutes from the Georgia Mental Health Institute, see Record Group 82, Sub-group 5, Series 14.