The collection largely consists of senatorial papers of Mack F. Mattingly from 1979-1986, as well as materials related to Mattingly's early political activities and his presidential appointments. Includes correspondence, newsclippings, press releases, speeches, printed materials, photographs, audiotapes, and videotapes. The press files include mainly speeches, press releases, and newsclippings. Records relating to office administration contain telephone logs, appointment books, schedule books, guest books, accepted and declined invitation files, files of office staff, and general files which contain weekly and monthly reports from Senator Mattingly's regional representatives in Georgia. The legislative files include subject files pertaining to legislation being considered by Congress, bill files, Mattingly's voting record from 1981-1986, and his personal legislative files which contain legislative topics of particular interest to the Senator. These materials document Mattingly's work on legislation relating to the line-item veto, anti-drug measures, tax policy, conservative economic and federal defense budget policy. Of particular interest are records relating to Mattingly's work as chair of the Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations, which wrote bills to include aid to the "Contras" in Nicaragua, and his tenure on the Ethics Committee while it investigated the ABSCAM bribery scandal. The records of the constituent services staff consist primarily of issue correspondence containing information on constituent's views and questions about current events or public issues. The scrapbooks (1979-1985) were compiled by the senator's family and staff which record highlights of the senator's political career and campaigns.
