This series consists of agendas, audit reports, by-laws, committee minutes, contracts, correspondence, information on acquisitions and subsidiaries, memoranda, merger agreements, reinsurance agreements, specimen insurance policies, and stock transactions. The bulk of this material originated in the office of SLIC Senior Vice-President T. Clyde Collins, Jr., who succeeded his father as Secretary in 1968. The duties of the corporate secretary included keeping minutes of the meetings of stockholders, Boards of Directors, and the Executive and Finance Committees. Also, the corporate secretary acted as custodian of corporate records and countersigned all stock certificates and insurance policies. Records of particular importance in this series are the various committee minutes. The Executive Committee minutes not only document top-level decisions, they also contain memoranda, plans, and reports, which detail the sales and marketing efforts of the company. Moreover, the Finance Committee minutes summarize investment decisions, including mortgage loans, short-term investments, bonds, and equities. This series also documents the founding and subsequent development of SLIC’s predecessor firm, Dixie Life Insurance Company. It also encompasses information on members of the Board of Directors, stockholders, and the sale of SLIC to Liberty Life Insurance Company in 1986. Prominent correspondents in this series include W. L. Carter, Wilbur L. Carter, Jr., T. Clyde Collins, Jr., A. J. Fletcher, James F. Goodmon, C. T. Hagan, Jr., and Charles T. “Chip” Hagan, III.