Scope and Content: As part of their function to supervise the waterways of Massachusetts, the Division of Waterways of the Department of Public Works and its predecessors in this function (the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, to 1916, the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands, 1916-1919, and the Department of Public Works as a whole, 1927-1938) conducted surveys of rivers, ponds, and harbors.  Survey notebooks contain computations needed to map rivers.
Arrangement: Arranged by name of river or section
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