Scope and Content: The Board of Conciliation and Arbitration is responsible for settling industrial disputes for the public and private sector pursuant to MGLA c 150.  Interest and grievance mediation case files are created by mediators attempting to resolve collective bargaining agreement or contract disputes, chiefly for municipal unions.  Decisions in these cases are not binding.  Arbitration case files are created by arbitrators interpreting collective bargaining agreements.  The arbitrator has the authority to compel adherence to these decisions.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Interest and grievance mediation case files (2) Grievance arbitration case files; Arranged within each subseries chronologically, thereunder by case number
Notes: Case files for 1974 are missing
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Scope and Content: St  1969, c 800, s 1 promulgated MGLA c 118E to administer in Massachusetts a joint state-federally funded program of medical care and assistance authorized by Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (P.L. 89-97). It was placed under the Commonwealth’s Dept. of Public Welfare (DPW), which was already responsible for various medical assistance programs for specific constituencies.  St 1993, c 161, s 17 placed the program, now commonly known as Medicaid, under a Division of Medical Assistance, Executive Office for Health and Human Services.
Restrictions: Personal medical information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, d 26(c) and c 66A. Public health hospital/clinic client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 111,s 70. For conditions of access consult repository
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Scope and Content: Cushing Hospital in Framingham, Mass., intended for the care and custody of elderly persons, was purchased by the Commonwealth from the federal government in 1955, opened in 1957 under the Dept. of Mental Health, transferred to the Dept. of Public Health in 1984, and closed in 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36.. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Transferred to Archives by Tewksbury Hospital, Tewksbury, Mass., Mar. 1999. Box 1: Annual reports, 1960-1976; monthly reports, 1962-1965. Box 2: Monthly reports, 1965-1975
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Scope and Content: Cushing Hospital in Framingham, Mass., intended for the care and custody of elderly persons, was purchased by the Commonwealth from the federal government in 1955, opened in 1957 under the Dept. of Mental Health, transferred to the Dept. of Public Health in 1984, and closed in 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. Public health hospital client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 111, c 70. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Transferred to Archives by Tewksbury Hospital, Tewksbury, Mass., Mar. 1999
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Scope and Content: Middlesex County was incorporated on May 10, 1643 (Mass Recs 2:38), continuing under successive governments of Massachusetts, most recently the Commonwealth (1780), as outlined in MGLA c 34.  Administrative powers and duties previously exercised at various times under the laws of the Commonwealth by the county courts of general sessions of the peace, county courts of common pleas, and circuit courts of common pleas, were assigned to commissioners in Middlesex and other counties, per St 1827, c 77 (1828).  The government of Middlesex County in this and other respects was abolished as of the effective date of St 1997, c 48 (approved July 11, 1997)
Arrangement: In four subseries: (1) Minutes, 1910-1997  (2) Agendas, 1963-1997  (3) Agenda items, 1983-1997  (4) Sanatorium/hospital minutes, 1936-1996; Arranged within each subseries chronologically
Notes: Subseries (1), 1910-1921 and subseries (4), 1936-1940, 1955-1957 extracted from: Orders ((M-Ar)2154X) Also known as: Proceedings
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Scope and Content: The task force was responsible for oversight of all energy development issues.  In performing its duties it reviewed legislation and reports, and recommended policy positions to the governor.  These meeting packets were created to document the decisions of the monthly meetings.  These were maintained by the governor’s cabinet coordinator to the task force.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: The State Reform School for Girls was established in 1855 and opened in 1856 at Lancaster as the State Industrial School for Girls.  From 1911 until its closing in 1972 it was known as the Industrial School for Girls.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Deposited in the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, May 4, 1976.  Transferred to Archives, Novolumes 11, 1982
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Scope and Content: The State Almshouse at Tewksbury opened in 1854.  It was renamed successively the State Hospital (1900), the State Infirmary (1909), Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary (1939), and Tewksbury Hospital (1959)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Cover title: Memorandum cash. Contents: Dec. 1910-Jan. 1915.  Jan. 1915-Oct. 1917.  Oct. 1917-July 1920
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Scope and Content: Under successive authorizations, the Land Office oversaw the management and sale of public lands in Maine for the Commonwealth during the first half of the 19th century.  As a part of this function, the office administered and recorded the settlement of disputed claims.  This memorandum was prepared by Joseph Lee, one of the commissioners of the Land Office.  It represents his work in following up the findings of George Herbert as presented in his Report concerning lands mortgaged by Leonard Jarvis ((M-Ar)87X).  Lee visited individuals claiming lands in the town of Penobscot to discuss their claims and Herbert’s findings.
Notes: Cover title: Minutes of claims
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Scope and Content: The Dept. of Public Welfare has the responsibility to provide and administer a comprehensive public welfare financial assistance program (MGLA c 18, s 2). Until 1967 the department organized the state into districts to carry out this program, originally staffed by the Division of Aid and Relief (Division of Public Assistance from 1953), under a district supervisor, and from the early 1950s (cf. St 1952, c 602) also by the Division of Child Guardianship, with respective district supervisors under a district director.  Memorandums to district directors from the Office of Field Operations (or from other officials of the department but copied to or distributed by the office) communicated directives and policy decisions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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