Scope and Content: The Civil Service Commission was established in 1884.  It was abolished in 1919 and its functions transferred to the Division of Civil Service.  It was revived as a separate body in 1939 and reconstituted in the Executive Office for Administration and Finance in 1974.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Appendix: Boston appointments, 1910-1930 (2 v.). St 1909, c 486, s 10 provided for the commission to pass on certain Boston municipal mayoral appointments, a provision renewed by St 1919, c 350, s 66 (GL 1921 c 31, s 2) but rescinded by St 1930, c 167, s 2. –Appendix: Regulations, 1917-1937, with index. Other rulings may be found among the decision volumes.

Appendix: Album of commissioners–photographic portraits, 1884-1940; listings, 1884-1987.

Appendix: Carl Russell Fish. Political patronage in the United States. Thesis (Ph.D.) –Harvard University, 1900.

Appendix: President’s Committee on Civil Service Improvement. Report. Feb. 1941. With original signatures. Copy of Kenneth C. Vipond, staff assistant.
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Scope and Content: The sergeant-at-arms and from 1919 the superintendent of buildings were successively responsible for repairs, improvements, supplies, and (to 1919 with approval of requisitions by the State House Commission) for procurement of furniture and fixtures for the State House and other state office buildings.  Ledgers were created to manage procurement of such services and furnishings.
Arrangement: Chronologically by year span: volume 1, 1909-1913; volume 2, 1914-1916; volume 3, 1917-1919; volume 4, 1920; thereunder by state agency account (volume 1 also by supplier), and then chronologically
Notes: Volume 2 has 1914 listing of expenditures by agency laid in
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Scope and Content: The Comptroller’s Bureau, established in 1922 within the Commission on Administration and Finance, was replaced in 1963 by the Comptroller’s Division within the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, and in 1986 by the Office of the Comptroller.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Extraordinary expenses, FY1949-1983 (2) Executive expenses, FY1949-1974
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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) was established by executive order in 1975 as an independent state agency (though placed within the Executive Office for Administration and Finance) funded by the federal government to work with the Commonwealth to better support persons with developental disabilities and their families. The council assists the Commonwealth in carrying out its requirements for participation in P.L. 106-402 (Developmental Disabilities Act of 2000), precursor and successor legislation, or in any federal grant program that would provide funds for services to developmentally disabled individuals. It serves as the designated State Agency under P.L. 106-402, and receives those funds made available to the Commonwealth as above.  The council  develops and submits a State Plan including the specifications of federal and state priority area activities, and has the final authority in making grants under the State Plan. The process for reviewing and awarding grants is conducted in accordance with federal program standards.
Arrangement: Arranged by grantee, in rough grant number/chronological order
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Scope and Content: The Division of Administrative Law Appeals was established within the Executive Office for Administration and Finance as the Division of Hearings (or Hearing) Officers by St 1973, c 1229 and acquired its present name under St 1983, c 683.
Arrangement: Arranged by docket number
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Scope and Content:  The post of Supervisor of Administration was established in 1916, and succeeded by the Commission on Administration and Finance in 1922, in turn succeeded by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance in 1963.

Arrangement: Arranged by agency or subject

Notes: Incomplete. Subseries (1) includes: Jan. 1953-June 1954, 1956, 1960-1962, Jan. 1963. Subseries (2) includes: Oct. 1958-Jan. 1960, Mar. 1962-Jan. 1963.

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Scope and Content: The State House Building Commission was established in 1913 to oversee construction of east and west wing additions to the State House; in 1916 it was abolished and succeeded in this function by the State House Commission. Ledgers were created by these agencies to manage financial transactions of the project.
Arrangement: By type/name of account, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Has spine title: State House Building Commission. Cost of construction
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Scope and Content: The Division of Public Employee Retirement Administration was established within the Executive Office of Administration and Finance as of 1983 and reorganized as the Public Employee Retirement Adminstration Commission in 1996.

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder alphabetically by retirement board (i.e., usually locality)

Restriction: Personal information restricted by statutory provision; for conditions of access consult repository; MGLA c 4, s 7, cl 26(c) and c 66A.

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Scope and Content: The Division of Public Employee Retirement Administration was established within the Executive Office of Administration and Finance as of 1983 and reorganized as the Public Employee Retirement Adminstration Commission in 1996.

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically

Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision; for conditions of access consult repository; MGLA c 4, s 7, cl 26(c) and c 66A

Notes: Box 1: 1983-1996.  Box 2: 1997-1999.  Box 3: 2000-2003.  Box 4: 2004-2005. Box 5: 2006. Box 6: 2007-2009.

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Scope and Content: The Government Land Bank operated as an independent agency from 1975 to Dec. 1995, at which time it began doing business jointly with the Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency as the Massachusetts Development Finace Agency.  The two agencies were officially merged under the latter name in 1998.
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