Scope and Content: The post of Supervisor of Administration established in 1916, replaced successively by the Commission on Administration and Finance in 1922 and the Executive Office for Administration and Finance in 1962.

Arrangement: Arranged by subject

Notes: Combines two series scheduled for previous retention in agency as: Legislative information files; General legislative issues

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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities (1966) and the Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council (1980) were abolished and succeeded in their functions by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, effective 1990.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically
Restrictions: There may be copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction of these materials, Smithsonian Institution
Notes: Duplicated deaccessioned to agency, March 2000
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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities was established to maintain a continuing study of the cultural resources of the Commonwealth. During 1987, the council, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Folklife Programs, conducted fieldwork to identify and locate traditional folk artists from massachsuetts to participate in the 22nd annual Festival of American Folklife, held on the grounds of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., July 1988. In documenting interviews in the areas of traditional narrative, occupational folklife, foodways, and traditional music, folklorists created interview tapes.

Audiocassettes are recordings of interviews with folk artists, and contain information about the ethnic heritage of the interview subject, the history and method of the folkway being documented, recipes, songs, legends, and related information. Massachusetts folklife interview files were created in conjunction with this series.

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Arrangement:
Arranged numerically.

Conditions Governing Access:
There are copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction of these audiocassettes; Smithsonian Institution. Office of Folklife Programs.

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Massachusetts folklife interview files were created in conjunction with this series. AF10/870X

Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities was established to maintain a continuing study of the cultural resources of the Commonwealth. During 1987 the council, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Folklife Programs, conducted fieldwork to identify and locate traditional folk artists from Massachusetts to participate in the 22nd annual Festival of American Folklife, held on the grounds of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., July 1988. In documenting interviews in the areas of traditional narrative, occupational folklife, foodways, and traditional music, folklorists created interview tapes.

Files contain preliminary and final field reports, notes, interview report forms, photologs, tape logs (see related series below), and contact sheets of photographs/slides of the interviewees. Information includes name of interviewer; name, age, and ethnic background of interview subject; and narrative describing the folklore tradition related to the folkway treated in the interview and photographs. Massachusetts folklife audiocassettes were created in conjunction with this series.

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Related catalog records:
AFS Folklore Collection database

Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically by interviewer’s name.

Conditions Governing Access:
Photographs:There are copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction of these materials; Smithsonian Institution. Office of Folklife Programs.

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Massachusetts folklife audiocassette files were created in conjunction with this series. AF10/871X

Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities (1966) and the Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council (1980) were abolished and succeeded in their functions by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, effective 1990.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by interviewer’s name
Restrictions: There may be copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction of these materials, Smithsonian Institution
Notes: Duplicate file set deaccessioned to agency, February 2000
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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.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Minutes, 1975-1996; Arranged chronologically (2) Votes, 198- -199-; Arranged alphabetically by project
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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: In two subseries: (1) Agendas (2) Minutes. Arranged within each subseries chronologically.

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: Pursuant to MGLA c 35, ss 48-57A, the County Personnel Board exercised oversight of all county personnel matters including classification and compensation plans.  Minutes of board meetings document the board’s administration of county personnel policy and related activities and the decision-making process that resulted in the establishment of such policies.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Files for 1981 lacking
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1895, c 284 and RL 1902 c 10, s 17, the State House Commission approved state agency requisitions for new furniture and fixtures for the State House and other state office buildings.  Minutes were created to record commission actions and decisions in this area.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Spine title: Records
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Scope and Content: The Teachers’ Retirement Board administers the Teachers’ Retirement System for public school teachers of Massachusetts. Minutes are created to record and administer its votes on allotment of pensions and related matters Information includes meeting date, time, place, and attendees; and particulars of allotment of benefits to retiring teachers and disposition of benefits for deceased teachers

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically

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