Scope and Content: The State Planning Board, established in 1935, was replaced in 1953 by the Division of Planning within the Department of Commerce.  (Renamed the Department of Commerce and Development in 1964 and abolished along with its divisions in 1987.).
Notes: Public document, number 156
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Scope and Content: From 1972 to 1984 the State Building Code Commission was responsible for promulgating and amending the state building code.  In addition the commission acted as the State Building Code Appeals Board, conducting hearings to consider appeals of decisions that had been issued by local or state agencies responsible for enforcing the state building code.  Appeals Board case files were created for each appeal made to the board.
Arrangement: Arranged by case number
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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Dept. of Community Affairs, established in 1968, was followed successively in 1996 by the Division of Housing and Community Development (Dept. of Economic Development) and in 1997 by the Dept. of Housing and Community Development.
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Scope and Content: The State Planning Board was established in 1935 to be responsible for a physical development master plan for the Commonwealth.  In fulfilling this function it had these municipal maps prepared by the federal Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA project no. 13684).
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by municipality
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Department of Public Works, 1980
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Scope and Content: Per GL 1921, c 121, s 23, the Massachusetts commissioner of public welfare investigated defective housing, studied operation of building and tenement house laws, encouraged creation of local planning boards, and promoted formation of organizations to increase the number of available homes. These functions then passed successively to the State Board of Housing (Dept. of Public Welfare–St 1933, c 364), State Housing Board (Governor and Council–St 1948, c 260, ss 3-6), Division of Housing (Dept. of Commerce and Development–St 1964, c 636), Dept. of Community Affairs (St 1968, c 761), Division of Housing and Community Development (Dept. of Economic Development–St  1996, c 151, s 125), and Dept. of Housing and Community Development (St 1997, c 43, s 40), which currently offers programs, housing, and funding to communities to serve those with low to moderate incomes. Its functions are described in MGLA c 23B.
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