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Histories and research materials [Massachusetts Division of Insurance]

Part of: Division of Insurance

Histories and research materials, 1932-1961.

1 document box
Call no.: CA4.01/604X

Scope and Content: The Division of Insurance of the Department of Banking and Insurance is responsible for the regulation of insurance business in Massachusetts.  This series was created and compiled to assist the division in developing historical information for speeches and reports and in answering correspondence.  It is composed of clippings, research notes, correspondence, speeches, and unpublished papers pertaining to the history and development of the division and biographical materials relating to commissioners and other staff members.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year
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Insurance and banking subject files [Massachusetts Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation]

Part of: Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

Insurance and banking subject files, 1980-1993 (Bulk: 1983-1990).

10 record center cartons
Call no.: CA6/1972

Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Consumer Affairs was established in 1969 as of 1971, and renamed Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation in 1983.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7,d 26(c) and c 66A. For conditions of access consult repository
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Legislative review files [Massachusetts Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation]

Part of: Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

Legislative review files, 1975-1993 (Bulk: 1983-1990).

14 record center cartons
Call no.: CA6/1976

Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Consumer Affairs was established in 1969 as of 1971, and renamed Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation in 1983.
Arrangement: Arranged in part chronologically, thereunder by subject/bill number
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Lemon Law subject files [Massachusetts Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation]

Part of: Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

Lemon Law subject files, 1983-1987 (Bulk: 1983-1985).

2 document boxes
Call no.: CA6/1973

Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Consumer Affairs was established in 1969 as of 1971, and renamed Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation in 1983.
Arrangement: Arranged by subject
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MEEP/HOME program files [Massachusetts Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation]

Part of: Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

MEEP/HOME program files, 1986-1990.

1 document box
Call no.: CA6/1986X

Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Consumer Affairs was established in 1969 as of 1971, and renamed Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation in 1983.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Minutes [Massachusetts Board of Dental Examiners]

Part of: Board of Registration in Dentistry

Minutes, 1900-1972.

6 volumes (partial record center carton)
Call no.: CA2.05/220

Scope and Content: The Board of Registration in Dentistry, established in 1887, was replaced by the Board of Dental Examiners in 1915, placed within the Division of Registration in 1919.  It was replaced by the Board of Registration in Dentistry again in 1977.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Minutes [Massachusetts Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners]

Part of: Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners

Minutes, 1885-1919.

1.6 cubic feet (12 volumes in 1 record center carton and 1 doc. box) Copies: 4 microfilm reels; 35 mm
Call no.: CA3.01/384X

Scope and Content: The Board of Gas Commissioners, established in 1885, was renamed Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners in 1889.  That body was abolished in 1919, when its functions were combined with those of the Public Service Commission in the Dept. of Public Utilities.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Volume numbered 1-13; volume 6 (1903-1906) lacking
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Minutes [Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners]

Part of: Board of Railroad Commissioners

Minutes, 1877-1913.

28 volumes in 4 record center cartons
Call no.: CA3.03/383X

Scope and Content: The Board of Railroad Commissioners was established in 1869.  The board assumed additional functions of the Highway Commission and became the Public Service Commission in 1913.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Volume 1 – Index volume only
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Minutes [Massachusetts Board of Registration and Discipline in Medicine]

Part of: Board of Registration in Medicine

Minutes, 1894-1963.

12 volumes in 2 record center cartons
Call no.: CA2.01/524

Scope and Content: The Board of Registration of Medicine, established in 1894, was placed within the Division of Registration (Dept. of Civil Service and Registration) in 1919.  It was replaced by the Board of Registration and Discipline in Medicine as of 1976, renamed the Board of Registration in Medicine again in 1979.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Minutes for 1930-1942 lacking
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Minutes [Massachusetts Consumers’ Council]

Part of: Massachusetts Consumers’ Council

Minutes, 1964-1981.

2 record center cartons
Call no.: CA1/1402X

Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Consumers’ Council was an independent state agency serving as public advocate for consumer interests from 1963 to 1981, advising on and representing consumer interests to the state government, promoting consumer education, and from 1970 overseeing the unit pricing of packaging in retail stores.  Minutes of council meetings were created to record council activities and decisions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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