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Administrative records [Massachusetts Foreign Business Council]

Part of: Foreign Business Council

Administrative records, 1979-1981.

1 record center carton
Call no.: EC5/952X

Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Foreign Business Council was established (Exec order 169, Aug 28, 1979) to advise the governor of Massachusetts on policies and programs to increase exports, promote foreign investment in the Commonwealth, and coordinate the official visits of potential investors and foreign dignitaries.  These administrative records reflect its activities.
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Administrative records [Massachusetts Governor’s Commission on the Future of Mature Industries]

Part of: Governor's Commission on the Future of Mature Industries

Administrative records, 1983-1984.

1 record center carton and 2 document boxes
Call no.: EC4/951X

Scope and Content: The commission was established in 1983 to survey and analyze the condition of the Massachusetts manufacturing base; catalog existing and needed resources for financing, management, marketing, plant modernization, and technical assistance; profile the workforce of mature industries and analyze its retraining needs; investigate plant closings and appropriate responses to them; and develop recommendations for assistance to troubled industries, including legislation and actions by the government, private sector, and organized labor.  To fulfill this mandate, the commission met, conducted research, and held public hearings, as reflected in these administrative records.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Annual reports [Massachusetts Division of Employment Security]

Part of: Division of Employment Security

Annual reports, 1954-1978.

1 pamphlet box
Call no.: EC3/1318

Scope and Content: The Umemployment Compensation Commission was established in 1935 within the Dept. of Labor and Industries.  It was replaced by the Division of Unemployment Compensation in 1939, renamed the Division of Employment Security in 1941.  The division became an independent unit in the Executive Office of Manpower Affairs in 1982, and was replaced by the Dept. of Employment and Training in 1988.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Reports for: 1967-1969, 1975 missing
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Assistant secretary’s policy development files [Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Affairs]

Part of: Executive Office of Economic Affairs

Assistant secretary’s policy development files, 1977.

2 document boxes
Call no.: EC1/954X

Scope and Content: In Massachusetts the Executive Office of Manpower Affairs was established in 1969; it was informally renamed Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1975, and after a period in which it was also known as the Executive Office of Economic Development  and Manpower Affairs, its name was legislatively changed to Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1987.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
Notes: Records were recovered from offsite storage; presumably portions were lost or discarded
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Board of Review decisions [Massachusetts Division of Employment Security]

Part of: Division of Employment Security

Board of Review decisions, 1938-1988.

167 record center cartons
Call no.: EC3/820

Scope and Content: The Unemployment Compensation Commission was established in 1935, replaced by the Division of Unemployment Compensation (Dept. of Labor and Industries) in 1939, renamed Division of Employment Security in 1941.
Arrangement: Arranged by case number (roughly chronologically)
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General counsel’s subject files [Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Affairs]

Part of: Executive Office of Economic Affairs

General Counsel’s subject files, 1981-1988 (Bulk: 1986-1988).

3 record center cartons
Call no.: EC1/953X

Scope and Content: In Massachusetts the Executive Office of Manpower Affairs was established in 1969; it was informally renamed Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1975, and after a period in which it was also known as the Executive Office of Economic Development  and Manpower Affairs, its name was legislatively changed to Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1987.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by administration, thereunder alphabetically by subject
Notes: Series was recovered from offsite storage; presumably portions were lost or discarded, including those for 1983-1985
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Governor’s Economic Development Conference videotapes [Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Affairs]

Part of: Executive Office of Economic Affairs

Governor's Economic Development Conference videotapes, 1975-1977.

24 videocassettes and 10 videoreels in 2 record center cartons
Call no.: EC1/947X

Scope and Content: In Massachusetts the Executive Office of Manpower Affairs was established in 1969; it was informally renamed Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1975, and after a period in which it was also known as the Executive Office of Economic Development  and Manpower Affairs, its name was legislatively changed to Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1987.
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Legislative review files [Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Affairs]

Part of: Executive Office of Economic Affairs

Legislative review files, 1976-1989 (Bulk: 1976-1987).

7 record center cartons
Call no.: EC1/949X

Scope and Content: In Massachusetts the Executive Office of Manpower Affairs was established in 1969; it was informally renamed Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1975, and after a period in which it was also known as the Executive Office of Economic Development  and Manpower Affairs, its name was legislatively changed to Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1987.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Secretary’s correspondence [Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Affairs]

Part of: Executive Office of Economic Affairs

Secretary’s correspondence, 1975-1986 (Bulk: 1975-1978).

2 record center cartons
Call no.: EC1/950X

Scope and Content: In Massachusetts the Executive Office of Manpower Affairs was established in 1969; it was informally renamed Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1975, and after a period in which it was also known as the Executive Office of Economic Development  and Manpower Affairs, its name was legislatively changed to Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1987.
Arrangement: In 3 subseries: (1) Outgoing chronological correspondence, 1975-1978  (2) Outgoing correspondence from secretary to governor, 1975-1978  (3) Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1984-1986; Arranged within each subseries chronologically
Notes: Compiled from fragments of three series recovered from offsite storage; 1979-1983 files lacking
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Secretary’s subject files [Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Affairs]

Part of: Executive Office of Economic Affairs

Secretary’s subject files, 1974-1985.

20 record center cartons
Call no.: EC1/946X

Scope and Content: In Massachusetts the Executive Office of Manpower Affairs was established in 1969; it was informally renamed Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1975, and after a period in which it was also known as the Executive Office of Economic Development  and Manpower Affairs, its name was legislatively changed to Executive Office of Economic Affairs in 1987.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by administration, thereunder alphabetically by subject
Notes: Records were recovered from an offsite storage area; presumably portions were lost or discarded, including most files from 1980-1982
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