Scope and Content: The Division of Academic Affairs under the Board of Regents of Higher Education is responsible for formulating and implementing policies concerning academic programs, as well as for participating in systemwide planning for state colleges and universities and in other board functions.  Administrative files relate to policy-making activities of the division.  They contain correspondence, minutes, and memoranda from the Division of Academic Affairs and from other offices within the Board of Regents of Higher Education.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by committee
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Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Educational Affairs was created by St 1969, c 704 to advise the governor of Massachusetts on matters relating to education, to prepare budget and capital outlay recommendations, and to perform liaison and informational functions.  Administrative files were kept by secretaries of educational affairs Joseph Cronin (1972-1975), Paul Parks (1975-1979), and Charles E. Memusi Johnson (1979-1980), after which the office was abolished (St 1980, c 329).  Also present are files of assistant secretaries.
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Scope and Content: The Higher Education Facilities Commission was established by St 1964, c 388 to administer programs and funds in Massachusetts provided through Title I of the federal Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 (PL 88-204) and later Titles I and VI of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (PL 89-329).  Administrative files of the commission contain materials that document its responsibility for administering the federal grant programs.
Restrictions: Personnel files restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, d 26(c)
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Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Educational Affairs was created by St 1969, c 704 to advise the governor of Massachusetts on matters relating to education, to prepare budget and capital outlay recommendations, and to perform liaison and informational functions.  Administrative files of the undersecretary of educational affairs contain correspondence, memoranda, minutes, project reports, and annual reports that document the activities of the office and cover a broad range of educational issues.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
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Scope and Content: The Division of Fiscal Affairs and Management of the Board of Regents is responsible for overall budgetary planning and facility management for the state system of higher education.  This series was created to administer the division and to organize reference materials.  It contains correspondence, memoranda, publications, clippings, and resumes.  Information is included on personnel issues (staffing and responsibilities), purchasing needs, Regents office-wide policy development, and unit spending projections.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject, Board of Regents division, institution, staff member, or governmental agency
Restrictions: Personnel information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, and d 26(c). Access limited to data subjects and authorized departmental personnel
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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Bureau of Immigration was established in 1917.  In 1919 it was abolished and its power and duties transferred to a Division of Education of Aliens in the Dept. of Education, with advisory board.  In 1920 the former was renamed the Division of Immigration and Americanization.  In 1939 it was reconstituted with the advisory board being named  the Board of Immigration and Americanization.  In 1965 the board was abolished and the division moved to the Board of Higher Education.  In 1975 the division was absorbed by the Bureau of Adult Services, Dept. of Education.
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Massachusetts State Library, Special Collections, Apr. 26, 1999. Volume 1: 1917-1950. Volume 2: 1950-1964. Volume 3: 1965-1966
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Scope and Content: The Bradford Durfee Textile School of Fall River was authorized as a municipal institution by Massachusetts in 1899 and became a state institution in 1918.  It was renamed the Bradford Durfee Technical Institute of Fall River in 1946 and the Bradford Durfee College of Technology in 1957.  It was consolidated into the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute in 1964.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Public document, number 125
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Scope and Content: The Board of Education was established in 1837 and abolished in 1919, when its functions were transferred with those of the Bureau of Immigration to the Department of Education.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Public document, number 2
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