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Annual reports [Massachusetts Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board]

Part of: Massachusetts Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board

Annual reports, 1901-1919.

18 volumes
Call no.: EN4.07/1318

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Public document, no. 57 Report for 1906 missing
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Annual reports [Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Board]

Part of: Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Board

Annual reports, 1895-1900.

6 volumes
Call no.: EN4.08/1318

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Public document, no. 57
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Annual reports [Massachusetts Mount Everett Reservation Commission]

Part of: Massachusetts Mount Everett Reservation Commission

Annual reports, 1910-1923.

1 pamphlet box
Call no.: EN11/1318

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Public document, no. 89. Reports for 1913, 1915-1917, 1919-1922 missing
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Annual reports [Massachusetts State Reclamation Board]

Part of: State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board

Annual reports, Not available.

1 document box
Call no.: EN2.01/1318

Scope and Content: The Drainage Board, established in 1918, was successibely renamed the State Reclamation Board in 1923 and the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board in 1983.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Annual reports [Massachusetts Topographical Survey Commission]

Part of: Massachusetts Topographical Survey Commission

Annual reports, 1885-1900.

1 pamphlet box
Call no.: EN3.07/1318

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Public document, no. 50 Reports for 1886, 1893 missing
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Atlases of the town boundary survey [Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts]

Part of: Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts

Atlases of the town boundary survey, 1887-1915 (Bulk: 1898-1915).

69 volumes
Call no.: EN3.03/421X

Scope and Content: For a history of the project resulting in the publication of these atlases for Massachusetts by its Topographical Survey Commission and later by its Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, see the agency history of the Topographical Survey Commission cited below; for survey data and files see record series of: Massachusetts. Topographical Survey Commission and: Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by municipality
Notes: Volume title-pages: Atlas of the boundaries of …. Cover titles: Boundary lines of …. Volumes numbered in cataloging 1-68 and appendix
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Biological Laboratory files [Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Board]

Part of: Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Board

Biological Laboratory files, 1890-1898.

7 file folders (partial record center carton)
Call no.: EN4.08/2134X

Scope and Content: Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985).  Since 1985, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Biological Laboratory water microscopic examination weekly tables [Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission Water Division]

Part of: Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission Water Division

Biological Laboratory water microscopic examination weekly tables, 1903-1954 (Bulk: 1928-1954).

7 transfer cartons and 2 volumes
Call no.: EN4.05/2135X

Scope and Content: Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985).  Since 1985, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Board minutes [Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture]

Part of: Department of Food and Agriculture

Board minutes, 1861-1990.

1 record center carton and 2 document boxes
Call no.: EN2/1920

Scope and Content: The State Board of Agriculture (1852) was successively replaced by the State Dept. of Agriculture (1918), the Dept. of Agriculture (1919), and the Dept. of Food and Agriculture (1975)
Arrangement: 1954-1990: Arranged chronologically. Arranged in reverse chronological order
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Special Collections, Massachusetts State Library, Feb. 13, 1996. Files incomplete
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Board of Environmental Management minutes [Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management]

Part of: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management

Board of Environmental Management minutes, 1953-1986.

2 record center cartons
Call no.: EN6/1163

Scope and Content: The Dept. of Environmental Management has general care and oversight of the natural resources of the Commonwealth and adjacent waters, develops policies for their management, and administers parks and historic sites that have come under its jurisdiction.  The Board of Environmental Management (established as the Board of Natural Resources per St 1953, c 631, s 1, and renamed by St 1975, c 706, s 36) establishes policies and approves programs to be implemented by the department (MGLA c 21, s 2).  Series is created as a record of discussions and policy decisions made by the board.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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