Scope and Content: The State Almshouse at Monson provided residence for paupers without settlement in the Commonwealth from 1854 to 1872.  The State Primary School, opened at the almshouse in 1866 and continuing after its closing until 1895, provided lodging, instruction, and employment for dependent and neglected children under age sixteen without settlement in the Commonwealth and some juvenile offenders.  St 1855, c 366 required an annual report of deaths by the institution superintendent (in lieu of the town clerk) to the state secretary, based on this series, continued after the almshouse closed.
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Scope and Content: Since 1971 the Executive Office of Human Services (Executive Office of Health and Human Services since 1992) has been responsible through its constituent agencies for the delivery of a wide range of services to persons with financial, health, social, protective, rehabilitation, and correctional needs. Its role is one of management and fiscal oversight, coordination of interagency planning and program development, and policy analysis.  Series was derived from: Social policy correspondence ((M-Ar)1851X)) and consists of printed and other reports including statistical material submitted by constituent departments to the executive office.  Agencies represented: Dept. of Social Services, Dept. of Youth Services, Office for Children.
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Scope and Content: Since 1971 the Executive Office of Human Services (Executive Office of Health and Human Services since 1992) has been responsible through its constitutent agencies for the delivery of a wide range of services to persons with financial, health, social, protective, rehabilitation, and correctional needs. Its role is one of management and fiscal oversight, coordination of interagency planning and program development, and policy analysis.  Series is created to oversee and support departmental legislative offices and initiatives.
Arrangement: Arranged by agency, thereunder generally chronologically
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Scope and Content: The Boston Lunatic Hospital was established as a municipal agency in 1839; it was renamed Boston Insane Hospital in 1897.  It was made a Massachusetts state agency under the name Boston State Hospital in 1908 and closed in 1981.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by month
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities.  (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established).  In administering such services the department is responsible for personnel policies in mental health and mental retardation facilities under its jurisdiction.  To standardize personnel procedures and practices for these facilities, the department prepared a department-wide personnel manual.
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Scope and Content: The Reformatory Prison for Women was opened in Sherborn in 1877.  It was renamed the Reformatory for Women by St 1911, c 181, and because of a redrawn boundary line its fuller designation was changed from the Reformatory for Women at Sherborn to the Reformatory for Women at Framingham by St 1932, c 180, s 24.  Under St 1955, c 770 it received its current name, the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham.
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Scope and Content: The Dept. of Public Health protects the health of Commonwealth residents by maintaining state health facilities, regulating private health facilities, controlling disease, and regulating food, drugs, and other consumer products.  The deputy commissioner of public health maintained these administrative files, documenting health planning, health protection, health services, community health, environmental health, and legal issues.
Arrangement: Arranged by subject
Notes: Rearranged from original order; agency folder list in Arrangement and Inventory
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities.  (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established.)  As delegated by the commissioner of mental health (MGLA c 19, s 3), the deputy commissioner has participated in meetings of various mental health advisory councils, creating this series.
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities.  (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established.)  As delegated by the commissioner of mental health (MGLA c 19, s 3), the deputy commissioner was involved in an investigation into the deaths of patients at Metropolitan State Hospital in 1973.  Deputy commissioner’s special investigation files consist of correspondence, memorandums, and reports generated during the investigation.
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. Mental retardation client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123B, s 17. For conditions of access consult repository
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Scope and Content: As a residential treatment center and educational facility for mentally retarded persons in Massachusetts, the Walter E. Fernald State School is responsible for providing a safe, healthy, and humane environment for its clients.  In fulfilling this function the school employs a deputy superintendent for program services to assist the superintendent in the area of program development, creating this series.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
Notes: Scheduled as: Administrative subject files
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