Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, in the event of absence, disability, or death of the governor, performs all duties incumbent upon the chief executive, and has all of the constitutional powers vested in that office. Additionally, the lieutenant governor is a voting member of the Council and is delegated other responsibilities at the governor’s discretion (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 2). Series is created to assist in the lieutenant governor’s liaison activities involving various parts of the executive branch and other agencies as designated by the governor.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder generally alphabetically by subject
Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision; MGLA c 4, s 7, cl 26(c) and c 66A.  For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Boxes 1-10–O’Neill (chiefly second term, 1979-1983): 1. A-D.  2. D-N.  3. S.  4-5.  Misc.  6-7. Cities and towns.  8-9. Democratic ward committees.  10. Misc. Boxes 11-19–Kerry: 11. Constituent correspondence, personnel files.  12. A-C.  13. C-I.  14. J-N.  15. N-Z and 1982 campaign.  16-17.  Crime.  18-19. 1983 victims of crime conference, including handbook: Helping victims of crime: a resource handbook for Massachusetts. [1983?]. (Box 19 is videotapes.) Murray files available digitally
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth serves on the Council, chairing it in the governor’s absence, and serves as acting governor as required.  Other duties are performed at the governor’s discretion, including direction of the Blueprint 2000 project, created during the last term of Michael Dukakis (1987-1991) under Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Murphy, to identify future Commonwealth problems and to propose solutions to them through analysis of data collected from a variety of citizens.  Administration subject files were created to coordinate collection and analysis of such data by various subcommittees.
Arrangement: In five subseries: (1) Economic issues  (2) Education  (3) Human support  (4) Physical environment; (5) Administration. Arranged within each subseries alphabetically by subject
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth serves on the Council, chairing it in the governor’s absence, and serves as acting governor as required.  Other duties are performed at the governor’s discretion, including direction of the Blueprint 2000 project, created during the last term of Michael Dukakis (l987-1991) under Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Murphy, to identify future Commonwealth problems and to propose solutions to them through analysis of data collected from a variety of citizens.  Final report files include that analysis in the form of subcommittee reports, although no overall final report was produced.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth serves on the Council, chairing it in the governor’s absence, and serves as acting governor as required.  Other duties are performed at the governor’s discretion, including direction of the Blueprint 2000 project, created during the last term of Michael Dukakis (l987-1991) under Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Murphy, to identify future Commonwealth problems and to propose solutions to them through analysis of data collected from a variety of citizens.  Hearing files were created to collect and analyze testimony at various regional meetings.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth serves on the Council, chairing it in the governor’s absence, and serves as acting governor as required.  Other duties are performed at the governor’s discretion, including direction of the Blueprint 2000 project, created during the last term of Michael Dukakis (l987-1991) under Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Murphy, to identify future Commonwealth problems and to propose solutions to them through analysis of data collected from a variety of citizens.  Municipal questionnaires constitute much of this data.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by municipality
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth serves on the Council, chairing it in the governor’s absence, and serves as acting governor as required.  Other duties are performed at the governor’s discretion.  This series was created under Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Murphy (1987-1991) to enable the lieutenant governor to act as advocate for child care policy.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, in the event of absence, disability, or death of the governor, performs all duties incumbent upon the chief executive, and has all of the constitutional powers vested in that office. Additionally, the lieutenant governor is a voting member of the Council and is delegated other responsibilities at the governor’s discretion (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 2).  Series is created to respond to incoming correspondence from business leaders, city and state agencies, office staff, members of Congress, media, private organizations, and citizens inviting the lieutenant governor to speak, or seeking or sharing information on state policy, job opportunities, or legislative matters.
Arrangement: Arranged by term/year, thereunder generally alphabetically by correspondent or category, or chronologically
Notes: Archived by Governor’s External Relations Office
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, in the event of absence, disability, or death of the governor, performs all duties incumbent upon the chief executive, and has all of the constitutional powers vested in that office. Additionally, the lieutenant governor is a voting member of the Council and is delegated other responsibilities at the governor’s discretion (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 2).  Series is created by the lieutenant governor’s legal unit to develop policies and deal with issues such as transitions of power, conflicts of interest, passage of legislation, court cases, legal agreements, and legal advice to state agencies.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder by subject
Restrictions: Kerry files—resumes restricted: personal information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, d 26(c) and c 66A (included with: Administrative files ((M-Ar)506), box 11). For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Box 1: O’Neill, 1978-1982.  Boxes 2-3: Kerry, 1983-1984
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, in the event of absence, disability, or death of the governor, performs all duties incumbent upon the chief executive, and has all of the constitutional powers vested in that office. Additionally, the lieutenant governor is a voting member of the Council and is delegated other responsibilities at the governor’s discretion (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 2).  Series is created to organize the lieutenant governor’s working schedule, including office appointments, public appearances on his/her own behalf or that of the governor, and private time. –Daily schedules only.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Schedules; Arranged chronologically by term. (2) Regrets; Arranged within each subseries chronologically
Restrictions: Kerry files—resumes restricted: personal information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, d 26(c) and c 66A (included with: Administrative files ((M-Ar)506), box 11). For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Boxes 1-3: Kerry. Box 4: Swift.  Box 5: Healey
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Scope and Content: The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, in the event of absence, disability, or death of the governor, performs all duties incumbent upon the chief executive, and has all of the constitutional powers vested in that office. Additionally, the lieutenant governor is a voting member of the Council and is delegated other responsibilities at the governor’s discretion (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 2).  Series is created by the lieutenant governor in carrying out official duties to educate the public on issues, advocate for legislation, and coordinate information among municipalities, states, and the federal government.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term
Notes: Boxes 1-4: Sargent, 1967-1968. Boxes 5-10: O’Neill, 1975-1981. Boxes 11-12: Murphy, 1987-1990
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