Scope and Content: The Governor’s Legal Office advises the governor on all matters of legal concern.  In fulfilling this function it participates in the drafting of executive orders, administrative or policy statements issued by the governor as chief executive of the Commonwealth.  Executive order working files are created to assist in such drafting.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder by order number
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Scope and Content: As the unit responsible for managing the governor’s mail, the Governor’s Correspondence Office maintained these files of correspondence between the governor and federal agencies and members of Congress concerning federal programs and state-federal matters.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder alphabetically by personal or agency name
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Scope and Content: The Greylock Park Association, established by the Massachusetts General Court per St 1885, c 166, was authorized to obtain and hold lands for a public park on Greylock Mountain in the towns of Adams, North Adams, and Williamstown. –St 1898, c 543 established the Greylock State Reservation and the Greylock Reservation Commission, a three person, governor-appointed board of Berkshire County residents responsible for acquiring land and administering the reservation. The act granted the commission the power and authority to care for, protect, and maintain the reservation on behalf of the Commonwealth. The act also required the Greylock Park Association to transfer title to its land to the Commonwealth, whereupon –The commission was specifically placed under the governor’s department by St 1933, c 336. St 1966, c 444 abolished the Greylock Reservation Commission and transferred the management and operation of Greylock State Reservation to the Dept. of Natural Resources.
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Scope and Content: Series documents the official acquisition, betterment, or disposal of fixed assets.  Annual inventories identify office equipment and furniture in the governor’s department, with information on missing items, surplus items, and office floor plans. –Series currently includes files from terms of William Weld (1991-1997), Argeo Paul Cellucci (1997-2001), Jane Swift (2001-2003), and Mitt Romney (2003-2007)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: The Office of Federal State Relations and a predecessor unit under the coordinator of intergovernmental relations have been responsible for relations among the governor, federal government, cities and towns of Massachusetts, and other states.  From 1974 it was  under the administration of the lieutenant governor. Since at least 2007 the responsibility for this function has been assigned to a senior advisor on the governor’s staff.  The Washington office, which serves as the primary intermediary between state officials and the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and as liaison between the state and federal governments,  is currently called the Office of Federal State Relations for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Notes: Issues for 1986-1988 lacking
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Scope and Content: During the term of Endicott Peabody (1963-1965), the governor’s personal secretary managed the governor’s office in conjunction with the governor’s chief secretary and the governor’s special assistant, as documented in this series.
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Scope and Content: As the unit responsible for managing the governor’s mail, the Governor’s External Relations (formerly Correspondence) Office maintains this series, originally designated: General constituent correspondence, and since 1983 designated more generally and including correspondence previously found in: Constituent issue correspondence ((M-Ar)971X).
Arrangement: In five subseries: (1) Incoming general correspondence (2) Outgoing general correspondence (3) Incoming political correspondence (4) Congressional campaign congratulations (5) Gubernatorial campaign congratulations
Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, d 26(c) and c 66A. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Arranged in subseries at State Library and transferred from there to Archives
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Scope and Content: The Governor’s Legislative Office is responsible for coordinating gubernatorial interaction with the legislature.  In fulfilling this function it coordinates research into legislative areas and legislation of interest to or proposed by the governor.  Governor’s legislation files are created to support this activity.
Arrangement: In three subseries. Arranged chronologically by term; thereunder arrangement varies
Notes: Formerly known as: Legislative reference files. Dukakis (1975-1979) files originally known as: MSD 2/951-953, 1001-1006, 1025, 1051-1052. Romney files (including Swift and some earler files) originally accessioned as: R1-14, but many were combined with other segments of the series
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Scope and Content: The Office of Federal State Relations and a predecessor unit under the coordinator of intergovernmental relations have been responsible for relations among the governor, federal government, cities and towns of Massachusetts, and other states.  From 1974 it was  under the administration of the lieutenant governor. Since at least 2007 the responsibility for this function has been assigned to a senior advisor on the governor’s staff.  The Washington office, which serves as the primary intermediary between state officials and the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and as liaison between the state and federal governments,  is currently called the Office of Federal State Relations for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of meeting
Notes: Files marked with asterisks were weeded
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Scope and Content: The Governor’s Office of Human Resources was established by Gov. Michael Dukakis in 1983 to act as a liaison between the governor and human service agencies in Massachusetts in the public and private sectors.  A Human  Resources Forum comprised of representatives of human services organizations in Massachusetts and members of the governor’s administration was established by this office in 1983 to provide a mechanism for obtaining feedback from human services organizations and workers and to foster legislative initiatives.  Series was created to organize meetings of the forum.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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