Scope and Content: As the unit responsible for managing the Governor’s mail, the Governor’s Correspondence Office gathered information to assist the governor in answering correspondence relating to municipal affairs, as maintained in this series.
Arrangement: Arranged by subject
Notes: Also known as: MSD 1/402
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Scope and Content: The Office of State Planning was formed in 1975 (along with the Management Bureau) by splitting into two units the Office of State Planning and Management of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance.  It became the Governor’s Development Office ca. 1979, was renamed Governor’s Office of Economic Development ca. 1983, and was terminated by 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by municipality
Notes: Transferred from Executive Office of Economic Affairs, where stored after agency reorganization. Files for M-O, W-Y only.  Remainder presumed lost or destroyed
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Scope and Content: The task force was responsible for oversight of all energy development issues.  In performing its duties it reviewed legislation and reports, and recommended policy positions to the governor.  These meeting packets were created to document the decisions of the monthly meetings.  These were maintained by the governor’s cabinet coordinator to the task force.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: Edward J. King was governor of Massachusetts, 1979-1983.
Arrangement: In five subseries as described below
Notes: Transferred to Archives by the Massachusetts Historical Society (Ms. N-226), Novolumes 2013
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Scope and Content: Under the 1786 agreement between New York and Massachusetts settling land claims west of the Hudson River (see: Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Agreement between Massachusetts and New York relating to western lands, 1784-1793 ((M-Ar)31X)), the Commonwealth retained the right of preemption to purchase lands from the several Indian nations, and the obligation to supervise the sale of any of these lands should the right of preemption be transferred to third parties.  After a final sale of such right of preemption in 1792, Massachusetts governors appointed a series of superintendents to observe transactions between the Indians and owners of the preemptive right.  The superintendents resided in New York, and tended to their duties in pro forma fashion.  Controversy in 1838 following a U.S. decision to relocate all eastern Indians and a subsequent treaty and sale of remaining Indian reservations, caused the Massachusetts governor and council to reevaluate their role in this process, and to demand equitable treatment for the New York Indians.
Arrangement: In 5 subseries: (1) Land conveyances by treaty (2) Legal instruments (3) Correspondence (4) Reports of the Indian Superintendent (5) Printed material; Arranged within each subseries chronologically
Notes: Originally maintained by the Council; by 1885 held by the state secretary
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Scope and Content: The Governor’s Legal Office advises the governor on all matters of legal concern.  In fulfilling this function, the office institutes, monitors, and comments on state agency-related legislation and litigation, and mediation or arbitration of intra-agency disputes, as documented in this series.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Office and agency files; Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder alphabetically by agency and arranged alphabetically by agency (2) Litigation files; arranged by case
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Scope and Content: The Commonwealth had a continuing interest in the United States-Great Britain dispute over the northeastern boundary of Maine, from the Revolution to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842; to 1820, as the state of which the District of Maine formed a part; from 1820, and pursuant to St 1819, c 161, an act to provide for separation of the District of Maine as a state, as the holder of title to certain Maine public lands.  Series consists of correspondence and reports relating to the dispute sent or received by the governor and others.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Formerly part of state secretary’s: Miscellaneous collection
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Scope and Content: The Governor’s Press Office is responsible for publicizing events of the governor’s administration.  In fulfilling this function, it maintains photo documentation of such events, particularly those directly involving the governor, and releases photographs to the media.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term
Notes: Swearing-in ceremony photographs transferred to Archives from Governor’s Personnel Office
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Scope and Content: Legislation passing the House and Senate of the General Court is sent for engrossing, signed by the speaker of the House and the Senate president, and forwarded to the governor for signature.  A pocket veto occurs when the governor fails to sign a bill passed near the close of the session, leaving the legislature no opportunity to override this action.  Pocket vetoes include the bill packet and engrossed act.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by legislative session, thereunder by bill number
Notes: Series is entered under the Governor’s Legislative Office as the unit that coordinates gubernatorial interaction with the General Court.  Files from 1970-1974, 1976-1980 were transferred to Archives from Massachusetts Regulations Division
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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.  Series was created to advise the governor on human services issues and policy and to communicate the governor’s point of view on issues and policy to state executive offices and other agencies, gubernatorial commissions, federal agencies, advocacy groups, and private organizations.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by issue or agency, thereunder alphabetically by program or issue; additional files on the homeless in boxes 21-22, additional files for 1988-1990 in boxes 23-24.
Notes: Scheduled as two series: Policy development subject files and: State agency administrative files
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