Scope and Content: The Governor’s Press Office is responsible for publicizing events of the governor’s administration.  In fulfilling this function it issues press releases to local and national media. –Series currently includes files from terms of Endicott Peabody (1963-1965), Edward King (1979-1983), Michael Dukakis (1983-1991), William Weld (1991-1997), Argeo Paul Cellucci (1997-2001), Jane Swift (2001-2003), and Mitt Romney (2003-2007).  Dukakis files also contain related materials including appointee resumes, budgets, legislation, proclamations, daily schedules, agendas, correspondence, and clippings.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Dukakis files–appointee resumes: Personal information restricted by statutory provision; for conditions of access consult repository; MGLA c 4, s 7, cl 26(c) and c 66A.
Notes: Dukakis finding aid scheduled as: Release register (B)
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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Governor’s External Relations (formerly Correspondence) Office prepares gubernatorial proclamations for observances for the most part mandated by statute (MGLA c 6, ss 12-15), for recognition of significant persons, events, professions, or other socioeconomic phenomena, or for publicizing actions of the state government.  Special proclamations are also issued for unofficial observances.  Series documents formation of the proclamation from initial correspondence, governor’s correspondence routing form, background material, and proclamation draft, which may be an amended version of a past proclamation, to a photocopy of the proclamation itself, signed and sealed by the governor and state secretary.  For official copies of  proclamations through 1996 see: Proclamations ((M-Ar)235X)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Governor’s Office of Constituency Services acted as a liaison between the governor and constituency groups.  It also prepared statutory proclamations for observances for the most part mandated by statute (MGLA c 6, s 12-15), for recognition of significant persons, events, professions, or other socioeconomic phenomena, or for publicizing actions of the state government ; and special proclamations for unofficial observances requested by citizen groups, a role carried out by the governor’s Public Information Office from 1963-1965. In later years only statutory proclamations were retained by the issuing agency to be archived.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Provenance/issuing agency undetermined. Formerly known as: Statutory proclamations. July-Dec. 1992 mostly lacking. Oct. 19, 2001 (Massachusetts Archives Week) proclamation also included. Dec. 28, 2012 (Emancipation Proclamation Day, Jan. 1, 2013) proclamation also included; presented by Sen. Stanley C. Rosenberg, Mar. 5, 2013
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Scope and Content: The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts appointed a Court Monitor in 1979 to administer court consent decrees relating to five state schools for the mentally retarded. In 1986 the responsibility was transferred to the gubernatorially established Office of Quality Assurance for the Mental Retardation Consent Decrees. In 1993 oversight was transferred to a Governor’s Commission  on Mental Retardation, while specific quality assurance functions were placed under an Office of Quality Enhancement, Office of Quality Management, Dept. of Mental Retardation, which had taken over responsibility for the mentally retarded from the Dept. of Mental Health in 1986.
Notes: From the records of the Governor’s Commission on Mental Retardation, transferred to  Archives, 1994-2008. For details consult the Massachusetts Archives series control file.
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Scope and Content: The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts appointed a Court Monitor in 1979 to administer court consent decrees relating to five state schools for the mentally retarded. In 1986 the responsibility was transferred to the gubernatorially established Office of Quality Assurance for the Mental Retardation Consent Decrees. In 1993 oversight was transferred to a Governor’s Commission  on Mental Retardation, while specific quality assurance functions were placed under an Office of Quality Enhancement, Office of Quality Management, Dept. of Mental Retardation, which had taken over responsibility for the mentally retarded from the Dept. of Mental Health in 1986.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: From the records of the Governor’s Commission on Mental Retardation, transferred to  Archives, 1994-2008. For details consult the Massachusetts Archives series control file. Box 1: 1993-1996. Box 2: 1996-2001. Box 3: 2002-2004. Box 4: 2005-2007
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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 produces and distributes public service announcements in the form of videocassettes on matters of general public interest such as tourism and public safety.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term
Notes: Derived from scheduled series: Videotapes.
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Scope and Content: The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts appointed a Court Monitor in 1979 to administer court consent decrees relating to five state schools for the mentally retarded. In 1986 the responsibility was transferred to the gubernatorially established Office of Quality Assurance for the Mental Retardation Consent Decrees. In 1993 oversight was transferred to a Governor’s Commission  on Mental Retardation, while specific quality assurance functions were placed under an Office of Quality Enhancement, Office of Quality Management, Dept. of Mental Retardation, which had taken over responsibility for the mentally retarded from the Dept. of Mental Health in 1986.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision ; MGLA c 4, c 7, cl 26c(c) and c 66A. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: From the records of the Governor’s Commission on Mental Retardation, transferred to  Archives, 1994-2008. For details consult the Massachusetts Archives series control file
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Scope and Content: The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts appointed a Court Monitor in 1979 to administer court consent decrees relating to five state schools for the mentally retarded. In 1986 the responsibility was transferred to the gubernatorially established Office of Quality Assurance for the Mental Retardation Consent Decrees. In 1993 oversight was transferred to a Governor’s Commission  on Mental Retardation, while specific quality assurance functions were placed under an Office of Quality Enhancement, Office of Quality Management, Dept. of Mental Retardation, which had taken over responsibility for the mentally retarded from the Dept. of Mental Health in 1986.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: From the records of the Governor’s Commission on Mental Retardation, transferred to  Archives, 1994-2008. For details consult the Massachusetts Archives series control file
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Scope and Content: The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts appointed a Court Monitor in 1979 to administer court consent decrees relating to five state schools for the mentally retarded. In 1986 the responsibility was transferred to the gubernatorially established Office of Quality Assurance for the Mental Retardation Consent Decrees. In 1993 oversight was transferred to a Governor’s Commission  on Mental Retardation, while specific quality assurance functions were placed under an Office of Quality Enhancement, Office of Quality Management, Dept. of Mental Retardation, which had taken over responsibility for the mentally retarded from the Dept. of Mental Health in 1986.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision; MGLA c 4, c 7, cl 26(c) and c 66A . For conditions of access consult repository
Notes:  From the records of the Governor’s Commission on Mental Retardation, transferred to  Archives, 1994-2008. For details consult the Massachusetts Archives series control file. Box 1: May 1980-Sept. 1982.  Box 2: Oct. 1982-1985  Box 3: 1986-Feb. 1989.  Box 4:  Mar. 1989-Oct. 1993
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Scope and Content: The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts appointed a Court Monitor in 1979 to administer court consent decrees relating to five state schools for the mentally retarded. In 1986 the responsibility was transferred to the gubernatorially established Office of Quality Assurance for the Mental Retardation Consent Decrees. In 1993 oversight was transferred to a Governor’s Commission  on Mental Retardation, while specific quality assurance functions were placed under an Office of Quality Enhancement, Office of Quality Management, Dept. of Mental Retardation, which had taken over responsibility for the mentally retarded from the Dept. of Mental Health in 1986.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision; MGLA c 4, c 7, cl 26(c) and c 66A . For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: From the records of the Governor’s Commission on Mental Retardation, transferred to  Archives, 1994-2008. For details consult the Massachusetts Archives series control file
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