Scope and Content: Under successive authorizations, the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands (1783-1801) and the Land Office were the primary agencies with responsibility for the management and sale of public lands in Maine on behalf of the Commonwealth.  A considerable part of their activity came to involve resolving boundary and proprietary disputes in areas subject to the control of Massachusetts.  The agencies also promoted the settlement and development of the area as demonstrated by their support of internal improvements.  These files record and document the activities of the agencies in responding to land and boundary disputes, as well as to the developmental needs of the interior parts of Maine.
Arrangement: Arranged by place, thereunder chronologically
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Scope and Content: The State House Building Commission was established in 1913 to oversee construction of east and west wing additions to the State House; in 1916 it was abolished and succeeded in this function by the State House Commission.  Administrative files were created by these agencies to fulfill the responsibility.
Arrangement: Arranged by subject or document type
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Scope and Content: Under successive authorizations, the Land Office oversaw the management and sale of public lands in Maine for the Commonwealth during the first half of the 19th century.  Among its duties were the receipt and filing of documents pertaining to events in Maine that related to its main purpose of managing lands.  This administrative file documents the activities of the Commonwealth in responding to the threat of insurrection in Kennebec County in 1809.  Consisting of a variety of materials, the file details the responses of the several involved agents of the government in Massachusetts and the District of Maine.  The governor, Council, General Court, local sheriff and the justices of the common pleas are the government officials primarily represented.
Arrangement: In six subseries: (1) Correspondence (2) Copies of correspondence (3) Depositions (4) Militia returns (5) Orders and receipts for payment of soldiers (6) Payrolls of militia units
Notes: While not created by it, this series came to be deposited with other materials from the Land Office as a result of the bearing the matter had upon land management
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Scope and Content: Under successive authorizations, the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands (1783-1801) and the Land Office were the primary agencies with responsibility for the management and sale of public lands in Maine on behalf of the Commonwealth.  This responsibility invested in these agencies a direct interest in the protracted negotiations surrounding the establishment of the northeastern boundary setting Maine apart from the British provinces.  Consisting of correspondence (original and copied), reports, depositions, and extracts from various source documents, these administrative files were assembled as Massachusetts sought to protect her proprietary rights to public lands in Maine.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Consumer Affairs was established in 1969 as of 1971, and renamed Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation in 1983.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by agency, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Scheduled as: Administrative files (A) A few scattered items may predate stated series span dates
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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Foreign Business Council was established (Exec order 169, Aug 28, 1979) to advise the governor of Massachusetts on policies and programs to increase exports, promote foreign investment in the Commonwealth, and coordinate the official visits of potential investors and foreign dignitaries.  These administrative records reflect its activities.
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Scope and Content: The commission was established in 1983 to survey and analyze the condition of the Massachusetts manufacturing base; catalog existing and needed resources for financing, management, marketing, plant modernization, and technical assistance; profile the workforce of mature industries and analyze its retraining needs; investigate plant closings and appropriate responses to them; and develop recommendations for assistance to troubled industries, including legislation and actions by the government, private sector, and organized labor.  To fulfill this mandate, the commission met, conducted research, and held public hearings, as reflected in these administrative records.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: The Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission was created for the purpose of extending and increasing the water supply to the Massachusetts metropolitan water system (St 1926, c 375).  The commission was authorized to purchase or take land in the watersheds of the Swift and Ware rivers to develop the Quabbin reservoir.  These administrative records document the taking of real estate by eminent domain.
Arrangement: In five subseries: (1) Abstracts of deeds (2) List of Quabbin Reservoir and Ware River property blanks (3) List of former property owners (4) Ware Watershed water rights (5) Real estate takings indexes
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Scope and Content: The Division of Fiscal Affairs and Management of the Board of Regents is responsible for overall budgetary planning and facility management for the state system of higher education.  This series was created to administer the division and to organize reference materials.  It contains correspondence, memoranda, publications, clippings, and resumes.  Information is included on personnel issues (staffing and responsibilities), purchasing needs, Regents office-wide policy development, and unit spending projections.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject, Board of Regents division, institution, staff member, or governmental agency
Restrictions: Personnel information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, and d 26(c). Access limited to data subjects and authorized departmental personnel
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