Scope and Content: The Dept. of Public Welfare has the responsibility to provide and administer a comprehensive public welfare financial assistance program (MGLA c 18, s 2).  The department is under the direction, supervision, and control of the commissioner of public welfare (s 3).  In order to administer the department, the commissioner corresponds with department staff members, advocacy groups representatives, Executive Office of Human Services staff members, legislators, and clients.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Scheduled as: Internal correspondence
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities. (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established.)  The commissioner of mental health exercises supervision and control of the department.  Commissioner’s hospital management subject files are created to inform the commissioner on policy, program, and other developments in the various central office divisions.
Notes: A portion of this series relating to mental retardation schools is found in the Dept. of Mental Retardation.  The remainder may have been destroyed or absorbed into the files of various central office divisions
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities. (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established.)  The commissioner of mental health exercises supervision and control of the department.  Commissioner’s intra-agency subject files function as the major repository for information relating to policy development, implementation, and monitoring.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities. (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established.)  The commissioner of mental health exercises supervision and control of the department.  Commissioner’s legislative review files (currently maintained by the director of legislative affairs) consist of photocopied and transcribed drafts of legislation, correspondence, and memorandums created to obtain legislation favorable to the department’s mandated responsibilities and to implement passed legislation.
Notes: Series incomplete. Box 1-2: 1966-1984. Box 3: 1996-1999
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role (MGLA c 28A) as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in public and privately funded programs and regulates providers of day care and substitute care for children.  Series is created for the office director (commissioner from 1987) to govern internal functioning of agency operations and relations with other agencies providing services to children.
Restrictions: Personal medical information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s 7, d 26(c) and c 66A. For conditions of access consult repository
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities. (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established.)  The commissioner of mental health exercises supervision and control of the department.  Commissioner’s policy statements are issued (since 1983 by the Division of Policy and Planning) to set standards in operations and delivery of services.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities. (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established.)  The commissioner of mental health exercises supervision and control of the department.  Commissioner’s provider/adovcate correspondence files are created to respond to and interact with advocacy groups seeking changes in policy and program services to benefit clients.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically
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Scope and Content: The Dept. of Correction is responsible for administering the state correctional system and providing custodial and rehabilitative services to persons sentenced to state correctional institutions.  Reference files consist of miscellaneous records of the commissioner that relate to correctional facilities and corrections policies.
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role (MGLA c 28A) as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children coordinates such services in public and privately funded programs and regulates providers of day care and substitute care for children.  Functions are carried out through the office’s ca. six regional offices: advocacy programs (through FY1991–notably Help for Children) were additionally administered on a community basis by ca. 43 area offices grouped regionally and supported by volunteer area-based councils for children.  Series has been created to provide quarterly reports from regional offices to the office director (commissioner from 1987) and to coordinate regional and other local activities with central office policy.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically by region, thereunder by area, and then chronologically. Arranged numerically by region, thereunder by subject
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: Formerly part of: Commissioner’s central office unit administrative files ((M-Ar)346)
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Scope and Content: St 1966, Ex Sess, c 735 charged the Dept. of Mental Health with establishing a comprehensive program of mental health and mental retardation services, which included state hospitals, state schools, clinics, and comprehensive centers; and reorganized delivery of these services and management of facilities by dividing the state into seven administrative regions, each in turn divided into service or catchment areas, at the level of service delivery.  Regional/area subject files are created by the commissioner to keep apprised of policy and program developments and events at the regional and area levels.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically by region, thereunder numerically by area
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