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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety, originally operational during World War I, was resurrected by Gov. Leverett Saltonstall on Aug. 23, 1940 in anticipation of U.S. involvement in World War II. The committee was confirmed by Exec Order no. 1, Dec. 31, 1941, pursuant to St 1941, c 719, as an agency of the Executive Dept. The committee’s role was extended on Jan. 31, 1942 by St 1942, c 13, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It was ultimately dissolved with the war’s end in May 1945. The committee was responsible for organizing, supervising, directing, and coordinating local committees on public safety in the cities and towns of the Commonwealth. The committee carried out its duties through administrative divisions and nine regional zones, each with regional offices staffed with state employees as well as extensive volunteer involvement. The responsibilities of the local committees included management of air raid precautions and other civilian defense programs necessary to protect lives and property.
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Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety, originally operational during World War I, was resurrected by Gov. Leverett Saltonstall on Aug. 23, 1940 in anticipation of U.S. involvement in World War II. The committee was confirmed by Exec Order no. 1, Dec. 31, 1941, pursuant to St 1941, c 719, as an agency of the Executive Dept. The committee’s role was extended on Jan. 31, 1942 by St 1942, c 13, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It was ultimately dissolved with the war’s end in May 1945. The committee was responsible for organizing, supervising, directing, and coordinating local committees on public safety in the cities and towns of the Commonwealth. The committee carried out its duties through administrative divisions and nine regional zones, each with regional offices staffed with state employees as well as extensive volunteer involvement. The responsibilities of the local committees included management of air raid precautions and other civilian defense programs necessary to protect lives and property.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
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Scope and Content: In Nov. 1775, the Massachusetts General Court established a committee to supply wood and hay to the Continental Army; in fact, since a separate committee was later appointed to administer a resolve directing towns to supply hay, committee records pertain only to wood. Since wood deliveries were complete by the spring of 1776, subsequent records relate to financial transactions only.
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Scope and Content: Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985). Since 1985, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Scope and Content: The Commonwealth Museum, located at the site of the Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point (Dorchester, Boston), opened a permanent exhibition on the history of Massachusetts in 2009. Based on facsimiles of Archives documentary and artifactual holdings, it also includes a treasurers gallery containing the first (vellum) leaves of the 1629 colonial and 1691 provincial charters and the 1780 Constitution, the vellum Massachusetts copy of the federal Bill of Rights, the Massachusetts printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, and the Paul Revere copperplate engraving of the Boston Massacre. –In preparation for creating the display, the firm of Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., engaged the services of Kathryn Myatt Carey, Nahant, Mass., conservator of works of art on papers, to describe exhibition requirements of the treasures and of several other original documents that at one time were considered for possible inclusion in the exhibition as originals. Series consists of her loose-leaf compilation of condition reports, treatment proposals, and treatment cost estimates, along with correspondence relating to document encasements, and additional reports on artifacts among the Archives holdings compiled by Archaea Technica (Mimi Leveque, Waltham, Mass.). The report is heavily illustrated with color photographs of the archival objects under consideration.
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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 proposes, supports, or opposes legislation that would have an impact on the welfare of children and families. Series is maintained by the office’s communications unit (legislative liaison) to track agency actions on and progress of such legislation in the General Court.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder in part by subject
Notes: Scheduled as: Passed legislation files; Unpassed legislation files. Files for 1980 lacking
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Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children disseminates information to the public regarding such services, public and privately funded (MGLA c 28A, s 4(a)). Series is maintained by the office’s communications unit (public relations) to document responses by the office director (commissioner from 1987) and other office personnel to electronic and print media reports on activities and programs supported by the office and related issues, and other informational contacts by the office with these media.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Also known as: Letters to the editor
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