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Communications unit press releases [Massachusetts Office for Children]

Part of: Massachusetts Office for Children

Communications unit press releases, 1973-1988.

1 document box
Call no.: HS11/1772

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 created by the office’s communications unit (public relations) to publicize activities and programs supported by the office and related issues.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Files for 1973-1974, 1986-1988 only
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Communications unit unpublished reports [Massachusetts Office for Children]

Part of: Massachusetts Office for Children

Communications unit unpublished reports, 1982-1989 (Bulk: 1987-1988).

1 document box
Call no.: HS11/1771

Scope and Content: In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children promotes the development of such programs and services (MGLA c 28A, s 4(b)) by researching and reporting on related issues.  Series is maintained by the office’s communications unit (public relations) to document research disseminated to office personnel, allied volunteer units, other state agencies, and legislators.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Community extension service case files [Massachusetts Mental Health Center]

Part of: Massachusetts Mental Health Center

Community extension service case files, 1957-1960.

1 record center carton
Call no.: HS7.15/770X

Scope and Content: The Psychopathic Dept. of Boston State Hospital was established in 1912.  It became Boston Psychopathic Hospital in 1920; that was renamed Massachusetts Mental Health Center in 1956.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by patient
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. For conditions of access consult repository
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Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. For conditions of access consult repository

Community residence program files [Massachusetts Department of Mental Health]

Part of: Massachusetts Department of Mental Health

Community residence program files, 1974-1978.

1 record center carton
Call no.: HS7/1198X

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.)  Pursuant to St 1966, Ex Sess, c 735 and St 1970, c 888, the inpatient population of state hospitals was significantly reduced by placing able inpatients in community residences.  Community residence program files were created by department staff in the course of this activity.
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. For conditions of access consult repository
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Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. For conditions of access consult repository

Community service area office advisory council files [Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare State Advisory Board]

Part of: Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare State Advisory Board

Community service area office advisory council files, 1978-1985 (Bulk: 1979-1983).

1 record center carton and 1 document box
Call no.: HS5.06/1450

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by office
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Community Services audiovisual records [Massachusetts Department of Community Affairs]

Part of: Department of Housing and Community Development

Community Services audiovisual records, 1972-1992.

2 record center cartons
Call no.: CD1.04/2537

Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Dept. of Community Affairs, established in 1968, was followed successively in 1996 by the Division of Housing and Community Development (Dept. of Economic Development) and in 1997 by the Dept. of Housing and Community Development.
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Computations and calculations for contract specifications [Massachusetts Division of Waterways and Public Lands]

Part of: Division of Waterways

Computations and calculations for contract specifications, 1912-1922.

1 record center carton
Call no.: EN3.02/656X

Scope and Content: As part of their function to protect, improve, and develop Boston Harbor, the Division of Waterways and Public Lands of the Department of Public Works and its predecessor agencies, the Directors of the Port of Boston (to 1916) and the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands (1916-1919), planned projects, entered into contracts, and supervised work of contractors.  These resulting project files contain detailed computations and studies, cost estimates, specificiations, blueprints, maps, plans, and sketches compiled by engineers for contracts supervised by the various agencies.
Notes: Photographs removed from Dry dock folder. For separate description see: Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts. Photographs of marine construction ((M-Ar)662X).
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Computations and estimates relating to apportionment of costs [Massachusetts Cambridge Bridge Commission]

Part of: Cambridge Bridge Commission

Computations and estimates relating to apportionment of costs, 1908-1910.

1 record center carton
Call no.: CO33/1616X

Scope and Content: The Cambridge Bridge Commission was established in 1898 to administer construction of a bridge spanning the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, to be known as the Cambridge (later Longfellow) Bridge.  Series was created to prepare for determination of proportion of construction costs to be paid by the Boston Elevated Railway Company to Boston and Cambridge.
Arrangement: Arranged by bridge part
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Computations of boundary lines [Massachusetts Division of Waterways]

Part of: Division of Waterways

Computations of boundary lines, 1895-1940.

1 record center carton
Call no.: EN3.02/671X

Scope and Content: To establish accurate Massachusetts town boundaries, and eventually interstate boundaries as well, beginning in 1885 the Topographical Survey Commission, in conjunction with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, sent out field teams to establish and describe triangulation stations and to set monuments designating boundary lines.  These computations of boundary lines are based on data recorded by such survey teams, for the commission, for the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, which took over the survey in 1901 and completed it in 1914, and beyond that date, for agencies succeeding the board in its responsibility for state surveying: the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands, in 1916; the Division of Waterways and Public Lands of the Department of Public Works, in 1919; the Department of Public Works as a whole, in 1927; and the department’s Division of Waterways, in 1938.
Arrangement: Arranged by topic
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Computations of geographical positions: town corners [Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts]

Part of: Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts

Computations of geographical positions: town corners, 1899-1905.

2 record center cartons
Call no.: EN3.03/673X

Scope and Content: To establish accurate Massachusetts town boundaries, beginning in 1885 the Topographical Survey Commission (replaced in this function in 1901 by the  Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners) sent out field teams to establish and describe triangulation stations and to set monuments designating boundary lines.  These volumes of computations of geographical positions of town corners are based on field notebooks of the survey teams.  Computations were verified, adjusted, and prepared by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Arrangement: Arranged by county, thereunder by town
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