Scope and Content: To establish accurate Massachusetts town boundaries, and eventually interstate boundaries as well, beginning in 1885 the Topographical Survey Commission sent out field teams to establish and describe triangulation stations and to set monuments designating boundary lines.  These volumes of computations of primary triangulation 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 chronologically, thereunder by locality
Notes: Spine title: Primary and secondary triangulation
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Scope and Content: To establish accurate Massachusetts town boundaries, beginning in 1885 the Topographical Survey Commission sent out field teams to establish and describe triangulation stations, and to set monuments designating boundary lines.  These volumes of computations of the town boundary triangulation are based on field notebooks of the survey teams.  Computations were verified, adjusted, and prepared by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Notes: Volume 3 missing of 24 volumes set
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Scope and Content: To establish accurate Massachusetts town boundaries, and eventually interstate boundaries as well, 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 traverse lines, eccentric stations, triangle sides, and geographic positions 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 chronologically, thereunder by locality
Notes: Spine title: Computations of positions
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Scope and Content: The Office of Toxics Use Reduction Assistance and Technology (currently known as the Office of Technical Assistance for Toxics Use Reduction) was established in 1989 as a Massachusetts state agency to assist toxics users in complying with the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act.  Series documents workshops conducted by the office to instruct such users.
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Scope and Content: The attorney general of Massachusetts is the Commonwealth’s chief legal officer.  The Executive Bureau, which includes the attorney general and personal staff, is responsible for the overall supervision of the legal services provided by the office, for budgetary and personnel matters, and for the development of a uniform and consistent legal policy for the state.  Series is created by the bureau’s constituent office unit to plan and implement conferences, meetings, and workshops with particular constituent groups.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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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: 1994-1997. Box 2: 1997-2007
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Scope and Content: The Office of Federal State Relations and a predecessor unit under the coordinator of intergovernmental relations have been responsible for relations among the governor, federal government, cities and towns of Massachusetts, and other states.  From 1974 it was  under the administration of the lieutenant governor. Since at least 2007 the responsibility for this function has been assigned to a senior advisor on the governor’s staff.  The Washington office, which serves as the primary intermediary between state officials and the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and as liaison between the state and federal governments,  is currently called the Office of Federal State Relations for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Issues for No volumes 1989 – Feb. 1990 lacking
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Scope and Content: As the unit responsible for managing the governor’s mail, the Governor’s Correspondence Office maintained these files of incoming mail and petitions from constituents on issues of general citizen concern.
Arrangement: In three subseries: (1) Constituent incoming mail; Arranged chronologically by term; arranged alphabetically by subject; arranged chronologically by year, thereunder alphabetically by subject (2) Issue papers; arranged alphabetically by subject  (3) Other correspondence; arranged alphabetically 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
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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 documents stages and methods of construction through photographic prints, including cyanotypes.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically (1-990)/chronologically (1904-1910)
Notes: lacking no. 87-93, 99, 159-160, 115-122, 181, 217, 230, 243, 265, 352, 355, 379-380, 402, 408, 433, 447, 477, 507, 512-513, 523-524, 544, 549, 556, 576-578, 588-589, 594-595, 603, 620, 625, 640, 682, 726, 751, 753, 759-760, 896, 899, 928, 971, 974
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Banks and Banking, a standing committee of the General Court, considers all matters concerning banks, banking institutions, credit unions, small loans, consumer credit, and other matters referred.  It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation.  Consumer credit recodification files relate to efforts to formulate and pass a consumer credit recodification law governing consumer credit, licensing, and small loan regulations.
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