Scope and Content: The Office of State Planning was formed in 1975 (along with the Management Bureau) by splitting into two units the Office of State Planning and Management of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. It became the Governor’s Development Office ca. 1979, was renamed Governor’s Office of Economic Development ca. 1983, and was terminated by 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged by subject
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Subject files [Massachusetts Governor’s Development Office]
Director’s policy files [Massachusetts Governor’s Office of Economic Development]
Scope and Content: The Office of State Planning was formed in 1975 (along with the Management Bureau) by splitting into two units the Office of State Planning and Management of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. It became the Governor’s Development Office ca. 1979, was renamed Governor’s Office of Economic Development ca. 1983, and was terminated by 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder by subject
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Regional development files [Massachusetts Governor’s Office of Economic Development]
Scope and Content: The Office of State Planning was formed in 1975 (along with the Management Bureau) by splitting into two units the Office of State Planning and Management of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. It became the Governor’s Development Office ca. 1979, was renamed Governor’s Office of Economic Development ca. 1983, and was terminated by 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder by region
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Local growth policy questionnaire returns [Massachusetts Office of State Planning]
Scope and Content: The Office of State Planning was formed in 1975 (along with the Management Bureau) by splitting into two units the Office of State Planning and Management of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. It became the Governor’s Development Office ca. 1979, was renamed Governor’s Office of Economic Development ca. 1983, and was terminated by 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by municipality
Notes: Transferred from Executive Office of Economic Affairs, where stored after agency reorganization. Files for M-O, W-Y only. Remainder presumed lost or destroyed
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Director’s correspondence files [Massachusetts Office of State Planning]
Scope and Content: The Office of State Planning was formed in 1975 (along with the Management Bureau) by splitting into two units the Office of State Planning and Management of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. It became the Governor’s Development Office ca. 1979, was renamed Governor’s Office of Economic Development ca. 1983, and was terminated by 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Scheduled under (DS6/79) and transferred from Division of Capital Planning and Operations. Also known as: Director’s chronological file; and in part as: MSD 4/101-102
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City and town project files [Massachusetts Office of State Planning]
Scope and Content: The Office of State Planning was formed in 1975 (along with the Management Bureau) by splitting into two units the Office of State Planning and Management of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. It became the Governor’s Development Office ca. 1979, was renamed Governor’s Office of Economic Development ca. 1983, and was terminated by 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged by subject or locality
Notes: Also known as: Local project files
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Director’s subject files [Massachusetts Governor’s Office of Community Services]
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Summary of opinion sheets [Massachusetts Governor’s Office of Community Services]
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Administrative files [Massachusetts Governor’s Office of Community Services]
Scope and Content: The Governor’s Office of Community Services was established during the first term of Michael Dukakis (1975-1979) to coordinate public relations programs and outreach to Massachusetts communities. Programs under this office have included a series of regional town meetings in which the governor addressed concerns of constituents prior to his run for reelection; appearances on a radio talk show (1977-1978); and a telephone tally system: Point of View, created to determine the volume of citizens utilizing the office and to categorize their concerns. These administrative files were created during the implementation of these programs.
Arrangement: In four subseries: (1) General issue files (2) Town meeting reports (3) Radio show fact sheets (4) Tally sheets
Restrictions: Some restrictions apply.
Notes: Also known as MSD 1/651
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Subject files [Massachusetts Governor’s Chief of Operations]
Scope and Content: The governor’s chief of operations, known at least in the first term (1975-1979) of Michael Dukakis as the governor’s cabinet coordinator, oversees and coordinates the work of the secretariats comprising the governor’s cabinet. Subject files have been created to compile information and develop policy for the governor on issues raised during cabinet meetings.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder by subject
Notes: MSD 3/301-302, 305-321 previously subseries (2) in: Administrative files (now disbanded), along with MSD 3/303-304 now in: Cabinet meeting agendas. Scheduled as: Issues files. A few items predate this time span. Files, which are fragmentary, reflect some work of chief of operations before holding that post
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