Scope and Content: The Governor’s Press Office is responsible for publicizing events of the governor’s administration. In fulfilling this function, it maintains photo documentation of such events, particularly those directly involving the governor, and releases photographs to the media.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term
Notes: Swearing-in ceremony photographs transferred to Archives from Governor’s Personnel Office
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Photographs [Massachusetts Governor’s Press Office]
Speeches and testimonies [Massachusetts Governor’s Press Office]
Scope and Content: The Governor’s Press Office is responsible for publicizing events of the governor’s administration. In fulfilling this function, it maintains records of press conferences and public appearances.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term
Restrictions: Some restrictions may apply
Notes: Currently scheduled as: Speech files (Governor’s Chief of Operations); Audio tapes (Governor’s Press Office); and: Videotapes (Governor’s Press Office)
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Briefing packets [Massachusetts Governor’s Scheduling Office]
Scope and Content: As the unit responsible for managing the governor’s scheduled time, the Governor’s Scheduling Office prepares these daily briefing packets for the governor, developed from an automated system.
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Kitty Dukakis issue file [Massachusetts Governor’s Scheduling Office]
Scope and Content: The Governor’s Scheduling Office, and also the Governor’s Correspondence Office, later known as the Governor’s External Relations Office, have since at least 1975 maintained files relating to public appearances and other activities of the governor’s spouse. Series was created to inform first lady Kitty Dukakis, who sat on a number of governmental and other committees on issues of social concern, during the second-third terms of Governor Michael Dukakis (1983-1991).
Notes: Previously classified as: PR2/P009X
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Kitty Dukakis event file [Massachusetts Governor’s Scheduling Office]
Scope and Content: The Governor’s Scheduling Office, and also the Governor’s Correspondence Office, later known as the Governor’s External Relations Office, have since at least 1975 maintained files relating to public appearances and other activities of the governor’s spouse. Series was created to manage public appearances of first lady Kitty Dukakis, during the second-third terms of Governor Michael Dukakis (1983-1991).
Notes: Box 1: 1983-1984. Box 2: Jan. 1985-Apr. 1986. Box 3: May 1986-Dec. 1987. Box 4: 1989. Files for 1988 lacking. Formerly classified as: PR2/P008X
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Kitty Dukakis general file [Massachusetts Governor’s Scheduling Office]
Scope and Content: The Governor’s Scheduling Office, and also the Governor’s Correspondence Office, later known as the Governor’s External Relations Office, have since at least 1975 maintained files relating to public appearances and other activities of the governor’s spouse. Series was created to document public appearances and other involvement of first lady Kitty Dukakis in issues of public concern, during the first term of Governor Michael Dukakis (1974-1979).
Notes: Formerly classified as: PR2/P034X\
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Susan Roosevelt Weld papers [Massachusetts Governor’s Scheduling Office]
Scope and Content: The Governor’s Scheduling Office, and also the Governor’s Correspondence Office, later known as the Governor’s External Relations Office, have since at least 1975 maintained files relating to public appearances and other activities of the governor’s spouse. Series has been created to arrange and document appearances and speeches delivered at events sponsored by government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, and generally to administer involvement with issues of public concern. –Series includes events files (arranged chronologically; containing schedules, agendas, speeches/remarks, talking points, background data, and correspondence); issues/organizations files (arranged alphabetically), and files for special issues: Asia, including the state’s Asian-American Commission (Exec Order 328, Mar 3, 1992), which Weld chaired; breast cancer; child abuse and neglect, including the state’s Children’s Trust Fund (St 1987, c 729), for which Weld served as a member of the board of directors; the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Woman (Beijing, 1995), to which Weld was a U.S. delegate; also the National Governors’ Association, for which Weld served as cohost at its July 1994 Boston meeting, and the association’s Spouses’ Program, including its National Breast Cancer Awareness and Safe Kids campaigns. –There are also general files of schedules and correspondence (each arranged chronologically), speech drafts and clippings (each arranged chronologically by year); and scattered photographs and video and audiocassettes. For related series see: Daily schedules ((M-Ar)511); Massachusetts. Executive Office for Administration and Finance. National Governors’ Association annual meeting files ((M-Ar)2036X)
Notes: Scheduled as: General correspondence; Event files; Issue files
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Scheduling files [Massachusetts Governor’s Scheduling Office]
Scope and Content: As the unit responsible for managing the governor’s scheduled time, the Governor’s Scheduling Office processes requests for that time and prepares the governor’s schedule and accompanying briefing packets. Scheduling files document these activities. –Series includes files from terms of Christian Herter (1953-1957), Endicott Peabody (1963-1965), Francis Sargent (1969-1975), and Michael Dukakis (1975-1979) only. For files from term of John Volpe (1965-1969) and additional Sargent files see: Massachusetts. Governor. Subject files ((M-Ar)366X). For files from term of Edward King (1979-1983) see series of other gubernatorial agencies, and: Massachusetts. Governor (1979-1983 : King). Miscellaneous papers ((M-Ar)2615X). From 1983 see: Daily schedules ((M-Ar)511)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term
Notes: Removed as created by Commissions Section, Apr. 1992. Also known in part as: MSD 1/751-752
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Daily schedules [Massachusetts Governor’s Scheduling Office]
Scope and Content: As the unit responsible for managing the governor’s scheduled time, the Governor’s Scheduling Office prepares these daily schedules, developed from an automated system.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Box 1: Dukakis. Box 2: Weld. Cellucci. Box 3: Swift Box 4: Romney. Aug. 1989 lacking; Jan.-Aug. 1991 lacking; through mid-Dec. 2002 only; through Oct. 2006 only
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Governor’s legislation files [Massachusetts Governor’s Legislative Office]
Scope and Content: The Governor’s Legislative Office is responsible for coordinating gubernatorial interaction with the legislature. In fulfilling this function it coordinates research into legislative areas and legislation of interest to or proposed by the governor. Governor’s legislation files are created to support this activity.
Arrangement: In three subseries. Arranged chronologically by term; thereunder arrangement varies
Notes: Formerly known as: Legislative reference files. Dukakis (1975-1979) files originally known as: MSD 2/951-953, 1001-1006, 1025, 1051-1052. Romney files (including Swift and some earler files) originally accessioned as: R1-14, but many were combined with other segments of the series
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