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Daily census of inmates [Massachusetts State Infirmary (Tewksbury, Mass.).]

Part of: Massachusetts State Infirmary (Tewksbury, Mass.).

Daily census of inmates, 1905-1926.

5 volumes
Call no.: HS6.11/967X

Scope and Content: The State Almshouse at Tewksbury opened in 1854.  It was renamed successively the State Hospital (1900), the State Infirmary (1909), Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary (1939), and Tewksbury Hospital (1959)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Cover title: Summary
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Daily journal of the trigonometrical survey [Survey of Massachusetts]

Part of: Survey of Massachusetts

Daily journal of the trigonometrical survey, 1834-1841.

1 document box
Call no.: CO31/759X

Scope and Content: A survey of the Commonwealth was commissioned by the governor in 1830 in order to prepare an accurate map of Massachusetts.  The trigonometrical phase of the survey was put in charge of Simeon Borden in 1834 and he was required to keep this daily journal of work, to be submitted quarterly to the governor (Resolves 1834, c 73).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Daily log of hearings [Massachusetts Board of Conciliation and Arbitration]

Part of: Massachusetts Board of Conciliation and Arbitration

Daily log of hearings, 1886-1923.

8 volumes
Call no.: LA4/535X

Scope and Content: The State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration was established in 1886; until 1902 it was known as the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation or the State Board of Arbitration.  It was succeeded in 1919 by the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, part of the Department of Labor and Industries.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Daily record of school activities [Industrial School for Girls (Lancaster, Mass.).]

Part of: Industrial School for Girls (Lancaster, Mass.).

Daily record of school activities, 1868-1938.

6 volumes
Call no.: HS8.02/866X

Scope and Content: The State Reform School for Girls was established in 1855 and opened in 1856 at Lancaster as the State Industrial School for Girls.  From 1911 until its closing in 1972 it was known as the Industrial School for Girls.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Youth services client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 120, s 21. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Deposited in the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, May 7, 1976.  Transferred to Archives, November 11, 1982. Spine title varies. Series incomplete: Volume 1. 1868-1883. Volume 2. 1897-1909. Volume 3. 1909-1914. Volume 4. 1927-1929. Volume 5. 1930-1932. Volume 6. 1935-1938
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Restrictions: Youth services client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 120, s 21. For conditions of access consult repository

Daily register [Lyman School for Boys]

Part of: Lyman School for Boys

Daily register, 1848-1901.

4 volumes
Call no.: HS8.05/846X

Scope and Content: The State Reform School was founded in 1847 and opened in 1848 at Westborough for the instruction, discipline, employment, and reform of male juvenile offenders in Massachusetts.  It was renamed the Lyman School for Boys in 1884 and closed in 1972.  Register tabulates monthly commitment and discharge statistics.
Arrangement: Arranged by case no./chronologically
Notes: Deposited in the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, May 7, 1976.  Transferred to Archives, November 11, 1982. Volume 1: 1848-1861. Volume 2: 1861-1877. Volume 3: 1877-1894. Volume 4: 1894-1901. Reel GSU 472: 1848-Mar. 1859.  Reel GSU 473: Mar. 1859-1901
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Daily reports [Massachusetts State Prison]

Part of: Massachusetts State Prison

Daily reports, 1805-1884.

14 volumes
Call no.: HS9.01/285X

Scope and Content: The State Prison was opened in 1805 at Charlestown, Boston, as a successor to the prison on Castle Island.  During 1878-1884 the prison was closed and inmates kept at Concord.  With that exception, Charlestown remained the state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Walpole, 1981. Transferred to Archives from MCI Cedar Junction, 1994. Transferred to Archives from MCI Cedar Junction, 1997. Files for 1805-1808, 1813-1824, 1826-1835, 1840-1863, 1874-1876, 1878-1884 only; some years incomplete. Volume 12 is draft for part of volumes 11
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Daily reports concerning girls in house no. 2 [Massachusetts State Industrial School for Girls (Lancaster, Mass.).]

Part of: Massachusetts State Industrial School for Girls (Lancaster, Mass.).

Daily reports concerning girls in house no. 2, 1856-1859.

1 volume
Call no.: HS8.02/865X

Scope and Content: The State Reform School for Girls was established in 1855 and opened in 1856 at Lancaster as the State Industrial School for Girls.  From 1911 until its closing in 1972 it was known as the Industrial School for Girls.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of residence in house
Notes: Deposited in the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, May 4, 1976.  Transferred to Archives, Novolumes 11, 1982
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Daily reports of inmates [Massachusetts State Infirmary (Tewksbury, Mass.).]

Part of: Massachusetts State Infirmary (Tewksbury, Mass.).

Daily reports of inmates, 1914-1918.

1 document box
Call no.: HS6.11/1153X

Scope and Content: The State Almshouse at Tewksbury opened in 1854.  It was renamed successively the State Hospital (1900), the State Infirmary (1909), Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary (1939), and Tewksbury Hospital (1959)
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by inmate, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Fragmentary sample only
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Daily schedules [Massachusetts Governor’s Scheduling Office]

Part of: Governor's Scheduling Office

Daily schedules

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Call no.: GO9/511

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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Daily schedules and diaries [Massachusetts State Farm (Bridgewater, Mass.).]

Part of: Massachusetts State Farm (Bridgewater, Mass.).

Daily schedules and diaries, 1911-1953.

6 record center cartons
Call no.: HS9.10/2532X

Scope and Content: Bridgewater, Mass., was the site successively of a State Almshouse (1854-1872) for so-called willing and needlessly dependent paupers, and the State Workhouse (1866-1887), for paupers convicted of misdemeanors as well as paupers generally (from 1872), and incorrigible juveniles (1869-1948). The State Workhouse was renamed the State Farm (1887-1955), which also included a State Farm Hospital for the medical needs of all inmates, as well as locals and poor admitted solely for medical treatment. The change in name was in deference to the admission of insane male paupers (1886), although it was  followed by the admission of aged and physically or mentally infirm inmates of the State Prison (1890). Insane admissions were then limited for a time to criminals (1894), forming a division called the State Asylum for Insane Criminals (1895), which was renamed Bridgewater State Hospital (1909). Units at Bridgewater were later added for female prisoners (1909-1930), so-called defective delinquents (males from 1922, females 1926-1954)–mentally impaired inmates requiring segregation from standard inmate or institutionalized populations–and for drug and alcohol addicts (from 1922, females to 1930 only), eventually mostly voluntary admissions. All Bridgewater State Farm facilities and divisions (including prison, almshouse, insane, and medical hospital functions) were administered by a common superintendent. The running of the State Farm, including industries and extensive agricultural operations, relied on work performed by all capable inmates.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) schedules (2) diaries; Arranged within each subseries chronologically
Notes: Subseries (1): Box 1: 1911-1923. Box 2: 1924-1929, 1940s, 1950-1951. Box 3: 1930s. Box 4: 1940s. Subseries (2): Box 5: 1924-1930, 1937-1939. Box 6: 1940-1947, 1949-1953
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