Scope and Content: The Boston Lunatic Hospital was established as a municipal agency in 1839; it was renamed Boston Insane Hospital in 1897.  It was made a Massachusetts state agency under the name Boston State Hospital in 1908 and closed in 1981.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by month
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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).  In administering such services the department is responsible for personnel policies in mental health and mental retardation facilities under its jurisdiction.  To standardize personnel procedures and practices for these facilities, the department prepared a department-wide personnel manual.
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Scope and Content: The Brunswick Convention met Sept. 30-Oct. 9, 1816, to consider separating the District of Maine from Massachusetts as a state.  A Sept. 2 vote of Maine inhabitants favoring separation, taken along with election of convention delegates, failed to produce the five-to-four pro-separation majority mandated by St 1816, c 41 for proceeding with the separation process.  In dealing with this failure, pro-separation convention forces succeeded in having election returns of Lyman, Maine, ruled innvalid over allegations that separation supporters were identified and harrassed in open town meeting.  These five depositions regarding the town meeting were taken and sent to the General Court in Nov. 1816.
Notes: Formerly part of state secretary’s: Miscellaneous collection, box 17; Forms part of: Separation of Maine papers
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Scope and Content: The director of campaign and political finance administers through this office the laws of the Commonwealth regulating political campaigns.  Persons seeking election to county or statewide office are required to designate a Massachusetts national bank or trust company as a depository for campaign funds and to report their campaign finances twice monthly to the director.  The director is charged by MGLA c 55, s 3 to examine these filings for accuracy and compliance with law and to investigate violations.  This series contains Certificates of appointment of depository (CPF D103); Campaign finance reports (CPF D102), and reports of General contributions (CPF D106), and Fund-raising contributions (CPF D107).
Arrangement: Arranged in chronologically progressive sequences, thereunder alphabetically by candidate name
Notes: Files of each candidate grouped under last contested date; may include those from: Nondepository candidate filings
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Scope and Content: The Reformatory Prison for Women was opened in Sherborn in 1877.  It was renamed the Reformatory for Women by St 1911, c 181, and because of a redrawn boundary line its fuller designation was changed from the Reformatory for Women at Sherborn to the Reformatory for Women at Framingham by St 1932, c 180, s 24.  Under St 1955, c 770 it received its current name, the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham.
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Scope and Content: Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985).  Since 1985, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Scope and Content: The Dept. of Public Health protects the health of Commonwealth residents by maintaining state health facilities, regulating private health facilities, controlling disease, and regulating food, drugs, and other consumer products.  The deputy commissioner of public health maintained these administrative files, documenting health planning, health protection, health services, community health, environmental health, and legal issues.
Arrangement: Arranged by subject
Notes: Rearranged from original order; agency folder list in Arrangement and Inventory
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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.)  As delegated by the commissioner of mental health (MGLA c 19, s 3), the deputy commissioner has participated in meetings of various mental health advisory councils, creating this series.
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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.)  As delegated by the commissioner of mental health (MGLA c 19, s 3), the deputy commissioner was involved in an investigation into the deaths of patients at Metropolitan State Hospital in 1973.  Deputy commissioner’s special investigation files consist of correspondence, memorandums, and reports generated during the investigation.
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. Mental retardation client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123B, s 17. For conditions of access consult repository
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Scope and Content: As a residential treatment center and educational facility for mentally retarded persons in Massachusetts, the Walter E. Fernald State School is responsible for providing a safe, healthy, and humane environment for its clients.  In fulfilling this function the school employs a deputy superintendent for program services to assist the superintendent in the area of program development, creating this series.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
Notes: Scheduled as: Administrative subject files
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