Scope and Content: The State House Building Commission was established in 1913 to oversee construction of east and west wing additions to the State House; in 1916 it was abolished and succeeded in this function by the State House Commission.  Minutes were created by these agencies to record their actions in fulfilling the responsibility.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Spine title: State House Building Commission. Records
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Scope and Content: Edward J. King was governor of Massachusetts, 1979-1983.
Arrangement: In five subseries as described below
Notes: Transferred to Archives by the Massachusetts Historical Society (Ms. N-226), Novolumes 2013
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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: In two subseries: (1) Prisoners escaped (2) Prisoners transferred; Arranged by inmate number
Restrictions: Criminal offender record information restricted by statutory provision; MGLA c 6, ss 167-178. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Walpole, 1981
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Scope and Content: The Division of State Adult Poor was established in Massachusetts under the State Board of Lunacy and Charity in 1898, shortly thereafter continued under the State Board of Charity. It was succeeded by the Division of Aid and Relief in the Dept. of Public Welfare in 1919. That division was replaced by the Division of Public Assistance in 1953, which continued until departmental reorganization in 1971. The Division of Aid and Relief was responsible for the welfare of adult poor without legal settlement, either confined to state medical facilities or provided with public relief by local authorities.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: Cushing Hospital in Framingham, Mass., intended for the care and custody of elderly persons, was purchased by the Commonwealth from the federal government in 1955, opened in 1957 under the Dept. of Mental Health, transferred to the Dept. of Public Health in 1984, and closed in 1991.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by committee name, thereunder chronologically
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Transferred to Archives by Tewksbury Hospital, Tewksbury, Mass., Mar. 1999
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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 this connection the department was responsible for monitoring the use of restraint and seclusion at facilities under its jurisdiction per MGLA c 123, s 21 (St 1970, c 888, s 4) and regulations.  Monthly institutional restraint and seclusion reports were completed by individual facilities and returned to the central departmental office where they were reviewed and collated.  (They were received at the departmental deputy commissioner’s office as well as by the department’s Quality of Care Review Team.)
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by institution
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted bt 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
Notes: Box 1: A-Ma. Box 2: Mc-We. Box 3: Wo-Wr
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Scope and Content: The State Board of Charity was established in Massachusetts per St 1898 c 433 from the Board of Lunacy and Charity, with a Division of State Adult Poor (with Indoor and Outdoor units) responsible for the welfare of adult poor without legal settlement. The division oversaw, funded, and audited programs, run locally, for sick state poor, temporary aid, dangerous diseases, removals, wife settlement, burials, and relief to mothers with dependent children (St 1913, c 763). The State Board of Charity was replaced by the Dept. of Public Welfare in 1919. The Settlements Dept. of its Division of Aid and Relief, using field agents/visitors, continued to investigate legal settlement status and supervised aid administered by the local authorities. Audits were conducted on city and town reimbursement requests. The division also had an Institutional Dept., responsible for admission and dismissal of inmates from the State Infirmary and the pauper department of the State Farm.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s7, d 26(c), c 66A. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Some years incomplete.  Files for 1919-21, 1927-28 missing. Records from 1930 consist only of  lists of children, as above
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Scope and Content: Westfield State Sanatorium, renamed Western Massachusetts Hospital in 1962, provided care and treatment for tuberculosis patients from its opening in 1910 until 1974, for cancer patients from 1937 to 1924, and for patients with other chronic diseases from 1959.  Series contains carbon copies of monthly statistical reports sent by the superintendent to the director of the Division of Sanatoria and Tuberculosis Control in the Dept. of Public Health.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Restrictions: Public health hospital/clinic client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 111, s 70. For conditions of access consult repository
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Scope and Content: The Division of State Adult Poor was established in Massachusetts under the State Board of Lunacy and Charity in 1898 (shortly thereafter continued under the State Board of Charity).  It was succeeded by the Division of Aid and Relief in the Dept. of Public Welfare in 1919.  That division was replaced by the Division of Public Assistance in 1953, which continued until departmental reorganization in 1971.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Cities and towns  (2) Boston. Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder alphabetically by municipality, and then chronologically by date of notice
Restrictions: Personal information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 4, s7, d 26(c), c 66A. For conditions of access consult repository
Notes: Cover title: Transfer
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Scope and Content: The Dept. of Corporations and Taxation was established in 1919 by combining the offices of Tax Commissioner and Commissioner of Corporations.  It was replaced in 1978 by the Dept. of Revenue.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder alphabetically by municipality
Notes: Also known as: Local aid fund distributions (1966-1970); General fund distributions (1971-1974) –Recorded by Bureau of Administration and Research (1959-1963); by Bureau of Planning and Research (1964-1974) –Box 1: 1941-1950.  Box 2: 1951-1960.  Box 3: 1961-1968.  Box 4: 1969-1974
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