Monday, October 27, 2014

Cold Feet

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Sometimes we find surprises while we’re doing our jobs. A few weeks ago, while helping a researcher search for articles in 1854 newspapers, ...
Monday, October 20, 2014

In Celebration of Open Access Week: Enhancing Discovery and Access to Historical Collections at the State Library

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For the past two years, the Special Collections Department has been working on a project to standardize descriptions of its manuscript coll...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Opinions Issued By the Attorney General

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An entry from Shepard's Citations for Chapter 796 of the 1949 Acts, providing a reference to page 29 of the 1949 Report of the Atto...
Monday, October 6, 2014

The Astronomical Almanac

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The Astronomical Almanac is a publication of both the United States and Britain. Its publishing history is as follow: in 1766, the Britis...
Monday, September 29, 2014

State Library Reading Room Update

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Beginning October 1 st , the State Library’s main reading room and mezzanine will be closed for renovations. The library’s Special Collecti...
Monday, September 22, 2014

Transition Reports of Massachusetts State Offices

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Researchers gathering information on particular executive branch state offices (i.e. agencies, offices, departments, commissions, etc.) shou...
Monday, September 15, 2014

Amendment Article 48: What it means for Massachusetts Voters

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In November, the people of Massachusetts will take to the polls to vote for Governor, Attorney General, Senators, Representatives, and ot...