Minutes, 1893-1919

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Minutes, 1893-1919

As part of its function to design, construct, and manage the Metropolitan Parks System, the Metropolitan Park Commission (1893-1919) maintained a record of its Board meetings, and was required to account for its activities and expenditures. --Records in this series include bound volumes of the minutes. The first five volumes are handwritten (1893-1901), and the remaining ones are typed. The individual volumes do not include an index. The minutes are indexed through a master card Index, arranged A-Z, by subject, that was maintained between 1893 and 1972 (including entries from the successor Metropolitan District Commission), and kept on file currently in the Dept. of Conservation and Recreation. It should be noted that a typical item in the minutes will refer to a letter or a report that was submitted to the secretary as a background file to an item on the meeting agenda. Letters/reports for the 1893-1919 period are not extant. For a summary of the organizational history of the MPC, see its Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners for 1919 (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1920), pp. 15-20 (EN4.10/1318 (subseries)). Between 1893 and 1919, the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners held 1,551 meetings. The minutes and associated card index were maintained by the secretary of the commission. The MPC was abolished by St 1919, c 350, s 123, and was merged with the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919) to create the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-2003).

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Title: Minutes, 1893-1919

Creator: Massachusetts. Metropolitan Park Commission

Description: As part of its function to design, construct, and manage the Metropolitan Parks System, the Metropolitan Park Commission (1893-1919) maintained a record of its Board meetings, and was required to account for its activities and expenditures. --Records in this series include bound volumes of the minutes. The first five volumes are handwritten (1893-1901), and the remaining ones are typed. The individual volumes do not include an index. The minutes are indexed through a master card Index, arranged A-Z, by subject, that was maintained between 1893 and 1972 (including entries from the successor Metropolitan District Commission), and kept on file currently in the Dept. of Conservation and Recreation. It should be noted that a typical item in the minutes will refer to a letter or a report that was submitted to the secretary as a background file to an item on the meeting agenda. Letters/reports for the 1893-1919 period are not extant. For a summary of the organizational history of the MPC, see its Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners for 1919 (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1920), pp. 15-20 (EN4.10/1318 (subseries)).Between 1893 and 1919, the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners held 1,551 meetings. The minutes and associated card index were maintained by the secretary of the commission. The MPC was abolished by St 1919, c 350, s 123, and was merged with the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919) to create the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-2003).

Digital Origin: Minutes, 1893-1919 was digitized in June 2018 by the Internet Archive at the Boston Public Library. Originals are located at the Massachusetts Archives.

Date: 1893-1919

Type of Resource: Text

Format: minute books

Extent: 5 cubic ft. (17 v. in 3 and 1 partial record center cartons) ; Digital surrogates: 16 files (912 MB)

Subject: Parks--Boston Metropolitan Area--Management

Subject: Sewage disposal--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area

Subject: Water-supply--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area

Subject: Minutes

Coverage: Boston, Massachusetts

Collection Information: Part of Collection: Record Group EN4.10 (Metropolitan Park Commission)

Language: en

Preferred Citation: Metropolitan Park Commission minutes, 1893-1919. (EN4.10 / Series 2796X) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].

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