Papers, 1962-2003.

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Papers, 1962-2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/312131831

The collection was created during Anne Sweetnam's years as an employee in the Legislative Engrossing Division. The Legislative Engrossing Division was charged with the preparation and certification of the Final Version of a Bill or Resolve on special parchment before final action was taking by either the House or Senate. This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, and newspaper articles concerning the Engrossing Division's work and employees, a general history of Engrossing in Massachusetts and an Engrossing Division Procedural Guide. Collection includes an audiotape of an oral history by Sweetnam.

1 box (0.42 linear feet) : oversized material folder (containing photographs), one sound cassette tape.

State Library of Massachusetts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7309185

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Sweetnam, Anne.

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Sweetnam was an employee in the Legislative Engrossing Division from approximately the mid 1960s to early 2000s. She became Chief Legislative Engrossing Clerk by 1987. From the description of Papers, 1962-2003. (State Library of Massachusetts). WorldCat record id: 312131831 ...

Massachusetts. General Court

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The Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, chartered by the English Crown in 1629, sat as a General Court, which after the 1630 emigration to America became the government of the Massachusetts Bay colony. It consisted of colony freemen (company stockholders); and the governor, deputy governor, and assistants (magistrates) chosen by them. The latter group met separately as a Court of Assistants, but in 1634 its legislative powers were ceded to the General Court as a whole (Ma...