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| The State Library of Massachusetts is an in-depth public affairs library serving state government, as well as the public at-large. In this role, the library has developed comprehensive collections in the areas of government documents, law, Massachusetts history, and public and current affairs. Major areas of our collection include: |
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| Digital Collections |
The State Library has a small but growing collection of digitized items...more...
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| Government Documents |
| Location: Main Reading Room, Room 341 |
| As the legally designated depository library for Massachusetts state publications, the State Library has the most complete collection of Massachusetts government documents in existence. The library is also a selective depository of federal government documents, and has an extensive collection of Massachusetts municipal reports...more... |
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| Legal Resources |
| Location: Main Reading Room, Room 341 |
| The State Library's legal resources include a comprehensive collection of Massachusetts primary and secondary sources, with an emphasis on public law issues. The library also collects federal primary law resources and most major university law reviews...more... |
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| Newspapers and Periodicals |
| Location: Periodicals balcony, Room 442 |
| The periodicals department hosts an extensive collection of newspapers, journals and magazines, with more than one hundred daily and weekly newspapers for the communities of Massachusetts, several major newspapers, and a comprehensive collection of current and public affairs journals. ...more... |
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| Special Collections |
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| Location: Annex/basement, Room 55 |
| The Special Collections department includes items that need special care due to their age, fragility, or format. Holdings include rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, newspapers, tax valuations, architectural drawings, prints and photographs, scrapbooks, and souvenirs. The collection is particularly strong in nineteenth and twentieth-century city directories, maps, and atlases...more... |
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