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Massachusetts Archives : ウィキペディア英語版 | Massachusetts Archives
The Massachusetts Archives is the state archive of Massachusetts. It "serves the Commonwealth and its citizens by preserving and making accessible the records documenting government action and by assisting government agencies in managing their permanent records."〔http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcmis/misidx.htm Retrieved 2010-08-05〕 The archives occupies quarters on the Columbia Point peninsula in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. For fiscal year 2010 the state budgeted $389,815 to the archives.〔http://www.mass.gov/bb/gaa/fy2010/app_10/act_10/ha05110200.htm Retrieved 2010-08-05〕 The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth bears responsibility for its administration. In addition to "the official records created by Massachusetts state government,"〔http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colidx.htm Retrieved 2010-08-05〕 the archives "counts among its treasures the state’s own copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, the 1780 Massachusetts Constitution, the ... 1629 charter (Massachusetts Bay ), and Revolutionary and Civil War records. It also has numerous documents signed by the likes of George Washington, John Adams, and John Hancock, as well as treaties made with Native American tribes, and slave and witchcraft records. There are also many artifacts, including Paul Revere’s engraving plate of the Boston Massacre, and military accouterment from the Civil War to World War I."〔Herman. 2010; p.42〕 ==Commonwealth Museum== The Archives operates the Commonwealth Museum to educate and display some of its collections of important documents about state and national history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mus/index.html )〕 The main permanent exhibit is entitled "The Massachusetts Experiment in Democracy: 1620–Today", and traces the Massachusetts experience through the Colonial, Revolutionary, Federal, and 19th century reform periods. The sub-theme, “Tracing our Roots,” tells the story of four representative Massachusetts families of Native American, English, African-American and Irish heritage. The museum also features changing exhibits of state history from its collections. Admission is free.
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