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Acts and Resolves

The Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts is the official publication of the Session Laws of the Massachusetts General Court. The State Library of Massachusetts Digital Collections has digitized volumes for the years 1692-2010. Explore them in DSpace GLAM, our digital repository.

Bills (Legislative Documents) and House and Senate Journals

This collection in DSpace GLAM has materials from 1798 to present contains more than 520,000 documents related to the legislative process.

Search Our Databases

Need remote access to thousands of journals, government documents, international resources, and much more for your research? Our A-Z Database List has what you need. To access resources in this list, make sure to have your State Library Card ready!

Massachusetts Legislative Biographical File Database

The Massachusetts State Library's index card file of information on former state legislators created by State Librarian Caleb Tillinghast (1879-1909). Learn more biographical basics about legislators in our digital version of this resource!

Alfred Stedman Hartwell Papers, 1862-2003

Bird's-Eye View Maps

Broadsides

Highway Division Photographs

Hoosac Tunnel Photographs

Isaiah Thomas's Almanacks

Legislators' Photographs

Massachusetts Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners Maps

Massachusetts Board on Canal Route from Boston to the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers

Massachusetts-Halifax Relief Committee Records, 1917-1919

Of Plimoth Plantation

Photograph Collections

Photographs of Old Boston

Real Estate Atlases

World War I Soldier Photographs (Groups)

World War I Soldier Photographs (Individuals)

Enterprise Digital Accessibility Statement


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department's Enterprise Digital Accessibility Policy drives ongoing efforts to make digital content usable and accessible to diverse audiences. The Commonwealth has adopted the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 level A and AA developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as the minimum technical standard. This Enterprise Digital Accessibility Statement applies to all Executive Department websites and any non-Executive Department websites that currently use Mass.gov.