"Massachusetts" . . "Massachusetts. Commissions Section." . . . . "Since 1951" . . "The state secretary (since 1961 through a unit currently called the Commissions Section) attests to all commissions of office signed by the governor, administering the oath of office to and/or recording the name of these and other public appointees. Series is created to serve as a reference guide to administering the unit generally and to document non-gubernatorial appointments, i.e., those not included in: Governor's appointment nomination list book (M-Ar)179) or: Notices of miscellaneous (i.e., gubernatorial) appointments ((M-Ar)1291)" . . "Oaths" . "State government records" . . "Correspondence" . "Administrative and non-gubernatorial appointment files" . "Administrative records" . . . "Registers (Lists)" . . "Memorandums" . "Certificates" . . . .