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." 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. The
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth bears responsibility for its administration.