...describes the organization, functions, duties, etc. of fifty of Boston's statutory departments, commissions, offices, etc. as well as those created by executive order (as of 1976); in some cases cites the year the department or agency was established; includes the following (from which the Boston Public Library - Library Dept. - is missing): Housing Court, Housing Inspection Dept., Labor Relations, Law Dept., Licensing Board, Mayor's Office, Mayor's Office of Community Development, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Mayor's Office of Federal Relations, Mayor's Office of Human Rights, Mayor's Office of Program Development, Mayor's Office of Public Service, Neighborhood Business District Program, Parks and Recreation, Police Dept., Public Celebrations, Public Facilities, Public Improvement Commission, Public Safety Commission, Public Works, Real Property, Registry Division, Rent Control Board, Administrative Services Dept., Art Commission, Assessing, Board of Appeal, Boston 200, Boston Commerce and Manpower Administration, Boston Consumers' Council, Boston Housing Authority, Boston Landmarks Commission, Boston Redevelopment Authority, BRA - Conservation Commission, Building Dept., City Clerk, City Council, Commission on Affairs of the Elderly, Commission on the Status of Women, Community Schools, Coordinating Council on Drug Abuse, Economic Development and Industrial Commission, Election Dept., Finance Commission, Fire Dept., George Robert White Fund, Health and Hospitals, School Committee and School Dept., Traffic and Parking, Treasury Dept., Veteran's Services Dept., and Youth Activities Commission; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...