Contact Information, Hours, and Directions

Contact Information

Telephone: 617-727-2816
Fax: 617-288-8429
Email: archives@sec.state.ma.us

Hours

The Archives is open to the public for research
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Note that vault materials:

• Cannot be paged after 4:00 p.m.
• Must be returned by 4:15 p.m.

Appointments must be made in advance for viewing architectural plans.
They are available in two segments:

• 8:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
• 2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

For further information please call 617-727-2816.

Directions

Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts Archives
220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA

By Car

• From the north:
  Rt. 3/1-93 to Exit 15 (Morrissey Blvd./JFK Library).
  Turn left at the bottom of the ramp.
  Follow signs for UMass Boston/JFK Library.
• From the west:
  Rt. I-90 to Rt. I-93 South.
  Follow signs for UMass Boston/JFK Library.
• From the south:
  Rt. 3/1-93 to Exit 13B.
  Continue north on Morrissey Blvd.
  Follow signs for UMass Boston/JFK Library.

Free parking is available to approved Archives, Mass. Historical Commission, and Commonwealth Museum patrons only.
All unapproved vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense.
Visitors must register their vehicle(s) immediately upon arrival at the Archives Security Desk.

By MBTA

Take the MBTA Red Line to JFK/UMass station and board the #1 shuttle bus.
Ask the driver to be dropped off at the Massachusetts Archives/JFK Library bus stop, which is about a two minute walk from the Archives building. The bus is free and runs every five minutes from the train station.