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We have conducted an optical long-slit spectroscopic survey of 1022 galaxiesusing the 10m Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at McDonald Observatory. The maingoal of the HET Massive Galaxy Survey (HETMGS) is to find nearby galaxies thatare suitable for black hole mass measurements. In order to measure accuratelythe black hole mass, one should kinematically resolve the region where theblack hole dominates the gravitational potential. For most galaxies, thisregion is much less than an arcsecond. Thus, black hole masses are bestmeasured in nearby galaxies with telescopes that obtain high-spatialresolution. The HETMGS focuses on those galaxies predicted to have the largestsphere-of-influence, based on published stellar velocity dispersions or thegalaxy fundamental plane. To ensure coverage over galaxy types, the surveytargets those galaxies across a face-on projection of the fundamental plane. Wepresent the sample selection and resulting data products from the long-slitobservations, including central stellar kinematics and emission line ratios.The full dataset, including spectra and resolved kinematics, is availableonline. Additionally, we show that the current crop of black hole masses arehighly biased towards dense galaxies and that especially large disks and lowdispersion galaxies are under-represented. This survey provides the necessarygroundwork for future systematic black hole mass measurement campaigns.

Hunting for Supermassive Black Holes in Nearby Galaxies with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope