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Paper Indexes and Other Finding Aids
To identify pre-1976 federal publications, the following indexes are available for use in Room 300 of the Law and Research Library:
| Years Covered | Listing, Catalog or Index |
|---|---|
| 1774-1881 | Poore, Benjamin Perley. A Descriptive Catalogue of Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774-March 4, 1881. 48th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Misc. Document 67. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1885. (Call No.: 015.73 L75) |
| 1789-1909 | Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909. 3rd edition. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1911. (SuDocs No.: GP 3.2:C 41/2) |
| 1789-1909 | CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909: Guide to Documents Listed in the Checklist of U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1909, Not Printed in the U.S. Serial Set. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service, 1990-1993. (Call No.: 015.73 C579e) |
| 1789-1969 | U.S. Serial Set Index, 1789-1969. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service, 1976-1979. (Call No.: 348.73 C74) |
| 1789-1976 | Lester, Daniel W. et al. Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents, 1789-1976. Arlington, VA: United States Historical Documents Institute, 1979-1982. (Call No.: 015.73 L75) |
| 1881-1893 | Ames, John G. Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government, 1881-1893. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1905. (SuDocs No.: I 15.2:In 2/2) |
| 1893-1940 | Catalogue of the Public Documents of the [53rd to 76th] Congress and of all Departments of the United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1896-1945. (SuDocs No.: GP 3.6:v no.) |
| 1895-present | Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895-present. (SuDocs No.: GP 3.8/1:yr.) |
| 1900-1971 | Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1900-1971. Washington, DC: Carrollton Press, Inc, 1973-1975. (Call No.: 015.73 U585) |
U.S. Congressional information can also be located by searching Congressional Record indexes and the Congressional Information Service's Congressional MasterFile on CD-ROM in Suite 300 of the Law and Research Library:
- U.S. Serial Set 1789-1969
- U.S. Senate Executive Documents and Reports 1817-1969
- U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings 1833-1969
- Unpublished U.S. Senate Committee Hearings 1823-1968
- Unpublished U.S. House Committee Hearings 1833-1954
- U.S. Congressional Committee Prints 1830-1969
Additional resources can be identified with additional indexes from the Congressional Information Service, and with other free or fee-for-service indexes on the third floor, Room 300 of the Law and Research Library. It is helpful to have the date, number and session of the Congressional material being researched.
Updated: 03/19/2007
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