History 395 - Government Documents

Selected Documents of Interest

All Government Documents

Monthly Catalog
1895-1994 print index located on back wall of Government Documents Section
1976-present Catalog of Government Publications
The Monthly Catalog is a comprehensive index of all titles ordered printed through the Government Printing Office. It includes agency publications and hearings.

Most government documents produced before 1992 are not cataloged in FRANCIS. Use the Monthly Catalog to identify the SuDoc number (the call number system used for government documents) for the item you want. Then physically look on the shelves in the government documents area and in the government documents microfiche cabinets. For congressional documents, see Where to Find Congressional Hearings, Reports, and Prints.

Presidential

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1929-present)
Sawyer J 80 .A283
Contains the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President. Franklin D. Roosevelt's public papers and addresses can be found at Sawyer E806 R6. For other presidential papers, search for the president as author.

Congressional

Congressional Publications (1789 - Present)
Use to find published and unpublished House and Senate committee hearings, committee prints, Senate Executive documents and reports. Congressional Universe also has access to the full text of bills (1989-), public laws (1988-), and the U.S. Code.

For help locating these documents in Sawyer Library, see Where to Find Congressional Hearings, Reports, and Prints.

Judicial

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - Codes and Regulations
Lexis-Nexis - Legal Research database provides full-text access to state and federal court cases, codes and regulations, international law, patents research, and law firm and law school information.

For in-depth assistance with government documents, make a research appointment with Rebecca Ohm (x4321), government documents librarian.

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