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The sources discussed in this site are located both in the main library building, at the Government Documents Library or the Main Stacks, and in the Law Library, which is also a federal depository library. Check the list below to find out where the source you need is located. For the location of the indexes used to access these materials, click here.

Journals of the Continental Congress

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Electronic	American Memory	1774-1789	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
Paper	Law Stacks	1774-1789	J10.A51968
Microfiche	Main Stacks Fiche Room	1774-1789	FILM353Un332fno.247

U.S. Annals of Congress

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Electronic	American Memory	1789-1824	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
Paper	Law Stacks	1791-1824	X 13/2:
Paper	Main Stacks 4th level	1789-1824	328.731Un3

Congressional Globe

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Electronic	American Memory	1833-1873	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
Paper	Rare Book Room	1833-1850	Q328.731UN3
Paper	Main Stacks 4th level	1850-1873	Q328.731UN3
Paper	Law Stacks	1833-1873	X23:
Microfiche	Law Microfiche Room	1833-1873	X23:

Congressional Record

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Electronic	Congressional Universe (campus access only)	1985-current	http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/
Electronic	Thomas	1994-current	http://thomas.loc.gov
Electronic	GPO Access	1994-current (index 1983-current)	http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/legislative.html
Microfiche	Law Microfiche Room	1873-1992	Drawer 48-4
Paper	Main Stacks 5th level	1976-1998	DOC X:
Paper	Government Documents	current year	X:a
Paper	Main Stacks 4th level	1873-1983	328.731Un34a
Paper	Law Stacks	1873-current	X.1/A:

CIS Congressional Hearings

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Microfiche	Law Microfiche Room	1830-1868	TBA

CIS Congressional Committee Prints

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Microfiche	Law Microfiche Room	1930-current	TBA

 

House Journal

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Electronic	American Memory	1789-1873	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
Electronic	Thomas	1995-current	http://thomas.loc.gov
Electronic	Congressional Universe (campus only)	1989-current	http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/
Electronic	GPO Access	1983-current	http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/legislative.html
Microfiche	Government Documents	1977-1994	XJH:
Paper	Main Stacks 4th level	1789-1979	328.731H, 328.731Uhfacsim., 328.731Uh
Paper	Law Stacks	1840, 1871-72, 1892-93, 1909-21, 1952-current (incomplete)	XJH:

Senate Journal

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Electronic	American Memory	1789-1873	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
Electronic	Thomas	1995-current	http://thomas.loc.gov
Electronic	Congressional Universe (campus only)	1989-current	http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/
Electronic	GPO Access	1983-current	http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/legislative.html
Paper	Law Stacks	1966-1997	XJS:
Paper	Main Stacks 4th level	1789-1981	328.731US
Paper	Rare Book Room	Selected early volumes	328.731US
Microfiche	Government Documents	1977-1997	XJS:

U.S. Serial Set

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Electronic	Congressional Universe (Campus only)	Reports 1990-- Prints 1996-- Documents 1995--	http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/
Electronic	GPO Access	Reports 1995-- Prints 1998-- Documents 1995--	http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/legislative.html
Electronic	Thomas	Reports 1995--	http://thomas.loc.gov
Electronic	Readex	1817-1872	coming soon
Paper	Main Stacks 1st level alcove	1891-1983 (incomplete)	uncataloged
Paper	Law Stacks	1818-current (incomplete)	uncataloged
Paper	Rare Book Room	1789-1890	uncataloged
Microfiche	Government Documents	1789-1897	MFICHE 015.73

House and Senate Bills

FORMAT	LOCATION	DATE COVERAGE	CALL NO./URL
Electronic	Congressional Universe	1989-current	http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/
Electronic	Thomas	1989-current	http://thomas.loc.gov
Electronic	GPO Access	1993-current	http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/legislative.html
Microfiche	Government Documents	1979--	Y1.4/1:
Microfiche	Law Microfiche Room	1933--	cabinets 49-50

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