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American State Papers, 1789-1838
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- Description
- The American State Papers, 1789-1838 is a rich source of primary material on many aspects
of American
history. The resource includes over 6,000 publications including every legislative and
executive document of the first fourteen U.S. Congresses, plus additional materials such as
speeches and messages of Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison. Historical
events such as Lewis and Clark's Expedition, Burr's conspiracy and arrest, and the Treaty of
the Creek Indians are also covered.
The American State Papers, 1789-1838 is a critical resource for the study of all aspects
of American
history including foreign relations; Indian affairs; finance; commerce and navigation; military
and naval affairs; genealogy; and political, social, cultural, and ethnic history.
Unlike the
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980, the
publications in the American State Papers, 1789-1838 are not divided into reports and
documents and do not
include House and Senate journals. Approximately two-thirds of the publications cover the first
14 Congresses (1789-1817), whereas the remaining third chronologically overlap with the Serial
Set from 1817-1838. The American State Papers is an essential complement
to the
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980.
- Help
- There is a "Help" link in the top right of every screen.
For additional help, contact
Tom Glynn (glynn@rci.rutgers.edu) or
Mary Fetzer (fetzer@rci.rutgers.edu).
- For help using these indexes see: How do I find an article on my
topic?
- Dates covered
- 1789-1838.
- Updating frequency
- None.
- Sources
- Legislative reports; publications of executive departments; messages of the President; and other
primary materials.
- Type of coverage
- Indexing with full-text in PDF and TIFF format
- Print Counterpart or related resources
- The American State Papers, 1789-1838 in paper;
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
database, also paper and microform.
- Producer/content provider
- The United States Congress; The Government Printing Office.
- Vendor/electronic presentation provider
- Newsbank/Readex
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