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US Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
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- Description
- The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980 is a full-text database of key publications
of the
United States Congress. It documents the official activities of the committees of the House and
the Senate, including the journals, reports, and documents. In addition, through the nineteenth
century the Serial Set also included publications of the executive departments relating
to
important public issues. It contains, for example, reports on education, public health, and
agriculture, as well as maps and color plates. When complete, the database will offer
approximately 13,800 volumes and over 12 million pages in searchable full-text.
The Serial Set is a critical resource for the study of all aspects of American
history
including international relations; explorations; commerce and industrial development;
genealogy; and political, social, cultural, military, and ethnic history.
A large collection of full color maps that were published as part of the U.S. Congressional
Serial
Set is included within the database. Use the advanced search option to limit your search to
maps, or
select the Home link in the upper left corner to find the database selection menu where you can
select
Serial Set Maps, 1817-1980 as a
separate
database.
A companion database, the
American State Papers, covers the first 14
Congresses (1789-1817) and chronologically overlaps the Serial Set by including
additional
publications 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).
- Dates covered
- As of August 2009, the database was complete for the 15th Congress through the
94th Congress, 1st session (1817-1975). The most current information on the
Congresses and periods covered is displayed to the far right of the search box under "Search Hints."
- Updating frequency
- Continual until complete.
- Sources
- Journals, reports and documents of the United States House and Senate; publications of executive
agencies; messages of the Presidents.
- Type of coverage
- Indexing with full-text in PDF and TIFF format
- Print Counterpart or related resources
- The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980 in paper and microform; the
American State Papers database, also paper.
- Producer/content provider
- The United States Congress; The Government Printing Office
- Vendor/electronic presentation provider
- Newsbank/Readex
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