U.S. Congressional Committee Prints, mid 1800s +
Microform Publications
Location:
Mid-1800's-1969 - Microfiche Cabinet 26, Drawer 5-6
1970-1982 - Microfiche Cabinet 29, Drawer 1 - Cabinet 30, Drawer 8
1983+ - Microfiche Cabinet 60, Drawer 9 - Cabinet 64, Drawer 9
Scope: "Monographic studies on topics of public concern; investigative reports often prepared to supplement information developed during the hearings process; section-by-section analyses of bills and comparative prints of bills; confidential staff reports and printed memoranda; directories, bibliographies, and other reference materials; reports on committee activities, drafts of legislative reports and other publications used by committees in their day-to-day work; hearings excerpts, digests, and, in some cases, full hearings texts issued as prints in unrevised or revised form." (CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index)
1789-1983
There are two indexes for finding information in the U.S. Congressional
Committee Prints,mid-1800's-1969. They are:
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index (Reference KF 40 .C572 1980) has an index to: subjects, titles, Congress and committees, bill numbers, and Superintendent of Documents Classification Numbers. It covers from the mid-1800's through 1969.
1. Search for the title/name/subject that you want. Write down the numbers you find.
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Example from CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index Admission of the state of Alaska into the Union (86/1/57) H4916 |
"86" is the Congress, "1" is the Congressional session, "57" is the year, "H4916" is the CIS Accession Number.
2. Go to Microfiche Cabinet 26, Drawer 5-6. Look for the House, Senate or Joint Committee Prints ( in this case House). Look for the CIS Accession Number.
3. Go to Microfiche Cabinet 26, Drawer 5-6. Look for the House, Senate or Joint Committee Prints ( in this case House). Look for the CIS Accession Number.
1. Use ProQuest Congressional to look up your topic.
2. It will give you the CIS Number for the hearing.
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CIS Number Example 78 H702-1 |
The "78" is the year. "H" is for house. "70" the committee, office or special category; "2" = committee print; "1" sequential number of the publication.
3. Go to Microfiche Cabinets 29, Drawer 1-Cabinet 30, Drawer 8 to find the hearing that you want.
The best index to find committee prints from 1983+ is the ProQuest Congressional Index. It covers committee prints from 1789+. It also has some hearings full text.
1. Use ProQuest Congressional Index to look up your topic.
2. It will give you the SuDoc Number for the hearing.
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SuDoc Number example Y4.Sci2: 95/19 |
Y4.Sci2 is the SuDoc stem number. Y4 always stands for a Congressional information. 95/19 is the book number. (See Superintendent of Documents Classification System for details)
3. Go to Microfiche Cabinet 60, Drawer 9 - Cabinet 64, Drawer 8 to find the committee print that you want.
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index (Reference KF 40 .C572 1980)
CIS Annual 1970-1998 (Reference KF 49 C62)
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Subject Categories:
| United States. Congress -- Committees. | |
| United States -- Politics and government. |
Time Period: 19th Century 20th Century 21st Century
Subject keywords: Congressional Papers
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