U.S. Congressional Serial Set and American State Papers (Archive of Americana)
U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Readex) and American State Papers (Readex) include hundreds of thousands of legislative and executive agency publications. The University Library's subscription to both of these is part of Readex Corporation's Archive of Americana; it offers full text and a variety of ways to search these two very important collections. Select the appropriate collection for the time period of interest. Information about each of these collections is given below.
American State Papers, 1789-1838
American State Papers is a collection of legislative and executive documents from 1780-1838, many originating from the important period between 1789 and the beginning of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set in 1817.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994, 1995-present
The Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set digital collection includes the Serial Set in full-text format for 1817-1994. The database includes a Help page with tips for more effective searching.
For access to the U.S. Congressional Serials Set information from 1995 to present, use the U.S. Government Printing Office's Congressional Documents and Congressional Reports, both of which can be combined and searched using the FDsys Advanced Search.
The University Library also has print and microform holdings of various volumes of the Serial Set.
Some federal agencies are digitizing a number of their older publications to provide easier access. A few examples of such online collections are:
