The Civil War Era 

Professor: Patrick Rael

Librarian: Ginny Hopcroft

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United States Congressional Serial Set
Govt Doc Y1.1/2 1789-present

U.S. Congressional Serial Set(online) 

                Contents: Legislative committee reports, memorials, annual reports, etc.

             Index: Use the online U.S. Congressional Serial Set as an index to the print.

Annals of Congress, Register of Debates in Congress, Congressional Globe (print)
Govt Doc  X

Annals of Congress

Register of Debates

The Congressional Globe

                Contents:  Debate on the floor of the House and Senate.

             Index: Each session has an index, sometimes located in the front of the volume. Congressmen's names are better indexed than subjects.

Statutes At Large (print) 1789-present
Govt Doc  AE 2.111

Statutes at Large (online) 1789-1875

            Contents: Laws passed by Congress.

            Index:  Print index in vol. 8 for years 1789-1845; following years have indexes in individual volumes.