HIST 300: Urban America: U.S. Government Sources

WestCat allows searchers to limit their search by location. In this case, limit to Government Publications, Malpass Library. I-Share does not allow limiting to government documents, it does, however, allow limiting by manuscripts and other material types.

• Historical Statistics of the United States REF. HA202 .H57 2006 (Reference Desk)
• Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
• Statistical Abstract of the United States

• American State Papers, 1789-1838.The American State Papers, comprising a total of thirty-eight physical volumes, contain the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838. The collection includes documents that cover the critical historical gap from 1789 to the printing of the first volume of the U.S. Serial Set in 1817. The books are arranged into ten topical classes or series
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980. The Serial Set contains the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports. The reports are usually from congressional committees dealing with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. The documents include all other papers ordered printed by the House or Senate. Documents cover a wide variety of topics and may include reports of executive departments and independent organizations, reports of special investigations made for Congress, and annual reports of non-governmental organizations. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, executive-branch materials were also published in the Serial Set.