State Department resources
- Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)Prior to 1870, the series was published under various names. From 1870 to 1947, the uniform title Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States was used. From 1947 to 1969, the name was changed to Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers. After that date, the current name was adopted. The following is a list of volumes arranged by Presidential administration. Also available through HeinOnline Database.
The Department of State bulletin.Publication Date: 1939-1989Available online through HeinOnline and in print.
US Department of State dispatchPublication Date: 1990-1999Online through several databases and in print. Continues State Department Bulletin.
State Department Reports – Bureau of International Organization AffairsIncludes Participation in UN report, U.S. Contributions to International Organizations report, and Voting Practices in the United Nations reports.
- The Department of State: Department Reports and PublicationsLinks to major publications released by State Department
Congressional Documents
- ProQuest CongressionalCompilation of U.S. House and Senate publications from hearings, committees, and other documents. Includes full text to the US Serial Set. (Help with database)
American State PapersPublication Date: 1789-1838Legislative and executive documents of Congress dating from the period 1789 to 1838. The 38 volumes are arranged into ten topical classes or series. Class 1 covers Foreign Relations.
Print volumes are located on the 4th floor in the documents stacks under the call number DOC. Z 1.1:[volume]
U.S. Serial SetPublication Date: 2003-presentDatabase of texts from the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Texts constitute a rich source of primary source material on all aspects of American history. Upon completion, the digital version of the Serial set will consist of over 12 million pages. Database searchable by subject, publication category, standing committee author, and other parameters.
Congressional Committees
- House Foreign Affairs Committeeresponsible for oversight and legislation relating to foreign affairs and assistance.
- Publications - House Committee on Foreign AffairsThe publications on this page are available at the committee's discretion. A "No results found" message below means there are currently no applicable publications in the system.
- Legislation - House Foreign Affairs CommitteeCommittees may hold hearings on policy issues and on specific bill proposals, consider and further develop bill proposals through a markup process, and report legislation and recommended changes to the full chamber.
- Hearings - Senate Foreign Affairs CommitteeActivities and publications of the Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee.
- Legislation - Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeCommittees may hold hearings on policy issues and on specific bill proposals, consider and further develop bill proposals through a markup process, and report legislation and recommended changes to the full chamber.
- Legislation on foreign relations through 2008Available in print in the stacks as well as online through HeinOnline
Presidential Resources
Public Papers of the PresidentsCall Number: AE 2.114:Search the public papers of the presidents of the United States
Print and online- Daily compilation of Presidential documentsPublication Date: 2010-presentAvailable Online. Continues Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (also available in the catalog)
- A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidentsCall Number: Y 4.P 93/1:3/Publication Date: 1789-1897
- Presidential Papers, 1780s-1920s"The Library of Congress holds the papers of 23 presidents from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge, all of which have been digitized and are available online..."
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, 1929 to 1932, 1945 to 2016"Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the textnote."