Research Aids & Tools
How to Find Congressional Reports & Documents
(Serial Set) now located in UA Special Collections
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How to find |
1789-1969 Congressional Reports & Documents
You need the Serial Set and Document or Report numbers in order to find the document. Here is how you find them:
Sample Lexis-Nexis citation
TITLE: Claims of Crow Indians against United States. 2 pts.
CIS-NO: 8524 S.rp.352
DOC-TYPE: Serial Set Collection
DOC-NO: S.rp.352, 69-1 [Report/document number]
SERIAL-VOL-NO: 8524 [Serial Set number]
SESSIONAL-VOL-NO: 1
CONG-SESS: 69-1
SESSION-DATE: 1925, 1926 CONGRESS: 69
Is the volume missing? There is an alternative!
Important note: Serial Set numbers 1 to 1867 (1789 (1st Cong)-1879 (45th Cong. 3rd sess.) are also available in the CIS Microfiche collection (compact shelving, 1st floor of library, aisle 2b, cabinet 77). The microfiche is a good alternative if Special Collections doesn't have the item you want, or if it is closed. All you will need to find your microfiche is the Serial Set number.
1970-1990 Congressional Reports & Documents
You will need the Congress & session numbers, the date, and the Report or Document number in order to find the document. Here is how you find them:
Sample Lexis-Nexis citation
TITLE: Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments of 1988
CIS-NO: 88-S413-9
SOURCE: Committee on Indian Affairs, Select. Senate DOC-
TYPE: Report
DOC-NO: S. Rpt. 100-425 [Report/document number]
DATE: July 11, 1988 [Date]
LENGTH: 47 p.
CONG-SESS: 100-2 [Congress & Session number]
ITEM-NO: 1008-C; 1008-D
SUDOC: Y1.1/5:100-425
MC-ENTRY-NO: 88-17447