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Indexes to the Papers Revised 12/97


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Indexes




ELECTRONIC INDEXES

Period House Short Title

1801-1995 H.C. Index to the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers

1990-Present Both Readex CD-ROM Index to the Parliamentary Papers

1996-Present Both Internet (searchable and full-text)







PAPER INDEXES

Period House Short Title

1715-1801 H.C. Finding Lists of the Sessional Papers of the XVIII Century

1715-1801 H.C. General Index to Reports from Committees...

1801-1900 H.C. Subject Catalogue

1801-1900 H.C. IUP - General Index

1801-1852 H.C. General Index to the Accounts and Papers...

1801-1900
IUP - Catalogue of British Papers

1801-1900
IUP- Checklist

1900-1948/49 H.C. General Index

1950-1958/59 H.C. General Index





MICROFORM INDEXES

Period House Short Title

1801-1900 H.C. Decennial Sessional Indexes- Mircroprint

1988/89-1994 H.C. Sessional Papers Index on Microfiche




1715-1801

  • House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century (reprint),
  • edited by Sheila Lambert. Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources, c1975.
    First two volumes of the set include a lengthy introduction, and chronological and numeric listings. The alphabetical index is by title only. The subject index is found in the second volume.
    Library West
    J301 .K625 1975

    Table

  • General Index to the Reports from Committees of the House of Commons, 1715-1801, Printed but not Inserted in the Journals of the House.
  • Bishops Stortford, Chadwyck-Healey, 1973.
    Library West, Microfilm
    JN679 .G741 1973 Index

    Table

1801-1995
  • Index to the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers CD-ROM
  • Cambridge, England, Chadwyck-Healey, 1995-1996
    Indexes nearly 200 years of sessional papers, based on the Subject Catalogue, the decennial indexes to the sessional papers, and Parliament's POLIS database.
    Library West, Documents
    CD-ROM, Consult Documents Staff

    Table

1801-1900
  • Subject catalogue of the House of Commons Parliamentary papers, 1801-1900
  • Cockton, Peter, 1946- . Cambridge, England ; Alexandria, VA : Chadwyck-Healey, 1988.
    Comprehensive listing in formal subject groupings for all categories of parliamentary papers. Detailed subject index is located in volume 5.
    Library West, Reference
    DA530 .C621 1988 v. 1-5

    Table

  • Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers. <General> Index.
  • Shannon, Irish University Press, 1968

    1. 1801-1899. Special Index relating to East India
    2. 1801-1852. Reports of select committees
    3. 1801-1852. Accounts and papers (missing)
    4. 1852-1869. Bills, reports, estimates, accounts, and papers
    5. 1801-1852. Bills, printed by order of the House of Commons
    6. 1870-1879. Bills, reports, estimates, accounts, and papers
    7. 1880-1889. Bills, reports, estimates, accounts, and papers
    8. 1890-1899. Bills,reports, estimates, accounts, and papers

    Indexes are divided by timespans and type of sessional paper. Each volume is arranged by broad subject groupings, with the index entry giving the title and citation.
    Library West, Reference Oversized
    Z2019 .I74

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  • General Index to the Accounts and Papers, Reports of Commissioners, Estimates, …Printed by Order of the House of Commons or Presented by Command. 1801-1852.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. London, H. M. Stationery off. <printed by P. Lund, Humphries & co., ltd.> 1938.
    Replaces the missing volume 3 of the Irish University Press Indexes.
    Library West, Reference Oversized
    J301 .M3 1801-1852a

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  • Catalogue of British Parliamentary Papers in the Irish University Press 1000-volume Series and Area Studies Series, 1801-1900.
  • Irish University Press. Dublin : Irish University Press, 1977.
    Arranged by subject classes, it gives lenthy descriptions and lists the title and citation for each sessional paper. Companion volume to the Checklist.
    Library West, Reference Oversized
    Z2019 .I72 1977

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  • Checklist of British Parliamentary Papers in the Irish University Press 1000-volume Series, 1801-1899.
  • Irish University Press. Shannon, Ireland, 1972
    Three part index includes chronological listing of sessional papers by type, alphabetical subject class list giving paper titles and citations, and a keyword index.
    Library West, Reference Oversized
    Z2019 .I73

    Table

  • General Indexes to the Sessional Papers 1801-1900(both decennial and annual)
  • New York: Readex Microprint Corporation
    Library West, Microprint
    328.4202 G786b Index Microprint

    Table

1900-1948/49

  • General Index to the Bills, Reports and Papers Printed by Order of the House of Commons and to the Reports and Papers Presented by Command, 1900 to 1948-49.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Library. London, H. M. Stationery Off., 1960.
    Index arranged by subject classes, type of sessional papers, and chronological listing. The index gives the paper title and citation. Also includes a short title list of bills.
    Library West, Reference
    Z2019 .G78 1900-1948/49

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  • General Alphabetical Index to the Bills, Reports, Estimates, Accounts and Papers Printed by Order of the House of Commons and to the Papers Presented by Command. 1929 to 1943-4.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. London, H.M. Stationery off., 1946.
    Indexing follows pattern of subject classes, chronology, and document type.
    Library West, Reference Oversized
    J301 .C6 Index 1929-1943/44

    Table

1950-1958/59

  • General Alphabetical Index to the Bills, Reports and Papers : Printed by Order of the House of Commons and to the Reports and Papers Presented by Command, 1950 to 1958-59.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. London : H.M. Stationery Off., 1963.
    Indexing follows pattern of subject classes, chronology, and document type.
    Library West, Reference
    Z2019 .G786 1950-1958/59

    Table

1988/89-1994

  • House of Commons Sessional Papers Index <microform>.
  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire ; Alexandria, VA : Chadwyck- Healey
    Library West, Documents Microfiche
    J301 .H62

    Table

1990 - Present
  • The READEX Index to British Parliamentary Papers <computer file>.
  • New Canaan, CT : NewsBank/Readex
    Indexing includes sessional papers and debates of both Houses.
    Library West, Documents
    CD Rom: Consult Documents Staff

    Table

1996 - Present


Specialized Tools

Breviates
Also known as "Select Lists" because they only cover the major papers and reports of the period. The lists are arranged chronologically by broad subject categories and give the short titles and citations. The appendices include a handy listing of annual reports and a dictionary style index.
Period Title Location Call Number
1696-1834 Hansard's Catalogue & Breviate Library West Reference J301 .K62
1833-1899 Select List of British Parliamentary Papers Library West Reference 328.4202 F711s
1900-1916 A Breviate of Parliamentary Papers Library West Reference JN549 .F59
1917-1939 A Breviate of Parliamentary Papers Library West Reference JN549 .F6
1940-1954 A Breviate of Parliamentary Papers Library West Reference JN549 .F62
1974-1983 Ford List of British Parliamentary Papers Library West Reference JN549 .F671

Numeric Index/ Command Papers

  • A Numerical Finding List of British Command Papers Published 1833-1961/62
  • Di Roma, Edward. New York: New York Public Library, 1967.
    Library West, Reference
    Z2009 .D5

Royal Commissions

  • A Finding List of British Royal Commission Reports: 1860 to 1935
  • Cole, Arthur Harrison. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1935.
    Library West, Reference
    Z2009 .C68

Chairmen

  • British Government publications: an index to chairmen and authors, 1941-1966.
  • Edited by A. Mary Morgan. London, Library Association, 1969
    Library West, Reference
    Z2009 .M64

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