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Oklahoma
Dept. of Libraries
200 NE 18th St
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
73105-3298
U.S. Government
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Steve Beleu,
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Because the original Territorial Library became a depository for U.S.
Government publications in 1893, we have many interesting historical sources.
We have also acquired many historical sources in either the original format
or republished on microfiche.
Listed below are some highlights from our collection of historical documents.
Also, we have many other important historical sets and titles. Contact
us for more information about how you can use the primary texts that we
have for researching American history.
Because of the nature of these materials, we do not circulate them. If
we have them in microfiche, we can make a microfiche copy for you. Most
of the paper format publications are in good enough shape that they can
be photocopied, but volumes that are not in good physical shape can not
be copied.
The Serial Set
Congressional Record
Congressional Committee Hearings and Prints/Senate Executive Documents and Reports
The Rebellion Records
Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins/Other Publications
Indian Claims and Commission Publications
Journals of the Continental Congress
The Warren Commission Report
Watergate
The Serial Set
The Serial Set is our most important source of historical
materials. It contains more than 50,000 titles published by Congress from
1789 to the present. It includes the reports, documents, and administrative
reports of Congressional committees; the Journal of the Senate and
Journal of the House of Representatives; reports to Congress
from federal agencies, such as annual reports; messages from the President;
and the American State Papers, 38 volumes of documents from
the first thirteen congresses. We have the complete Serial Set
collection on microfiche, most of the paper volumes published since 1900,
and many of the earlier years as well. Some of the other important titles
in the collection include the Pentagon Papers, the Rebellion
Records, and reports about Watergate and Iran-Contra. You
can find out more about The Serial Set on our U.S. Government Information
Sources page.
The Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is a record of what is said
on the floor of Congress. Published every day that Congress is in session,
it cumulates in a permanent bound edition. There are four sections: The
Proceedings of the Senate and House; Extensions of Remarks (consists of
previously published materials that members of Congress wish to include
in the record); and Daily Digest. We have all of the Congressional
Record and its predecessors -- the Annals of Congress,
the Register of Debates, and the Congressional Globe.
Congressional Committee Hearings and Prints,
and Senate Executive Documents and Reports
We have acquired microfiche copies of all known committee hearings
and prints of Congress, and all Senate Executive Documents and Reports.
The earliest hearing that the set includes is from 1833. These include
many primary sources for the study of American history, such as the Hearing
Before the Committee on Woman Suffrage of February 21, 1894.
The Rebellion Records
The Rebellion Records, whose official title is Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, comprises 128 volumes.
We also have the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies
in the War of the Rebellion, 30 volumes. Both collect the official
records and documents of the armies and navies that fought in the Civil
War. We also have the atlas volume that contains maps of the battles.
Note: You will need patience working with these materials; the original
indexing is not good.
Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins and
Other Publications
The U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology was created in 1879 to study
the American Indian. During its 85 year history, the staff and anthropologists
who worked for the Bureau published materials that are still being used
in researching the history of Native Americans. The bulletins were published
separately, and many of them were also published in the Serial Set.
They include such reports as A Dictionary of the Osage Language,
and Source Material on the History and Ethnology of the Caddo Indians.
Indian Claims and Commission Publications
The U.S. Indian Claims Commission was created in 1946 to serve as
a tribunal for hearing and determining claims prior to 1946 against the
U.S. by Indian tribes. These reports, all on microfiche, consist of the
decisions of the Commission and copies of the testimony and documents
of expert witnesses on behalf of the tribes. The expert testimony includes
appraisals of Indian lands, histories of tribes, and studies of Indian
areas.
Journals of the Continental Congress
These 34 volumes contain the documents of the Continental Congress
that existed from 1774 to 1789.
The Warren Commission Report
Controversial since its publication, the 26 volumes of the Warren
Commission report of the assassination of President Kennedy continues
to be consulted and used.
Watergate
The many congressional hearings and reports about Watergate are scattered
throughout the hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential
Campaign Activities and the Serial Set. We have a special
index to these materials. We also have the Nixon Tapes and Department
of Justice reports on Watergate.
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