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PARLIAMENTARY PUBLICATIONS
Table of Contents
Index to Primary
Sources | Printed
primary sources | Archival
& manuscript materials
| Government documents
- National
Assembly of Wales
- Northern
Ireland Assembly
- (Parliamentary)
Elections in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland (through Electionworld.org)
- Reports results of the latest Parliamentary
election, by party, and has links to the Web sites
of official and non-offcial political parties
- The
Scottish Parliament
- United
Kingdom Parliament official website
- House
of Commons
- House
of Lords
- Parliamentary
publications
- Parliamentary
archives
- Yale
Center for Parliamentary History
GUIDES
Search Orbis by Subject Heading:
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- Parliamentary
Jargon Explained
- Definitions of words and phrases related
to the work and publications of Parliament from Parliament's
official Web site.
- Ford, Percy. Guide to parliamentary
papers : what they are, how to find them, how to use
them. Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Little Field, 1972.
- SML, Main Reference Room Z2009 A1 F67
1972 (LC)
- Jones, David Lewis. Debates and proceedings
of the British parliaments: a guide to printed sources.
London: H.M.S.O., 1986.
- SML, Main Reference Room Z2009 J65
(LC)
RECORDS OF PARLIAMENT
(DEBATES usually referred to as "Hansard") (listed chronologically)
The Debates are the formal discussions
on a topic in the House of Commons or the House of Lords.
Debates are reported in the Official Report (Hansard)
which is the edited verbatim report of proceedings in
both houses.
- Great Britain. Parliament. The parliamentary
history of England from the earliest period to the
year 1803... . v.1-36 (1066/1625-1801/03). London:
Printed by T. C. Hansard. . ., 1806-YUL035170. 36v.
- Mudd, Stacks O7301 H2 C6
House of Commons
- -----. -----. The parliamentary
debates . . .. v.1-v.41 (1803-1908). London: H.M.S.O.,
1804-[1908].
- Mudd, Stacks O7301 H211
- Generally known as "Hansard's debates";
indexed in each volume.
- -----. -----. House of Commons. The
parliamentary debates; official report[s]. v.1-
1909- . London: H.M.S.O., 1909- .
- Mudd, Stacks O7301 H212 (I. 1-993)/O7301
+H212 (I. 994- )
- Hansard (House of Commons debates)
- Indexes:
- 1803-1830
- 1988-
through the House of Commons' Web site
- UK
Parliament Site links
to:
- Daily Debates
The full text of Commons Hansard, including Westminster Hall Debates
and Answers to Written Questions.
Indexes to Daily Parts of Debates
Indexes to the Daily Parts of the House of Commons Parliamentary
Debates.
Bound Volume Debates
The full text of Hansard. The list of Volume Sessions is arranged
in reverse date order.
Bound Volume Indexes
The full text of the Volume Indexes to the House of Commons Parliamentary
Debates.
Standing Committee Debates on Bills
Standing Committee debates listed by title of Bill.
- v.1-10
(1667-1694)
House of Lords
- -----. -----. House of Lords. Parliamentary
debates; official report[s]. London: H.M.S.O.,
1909- . v.1.
- Mudd, Stacks O7301 H212 II
- Hansard (House of Lords debates)
- Indexes:
- 1803-1830
- 1988-
through the House of Lords' Web site
- UK
Parliament Site links
to:
- Daily Debates
The full text of Commons Hansard, including Westminster Hall Debates
and Answers to Written Questions.
Indexes to Daily Parts of Debates
Indexes to the Daily Parts of the House of Commons Parliamentary
Debates.
Bound Volume Debates
The full text of Hansard. The list of Volume Sessions is arranged
in reverse date order.
Bound Volume Indexes
The full text of the Volume Indexes to the House of Commons Parliamentary
Debates.
Standing Committee Debates on Bills
Standing Committee debates listed by title of Bill.
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RECORDS OF PARLIAMENT
(JOURNALS)
The Journals, published annually, are the
official records of action taken in the House of Commons
and the House of Lords. They're not a word for word
record (see Debates, above), but a description of all
decisions made.
House of Commons
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of
Commons. Journals of the House of Commons . . ..
Nov. 8, 1547- . London: Printed by the Order of the
House, (1797?- ).
- Mudd, Stacks O7301 +K3
-
- Index:
-----. -----. -----. General index to the journals
of the House of Commons [1547- ]. London:
H.M.S.O., 1852- . Decennial since 1880
Mudd, Stacks O7301 +K3a
- v.1-17 (1547-1774) consolidating
Cunningham's, Flexman's,and Forster's indexes
- v.18-34 (1714-74) known as Moore's
- v.35-55 (1774-1800) known as
Dunn's (revised)
House of Lords
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of
Lords. Journals of the House of Lords. . ..
v.1- 1509-. London, (180?- ).
- Mudd, Stacks O7301 +J3
-
- Index:
-----. -----. -----. General index to the journals
of the House of Lords [1509- ]. London, 1836-
.
Mudd, Stacks O7301 +J3a
RECORDS OF PARLIAMENT
(PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS, SESSIONAL PAPERS, OR BLUE BOOKS)
The Sessional Papers consist of several
subsets of material: (1) bills (2) reports from committees
of the House and from secretaries or ministers to Parliament
(Command Papers), and (3) reports non-Parliamentary
in nature (from committees and commissions, annual reports
of government departments and bodies, treaties, diplomatic
correspondence, census reports, statistical information,
etc.). For a discussion of the nature of parliamentary
papers, see this
guide
House of Commons (arranged chronologically)
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of
Commons. House of Commons sessional papers of the
eighteenth century, edited by Sheila Lambert.
Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1975-1976.
145v.
- SML, Stacks, LC Classification J301
+K63 (LC)
- A facsimile edition of all eighteenth-century
House of Commons papers to survive the 1834 fire,
arranged by session, then by bills, accounts, and
reports and papers.
- Indexed by: -----. -----. -----.
House of Commons sessional papers of the eighteenth
century: [List and index], edited by Sheila
Lambert. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources,
1975. 2v.
SML, Main Reference Room J301 +K63 Index (LC)
A session-by-session list, with an index in v.2
(pp.425-483) providing a subject approach.
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of
Commons. Sessional papers. [London: H.M.S.O.],
1786- .
- Mudd, Stacks O7301 +K6 [to 1921]
Mudd, Stacks O7301 K6 [1922-1976/77]
SML Microform Room Fiche S84 [1801-1953/54, 1975/76-
]
- Annual indexes appear at the end of
each session (and are indicated within the microfiche
by a red dot), but these are superseded by the decennial
and 50-year printed indexes and (for the period 1801
to 1900) by the following online title:
- Indexed by (official printed indexes):
- Great Britain. Parliament. House
of Commons. Catalogue of parliamentary reports,
and a breviate of their contents...1696-1834.
(London), (1836).
SML, Main Reference Room J301 +K62 (LC)
- -----. -----. -----. House of
Commons papers. General Index, 1801-1852.
London: H.M.S.O., 1853-1938.
SML, Main Reference Room J301 +M3 1801-1852 (LC)
- -----. -----. -----. 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,
1852-1899. London: H.M.S.O., 1909.
SML, Main Reference Room J301 +M3 1852-1899A (LC)
- -----. -----. -----. 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, 1900-1949.
London: H.M.S.O., 1960.
SML, Main Reference Room J301 +M3 1900-1949 (LC)
- Indexed by (other non-official
printed indexes):
- Cockton, Peter. Subject catalogue
of the House of Commons parliamentary papers 1801-1900.
Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, 1988. 5 vol.
SML, Main Reference Room Z2019 C63 (LC)
- Cole, Arthur Harrison. Finding-list
of British royal commission reports: 1860 to 1935.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1935.
SML, Stacks Z2009 C65 (LC)
- Di Roma, Edward. Numerical finding
list of British command papers published 1833-1961/62.
New York: Arno Press, 1971.
SML, Main Reference Room Z2009 D57 1971 (LC)
- Temperley, Harold. A century
of diplomatic blue books, 1814-1914. Cambridge,
Eng.: University Press, 1938.
SML, Main Reference Room Z2009 T45 (LC)
SML, Stacks X466 938t
Irish University Press (IUP) undertook
an extensive selection and reprinting of British Parliamentary
papers of the nineteenth century (1801-1899) in what
is usually referred to as "the IUP 1000-volume series".
These volumes group the reprinted papers into thirty-two
subject categories (e.g. Agriculture, Colonies, Health,
Industrial Revolution, etc.) and publish them in multi-volume
sets, each with its own index.
- Of this set, Sterling holds only
the following titles:
- Irish University Press. Catalogue
of British parliamentary papers in the Irish University
Press 1000-volume series and area studies series,
1801-1899. Dublin, Irish University Press,
1977.
SML, Main Reference Room Z2019 +I72X 1977(LC)
SML, Stacks, Z2019 +I72X 1977
- Irish University Press. Checklist
of British parliamentary papers in the Irish University
Press 1000-volume series, 1801-1899. Shannon,
Ireland [1972]
SML, Main Reference Room Z2019 +I73 (LC)
- -----. Index to British Parliamentary
papers on Australia and New Zealand, 1800-1899.
Dublin, c1974.
SML, Main Reference Room Z4029 I73 (LC)
- -----. Index to British Parliamentary
papers on Canada and Canadian boundary, 1800-1899.
[Dublin, 1974].
SML, Main Reference Room Z1385 I73 (LC)
- Irish University Press series
of British parliamentary papers. Colonies: Africa.
Shannon, Irish University Press [c1968-70] 70
v.
SML, Stacks JQ1881 A2 +I73 1968 (LC)
Law owns the entire set. Search Morris
(the Law Library catalog)for the title irish university
press for a complete list.
House of Lords
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of
Lords. House of Lords sessional papers, edited
by F. William Torrington. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Oceana,
1972-1978. 60v.
- SML, Stacks, LC Classification J301
+K63 (LC)
- This published set covers the years
1714-1805
- There are several indexes to the Lords
papers (arranged chronologically):
- A General index to the sessional
papers printed by order of the House of Lords or printed
by special command, 1714 to 1805. Dobbs Ferry,
NY: Oceana Publications, 1986.
SML, Main Reference Room Z2018 +G35 1986 (LC)
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of
Lords. General index to the sessional papers printed
by order of the House of Lords...1801-1859. London,
1938.
SML, Main Reference Room J301 +J623 (LC)
- -----. -----. -----. A general
index to the Sessional papers : printed by order of
the House of Lords, or presented by special command.
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. : Oceana Publications, Inc., 1976-
SML, Main Reference Room Z2019 +G74 1976 (LC)
- These volumes are facsimile reprints
of the indexes published 1860-1890 as part of
the official sessional set of House of Lords papers,
with additions. We own the volumes for 1859-1870
and 1871-1884-5.
- In addition, Yale owns the following
microfilm collections, primarily of documents from
the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries:
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of
Lords. Braye manuscripts collection, 1572-1748
[microform]. 6 reels.
SML, Parliamentary History, Room 333 Film MISC 85
- -----. -----. -----. The main papers
of the House of Lords, 1509-[1768][microform].
Brighton, Harvester, 1983- . 174 reels.
SML, Microform Room Film B4402
- -----. -----. -----. Parliamentary
history: part one: manuscript minutes, committee books
and voting records of the House of Lords, c.1620-1714,
1620-1762 (inclusive)[microform]. Reading, Eng.:
Adam Matthew, 1991. 36 reels.
SML, Microform Film MISC
1265
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