historic government publications:

Historic Government Publications:

Something for Everyone

Kirsten ClarkGovernment Information LibrarianUniversity of Minnesota Libraries

November 4, 2009

Documents: 1789 - PresentAmerican State Papers 1789 - 1817Congress (Serial Set) – 1817 to present

Government Printing Office – Created in 1861

Federal Depository Library Program – 1893Regional Libraries Created - 1962

Online Resources

http://www.uspto.gov

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/ppotpus

http://www.loc.gov

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

http://www.archives.gov/index.html

http://www.google.com/unclesam

http://books.google.com

Advanced SearchPublisher: Government Printing Office

Advanced SearchPublisher: Government Printing Office

Advanced SearchPublisher: Government Printing Office

http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/historyday

http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu

University of Minnesota LibrariesLexis Nexis Congressional

University of Minnesota LibrariesLexis Nexis Congressional

University of Minnesota LibrariesLexis Nexis Congressional

University of Minnesota LibrariesHomeland Security Digital Library

University of Minnesota LibrariesHomeland Security Digital Library

Print Primary DocumentsUniversity of Minnesota LibrariesOver 2 million United States Federal

Documents1860 to present

Over 500,000 United Nations, European Union, Canadian, and state documentsUnited Nations, 1949 to presentEuropean Union, 1989 to presentCanadian, 1950’s to presentState documents, time frame varies by state

Print ResourcesUniversity of Minnesota LibrariesMonthly Catalog of Government Publications,

1893 to presentOnline 1976 to present (http://

catalog.gpo.gov/F?RN=603863391)

Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents, 1789 – 1976

Examples

Supporting material - Census

http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/

http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html

http://factfinder.census.gov

Depository Libraries Services21 depository libraries in Minnesota

http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu/fedmn.phtmlLargest historic collections

University of Minnesota – MinneapolisHennepin County Library – Mpls Central

LibraryVisit the University of Minnesota

Contact histday@hist.umn.edu

Reference Assistance for Government PublicationsKirsten ClarkGovernment Information & Regional

Depository LibrarianUniversity of Minnesota Libraries612-626-7520clark881@umn.edu