Writings on American history, 1906–1914. A bibliography of books and articles on United States and Canadian history published during the years 1906-14, with some memoranda on other portions of America. Comp. by Grace Gardner Griffin. N. Y. Macmillan, Wash. [Govt. print. off.], New Haven, Yale univ. press, 1908-16. · 9 v. 24cm. 016.973

V. 1-3, 1906-08 publ. by Macmillan 1908-10, $2.50 per vol.; v. 4-6, 1909-11, Govt. print. off. 1911-13, $1.50 per vol.; v. 7-9, 1912-14. Yale univ. press 1914-16, $2 per vol.

v. 4-6, 1909-11 reprinted from the Annual reports of the American historical association: 1909, p. 491-792; 1910, p. 427-706; 1911, p. 529-814.

An excellent annual bibliography and index. Includes all books and articles, wherever published, which contain anything of value on the history of the U. S. and British North America, and all books published in the U. S. or Europe on Latin America and the Pacific Islands. A classified arrangement, with author, title and subject index. Indexes nearly 400 American and foreign periodicals.

MANUSCRIPT SOURCES

Allison, William Henry. Inventory of unpublished material for American religious history in Protestant church archives and other repositories. Wash. Carnegie inst. 1910. 254 p. 25cm. $1.50. 973

Andrews, Charles M. Guide to the materials for American history, to 1783, in the Public record office of Great Britain. Wash. Carnegie inst. 1912-14. 2 v. 25cm. $5.50. 973

Andrews, Charles M., and Davenport, F. G. Guide to the manuscript materials for the history of the United States to 1783 in the British Museum, in minor London archives and in libraries of Oxford and Cambridge. Wash. Carnegie inst. 1908. 499 p. 25cm. $2. 973

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Much important reference material is to be found in the reports, bulletins and other publications issued by the various national, state, and municipal governments. These publications which are generally known as "government publications" or "public documents" cover topics in nearly the whole field of knowledge, but are most important for subjects in the fields of social and political science, economics, finance, labor, industry, statistics, education, history, etc., and in certain sciences such as agriculture, ethnology, geology, meteorology, etc., to the study and promotion of which certain government bureaus or commissions are devoted. No extended reference work can be done in questions of labor conditions in America, or American geology, for example, without the use of some of the publications of the United States Bureau of labor or the United States Geological survey.

Public documents are popularly supposed to be difficult to use and understand, and reference workers often fail to make the best use of such material because its difficulty is overrated. The only difficulty is that documents are published in complicated forms and sets and must be used through the printed catalogs, bibliographies and indexes provided for the purpose, but so used the United States documents for the periods covered by modern indexes are no harder to use than periodical literature which has to be found through periodical indexes. The reference worker should, therefore, become thoroughly familiar with the important document indexes. State and municipal documents are somewhat harder to use because less well provided with indexes.

78 p. o.p. (N. Y.

UNITED STATES PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

CATALOGS AND INDEXES

General

U. S. Superintendent of documents. Checklist of United States public documents, 1789-1909. 3d ed. rev. and enl. Wash. Govt. print. off. 1911. v. 1, 1707 p. 24cm 015.73

v. 1, Lists of Congressional and departmental publications.

"The first systematic attempt to include within the limits of one publication an approximately complete checklist of all public documents issued by the United States government during the first century and a quarter of its history."-Preface.

A checklist, not a catalog, covering Congressional documents through the 60th congress and department and bureau publications to the end of 1909. Lists: (1) American State papers, (2) Congressional documents, 15th-60th congresses; (3) Department publications arranged alphabetically by government author.

The list of departmental publications gives, for periodical publications, a statement of the volumes and dates which constitute a complete set and the serial numbers if the publication is contained also in the serial set; for separate publications the full title and date are given and the serial number if the document appears also in the serial set. The preface contains a list and description of previous indexes and catalogs of U. S. documents. This edition replaces the 2d ed. of the Checklist and the tables of the Tables and index, but does not yet supplant the index of the Tables and index. An index volume is to be published later.

- Tables of and annotated index to the congressional series of United States public documents. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1902. 769 p. 29cm. free 015.73

In two parts: (1) Tables of the documents of the 15th to the 52d congress, inclusive, arranged by serial numbers; (2) Minute alphabetical subject index to these documents. The first part is now superseded by the more complete tables in the 3d edition of the checklist, noted above, but the subject index is still very useful as a key to the contents of the congressional set before 1893.

ate.

Misc. doc. no. 671

015.73 Arranged chronologically, with general index. For each document gives full title, author, date, where the document may be found, and a brief abstract of the contents. Contains much valuable material but is difficult to use for quick reference because the index is not sufficiently complete, detailed or specific. 1881-1893

Ames, John Griffith. Comprehensive index to the publications of the United States government, 1881-1893. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1905. 2 v. 29cm. (58th Cong., 2d sess. House. Doc. no. 754) 015.73

Paged continuously.

The Comprehensive index, 1889-93, by J: G. Ames, published in 1894, is superseded by this work. Bridges the gap between Poore's Descriptive catalogue, and the first volume of the Document catalogue.

Arranged in three columns. In the first is given the author of the document or department by which it is issued; in the second, an alphabetic list of documents arranged by subjects and titles; in the third, reference is made to the congress, session, the volume of the series in which each is embraced, and the number of the document. A personal index is added.

A good usable index, though less minute and detailed than the Document catalogue. Indicates

the different editions in which a document was issued and gives serial numbers in a table under the heading Congressional documents.

1893-1916

U. S. Superintendent of documents. Catalogue of the public documents of Congress and of all departments of the govern

ment of the United States for the period, March 4, 1893, to June 30, 1913. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1896-1915. v. 1-11. 28cm. 015.73

v. 1, 53d congress; dept. publications, March 4, 1895-June 30, 1895; v. 2, 54th congress, 1st session; dept. publications, July, 1895-June, 1896; v. 3, 54th congress, 2d session; dept. publications, July, 1896June, 1897; v. 4-11, 55th-62d congress, dept. publications, July, 1897-June, 1913, each volume covering one congress and the dept. publications of two years, July-lune.

The "comprehensive index" provided for by the act approved Jan. 12, 1895.

This index, which is generally referred to by its binder's title as the "Document catalogue," forms the permanent and complete catalog of all gov. ernment publications both congressional and de partmental for the period covered. It is a dictionary catalog in form, listing all documents under author (government or personal), subject, and, when necessary, title also, and giving fu" catalog information for each book or pamphlet included. Includes a large amount of analysis, refers to all editions in which a document has appeared, and gives serial numbers for documents in the serial set, as follows: in v. 1-4, serial numbers are given only in the table under the entry "Congressional documents"; beginning with v. 5 serial numbers are given also throughout the list under the main (i. e. author) entry for each document, but not under the analytic entries. As far as issued supersedes the Document index and the Monthly catalogue (see below).

Index to the subjects of the documents and reports, and to the committees, senators, and representatives presenting them (being the Consolidated index provided for by the act of Jan. 12, 1895), 54th cong. 1st sess.-63d cong. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1897-1916. v. 1-22. 23cm. 015.73 An alphabetic author and subject index to the documents included in the serial set; does not cover bureau or department publications which are not included in the serial set. Each volume, as a general thing, covers one session of congress, but in a few cases one volume covers two sessions. Each volume contains: (1) alphabetical index, giv ing for each document indexed, brief title and a reference to its document number and to the volume of the congressional series in which it is included; (2) numerical lists, arranged by document numbers, of Senate reports, House reports, Senate documents, House documents, with indication of the serial number of each; and (3) schedule of volumes, giving the serial number of each volume. Only the later volumes are constantly used as the earlier volumes are superseded for ordinary reference pur poses by the more complete Document catalogue.

Monthly catalogue United States public documents, 1895-1916. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1895-1916. 23cm. $1.10 per yr. 015.73

From 1895 to 1906 inclusive the title was Catalogue of United States public documents, issued monthly.

A current bibliography of all publications issued by all branches of the government, including both the congressional and the department and bureau publications. Each number contains (1) general instructions for ordering documents, (2) a preface calling attention to the more noteworthy documents of the month and (3) list of the documents published during the month arranged by departments, with indication, for each publication, of its full title, date, paging, price, Library of Congress card number, etc. There is a detailed author and subject index for each volume which makes it possible to use the list both as a bibliography and as an index to the subjects of the documents included. Volumes run July-June, and only the volumes since 1913 are needed for constant use, as the earlier volumes are superseded for most purposes by the Document catalogue.

- Price lists. nos. 1-65. 23cm.

Wash. Govt. print. off. 015.73

Contents (of numbers in active stock and frequently revised): no. 10, Laws; 11, Foods and cooking; 15, Geological survey; 16, Farmers' bulletins, Agriculture; 18, Engineering and surveying; 19, Army and organized militia; 20, Public domain; 21, Fishes; 24, Indians; 25, Transportation; 28, Finance; 31, Education; 32, Insular possessions; 33, Labor; 35, Geography and explorations; 36, Government periodicals; 37, Tariff; 38, Animal industry; 39, Birds and wild animals; 40, Chemistry; 41, Insects; 42, Agricultural experiment stations; 43, Forestry; 44, Plants; 45, Roads; 46, Soils and fertilizers; 48, Weather; 49, Proceedings of Congress; 50, American history and biography; 51, Health; 53, Maps; 54, Political science; 55, National museum; 57, Astronomical papers of the Naval observatory, etc.; 58, Mines; 59, Interstate commerce; 60 Alaska; 61, Panama canal; 62, Commerce and manufactures; 63, Navy; 64, Weights and measures; 65, Foreign relations.

Includes no material not already included in the more general indexes noted above, but presents the same material in a different arrangement and grouping which is sometimes more convenient for quick reference. Gives prices, indicates material still in print, and sometimes supplies annotations which are useful.

DEPARTMENT INDEXES

In addition to the general bibliographies noted in the preceding section, there are various department lists which supplement

the general indexes, either by furnishing more minute analysis, or by presenting the same material in a different arrangement. The following are the most important of such lists:

Agriculture

U. S. Superintendent of documents. List of publications of the agricultural department, 1862-1902, with analytical index, Wash. Govt. print. off., 1904. 623 p. 23cm. (Bibliography of United States public documents. Department list, no. 1.) 016.630

U. S. Dept. of agriculture. List by titles of publications of the U. S. Department of agriculture from 1840 to June, 1901, inclusive. Comp. and compared with the originals by R. B. Handy and Minna A. Cannon. Wash. Govt. print. off, 1902. 216 p. 23cm. (Bulletin no. 6.) 016.63

- Index to authors with titles of their publications appearing in the documents of the U. S. Department of agriculture, 1841 to 1897. By George F. Thompson. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1898. 303 p. 23cm. (Bulletin no. 4.) 016.63

- Index to the annual reports of the U. S. Department of agriculture for the years 1837 to 1893 inclusive. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1896. 252 p. 23cm. 016.63

- Index to the year books of the U. S. Department of agriculture, 1894–1910, prepared by C. H. Greathouse. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1902-13. 3 v. 23cm. (Bulletin nos. 7, 9, 10.) 016.63

v. 1, 1894-1900; v. 2, 1901-05; v. 3, 1906-10. Synoptical index of the reports of the statistician, 1863 to 1894. By George F. Thompson. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1897. 258 p. 23cm. (Bulletin no. 2.) 016.63

eign affairs, 1828-1861. Wash. Carnegie inst., 1914. v. 1. 29cm. (Carnegie institution of Washington. Publication no. 185) 016.327

Indexes the reports of Congress, the Senate executive journal for diplomatic and consular ap pointments and treaty ratifications, the opinion of the Attorney-general for decisions of questions of international controversy, the statutes-at-large, and the Congressional Globe.

U. S. State dept. General index to the published volumes of the diplomatic correspondence and foreign relations of the U. S., 1861-99. Wash, Govt. print. off., 1902. 945 p. 23cm.

Geology

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Schmeckebier, L. F. Catalogue and index of the publications of the Hayden, King, Powell, and Wheeler survey. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1904. 208 p. 23cm. (U. S. geological survey. Bulletin, no. 222)

016.557

Warman, Philip Creveling. Catalogue and index of the publications of the United States geological survey, 1880-1901. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1901. 858 p. 23cm. (U. S. geological survey. Bulletin, no. 177) free. 016.557 1901 to 1903. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1903. 234 p. 23cm. (U. S. geological survey. Bulletin, no. 215) free. 016.557

U. S. Geological survey. The publications of the United States geological survey (not including topographic maps) Dec., 1916. Wash. Govt. print. off., 1916.* 168 p. 23cm. 016.557