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    The references below feature many of the strengths of CRL’s holdings. Links point to more detailed descriptions in the CRL catalog, as well
    as digital versions of the content or digitized finding aids for microfilm where available. Collecting in this area continues through the purchase programs.

    Government Agencies

    Hearings of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    University Publications of America
    1975–August 1979

    Collection of NRC hearings from 1975 to August 1979.

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    U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Schedules, Specifications, and Drawings.
    United States. Bureau of Reclamation
    Govt. Printing Office
    1923–53

    Collection of the Department of the Interior’s reports containing schedules, specifications, and drawings for projects in the area from Denver west. CRL has incomplete holdings of nos. 419-3972 for 1923–53.

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    Works Progress Administration.
    Works Progress Administration

    CRL has a collection of materials (approximately 1,300 volumes) produced by the Historical Records Survey Program of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). CRL acquired its holdings from deposits by member libraries.

    The materials consist of inventories of state, county, municipal, and church archives, church directories, newspaper indexes, ship registers, and indexes to personal archives.

    CRL’s WPA materials are not cataloged, but are arranged on the shelf by state. The guide to this collection is a list of the titles, arranged by geographic area.

    Government Publications and Declassified Documents

    Declassified Documents Reference System.
    Carrollton Press
    1975–82

    The retrospective collection contains documents declassified before 1975. Of the currently issued series, CRL holds fiche for documents declassified from 1975 to 1982.

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    Declassified Documents Reference System: Retrospective Collection.
    Carrollton Press
    –1975

    Contains documents declassified before 1975.

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    United States Government Publications. Non-Depository.
    United States. Government.
    1953–80

    This is the microprint set of all nondepository documents listed in the Monthly Catalog. CRL has the microprint from 1953 through 1980 only. When requesting these documents through interlibrary loan, please specify the date of the issue of the Monthly Catalog and the entry number of the document.

    Military and National Security

    Manhattan Project. Official History and Documents.
    University Publications of America

    Set contains the official history of the project to develop the atomic bomb, as well as ancillary and supporting documents. The documents reproduced in this set were declassified in 1976.

    Electronic Version · Guide
    National Security Council (U.S.) Documents of the National Security Council, 1947-1977.
    University Publications of America
    1947–77

    Set includes reports by various members of the National Security Council, along with related correspondence and holograph notes for the period 1947–77. CRL also holds the supplement to the main set, which contains declassified material for the period 1948–60.

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    National Security Council (U.S.) Documents of the National Security Council, 1st Supplement, 1948-1960.
    National Security Council (U.S.)
    University Publications of America
    1948–60

    Set contains declassified material for the period 1948–60.

    Catalog Record · Guide
    United States Military Intelligence.
    United States. War Department. General Staff
    Garland
    1917–27

    Facsimile reprint of a series of secret documents: Weekly summaries, June 2, 1917–1927; Daily summaries, Jan. 21, 1918–Apr. 30, 1919.

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    Presidential Records

    Hoover, Herbert. Press Conferences, March 5, 1929-March 3, 1933.
    Hoover, Herbert.
    Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
    March 5, 1929–March 3, 1933

    Transcripts of press conferences. 

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    Minutes and Documents of the Cabinet Meetings of President Johnson, 1963-1969.
    United States. President Johnson (1963–69)
    University Publications of America
    1963–69

    Set contains typescript memos, notes for speeches, agendas, press releases, departmental weekly reports, etc.

    Catalog Record
    Press Conferences of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945.
    Roosevelt, Franklin D.
    National Micropublishing Corp.
    1933–45
    Catalog Record
    Remarks by President Coolidge to Newspaper Correspondents, v. 1-11; Aug. 21, 1923-March 1, 1929.
    Coolidge, Calvin, 1872–1933
    National Micropublishing
    Aug. 21, 1923–March 1, 1929

    Press conferences of Calvin Coolidge.

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    Truman, Harry S. Press Conferences, April 17, 1945-Jan. 15, 1953.
    Truman, Harry S.
    U.S. National Archives and Records Service
    April 17, 1945–Jan. 15, 1953
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    Wilson, Woodrow. Press Conferences, March 22, 1913-July 10, 1919.
    Wilson, Woodrow
    National Micropublishing
    March 22, 1913–July 10, 1919
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    United States Congress

    U.S. Congressional Bills and Resolutions, 1789-1933.
    United States. Congress.
    1789–1933

    CRL holds the microfilm set of congressional bills and resolutions from the 1st through the 72nd Congress.

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    U.S. Congressional Bills and Resolutions, 1939-1956.
    United States. Congress.
    1939-1956

    CRL holds hard copy (incomplete) of the congressional bills and resolutions from the 76th through the 84th Congress, arranged on the shelf by congress, session, and bill/resolution number.

    U.S. Congressional Bills and Resolutions, 1957-Nov. 1965.
    United States. Congress.
    United States. Government Printing Office.
    1957–65

    CRL holds the microprint set of congressional bills and resolutions from the 85th through the first session of the 89th Congress. The microprint is arranged by the entry number in the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

    U.S. Congressional Bills and Resolutions, 1967-1972.
    United States. Congress.
    United States. Congressional Information Service.
    1967–72

    CRL holds the microfiche of congressional bills and resolutions from the 90th through the 92nd Congress, arranged by congress and bill/resolution number.

    U.S. Congressional hearings, 1869-1950.
    Greenwood Press
    1839-1950

    Microfiche set of the records of the House, Senate, Joint, Select, and Special committees. Includes hearings from the 25th Congress (1839) through the 91st Congress, 1st session (1969). 

    GUIDES:

    • U.S. Congress. Senate. Library. Index of Congressional committee hearings prior to January 3, 1935 in the United States Senate Library. Z1223.A 1935
    • Thomen. Harold Ordell. Supplement to the Index of Congressional committee hearings prior to January 3, 1935. D-9385
    • U.S. Congress. Senate. Library. Cumulative index of Congressional committee hearings from Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935) through Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1959) in the United States Senate Library. Z1223.A 1959

     

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