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University of Illinois Library School 
 
 OUTLINE FOR THE COURSE IN 
 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS 
 AS SOURCES OF INFORMATION 
 FOR LIBRARIES 
 
 A Selected List with Notes 
 
 by 
 
 Anne Morris Boyd 
 
 Revised June, 1927 
 
 Urbana, Illinois 
 1927 
 
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 CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 2-3 
 
 Preface 
 
 4 
 Introduction. , ' 
 
 Selected Bibliography. ' 
 
 Printing and Distribution of U.S. Publications 10-15 
 
 Catalogs. W.^^ •••• 16 ' 19 
 
 20-25 
 Executive Branch, U.S . Government 
 
 .... 26-33 
 Department of State 
 
 34— .40 
 Department of the Treasury 
 
 . ... 41-52 
 War Department • 
 
 53—54 
 Post Office Department '•*.**. 
 
 55—56 
 Department of Justice . 
 
 ,r ... 57-64 
 
 Department of the Navy 
 
 65-76 
 Department of the Interior 
 
 .. 77-91 
 Department of Agriculture 
 
 92-110 
 Department of Commerce 
 
 ., . . „ 111-118 
 
 Department of Labor 
 
 119-145 
 Independent Establishments 
 
 « « ^+ . . 146-158 
 Legislative Branch, U.S. Government 
 
 159-163 
 Revolutionary Period and Early Congresses 
 
 * .. 164-166 
 Judicial Branch, U.S. Government 
 
 Suggested Reference Form for Government Publications. 167-169 
 
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 PREFACE 
 
 This Outline has "been prepared for use of students in 
 the course on Government Publications (Library 13a) as given in 
 the University of Illinois Library School. The main objective of 
 the course is an acquaintance with United States publications as 
 sources of reference material for libraries. 
 
 The ideal approach to the study of government publica- 
 tions for reference use is by subject-content rather than by 
 source of issue, as is the method followed in this Outline, but 
 the enormous amount of material which has been and is still being; 
 printed, and the complicated form in which it is issued make this 
 ideal approach a more difficult one. If, first, a comprehensive 
 view of all the publishing bodies of the government can be had, 
 with a general idea of their functions and activities, and of the 
 type of publications resulting therefrom, then it is relatively 
 easy to shift the emphasis, in the mental picture, from author to 
 subject. 
 
 Almost every student, even those most ignorant of gov- 
 ernment publications have some acquaintance with the more popular 
 executive publications. For that reason, and because the publi- 
 cations originating in the departments of the government are less 
 complicated m form, easier to use, and to most people, more in- 
 teresting than those coming from Congress, they are given first 
 in the Outline. 
 
 It has been the aim of the compiler to include all the 
 government bodies issuing publications, though not necessarily, 
 ail the publications of any body. Not all of the really important 
 publications could be included, but it is hoped no important 
 S ^ 1S L U ? prin ^ has be en omitted. An attempt has been made to 
 show the type of publications from each body, and to illustrate 
 tne character of their contents by concrete examples, particular- 
 ly by those publications having especial reference value. 
 
 ■ The entries for each series or publication has been 
 made, in most instances, according to catalog form. In some cases, 
 however, it has been impossible to do this without causing confu- ' 
 sion to the student. As catalogers have been unable to agree on 
 tne proper entry for many publications, that form is used here 
 which seemed to fit best the purposes of the Outline. 
 
 The call numbers, from the University of Illinois Libra- 
 ry ' are solely for the convenience of students. The dates for 
 many publications, such as annual reports, are not necessarily . 
 those found in the University of Illinois Library Catalog. For 
 the most part they are taken from the Checklist to show the com- 
 plete period covered by the publication. 
 
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 No satisfactory study of government publications can 
 oe made without a knowledge and understanding of the organization 
 of the U. S. Government. It is presumed that Library School stu- 
 dents possess this knowledge; if not, the deficiency must be made 
 up outside of this class. Any good college text-book on American 
 government such as Introduction to American Government by Ogg and 
 Orman, 1925, may be recommended for this purpose. The Outline 
 contains in brief form certain points, pertaining to the history 
 and organization of the various government bodies, which need 
 especially to be kept in mind as their publications are studied, 
 but for a full and complete account of their history and organiza- 
 tion the references given at the end of each section must be con- 
 suited. 
 
 Helpful suggestions have been given by many former stu- 
 dents relative to the form and content of this Outline, and especi- 
 ally f^em Miss Octavia Rogan, Librarian, State Library of Texas. 
 buj 
 

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 INTRODUCTION 
 
 Government publications, usually called Dublic documents, 
 are among the oldest of written records, and if measured by their 
 influence on civilization, are probably the most important of all 
 written records. They are the sources of political, economic and 
 social history of peoples of all times; they contain the authentic 
 accounts of the world's great explorations, discoveries, and in- 
 ventions in all fields of human endeavor; they open up great treas- 
 uries wherein man has attempted to give expression to" his artistic 
 impulses* 
 
 It was largely to preserve these records that libraries 
 were first established, with a "keeper" or librarian in charge. 
 
 Today every nation issues more or less regularly the 
 records of its work as a government. They may be roughly classi- 
 fied into three types: 
 
 1. Records of business or administration, such as the minutes of 
 
 meetings of its legislative body. 
 
 2. Records of the performance of its various functions, such as 
 
 making laws, providing military protection, developing 
 education, promoting commerce. 
 
 3. Records of investigations, of observations, and of other activ- 
 
 ities which it authorizes or fosters for the better per- 
 formance of its functions, such as (in United States) 
 the forecasting of the weather, the investigations of 
 COal mine accidents, the study of Indian civilization. 
 Of these, the second and third types are by far the most numerous, 
 and for reference use the most important. 
 
 It is obvious that these records contain information of 
 inestimable value on the government and its work, which even in 
 minor countries today, is so far-reaching in its scope that it 
 touches almost every field of knowledge. Certainly the librarian 
 should know these records, particularly those of his own country. 
 
 Unfortunately, an unwarranted prejudice exists among 
 librarians against government publications. This is due largely 
 to ignorance of their contents and how to use them; but also to 
 the unsatisfactory and inadequate methods of handling them in 
 libraries; to the confusing manner in which they are printed and 
 distributed; to the difficulty in obtaining needed ones or in dis- 
 posing of unwanted ones; and to delay in their publication and the 
 publication of the indexes through which they are used. None of 
 these reasons, except the first is a sufficient cause, "however , 
 tor the lack of attention paid by librarians generally. 
 
 It is not too strong a statement to say that, today, no 
 library can give adequate reference service without the use of 
 government publications; they are reliable, up-to-date, inexpensive 
 reierence tools, frequently being the only available source of in- 
 formation on many subjects. 
 

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 SELECTED BlBLi6c&APHY 
 
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 There is no complete list of the publications of the U.S. 
 government, nor is there any one satisfactory book about them. By 
 far the most valuable work, to the librarian, is the "' Checklist of 
 U. 5. Public Documents which contains not only a very complete 
 list of publications of all branches of the government to 1909, but 
 also historical and bibliographical data which cannot be found 
 elsewhere. However, it is almost $0 years since the .Checklist was 
 published, and the needed information on publications of this 
 period must now be culled from many different sources. 
 
 Fortunately two books have appeared, rather recently, 
 which together constitute a fairly adequate and comprehensive 
 treatise on the subject of U. S. government publications. These 
 ar ® : *_ Guide to the use of U. S. government publications by Clarke 
 5 nd Federal departmental organization and practice by Thorpe. The 
 former covers especially the publications in the Congressional or 
 berial edition; the later the organization and work of the execu- 
 tive departments and independent institutions, and to some extent 
 their publications. Unfortunately the Clarke book is difficult for 
 the inexperienced to use because of its arrangement, and the other 
 is a very expensive work intended for the use of lawyers. 
 
 The following books are, in general, more useful for in- 
 formation about the government and its activities than for infor- 
 mation about its publications and how to use them. 
 
 No|e_: The abbreviation given at the end of each reference in ( ) 
 will be used throughout the Outline to refer to this book. 
 
 655.597 "Clarke, Edith E. 
 
 ??v g o t. Guide to the use of United States government publi- 
 Lio.bcn. cations. Boston Book Co. 1918. $2.50. 
 A full and authoritative discussion of the printing, distribution, 
 and use of publications in the Congressional edition. Contains 
 excellent bibliographies. (Clarke) 
 
 655.597 Everhart, Elfrida 
 
 ?TS h o v, *.. Ha ^book of United States public documents. H. W. 
 Lib. Sen. Wilson Co. 1910. o.p. 
 
 Now out of date, but may be used for descriptions of older docu- 
 ment8 ' (Everhart) 
 
 320.973 Franc, Alissa 
 
 F84u Use your government; what your government does for 
 
 you. Dutton. 1918. $2.00. 
 Popular treatment. 
 
 370.5 Guerrier, Edith 
 
 1 q iq Federal executive departments as sources of informa- 
 
 W/T >ja tlon for libraries. Gov't Print. Office. 1919 (U.S. 
 
 no. <% Bureau of Educ. Bui. 1919 No. 74) 
 
 Contains good suggestions for popularizing government publications 
 
 in libraries. (Guerrier) 
 
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 025.31 Hasse, Adelaide R. 
 
 H354u u - s - government publications; a handbook for the 
 
 rw -p * cataloger, 2 pts. Library Bureau. 1902. o.p. 
 Out-of-date buo contains good descriptions of certain publica- 
 tl0nS ' (Hasse) 
 
 Institute for Government Research. 
 
 . Service monographs. 1918 - date. Johns Hopkins 
 _, University Press. Prices vary. 
 
 lufJuTTJ 1 ^^ P re P aT f d according to a uniform plan attempt to 
 g-.I e " a failed account of all the several score of distinct ad- 
 fnci^l^L^l 003 n °! m aintained by the national government," 
 ^S^ din f *$* h i st0 *y and organization of each servicl (a book to 
 f55f?i' i tS funct ?- ons > activities, etc, with a bibliography. No " 
 information is given about publications. Titles of these mono- 
 grapns will be listed under the service with which they deal. 
 
 q 17 aa Schmeckebier, Lawrence F. 
 
 a™ t -u ^a-tistical work of the national government. 
 
 Agri. Johns Hopkins Press. 1935. $3.00. (institute for Gov- 
 
 vt ?-,% 4. ernment research. Studies in administration) 
 
 and mb?i ^J^ °J th ° S L bureaus > offices, etc., which collect 
 and publish statistics with valuable descriptions of their publi- 
 cations and how to use them. * (Schmeckebier) 
 
 370.5 Swanton, Walter I. 
 
 T^ifi P^«4. G S ide x t0 ^ nited st ates government publications. 
 
 1 ?2T«V rii ^- ^ fice - 1918 - (u - s - Bur - of Educ - Bul - 
 
 i\io.d 1913 No. 2) 35 cents. 
 
 with S t?tipf S n? n 2 or S ani2 ation of each of the executive departments 
 wS ll* le ? of n more important publications. Material well organ- 
 ized and clearly presented, although now somewhat out-of-date? 
 
 353 •Thorpe, George Cyrus (Swanton) 
 
 ipf av Federal departmental organization and practice: the 
 
 ^^ t ^ e + de P T ar ^ ments » bureaus, and independent establish- 
 111 50 Government. Vernon Law Book Co. 1925. 
 
 Pub?Li?io^ cai n^L h inn 0ry> or £ ani zation, and duties with a few 
 eSw h!' °£ t 5 e 4 .? 00 or so bure ans, commissions, etc., of the 
 ?or reference government. Authoritative and very useful 
 
 (Thorpe) 
 
 ??i te ip Stat . es D aily; presenting the only daily record of 
 the official acts of the legislative, executive, and 
 judicial branches of the government. Edited by David 
 Laurence. Mar, 4, 1926- date. Washington, D.C. $15.00 
 per yr. 
 
 i«%2°J!J I^ uable > up-to-date source of information on the activ- 
 ^lt L^t S overnme ^. Each issue has an index on the front 
 ?o S ?^fn™ I G 1S „? for *nigh*ly and annual index. Contains graph- 
 tSfiSfS ?J 10n ° n the or g ani *ation of departments, bureaus, ifsti- 
 2\rp« *'•? ;? summarizes reports and other publications, also 
 gives daily list of new publications. (U.S. Daily) 
 
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 S?^ -x- — • Organization of the U.S. Government outlin- 
 
 Lib Sch iQPR n °n ar ^ S ; * e P rint ed from the United States Daily. 
 Lib. Sch. 1926 United States Daily Corporation. Washington, D. 
 
 C. 25 cents. 
 
 328.73 U. S. Congress 
 
 Un3 ,_ Official congressional directory. (Compiled for 
 
 Giv^ n *f c \ sesslon of Congress) Gov't Print. Office. 60 cents 
 (Jives organization, present personnel, duties and historv of the 
 various executive departments, independent establishment, etc 
 
 015.73 *U. S. Documents Office ( °° ng * D,) 
 
 ? n ? 2 a u Checklist of U. S. documents 1789-1909. Ed 3 
 
 Lib. Sch. rev. and enl. Compiled under the direction of the 
 
 Superintendent of D ocuments. 1911. Gov't Print Of- 
 fice. $1.50. 
 An indespensible source of information. Contains a' list of 
 Congressional documents, by serial number, to close of 60th 
 congress; a list of departmental documents to end of 1909 Gives 
 a h ,?nH, he i hiS , t0 ^? f the Apartments, bureaus, etcT, as well 
 Sc^n 1hl d ^Wiographioal information about individual 
 
 hSSS :« - r ? 1S n0 lndex > but a list of the departments, 
 bureaus, commissions, etc., in the back. ' 
 
 __ — Classified, list of U.S. public documents 
 
 lor selection by depository libraries, July 1, 1922. 
 T ( No longer available) ' * ' 
 
 mental lh+?L th ! re S ular series of publications in the depart- 
 pubUcalicn^ w^Ph S ^f nt t0 Ji\ depositories to be checked for the 
 ernment rLh lit t ? W i She 5 t0 receive regularly from the gov- 
 ernment. Each series is briefly described.l A very useful list 
 but unfortunately, practically unavailable. Y ' 
 
 Un35 73 mm + c . n -+l Month }y catalog, United States public docu- 
 Lib%nh Sf S ( ! lth ? r i ces ) • ^sued by the Superintendent of 
 Lib. Sch. Documents. 1895 -..date. Gov't Print. Office. Free to 
 A -Hc+ r,-p 1 ^ rar ? es » school and colleges. 50 cents to individuals 
 sional lotf P ubl i$ ations of the departments and bureaus, Cong?es- 
 ographical fnfEE??™ x ^ 0TtQ >.^ hearings on bills. Full bibn- 
 ^hf??^fLo f atl ? n glven > with contents and notes for many 
 publications. Annual subject index. (Monthly^.) 
 
 370.5 U.S. Education, Bureau of 
 
 No 5 in* .^ overnment Publications of interest to home econom- 
 
 H, ?f erS . and , StUdents * Gov't Print. Office. 1923. 
 (Home Economics Circular No. 5) 5 cents. 
 
 Un34n U#S * Effic iency Bureau 
 
 also ment submittod tn G pf atistical work of the U. S. govern- 
 
 U S ment submitted to Congress m pursuance to acts of Mar. 
 
 8 °34 36 cents' ' 1919 * °° vH Print * Office. 1922. 
 
 Similar in content to the work by Schmeckebier but not so full nor 
 bo up-to-date. 
 
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 370.5 Windus, Eustace E. 
 
 ?S?a r> • + G °n?J nment Plications useful to teachers. Gov't 
 
 No 2^ ?S2^° f &? e ',A 1925 ' (U ' S - BUreau of Education Bui. 
 
 wo. 4i6 1924 No. 23) 10 cents. 
 
 655.597 Wroth, L. 0'. 
 
 Lib?Sch. Co. ?9 e i5! iP 20°centsf ederal ^ 1±C documents ' Wils ™ 
 Elementary. 
 
 655.597 Wyer, James I. 
 
 t^ U q^ „• Un j te T d s J ates government documents in small libra- 
 Lib.Sch. rie* A L. A 1922. (A.L.A. Manual of Library Econ- 
 
 omy no. 23; 35 cents. 
 Excellent introduction to subject. 
 
 -, ^ « The Gon g r essional set is indicated, under Congress 
 merely by Senate and-House Reports, Senate and House Documents, 
 (bound or unbound) ' 
 
 
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 Periodical References 
 
 A.L.A Sub-Commit tee on the Popular Use of Documents in 
 
 ?Se iS Libraries - Report. A.L.A. Bulletin 15: 
 185-94, July, 1921. 
 
 libraries" * ^^ "^ ° f ° are and USe 0f docu ^nts in public 
 
 Frie 1^189-?91, G No?: n iSl dOCUmentS - SDeC ' "*«!•■ 
 Discusses the nature and scoue. 
 
 Hibbard, George 
 
 Method of handling government documents in the 
 m. i • 4.? ro 5 venor Li ^rary. L. J. 46: 490-492, June 1, 1921 
 Checking the Monthly Catalogue to take place of cataloging docu- 
 
 Miller, C. A. 
 
 U. S, public documents as law books. Index to lepa] 
 
 Perioaicals and Law Library Journal. April 1925 d 7-44 
 ^ch r ^% S h^ ^cates the value of many .ess known publications : 
 such as those of Interstate Commerce Commission, 
 
 Tisdale A. P. Future of the IT, 8. public documents. 
 L. J. 51: 941-944, Nov. 1, 1926. 
 
 Wyer, J. I. Government documents, 1876-1926 L J 51' 
 891-894, Oct. 15, 1926. ' 
 
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 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS 
 THEIR PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION 
 
 its place? Outline and "government publications" used in 
 
 Hshment oftne^Sinf^ntin* ftU^'l^t^ ?«**■ 
 
 quenoe the earlv nnhiiMti™. \. p earning, and as a conse- 
 in arrano-ement of materfni -?^ a °° nfu ^"g lack of uniformity 
 
 title pages vary -rostlv th ^-i* V °} ume and " ithln a set : the 
 
 KS^j^^k Tne1o le i S s°ai:o n muon S du a p?i c n at1on S of e 
 
 the establishmenl\r?he d |rint?iT? Vement / aS b ? 0U e ht atou * * 
 Public Printer th?„ „21l rintln S Off 100 and appointment of the 
 
 Civil Service in 1 WU "V™ T 7 yeare (until P laoed ™der 
 
 without plooersuSsion Snwf V5 e - Sp0ils systems and "- 
 waste and extravagances in' orin??^^^ ln bad P rac «^ S) great 
 publications Thf « ?„ in Printing, binding and distribution of 
 
 Sad *£ ™il B ?Mtt'&%^&&\£"? J** 00 J 8 f th6re 
 
 te on Printing, consisting of 3 senators 
 
 have been eSLfedlo ?^^ 6 ^ StU1 in «*■*•«•. «• duties 
 arrangement and S stvle o? thf %" UCh ma * ter ? a * **» °°ntrol over the 
 its index- .^ ™ ,,,. th ; e Con g re ssional Record, and providing 
 es S cn decease fmSIrs'and *M* Con g3f ess i onal Directory, addrfss- 
 general indexes »nrf ?hS f | lmllar Publications. It approves the 
 its direction- it ^t^ Se 1 , f0r a ? y sin S le volumes are made under 
 KovernmeSt Zwl e ? tabl 7 shes ^les and regulations for printing 
 
 L nrrd n biSing C o^oub\icatronrfo? r r ai! i° ns; Presorigea^Lge- 
 eral supervisiof of su'poHe^f'or SinUnTet'cT Ubraries ' has ^1- 
 
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 and 3 representatives, "to remedy neglect, delay, duplication, or 
 waste in the printing and binding 11 and to act as an advisory board 
 to the Public Printer.. 
 
 Many Congressional investigations were made concerning 
 the scandalous methods of the Government Printing Office, and in 
 1895 an important printing bill (38 Stat, 601) was passed seeking 
 to abolish the evils and to institute the seriously needed reforms, 
 This bill provided that the Documents Office in the Interior de- 
 partment be abolished and a new office be created subordinate to 
 the Government Printing Office with a Superintendent of Documents 
 in charge. He performs the following duties, of utmost signifi- 
 cance to the librarian: 
 
 1. Sells government publications (at prices covering cost plus 
 
 10 per cent ) . 
 
 2. Distributes government publications to depository libraries. 
 3..' Compiles the Monthly Catalog, the Documents Catalog, and the 
 
 Documents Index. 
 
 4. Compiles bibliographies and orice lists of government publica- 
 
 tions. 
 
 5. Receives all accumulations of government publications from the 
 
 departments and annually takes over their surplus for 
 distribution or sale. 
 
 6. Maintains a library of all government publications. 
 
 7. Maintains a reference catalog containing information concerning 
 
 the work and publications of the government departments. 
 
 8. Renders information service to libraries and others concerning 
 
 publications of the government. 
 
 Wot all of these duties are imposed by law but are the 
 outgrowth of the fine, efficient, and generous service which has 
 characterized the Documents Office since its establishment. 
 
 In 1905 a Printing Investigation Commission was estab- 
 lished which continued until 1913. It was instrumental in the 
 passage of a number of bills further improving the printing and 
 distribution of government publications. 
 
 Editions of Government Publications 
 
 It is customary for governments to issue their publica- 
 tions in two distinct editions; one for use of its members, includ- 
 ing also a few other specially designated persons or institutions; 
 and one for general use. The first, which contains practically 
 all publications, for preservation, is spoken of as the collected 
 or definitive, or legislative edition. It is usually issued in a 
 uniform binding, often leather, with uniform numbering, and with 
 title page, table of contents, and index to the whole set. The 
 second, spoken of as the plain title or department edition, does 
 not contain, usually, any publications originating in the legisla- 
 tive branch of the government, and there is seldom any uniformity 
 in its binding or form. 
 
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 Congressional Edition . 
 
 The collected or definitive edition of U, S. publications 
 is called the Congressional edition,* it being issued for each 
 session of Congress. The publications in this edition are grouped 
 according to origin (legislative or executive) and to content, and 
 are published in volumes called Senate Journals, House Journals 
 Senate Reports, House Reports, Senate Documents, and House Docu- 
 ments. In the Journals are published such papers as the minutes 
 of the meetings of the Senate or House, The Reports contain the 
 reports of the various standing committees of either house on 
 bills or resolutions referred to them. The Documents, the most 
 numerous, contain a great variety of material which differs with 
 each Congress. In general they contain such publications from the 
 legislative branch as the manuals, the Congressional directory, re- 
 ports of special investigations authorized by Congress, etc. The 
 bulk of the Documents consist of the annual reports, bulletins and 
 other publications originating in the executive departments. Un- 
 til about 1907 practically all the publications of" the Executive 
 branch were included in the Congressional edition as Senate or 
 House Documents. To prevent so much duplication, most of this ma- 
 terial is now published only in the Departmental Edition. There 
 has always been an attempt to keep this executive material together, 
 and for a number of years the Documents containing it were called 
 Executive Documents, whereas the Documents containing material 
 from the legislative branch were called Miscellaneous. (See also 
 Legislative Branch: Journals, Reports, Documents p. S^f- /S'fr) 
 
 In former years the Congressional edition was bound in 
 sheep skin which gave rise to the popular name of "Sheep-bound set'.' 
 It is now bound in buckram. It is also generally called the "seri- 
 al set," because the volumes in it have been numbered consecutive- 
 ly since the 15th Congress, the numbers now extending into the 
 eight thousands. The publications for the first fourteen Congress- 
 es were not issued regularly as Journals, Reports, or Documents, 
 in fact complete collections of these early publications were not 
 m existence, so it was impossible to include them in this numeri- 
 cal scheme. However, by numbering the 38 volumes of the Ameri- 
 can State Papers (an official reprint edition of documents of the 
 first fourteen Congresses) to 038 this gap is satisfactorily 
 tilled, thus including all publications from the first Congress in 
 the numbering. 
 
 This numerical scheme has proven a most satisfactory de- 
 vice for keeping the Congressional edition in an easy, accessible 
 arrangement, and has provided a convenient symbol, like a call- 
 number, for use in indexes and catalogs and by which any publica- 
 tion may be quickly located. 
 
 ♦More often called Congressional set or series . The term 
 edition will be used throughout this Outline because it seems more 
 correct and less confusing. 
 
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 Departmental Edition. 
 
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 As has already been indicated there is no uniformity , 
 M« + ? a rS this edition, its volumes may be bound in paper, 
 cloth buckram or leather. Its name comes from the fact that it 
 includes the publications of the executive departments, only part 
 of which is now issued in the Congressional edition. 
 
 Message and Documents Edit ion. 
 
 been mbliSE* **!-* * ditions of "• S : government publications have 
 been published. As these are of no interest or value now onlv 
 
 fiai? ?KS? nSed ' be ? iV6n here ' 0ne Called message LdSocSSents 
 (1842-1896) was merely a duplication except for binding) of some 
 
 of the volumes in the Congressional edition; the other fbridgments 
 of Message and Documents is what its title indicates. ADricL * ments 
 
 Depository Libraries 
 
 WTP OOM+ ^°?.J he beginning of the government its publications 
 ??h? *■?£* t0 / lbr ? r i e ?' but u was not ^til 1857 that certain 
 t ' v P an li!i Uti ?? S Were desj -gnated by law as depositories 
 to receive regularly all government publications. The purpose of 
 the depository system was to have in each Congressional district 
 had e tSe an ?^hrto le ^ i0n °^ P^atton., and sf each Sepreseltative 
 torv n5f!h , e f gn + ate , a library in his district as a deposi- 
 tory, and each Senator to designate one in the state at laro-e 
 
 thill S!iSS! + J5°S? n 18 de P°sitorics. They include in addition to 
 d^nrt^ n S i gnate 5 ^.Congressmen the libraries of the 10 executive 
 Documen?foff?pI aS ^ n ^° n ' A the Milita ^ and Naval Academies, the 
 
 k fi ', he /f 1 ffleriCan Union ' the American Antiquarian 
 
 Q?«ipo 7 Ar,H + nd Gr ™t Colleges, and the State libraries of the 
 states and territories of U. S. 
 
 accessiblo D ?n°thn°^ S - arG ,? XpeCted t0 acce P*» Preserve, and make 
 +hf - , *? I he P ubllc all publications sent to them. Formerly 
 
 side l?bEEiJS 2f tt d V6ry literall y Prohibiting their use out- 
 nfh ?th I b U t U e P resen t Superintendent of Documents does 
 bookP Th«? * e G meanins and advocates their circulation as 
 Thev ^ ^t,^?^ Prohibit their sale, disposal or destruction, 
 be diSL^ n? Hy the property of the government and should not 
 Documents? without first consulting the Superintendent of 
 
 «n n,,hii^JJ!j 0Ug J?i, dep08it0ry libr aries are supposed to receive 
 ail publications there are a few general exceptions, such as 
 
 1. Material marked "Confidential" or for "Official Use." • 
 rf. Bills and resolutions of Congress 
 
 3. Journals of the Senate and House are distributed to only 3 
 
 libraries in a state, as there are only 144 copies of 
 each printed, F 
 
 4. Duplicate # material, such as separates from "yearbooks," and de- 
 
 ?^,i° nS ' ^iefs,etc., which later appear in permanent 
 lorm, as the decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commis- 
 
 5. Publications from the Judiciary Branch.. 
 
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 14 
 
 Since 1923 depository libraries have been permitted by 
 law (Public Act 171, C67) to select the publications they wish to 
 receive; they no longer need to take all. This, while relieving a 
 serious condition, is also defeating to an extent the prime purpose 
 of the depository system. It is obvious that the designation of 
 depositories by Congressmen was not in many respects a wise measure 
 and since 1918 the power has been vested in the Superintendent of 
 Documents, but there are few opportunities left, except in new 
 states, for new depositories to be disignated. Many small libraries 
 were made depositories which could not take care of nor use govern- 
 ment publications, but once a depository they are compelled to re- 
 main one. (This no doubt accounts for the lack of enthusiasm for 
 government publications in many quartersl) The selective method is 
 a great boon to these small libraries, but it has resulted in a 
 loss to many parts of the country of complete collections, in fact 
 in 27 states* of U. S. there is no depository receiving all the 
 publications. This loss will be more apparent as years pass. 
 
 The defects of the present depository system cannot be 
 fully realized until it is understood that only a limited number of 
 copies of most government publications is printed, and of this 
 number only a sufficient quantity is given the Superintendent of 
 Documents for distribution to depository libraries. He has none 
 left for the non-depository libraries. They must depend on the is- 
 suing offices for their copies or get them through their Congress- 
 men. Frequently there are no copies available (especially true of 
 many valuable publications) or there is long delay in obtaining 
 them. A bill (C69-2, S4973) was introduce d~ in the last Congress, 
 and will no doubt come up again for action, to make it possible to 
 extend the depository privelege to those libraries which really 
 want and need it, and to relieve those small libraries which wish 
 to be rid of it. 
 
 It is the common practice although becoming less so, for 
 the executive departments to distribute their own publications, and 
 they are supposed to send annually to the Documents Office their 
 surplus stock, but often they do not do this. The practice is not 
 conducive to satisfactory distribution, especially to libraries. 
 Members of Congress are given a certain quota of publications for 
 their personal use and to distribute to their constituency. Waste 
 and misuse has resulted. At present this quota is on a money basis, 
 that is, each Congressman is allowed so many dollars worth of pub- 
 lications to distribute, and does not actually have, as formerly, 
 the publications which if not called for were stored away and lost, 
 so far as the public was concerned. This is an improvement, but 
 the tendency is to do away altogether with distribution by Congress- 
 men. However, under present laws pertaining to printing and dis- 
 tribution it provides one means for many libraries to obtain publi- 
 cations which otherwise they would not be able to secure. 
 
 ♦Hartwell, Mary A. Report on designated depository li- 
 braries, showing conditions on April 16, 1923. Govt. Print. Office 
 1923. 
 
6-PD 
 
 15 
 
 The printing and distribution of government publication a 
 is now far more satisfactory than it has evfr been but there a ?e 
 still needed improvements. Most of all there is the need for w 
 one distributing center, which is logically ?he Documents Office 
 
 demands S of f bo C th n L^ P ^ y ° f "l 1 im P 0? ^nt publicati^s to meet ?he 
 demands of both depository and non-depository libraries. 
 
 References on Printing and Distribution 
 
 aSd^oi 1 ^^'^ W ^ a \F e obsolete federal documents 
 and how should they be disposed of? m A.L.A. Bulletin 
 1985;' 380 ~ 394 ) als0 ln L.J. v. 50, p. 587-590. July 
 
 — _. Report on designated deoository libraries 
 
 ?^I ing ^S5 diti0ns on A P ril 16, 19231 Govt! Print! ol- 
 
 fice. 1923. 
 
 Year*s development toward settlement of 
 
 public document service to libraries, (in A L A Bul- 
 
 w^' V * 16 iv P * 306 - 313 ' July 1922) Discusses'distri. 
 bution under the selective plan. 
 
 ?T^ 1 T e \ A 'r, P ;, Document s Office and the libraries. 
 Un A.L.A. Bulletin, v. 19, p. 390-394, July 1925) 
 
 U. S. Congress, Senate. Senate Manual. (Latest) 
 
 _ __. House. House Manual. (Latest) 
 
 U. S. Documents Office. Annual report, 1862-date. 
 
 U.S." Government Printing Office Annual report, 1895- 
 0.3,0 e , 
 
 Checklist - :,p. VII-XXI 
 
 Clarke p . 17-107 
 
 Everhart p. 2 -5, 17-25 
 
 Thorpe p. 827-839 (joint Committee on Printing) 
 
1-CI 
 
 CATALOGS AND INDEXES 
 
 Although there is no one catalog or index covering the 
 whole field of U. S. government publications there are several 
 general lists, catalogs, and indexes which include practically all 
 publications, both in the Congressional and Departmental editions, 
 from 1774 to date. These are quite satisfactory for the periods 
 covered, not difficult to use, but unfortunately for current refer- 
 ence use, are very tardy in making their appearance. 
 
 In addition to the general catalogs and indexes there 
 are lists and indexes issued by the various departments and bu- 
 reaus of the government. These are usually more detailed, giving 
 minute analysis of contents of individual publications, or Savin? 
 some different form of arrangement. They are listed in this Out- 
 line under the department or bureau or independent office issuing 
 them. & 
 
 a a a • A ™ mber of the more useful government publications are 
 indexed in the regular magazine indexes. This fact will be indi- 
 cated under title of these publications in the following pages by 
 use of abbreviations, as ^o*^ u y 
 
 A.I. - Agricultural Index. 
 
 E.I. - Engineering Index. 
 
 I.A.I. - Industrial Arts Index* 
 P.A.I.S. - Public Affairs Information Service 
 R.G. - Readers Guide. 
 
 * No satisfactory reference work can be done with govern- 
 
 ment publications, however, without a thorough knowledge of the 
 following general catalogs and indexes, all of which have been 
 prepared in and issued by the Documents Office: 
 
 015.73 U. S. Documents Office A^ n ^i- 
 
 Un3 1909.° heCkliSt ° f U ' S * ^^ffiS^li o at lw, 1789- 
 
 (For description see also Selected Bibliography, p. H ) 
 
 qi,LS?SJ i st 4. is * a 2 tually a shelf -list of all the documents in the 
 Superintendent of Documents Library, the most complete collection 
 in existence. _ The Congressional edition of documents is listed 
 ?„fj hy , serial number and thus by Congress and year. The Depart- 
 m™J J f is then listed, arranged by the Superintendent of 
 ?S ^rEll a cl f ssl £ n lc ation, which is an arrangement by department 
 2J-JS? ep ende ^ Polishing office, with a sub-arrangement by bureaus, 
 oifices, or divisions of such department or independent publishing 
 oil ices, a further sub- arrangement by series, and finally by book 
 numbers. Letters and numbers are used as symbols in this classi- 
 fication scheme. (See Checklist p. XIII-XXl) 
 
 .*. The chief uses of the Checklist now are; 
 * 7? i? d ^? r i a i number s for Congressional documents before 1909 
 (to the 61st Congress), 
 
 2 * T !L f ^$? tj - tle s, dates and descriptions of publications of any 
 specific department, bureau, etc. . 
 

 I .; . ,i. 
 
 
 . , , ■ <"*■ 
 
 ' V 
 
2-Cl 
 
 ±7 
 
 3. To find information about and descriptions of various editions 
 of particular documents, especially of the early publications 
 of the government. 
 
 4. For history of various departments, bureaus and independent 
 bodies in existence in 1909 and before this date. 
 
 „™ + ^ + A * R ? wled S e of the Checklist, of its arrangement, of its 
 contents, and how to use it, is fundamental in the study of U S 
 government publications. 
 
 015.73 Poore, Benjamin Perley 
 
 qUn3 . -Descriptive catalogue of the government publications 
 of the U. S., Sept. 5, 1774-Mar. 4, 1881. Compiled by 
 order of Congress. 1885. (C48-2, S. mis. doc" 67) 
 
 L^li" 1 S&°?\^ + ? f documents > *0th Congressional and Depart- 
 
 w??h KJf«? £ I t:L i le i c ^ th0r and date of each document is given 
 with a brief abstract of its contents and the title, author date 
 volumeand page reference of the publication in which it is' found' 
 There is a subject and author index, without which the catalog: 
 Z?2lt*l ?? ^V* 1 ^ but this index is not as compete nor 
 S ll+i ? 1? detailed as it should be to make the catalogue easily 
 ?o h P S ?w I' US r' However, it is indispensable as an index 7 
 to the early publications of the U. S. 
 
 015.73 Ames, John Griffith 
 
 qUn312 Coraorehensive index to publications of the U S 
 
 doc Gr 754f ' 1881 - 1893 ' Ed - 2, 2 v. 1905. (058-8,' h! 
 
 we^n^^ J° n S res ?i onal and Departmental publications although 
 7?ff* w?5£ latter « J* ls arranged alphabetically by subject and 
 title, with a personal name index at the end of v. 2. There are 
 three columns to the page: the first containing the author's name 
 tlinilJ ?hTt^?f res T Si ^? f ° r the plication; the second c on- 
 tt?!^^ 5 ° r + f ub iS Ct (title inve ^ed by which the alpha- 
 
 betization is made; the third giving reference to Congress session 
 
 TLTf?eroT^ r , 0f thG S6 r es in ShiCh the d ocumen? g is lound ' 
 
 ed ,h III? i edlt i ons ln which a document was issued are indicat- 
 documpntf ?i ^umbers are given under the subject Congressional 
 dopants. An easily used and satisfactory index f or the period 
 
 q015.73 U. S. Documents Office 
 
 Un32S Tables of and annotated index to the Congressional 
 
 series of U. S. public documents. 1902 
 Covers the 15th to 52d Congress 1824-1892. Is in 2 parts: 
 
 S" o i- ! S °^ documcnt s arranged by serial numbers; 
 PJ..3. Minute alphabetical subject index to part 1 
 
 lLl-J T j^lT 1 l y ^ UVQT ^ ClQd nOW by the Checklist and Ames' Compre- 
 no? fou J f, ^ °^asionally one finds references to material 
 f.? 1 ??,; Am ? + 3 ' The appendix contains historical tables of 
 firot p^+ ,' A Was P r ®Pared originally to fill a gap left by the 
 
 first edition of Ames. Commonly called "Tables and Index " 
 

 
 
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 fe 18 
 
 q015.73 , 
 
 Un34 Catalogue of the public documents of Congress 
 
 and of all the departments of the government of the U. 
 
 S. ... being the Comprehensive Index provided for by Act 
 
 of Jan. 12, 1895. Mar. 4, 1893-June 30, 1917. v, 1-14,. 
 
 it) jo- j.yj.y , 
 A complete and permanent catalog of all publications of the govern- 
 ment, issued for each Congress. Commonly called by binder ' s title 
 "Documents Catalogue." It is a dictionary catalog in form, list- 
 ing each document under author (government body or personal name) 
 subject, and sometimes title, giving full bibliographical data. 
 Contains many analytics and cross references. Since July 1 1899 
 (v. 5) the serial number has been given under main entry for 
 documents in the Congressional edition. Before that date serial 
 numbers were found under the subject Congressional documents 
 An excellent index but very slow in coming oiW. It is kept up-to- 
 date by the following two indexes provided for under the same act, 
 
 O 1 ^- 73 . Index to the subjects of the documents and 
 
 vri66 reports, and to the committees, senators, and represen- 
 
 tatives presenting them ,,. being the Consolidated index 
 provided for by act of Jan. 12, 1895 ..., Dec. 2, 1895- 
 Mar. 4, 1925. v. 1-35, 1897-1925. 
 Commonly called the "Documents Index," it is an alphabetical sub- 
 2 l n i ex the docu ments in the Congressional edition only 
 
 Issued for each session of Congress. It contains (l) an alphabet- 
 ical subject index to the reports and documents of the session, 
 giving brief title and number, and the name and number of the 
 series in which it is included. Beginning with v. 34 (068-1) the 
 serial number is also given. (2) Tables of Senate and of House 
 Reports and Documents arranged numerically by volume, showing con- 
 tents by numbers of the reports or documents, end giving the seri- 
 al number for each volume. This "Documents Index" which is especi- 
 ally valuable for use in connection with the unbound Congressional 
 edition is superceded by the "Documents Catalog" when it appears, 
 out until then supplements it. 
 
 T ° T ^* 73 Vqq , a , — • Monthly Catalogue U. S. public documents, 
 un^b 1895-dato . 
 
 (For description see also Selected Bibliography p 7 ) 
 Arranged alphabetically by departments, Congress," independent in- 
 stitutions, etc., then alphabetically by bureaus, offices, com- 
 mittees, etc. under these larger groups. It contains general in- 
 structions for ordering documents, and for each of the current 
 publications listed gives full title, author, number of pages, 
 size, etc., also Library of Congress Card number, the Superintend- 
 ent of Documents classification number, the serial number (where 
 possible;, the price, whether obtainable or not, and sometimes the 
 contents of the document. An annual author and subject index, 
 quite # minute in detail, is published in June of each year. With 
 this index it supplements the "Documents Catalogue" but in turn is 
 superceded by the latter when it appears. The Monthly Catalogue 
 is indispensable as an index to current documents and as a complete 
 bibliography of them. 
 
4-01 
 
 Price lists. No. 1-73, 1898-date. 
 
 Ref. 
 
 Reserve 
 
 Lists of publications with price, which the Superintendent of docu- 
 ments has for sale, arranged under large subjects, a pamphlet to 
 each, as Commerce, Exploration and Travel. Each pamphlet has its 
 material arranged alphabetically under small subjects, thus making 
 an index to government material by subject. They constitute a use- 
 ful aid to reference work in a small library which is without the 
 general indexes. They are useful also in selecting documents for 
 a reference collection. There are now about 73 lists, each of 
 which is frequently revised. Some of the subjects included are: 
 No. 10 Laws No. 45 Roads 
 
 11 Foods and cooking 43 Weather 
 
 American history and 
 
 biography 
 
 Health 
 
 Alaska 
 
 Commerce 
 
 Navy 
 
 Foreign relations 
 
 Suburbanites and home 
 
 builders 
 
 Handy books 
 
 Etc. 
 
 and all libraries, schools 
 
 Mudgo, I. a. New guide to reference books. 1923, 
 p. 197-199. 
 
 Faucett, Walden. Uncle Sam's use of sectional catalog 
 in bookselling. Publisher's Weekly, Aug. 21, 1920, 
 p. 393-394. »■•-*■* 
 
 
 21 
 24 
 
 Fishes 
 Indians 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 28 
 31 
 33 
 
 Finance 
 
 Education 
 
 Labor 
 
 
 51 
 60 
 62 
 
 
 35 
 
 39 
 41 
 
 Geography and Explora- 
 tion 
 
 Birds and Wild Animals 
 Insects 
 
 
 63 
 65 
 72 
 
 
 43 
 44 
 
 Forestry 
 Plants 
 
 
 73 
 
 The 
 and 
 
 Price Lists are free to individuals 
 other institutions needing them. 
 
 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist 
 Clarke 
 
 P. VIII - XII 
 d. 38 - 42 
 
1-E 
 
 m 
 
 
 
 
 EXECUTIVE BRANCH, U.S. GOVERNMENT 
 
 sponsible to 
 
 Of 
 
 constitution 
 
 him 
 the 
 and 
 
 the Presidtnt h °^ h J?li eXeCUt i Ve P ? Wer ° f the U « S « is ves ^d in 
 jne president , m actual practice he exercises his executive fimr 
 
 hn^ th S 0Ugh ten major department b and through many iSde^Indent 
 boards, bureaus, and commissions, all of which are directly xt- 
 
 (See Executive Branch Organization below) . 
 many duties imposed on the president, both by the 
 oy statute, but few result in publications whi^h 
 
 bTw\r d ch e fe\ 7 sTeouirL°»t f o Ce -- *? a ^ i^ortLt oSfbSSg'that 
 T:f°J XS re Q u i r ed "to give to Congress information on the 
 
 measured «\HSi and / ecomm ^nd to thlir consideration such 
 measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." 
 
 in +h« +o. sr f at bulk of the executive publications originate 
 J?ficL Lf ?rom\\ e . deP r tme f S . With thei ^ ma ^ Bub-bureaus and 
 Lonrcins??tutrtho^i? dependen \ establishfflents - These publica- 
 tions constitute the reference material most used in libraries. 
 
 included in Jhi ^^P ractlc flly all executive publications were 
 since 1 Vi Congressional as well as the Departmental edition 
 tiSn % £vfPt n ° neS ° nly are included < See Congressional edi-V 
 
 Executive Branch Organization 
 
 The President 
 
 Executive Departments 
 
 1 
 
 2. 
 
 3. 
 
 4. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 (Each 
 ments 
 
 State 
 
 Treasury 
 
 War 
 
 Justice 
 
 Postoffice 
 
 Navy 
 
 Interior 
 Agriculture 
 Commerce 
 Labor 
 
 of these 10 depart- 
 are made up of 
 
 many subordinate bureaus 
 and offices.) 
 
 1. 
 2. 
 3. 
 4. 
 5. 
 6. 
 7. 
 8. 
 9. 
 10. 
 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 14. 
 15. 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 
 20. 
 
 21. 
 
 Independent Establishments 1 
 Alien Property Custodian 
 Amer. Battle Monuments Com. 
 Board of Mediation 
 Budget Bureau 
 Bureau of Efficiency 
 Civil Service Commission 
 Commission of Fine Arts 
 Council of National Defense 
 Employees Compensation Com. 
 Federal Board for Vocation- 
 al Education 
 Federal Narcotics Board 
 " Oil Conservation Board 
 
 Power Commission 
 :i Reserve Board 
 
 Trade Commission 
 General Accounting Office 
 Geographic Board 
 Interstate Commerce Com. 
 National Home for Disabled 
 
 Soldiers 
 National Advisory Committee 
 
 for Aeronautics" 
 National Capitol Park and 
 Planning Committee 
 
I t ' 
 
2-£ 
 
 i ^ 
 
 ^w. 
 
 22. National Screw Thread Com. 
 
 23. Pan American Union 
 
 24. Panama Canal 
 
 25. Railroad Labor Board 
 
 26. Personnel Classification 
 
 Board 
 
 27. Rock Creek and Potomac Park- 
 
 way Commission 
 
 28. Smithsonian Institution 
 
 29. Tariff Commission 
 
 30. Tax Appeals Board 
 
 31 . Vet erans Bureau 
 
 32. U.S. Shipping Board Emer- 
 
 gency Fleet Corporation 
 33 » War Finance Corporation 
 34. World War Foreign Debt Com 2 
 
 ^ t le ?^L°V heS ^ inde P end ent boards, bureaus, etc. are perma- 
 ?wi*+ ft vin ^ lon g b een established, others are temporary in 
 as the lai^n.f ? ^t^l* bein ^ Supplanted by new ones Some, 
 S w ? ailr ? a J Labor B °ard have been authorized to be discontinu- 
 ed but cannot do so untiles- work is completed. 
 
 2 z^Z^lx 
 
 ? he .^b^ary of Congress, and the Government Printing Office are 
 ^f^VS**"" 1611 * establishme nts which are IS SEefurS? 
 £or P i™ Sl2°? Sre ? S -. A few commissions such as the WorlVwar 
 sion and otL^™ 1 ? 81011 ,^^^ Forei e n Servioe Building Oommis- 
 
 BrancS^ of %!' ??* Unde f b0th the Legislative and Executive 
 .orancnes oi the government 
 
 References 
 
 Swanton p , l 
 Thorpe p. II, ch. 1-2 
 
 U. S. Daily Organization of the U. S. Government outlined in 
 charts, p. 1—5. 
 
 The President of U. S. 
 Publications 
 
 U. S. President, 1789-date 
 
 Th eRf > fl rp -now Anm i a ' 1 : messages to Congress, 1789-date. 
 
 ihese are now printed in the Senate and House Journals- in the 
 
 ellt^trDepf C o° r lvl 873 "f t6; in F ° reign HelaSons '1861-d^te 
 To?£ltl»%l;££7h and are 1S sued separately. 
 
 American State Papers: Foreign Relations, 1789-1829 
 Annals of Congress, 1790-1823 
 Register of Debates, 1824-1836 
 Congressional Globe, 1833-1872 
 Senate and House Journals, 1848-1892 
 
 
3-E 
 
 Special messages, 1789-date. 
 
 
 Special messages include veto and all other messages, except annual, 
 which are sent to Congress. They appear as documents, in the 
 Senate and House Documents, and are sometimes in the Departmental 
 edition. 
 
 Inaugural addresses, 1789-date. 
 
 In Senate Journals, the Congressional Record, and issued separately. 
 Early ones are found in American State Papers: Foreign Relations. 
 
 Executive orders. 
 
 Formerly were sometimes printed as Presidential Papers, but more 
 frequently are issued in printed form by those departments immedi- 
 ately concerned in their promulgation, 
 
 . Proclamations, 
 
 Printed in the Session laws, and in Statutes at Large. Also a 
 limited number are printed immediately and issued by the Department 
 of State. 
 
 The general, miscellaneous papers of the presidents, such as ad- 
 dresses, speeches, orations, written for special occasions, letters, 
 autobiographies, etc. are published as separate documents. Until 
 the end of Cleveland '.s administration all these papers are included 
 in a compilation (see following) . Examples of general presidential 
 papers are: 
 
 U. S. President, Thomas Jefferson (Mar. 4, 1801-Mar .1809) 
 Writings of Thomas Jefferson, being his autobiogra- 
 phy, correspondence, reports, messages, etc. v. 1. 
 Published by order of the Joint Committee on Printing. 
 1853. 
 
 U.S. . Jesus of Nazareth. Life and morals of Jesus 
 
 4747-55 of Nazareth extracted textually from Gospels in Latin, 
 
 Greek, French and English. 1904. 
 Known as Jefferson's Bible, being a facsimile reproduction of the 
 original. Beautifully bound in Morocco. 
 
 Washington l s Farewell Address, Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech, Wilson's 
 "Fourteen Points" speech, are other examples. 
 
 Compilations 
 
 U.S. Richardson, James D. comp. 
 
 3265 Compilation of the messages and papers of the presi- 
 
 dents, 1789-1897. 10 v. 
 It is the most complete compilation, containing all presidential 
 papers through Cleveland's second administration ending Mar. 4, 
 1897. The index, vol. 10 contains many papers of the earlier 
 presidents which were omitted in their proper place and the papers 
 of President McKinley relating to the Spanish American War. 
 
4"*E 
 
 U.S. Poore, B. P. comp. 
 
 51-53 A P . 5 IT 79 2- e I^ e I; 38 -S*£ &Jr* ,eBB thereon - 
 
 -o 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist p. 874-91 
 Swanton p. 5-6 
 
 Thorpe p. 3_ 8 
 
 Executive Departments 
 
 time to time^incV^sf'bv r^V™***^ been c "ated, from 
 as the neea arose for more y macgne e rv TfJrvT^ 10 ™} au ^ority , 
 expanding executive fmctiont of the government tL^^I 1 ? 
 departments form the orwi r^+>= ~ ■£ ,S°vernment . The heads of the 
 the bureaus „«,„!! President's cabinet, and have supervision over 
 
 deparSs; although Sanv oVl^l til"^ 8 Up thsiT "sPeSuvf 
 ment, report t^Teror^taTpresidenV" °* ^ ^^ 
 podge of burLS e each°^if artmen J 8 are often described as a hodge- 
 relfted tHhe work o/the S^f 1 "" 8 Whioh "^ or ma y n °* be 
 have been accumulating for S rtment aS a wh °l a - Their functions 
 always been an^tt^n? +. e a oentur y» and although there has 
 certain definite ifnee of So?v P J? 8 " 1 S ° that aach department has 
 
 duplication between departments anf " fL"^ over .l a PPi"g and 
 within (Such as the S, S! lt fv ? feW stran S e incongruities 
 the secretary of the Treasurvf Thf ° g T 1 ? the su P^vision of 
 tion of the executive departalnts h?=T d ° f V "**"** reorganiza- 
 but thus far all efforts to S' B ' a * been realized for many years, 
 have failed. e " ort s to the pass legislation in that direction 
 
 War Dept. l^rAtTlh^^Jt' di I^ ions . or "departments" (see 
 
 varied dep^mtnta bylofo'f'^ngress^bv^r^s 6 ! 8 !^^ 8 ^' 1 J* th6 
 
 by order of the secrptaru nf + n ! f i by presidential order, or 
 located. They are etlhlrHi I J department in which the bureau is 
 some ether deLgnlt^^icial * a Chief ° r direc ^> or 
 
 partment certafn^or^ 68 . th ^ 8e f ^°tional bureaus in each de- 
 ud the L£?Jh SiS Purel y business offices and divisions which make 
 Because of Shf SM? organization of the office of the Secretary 
 both f^inrt^nfi e ,° f , the terms offic e and division to designate 
 
 much c^fu ion^esuUs^tft^f tlVe gr ? UPS in the Same decent 
 especially to thS S+fi™ th \ users of government publications, 
 peciany to the cataloger who must distinguish between the two 
 
 must make annual reoorf "at department, bureau, office, etc 
 varv e-reativ S^T report . The character and size of these reports 
 taiLd accost, n? e + ? re PU f e i y administrative, others are long^e- 
 
 h epo? H t £ & W 2 rk 5 eing carried on - Prior ^ about 'ifll 
 report h„! L departments contained not only the secretary's 
 
 bSeau^f o&SSe^whEh ^rt^lTnVoT^ ^ ^°^i 0? ^ 
 senaratPi^ Qn ™i Iv ^ ? ? also in most instances published 
 
 reK^om SS°Sa^SS^S £»%* 1S *° ****** ?he **& 
 
1 - 
 
 ';' ' T 
 
5-1 
 
 J;. lO'dh 
 
 In addition to annual reports the executive departments 
 and bureaus publish circulars and bulletins . There is no uniform- 
 ity in the contents of these. Circulars may contain merely an- 
 nouncements, rules and regulations for the personnel of the depart- 
 ment or bureau, or they may be a popular account of some study or 
 investigation that has been or is being carried on. Bulletins are 
 usually more permanent in the character of their contents than 
 circulars. They may be popular or technical. Like circulars they 
 vary in length and may appear regularly or irregularly. Both 
 circulars and bulletins are numbered consecutively for certain 
 definite periods and are referred to by number. They are spoken of 
 as series publications , i.e. "Public Health Bulletin No. 16" is in 
 one of the Public Health Service series . 
 
 Other titles are used' for series publications, such as 
 Papers (Bureau of Standards Scientific Paper No. 66), Documents 
 (Fisheries Bureau Document, No. 74), Studies , Reports , Contribution s, 
 etc. These are also numbered. 
 
 Besides these regular series publication each department 
 and bureau publishes irregularly miscellaneous material which is 
 designated, as any ordinary publication, merely by author and title. 
 
 Executive department publications are in general well 
 indexed. All are indexed in the Superintendent of Documents Index- 
 es; in the Documents Catalogs and the Monthly Catalog for recent 
 ones, and in Poore and Ames for the older ones. Good indexes are 
 published by many bureaus for all their publications or for certain 
 series (these will be listed under the special bureaus in the fol- 
 lowing pages). The Periodical Indexes such as Readers' Guide, 
 Agricultural Index, Industrial Arts Index, Engineering Index, and 
 the Public Affairs Information Service also index many of the more 
 useful of these executive publications. 
 
 References 
 
 Annual Reports of each executive department, bureau, office, inde- 
 pendent institution, board, commission, etc., or the Register of 
 those departments which issue one contain usually the most recent 
 and authoritative information on the organization, duties, and 
 publications of the respective departments, bureaus, etc. 
 
 Congressional Directory , issued for each session of Congress, gives 
 information on the history, organization, and duties of the ten 
 executive departments, the independent institutions, and commis- 
 sions and boards which are still in existence. 
 
 U. S. 68th Congress - 1st Session - Joint committee on Reorganiza- 
 tion. Report on the reorganization of the executive depart- 
 ments. 1924. (Senate Doc. 128) Contains a historical sketch 
 of the executive departments with the Committees recommenda- 
 tions for changes. 
 
 United States Daily, 1926-date. Topical surveys giving in detail 
 
 the activities and functions of many executive bureaus such as 
 the Public Health Service, Foreign Affairs, Education bureau 
 
6-E 
 
 f^oj) 
 
 etc. have been published in this paper. (For exact 
 references see U. S. Daily Indexes) 
 
 025.51 Mudge, Isadore Gr. 
 
 M944n New guide to reference books. 1923. p. 199-201. 
 
 For other references on the several de-narfmpn+Q onri -in 
 
' ...' ,','.'-->■ • ' f "'■'■' ' * 
 
 . ! 
 
i-s 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
 
 
 was established bf a law pissed ?Sf If ?7^ he ?' S * S^ernment 
 Department of Foreign Affairs £5h «£' I 8 ^ WaS called the 
 home affairs howevef resulted 'in fob »™ a d ?P a f tmen * to care for 
 ment of State (Sep? 15 llm) "2 l*** 8 ? 0f lts name to Depart- 
 Rv t i°T ' 1D > f/89j and an enlargement of its duti pq 
 
 ducts the correspondence wiVou^ 8 ^; tMs ^tmenf cot 
 the U. s. and with the representative^ 3 ^ 8 - and the 00nsuls of 
 ed to the U. S., and is chaSprt till +„ foreign powers accredit- 
 
 ohwaoter, relaknf to^n^flrti^^rff £?™ ot ***«£ 
 medium of correspondence between the President LVthS'.v*, 18 the 
 
 tion, and^roclamations declar?£ e t S hi a ™ endments *° the Constitu- 
 te the union It S«S+« f°i a f lng the admission of new states in- 
 foreign consuls in g tnf U.T P as «P^ts and exequaturs to 
 
 in 1849 itta^cha^e 1 !? thfi»? °? ^ Departraent of tae Interior 
 enumeration of the olnsus Snt?! n s^ an V? Pyri ? nt busia ess; of the 
 1873; of the issuance of r^kll ' ° f territorial affairs until 
 
 by the Department of jSft ice in TS^l 8 ™" 1 "? is was taka " over 
 to foreicm a-n* *r.mlt*-- 189o; and of matters pertaining 
 
 partment S cf a So™erc e^SoTiVSos th f ° r Sani 2 atiL of theV 
 had charge, for a time? of the mint ln ltS eaIly ^ l * 
 
 ing offices? KSsVand^Kns' 18 MganlM4 lnt ° the follOT ~ 
 Office of the Secretary of State. 
 
 assistant sec^rles"^™ 60 *!^ * State ( who with f our 
 consular service and consti?u?of + hi r | Ctl ? n °I the ^lo^tic and 
 Board, and has general sun^vi «f™ V?* 61 !? Servi ° e Personnel 
 ican, 'Western European Near F^?^ u" 6 - Dlvis i°^ of Latin Amer- 
 and Far Eastern Affairs)! Eastern > Mexican, Eastern European, 
 
 the rightsfproleofion 11 ^"!^ M? matters pertaining to 
 tries, international law^artUration?^?" 3 ) " f ° r8iSn ^ 
 
 Service AdministraMon i0 ?A^? nSi | tins of the Divisions of Foreign 
 ice School ?Befor"e 1924 £?S? Pe f sonn el Board, and Foreign Sefv- 
 Diplomatic BurlauK aS ° Consular Bure au and the 
 
 printing o^lftrLlTel^ttlT (ha8 0harge ° f °<«^°» and 
 
 Citizenshifberor'e ikl)?^ ^^^ (kn ° Wn aS ^ Bureau of 
 Visa Office. 
 Bureau of Indices and Archives. 
 
/.,'■ t 
 
2*6 
 
 Division of Current Information. 
 Bureau of Accounts 
 
 (and other administrative offices) 
 
 m 2 r 
 
 Public at ions 
 
 387.73 U. S. State, Dept. of 
 
 Pni sm . ^ ^pers relating to foreign relations of U S with 
 
 Pol. Sci. aadress of the President to Congress ... 1861-date 
 
 (Diplomatic correspondence relating to the War of 1914- 
 a*l5lLS # o? a &? t f) la ** l «***? "**■ of &g£ 
 
 tioL PUb ^^| d iV ePia i Set ' and oofflaoaly known as Foreign Rela- 
 
 Sffa ke T an SSffSoSJt^ftii FS <WW °^^oes 
 in Mb ^n,,\? report. "From tne earliest times the -oresiripnt 
 
 State De.>irt™»n+ thls was usually supplemented by certain 
 
 from lAPfl iIr? t^eee papers are found In AaerT5J5Tst fi .t. a Papers- 
 
 a cLt> a regular annual publication of the department. 
 
 helpful indPx h ?n g ^ * a government publication the following is a 
 oMtl^^ Jorelfi n Relation, anl £•* 
 
 H37i' 32773 HaSSe, Adelaide 
 
 Reft 1886-61 de Vv ^r^-n^ 8 ?* V? lating to for eign affairs, 
 
 185) 1914-21 (° arne £ie Institution Publication Wo. 
 
 jSL^^ Senate Executive 
 
 sioneo the Ittornev S?^* 6 and treat ^ ^ifications, deci- 
 utes at L^e^ffilg^^*^^ questions, tne Stat- 
 
 UnSr 1 U ' S *r, St ? t ?' De P*.- of 
 
 Issued Jan. 1 of each \lL th % De ? artment of State, 1869-date. 
 of the department- na 1 £ Con 1 tains organization and personnel 
 officialfandlmpiovtes uXS g ^ ph J eS ' and official service of all 
 both in U. B. Sid abroad fLJfo? 1 ? 6 ^ 1011 ° f tiie State Department 
 and consuls in u I ? Sri.! ^ 0f forei £' n ambassadors, ministers 
 commissions, etoi ' M personnel of international courts^' 
 
 Kisoellanfimifl wgtorioal Pji^doations 
 
 .ons is- 
 
 sued separSely to ?he leoSenf '"SS! h i S ^° ri0al PubUcati,. 
 plicated inFoLiL^Relalions tA p ^° f - them ' howe ™r, are du- 
 popular ones' :" "eiat^ons . The following are a few of the more 
 
\ •-.:'-. .">; i 
 
 
 * - 
 
 •- t 
 
 .}'..; 
 
3-fe 
 
 U.S. 
 4535.77 
 
 2S 
 
 U. S. State, Dept. of 
 
 Combattants francais de la guerre Americaine 177« 
 So, listes establies dUnwa i*« ^1 ™icaine, 1778- 
 
 327.73 
 Un36a 
 
 U.S. 
 
 4184-6 
 
 q342.73 
 
 Un31 
 1923 
 
 929.3 
 Un36h 
 
 U.S. 
 6582 
 
 353.1 
 Un3s 
 
 341.3 
 Un35d 
 
 U.S. 
 7660 
 
 o f ' law S ; ^ ulin^ ri ang ?rtTlh itS histo ^ and digest 
 by Gailiard Stl relations governing its issuance, 
 
 1 923, an n otated t^citatif^ 'to V* 8 ame 5 ded t0 Ja »- *■ 
 Court. citations to cases of the Supreme 
 
 — y CteTSaSl Hunt- JSq 1 * WaS Sloped and 
 
 adopted, by Gai Hard Hunt .' ? 1909 ] 
 
 . Diplomatic history of Panama Canal. 1914. 
 
 ^-g— Snort account of the Department of State. 
 
 government s relaUnf to nlnlT ? on ? ence wit * belligerent 
 1915-18 (Suropea^wlrlo lH}] * lgntS &nd C0 ^erSe. 
 
 Fandum on "c ertaif aSeotf ??"£* * n ^ ssia ••• A memo - 
 Hussia, 1920 as ^ ects °* the Bolshevist movement in 
 
 341.6 
 C762co 
 
 Conference on limitation of an&amen+fl 
 lov. 12. lssn-p** e -,000 J armaments, 
 
 Laws of tl 1 
 the newspapers^fin^olltoti^f 8 ^,.^ c °"g^s S were published in 
 
 the n they have ^i^WK^rsw^tf'ssswr" 
 
 Slip law^ 
 
 appear are the^lip lfwe^ThSv 1 ^!* fo f flSin whj -ch laws of U. S. 
 Public Acts, Public /Shfn+rS 07 ? r ? nuiflber ed in four series: 
 (joint) resolutions. ^EaclVacfo^ ^'^ 1 ^ 6 acts > P ^te 
 publication and may be hSS ? 1 + , e e° lutlon is a separate octavo 
 5 cents each, or for h L^ ^ Su Perintendent of Documents for 
 session. ' the sub scription price of a dollar for the 
 
■;.-'■ '0 
 
 .',;u i 
 
 > '•' ■■ 
 
4-9 
 
 L 29 
 Session or pamphlet laws . 
 
 At close of each session of Congress, the Slip laws are 
 collected, renumbered, indexed, and published in large pamphlets • 
 called Statutes in which are included also the concurrent resolu- 
 tions of each house, treaties, conventions, and presidential proc- 
 lamations. e 
 
 Statutes at Large . 
 
 At close of final session of each Congress, the Session 
 or pamphlet laws are consolidated and published in bound volumes 
 and are called Statutes at Large . These contain the acts and joint 
 resolutions, public and private, and the concurrent resolutions, 
 treaties, conventions, and presidential proclamation for the two- 
 years term of a Congress. Slip laws are accepted as authoritative 
 by the courts until the Statutes are published. Since the 57th 
 Congress the Session laws and Statutes give in marginal notes op- 
 posite each chapter-number the Slip number which differs from the 
 chapter number. 
 
 Collected Statutes at Large . 
 
 There have been four editions of collected laws: 
 
 1. Folwell edition. 
 
 Laws of U. S. 12 v., 1796-1815, Cl-13, printed by 
 Richard Folwell. 
 
 2. Bioren and Duane edition. 
 
 Laws of U. S. 10 v., 1815-45, C14-28, published by John 
 Bioren, W. J. Duane and R. C. Weightman. Contains all laws 
 whether in force or not, treaties, conventions and important 
 documents of Continental Congress. 
 
 3. Little, Brown edition, 
 
 U. S. public statutes at large, from the origin of the 
 government 1789 to Mar. 3, 1845, 01-42, edited by Richard 
 Peters. 17 v. 1789-1845. Little, Brown & Co. 1848-74. v. 8 
 is a general index for v. 1-8. 
 
 4. State department edition. 
 
 T 3 T 4 |, „ Statutes at Large, v. 18-d, 1873-date, C43-date, 
 Un31 Govt. Print. Office 1875-d, published in 2 or 3 parts to 
 Pol.Sci. a volume. 
 
 Since June 24, 1874 the State department has been authorized to 
 publish the Statutes, the contract with Little, Brown & Co. having 
 been discontinued at that time. 
 
 345 ^ NRevised Statutes . 
 
 F?2J S Revised statutes passed at 1st session of 43rd Con- 
 xSa a • F eBS > 1873-74, embracing statutes, general and permanent 
 •roi.bci. in nature, in force Dec. 1, 1873, as revised and consoli- 
 dated by the commissioners ... and as reprinted with • 
 amendments under Act approved Mar. 2, 1877. Ed. 2, 1878. 
 
 „ Supplements Ed. 1, 1874-81. 
 i8g2 ___ Supplements Ed. 2, v. 1, 1874-91, v. 2, 
 
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 vP*i n J f n S o e 5 1 !j° n c 0f the Rev ised Statutes was published as 
 ?S7s ThZ °i: 18 °JJ h t ? tatutes at targe for the 43d Congress, 
 lllh JSSJ5™?* Statute ? have a classified arrangement under 
 citI?ions J ?o KlitLTif ?*J ^rence t0 date of legislation and 
 citations to related legislation in the Revised Statutes There is 
 Lie b i e 2J£2£ referring to page and section. The Supplement 
 have a chronological and numerical arrangement. 
 
 n^' 1 * Code of laws of U. S. of general and permanent char- 
 
 Si SIS L n /° r ^. DeC ; ? ' 1925 > consolidated, copied, set 
 
 Ref leoubi^ ff°?-i Bn ^ *2 1926 ' in the 150th year of tie 
 
 jSe 30 f l9Pfit tS f^ St .?! SSi0n ' D 69th Co ^ess. (Approved 
 June ^o, 1926; (Committee on Revision of Laws, of House 
 and Senate. Public Act 440, 69th Conge ) " 
 
 l^L°J Q i S the offici al restatement in convenient form of the 
 general and permanent laws of U. B. a in force Dec 7 wk ™L 
 
 l° a |o e 43 d of a t?5 S 1 ? 1 ? 8 ' V*' the Revised Statute.; & g£j S£ 
 priori Sfo 7 g -mpg teS n^ Lar ^ » — a table of statutes replied 
 tSSw ifS* 1/ 1 ? 2 S. W J 11 oe Polished in the permanent edition 
 together with the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration «f 
 
 ind!x' n Si £W °* 1787 > institution w^h^endme'n^s aL 
 at Larce tSS tt § r ° SS r ? f ? rences t0 Heyised Statutes , the Statutes 
 pendi^f l th ?W?' ' An P otat ^ of the Edward Thompson Co . ; an ap- 
 ?S fiQ+h S the £ eneral «"* Permanent laws of the first sessi oh of 
 tnl 2S anKlndi^ finally ^ «*■»■**• **dex of the la^if 
 
 Indexes to I). S r T.nwg 
 
 lflc;l ff?, 0pti $ al index t0 laws and treaties of U.S. 1789- 
 Itnll t n /2ferenoes to edition of laws published by 
 
 MttS ^ro™ a ? e ^ aad n t0 f*** 1 *" at Large published by 
 Jjittie, Brown & Co. Houghton & Haywood, 1853. 
 
 K, lndex Analysis of federal Statutes, eeneral and 
 
 V Ss^v i w A " 89 - 1873 - «**» table of'r^eaSS amend, 
 
 Pol Soi Li?rn^ L A °- Beaman and A ; K - MoNamara and others. 
 
 Library of congress, 1910. (This volume is an index to 
 Se t^ ge, 7i 1_17 ! P re P ar ed as a preliminary 
 
 Th . . A JSSSLS 5!°S4Sf SSSS^T 1 maly8is of £ederL 
 
 um^and sent?™" *£ s *atutes at Large a*d Revised Statutes by vol- 
 of lS5s. w»D«T It contains a lis t of the popular nLIs 
 
 v.l otedin^f Llbrar y of Congress. 1910. (See note pre- 
 
 Pol.Soi. 6 
 
 ?o i ftatutes i o/tImpoSrf SJrtT?,,* Se00Ud T 01 ^ in °l^S an index 
 mand and SleS f£ IHnlex^awf belSrf 187? fT^*"* , the ? e " 
 W 2S.SS.T the la "" ^ ^ "" & Pxogab^tevtr 
 
'; \ , '-• 
 
 ■ » 
 
6-& 
 
 T 3 T 4 5 u - S. Library of Congress— Documents Division." 
 
 p£* P v /°Pular n ames of Federal Statutes, tentative list 
 
 Ret. ° a f ed on records of American Law Section, Legislative 
 
 Reference Service, Library of Congress. Revised June, 
 
 Digests of Laws . 
 
 + . nvio . Ma ^ digests of laws, not originally government publica- 
 tions, have been purchased by the government and some ordered print- 
 of tLse'areT " of U. S. documents. Among the most valuable 
 
 Gordon, T. F., editor. 
 
 Digest of the laws of U. S. including abstracts of 
 judicial decisions relating to constitutions and statu- 
 tory law. In 4 editions, 1827, 1837, 1844, 1851. 
 
 U.S. Moore, John Bassett, editor. 
 
 4202-6 Digest of international law, as embodied in diplo- 
 
 matic discussions, treaties, and other international 
 agreements, international awards, the decisions of munici- 
 pal courts, and the writings of jurists, and especially 
 in documents, published and unpublished, issued by presi- 
 dents and secretaries of state of the U. S., the opinions 
 of the attorneys general, and the decisions of courts, 
 federal and state. 8 v. 1906. 
 
 £•£• , ( Thorpe, Francis W., editor. 
 
 5190-4 Federal and state constitutions, colonial charters 
 
 and other organic law. 7 v. 1909. 
 
 341 u. S. Naval War College 
 
 p£? ~ , . General index to international law situations, top- 
 
 roi.bci. ics, and discussions, v. 1-20, 1901-1920. 
 
 U.S. Wharton, Francis, editor. 
 
 2350-52 J 1 ! 68 * of international law, taken from documents 
 
 issued by presidents and secretaries of state, and from 
 decisions of federal courts and opinions of attorneys- 
 general. Ed. 1, 1886; Ed. 2, 1887. Y 
 
 Treaties and Conventions 
 
 U. S. State, Dept. of 
 m. Treaty series (numbered) 
 
 ?: e f f e individual treaties, numbered consecutively and printed 
 
 proclaiSef te L?S hlet aS S °°5 as p0Ssible after oeing^atified and 
 K IS', i ater a PP ear in Statutes at Larg e. 
 
 JX Detwe enU. S . and Germany, friendship, commerce, and 
 
 Oct ^f El5 tS ?T 8iS ? e d Q Washin g^ Dec. 8/1923, Proclaimed 
 ucc. 14, 1925. (Treaty Series 725) 
 
 Compilation of Trea ties. Conventions, etc . 
 
 There have been a number of compilations of treaties; the 
 
j ,;.... t.: 
 
7-S 
 
 32 
 
 first in the Bioren edition of the laws v 1 covprir^ i77q_tq-. c 
 
 complete anS reoent'oompi^^onl'a^^hi tolling?' ^ B ° 8t 
 
 !»?a » Malloy, W. M. comp. 
 5646—7 
 
 ... n !:^ tie f> conventions, international acts, protocols 
 and agreements between U. S. and other powers i776?l909. 
 
 U.S. 
 8167 
 
 1910-1923 . v. 3 
 
 6450 Gir7IiirCharTisT-T9l3 Supplefflent to 1913 compiled by 
 
 t 0n i^o°^e er as S1 w% tC S = S i-fSce the ^^ ^«i^s 
 Soe e mI?«iS^ e8 arS WS11 ind6Xed and cons ^te valuable refer- 
 
 f?\l' 2 U - S - s *ate, Dept. of 
 
 Re^ C Catalog of treaties, 1814-1918. 1919. 
 
 Contains a bibliography on treaties. 
 
 Tentative list of treaty collections. 1919. 
 
 A341.2 
 
 Un35t 
 
 Ref. 
 
 Arbitrations and Mixed Commissions 
 to settle international disputes 
 
 1. Case. ? 6 oS£te^Jgi te S °Lf ar $ itration usually consists of 
 appendices cont^mL+ff;- ' Ar S uinent s of each party with many 
 
 of the agen? or counlel iZlli^o^ 1 ^ the *P&' and ^^ 
 case, arlumen?s, etc Usuall y e *ch country prints only its own 
 
 whose Pu,lS^ ' 
 
 Alaskan Boundry Tribunal 
 Fur Seals Arbitration 
 Northeastern Boundary arbitration 
 Northwestern " h 
 
 Geneva « it 
 
 Venezuela mixed claims commission 
 Spanish American Peace " 
 
 Present commissions are: 
 
 Alaska Boundary Delimitation Commission 
 American and British Claims Arbitration 
 General Claims Commission, U. S. and Mexico 
 International Boundary Commission, U. S. and Mexico 
 
8-S 
 
 m 
 
 
 International Joint Commission, U. S. and Canada 
 International Tribunals of Egypt 
 Mixed Claims Commission, U. S. and Germany 
 Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague 
 Special Claims Commission, U. S. and Mexico 
 U.S. Court for China 
 
 341.6 
 
 M78 
 
 Moore, John Bassett 
 
 *,■ v H T i T St 2 ry and di S est of international arbitration to 
 which U, S. has been a party together with appendices 
 containing treaties relating to such arbitrations, and 
 historical and legal notes. 6 v. 1898. 
 Also m the Serial set, 3267. 
 
 Internati onal Congresses. Conferences, etc . 
 
 **.„ • *■ Pu1 ? lications issued by the State Department resulting: 
 irom international congresses, conferences, expositions, and com- 
 missions to which U. S. is a party are valuable to students of toe 
 SSu^^X? problems whicn ar ® considered at these conferences, 
 etc are* ^^ important international commissions, congresses, 
 
 Inter-American High Commission, U. S. Section 
 International Institute of Agriculture at Rome 
 International Monetary Commission. (No longer in exist- 
 ence, but its report in 24 v., 1909 is still valu- 
 able . ) 
 
 International Office of Public Health, Paris 
 
 International Prison Commission. (Reports published 
 from 1871-date are among the most valuable refer- 
 ence material on prison reform.) 
 
 International Sanitary Conference of American Republics 
 
 Pan American Committee of U. S. 
 
 Pan American Highways Congress 
 
 Pan American Scientific Congress 
 
 Reference s on the Department of State 
 Hunt, Gaillard 
 1914 Department of State of the U. S. Yale Univ. Press. 
 
 U. S. State, Dept. of 
 
 v ^ Sh 2 rt aocouat of the Department of State prepared 
 by the Division of Publications. 1922. 
 
 U. S. State, Dept, of 
 
 Register of the Department of State (latest). 
 
 Checklist p. 891-978 
 
 Everhart p. 163-170 
 
 Guerrier p. n- is 
 
 Swanton p. 7-8 
 
 Thorpe p. 23- 43 ^ . 7?y„f&y 
 
 353.1 
 
 Un36 
 
 353.1 
 Un3s 
 
 353.1 
 Un3r 
 
1-T 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
 
 The Department of the Treasury was organized Sept. 2, 
 1789. "It was the duty of the secretary to prepare and report 
 estimates of public revenue and public expenditures, and to make a 
 report and give information to Congress or either branch thereof in 
 person or in writing, as required, respecting all matters referred 
 to him or which appertain to his office." In addition to these 
 duties the department is now charged with the management of the 
 public finances. It superintends the collection of the revenue, 
 directs forms of keeping and rendering public accounts and of making 
 returns; grants warrents on all moneys drawn from the treasury; in- 
 spects national banks; controls the construction and maintenance of 
 public buildings: the coinage and printing of money; administers 
 the Coast Guard (in times of peace), the enforcement of the National 
 Prohibition Act, and the Public Health Service. The secretary is 
 ex-officio chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and of the Federal 
 Farm Loan Board; chairman of the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Com- 
 mission, of the World War Debt Commission, of the Board of Directors 
 of the War Finance Corporation; honorary chairman of the U. S* sec- 
 tion of the Inter-American High Commission; member of the Board of 
 Trustees of the Postal Savings System, of the Narcotics Control 
 Board, and of others. 
 
 The department is organized into bureaus, divisions, and 
 offices which with their important publications are as follows: 
 
 Office of the Secretary of the Treasury 
 
 336.73 U. S. Treasury, Dept. of 
 
 Un37 Annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on 
 
 the state of the finances, with appendices, (commonly 
 
 called Finance Reports ) 1801-date. 
 Contains statistical tables and reports of those bureaus which deal 
 v with finances (other bureau reports are published separately). It 
 is' also issued in pamphlet form without the financial bureau reports. 
 Alexander Hamilton, first secretary, made no annual reports, but 
 submitted papers on the public credit, a national bank, manufactures, 
 and the establishment of a mint. By act of 1800 the secretary was 
 required to give to Congress every session a report on finance con- 
 taining estimates of public revenue and expenditures. The first 
 regular annual report was made in 1801 by Albert Gallatin. 
 Reprints of papers and the reports on Finance, 1789-1823, appear in 
 the American State Papers. They have been published in the Serial ' 
 set since 1817. 
 
 Other regular publications from this office are: 
 Circulars . 1791-date 
 
 Treasury decisions under customs and other laws. 1868- 
 date. (Weekly, and an annual bound compilation) 
 Daily statement (finance) of Treasury compiled from latest 
 proved reports from Treasury offices and depositories. 
 Statement of public debt of U. S . Monthly. 
 
s 
 
2-T 
 
 Bookkeeping and Warrants Division 
 
 
 I'M 
 
 o 
 
 or«mi™ti™ ?$ iS Y laW iV 894 ' The °"icial bookkeeping 
 
 ™vn?i 0f the government for appropriation accounts and other 
 
 public moneys received into the Treasury 
 
 336 . 73 
 
 QUn37c 
 
 U. S. Bookkeeping and Warrants Division 
 
 >^i Q vi 0mbin f d sta * ement of receipts and disbursements, 
 balances, etc., of U. 8., fiscal year 
 
 Coast Guard 
 
 ice and twff l\lt 191 c to . take P lace of the Revenue Cutter Serv- 
 1790 ?o Patrol «J i n f S f7i 0e ""- services orginally established in 
 ifV patrol and protect the coast and to enforce customs laws 
 Now has many varied duties, as rendering aid to vessels in dist? esc 
 
 ell S^to^f 10 * 8 ^ S ther dangerS ^navigation, St enSingmeli- ? 
 pSrol in North"Iti a «S?? lng I eSSelS ' cond ^ting international ice 
 !,«§*£+£* North Atlantic, enforcing prohibition laws, etc Operates 
 under the Department of the Treasury in times of peace under In f e f 
 and Navy m times of War. Sometimes called the -imie n^vy « 
 
 614.868 U. S. Coast Guard 
 
 Twf„* + u , Annual report. 1915-date. 
 
 p^tertfn^i ar 8 * atemen *s of assistance rendered in saving and 
 
 Ia?in e g t Apfliafces^ d pr ° pert ^ Also a ^port of the Board of £fe 
 
 614.868 
 Un34b 
 
 Bulletins. 
 
 ^ C T^ e n^ ep0rt ?- 0n obstruction of derelicts and on the Internation- 
 Platel °£rZT n "" Patr01 8erViCe in thS N ° rth AtLntl^rwitr 
 
 Include Qft m fl v^, i — * ? ules > regulations and instructions. 
 Sfmen xTthHS^cefS'as 7 "^ *** "^^ f ° r USe of 
 P610-16 Directions for restoring the apparently drowned. 1916. 
 Handbook on the care and operation of gasoline engines, 
 
 — a Register of officers, vessels and stations 
 
 U.S. 
 7131 
 
 614.868 
 Un34r 
 
 of the U. S, Coast Guard Service. 
 
 -_j — _^ U. S. Coast Guard (establishment and duties 
 
 serine and 1 M^^S iS ^ ed by the Revenue Cutter Servi ^ have 
 ooxen-uiiic and historical value, such as 
 
 q508.3 
 Un3c 
 
 ^2°^ 2 f the Cruise of the Revenue Steamer "Corwin" in 
 the Arctic, in 1881-1883. 
 
3-T 
 
 fill* 8 ^S 90 ^ °, f th? Cruise of tne Revenue Cutter "Bear" and 
 
 Un35 the Overland Expedition for the relief of the whalers in 
 
 the Arctic Ocean, 1897-98. 
 
 Comptroller of the Currency 
 
 all n a tion^ S ^i? ed b J ?° tS i n 1863 > 1864 « Has supervision over 
 all national banks and has charge of execution of laws relating tn 
 the issue and regulation of national currency. relating to 
 
 332.1 U. S. Comptroller of the Currency 
 
 P n3 ., ^ Annual report. 1866-date. 
 
 also^glneraf bSk?S *^ l6S ^° Wing conditions °* national banks, 
 counsel! bankin S and monetary conditions in the U. S. and other 
 
 _ . Digest of National bank decisions. 
 
 ■■ * - ' Instructions relative to organization 
 
 p v-, - and P° wers of national banks. 
 Pamphlet issued about once a year. 
 
 7r?A e-— -• National bank act as amended. Federal Re- 
 
 ReissuPd S B .^ ^ ° J ° her laWS relatin S t0 national banks, 
 neissuea about every two years. 
 
 Customs Court 
 name May, I^S? 1 " 17 B ° ard ° f General A PP^aisers, changed to present 
 
 Customs Division 
 Organized about 1870. Issues customs laws, tariffs, etc. 
 
 Engravi ng and Printing Bureau 
 Established in 1862, 
 
 Federal Farm Loan Bureau 
 
 ^f??l? d J°. admini ? te _ r . tne Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 
 
 for 
 
 banks. 
 
 and thp+ ™+- to administer the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 
 vtdes ToT V tZt 10 or Jl f 9 ^ioultural credits act of 1923 which pro- 
 L n l S 10r the cre ation and operation of federal intermediate credit 
 
 332.7 U, S. Federal Farm Loan Bureau 
 
 un35c Circulars. No. 1- 
 
 Econ. °°£ tain information for popular use on Federal Farm Loan 
 
 Ex. New mortgages for old. No. 2 
 Farm loan primer. No. 5 
 Text of Farm Loan Act 
 
 As amended to Jan. 1, 1925, No. 20 
 
> '• ": > 
 
4-T 
 
 a? 
 
 , . Bulletins, 
 
 Publications of a more elaborate nature than circulars, connected 
 with the work of the bureau. 
 
 Government Actuary 
 
 Makes a monthly statement of market prices and investment 
 value of outstanding bonds and notes of U. S. 
 
 Internal Revenue Bureau 
 
 noo* The offioe of commissioner of internal revenue was creat- 
 ed in 1863. Is charged with collection of federal taxes except 
 those on imports, including income tax, prohibition, etc, 
 
 II. S. Internal Revenue Bureau) 
 
 336.27 i^ Annual report of the commissioner, with statistical 
 
 Un3a tables showing receipts from specific sources of internal 
 
 revenue. 1863-date. 
 Issues also a Preliminary report soon after the close of the fiscal 
 y ear . 
 
 f.|f * 205 - • Internal revenue bulletin. 
 
 UWI A weekly service with semi-annual cumulative bul- 
 
 letins and an annual digest. Contains rulings and de- 
 cisions, #2.00 per yr. 
 
 Also publishes, Internal Revenue Laws in force, Regulations and in- 
 structions, Statistics of Income, etc. 
 
 Mint Bureau 
 
 i9qo *u l he first U# S * mint was established in Philadelphia in 
 ion* 9 5? f^ 633,11 of the min *» however, was not established until 
 1 °I?' Jt has under its control all the U. S. mints and assay 
 offices,, J 
 
 332.41 U. S. Mint bureau 
 
 Un3 5 Annual report 1819-date. 
 
 Econ. 
 
 Contains report on production of precious metals for the calendar 
 year preceding, monetary legislation, and monetary statistics for 
 tne u. S. and foreign countries. Sometimes contains plates illus- 
 trating new coins. 
 
 ?*l — =-«— ■ Catalogue of coins, tokens and medals in the 
 
 Un3c collection of the mint at Philadelphia. Ed. 3, 1914. 
 Gives brief history of mint and coinage. Fine plates of coins. 
 
 _ _ --r _ • Proceedings of Assay commission. 
 
 include tests of coinage executed during the preced ing year. 
 
 • Value of foreign coins. 
 
 circular issued quarterly. 
 
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 Public Health Rprvi p.p. 
 
 * » c "> 
 
 w *«, .* 0rl S"iated in the Marine Hospital service in 1798 which 
 had as its purpose the care of sick and disabled seamen of the 
 American merchant marine. The funds for the servicTwere effect mt 
 from masters and owners of ships and were expended "wilh additional 
 revenue" by the Treasury Department. The fi?st of these marine 
 
 is I' he S usf of°°the e servi?° rf0lk in i 800 " In 1878 ^e^aut'hor- 
 
 i"o S^Sl% t dlSSSf at ?a , ll5 a 8 i t fJ^ ^=al htaltf aut^r^fes* 
 Service withfa^erpoier^anu'duties?^ 6 **" U ' S> PuW1C Health 
 
 U. S. Public Health Service 
 
 nthmin* +>,* o Annual r eport of the surgeon general, 1878-date 
 Although the surgeon general was not appointed until later wh*+ 
 corresponds to an annual report of the Service begai in 1872 
 
 ujitfpS 9 Public health bulletin. 1910-date 
 
 o^+ofS h ? iCal studies on th e cause, treatment and prevention of 
 SfHft dlseases / sch001 ^d industrial sanitation, occupational 
 diseases, investigations of epidemics, sanitary surveys^ etc? 
 
 U^g 9 • Hygienic Laboratory Bulletin. 
 
 Chem. 
 
 most H iSn?tL^ ab0rat0ry . Was est ablished in 1887 and this is its 
 inl raS??« n£ f eri6S of P ublic ation. Technical studies present- 
 dileasef Ltlr^ 1 ^* *? connec tion with cause and spread of 
 dru^s SS^IS P 01 ^ 10 ? and disinfection, standardization of 
 an^uS? ° ther PUbll ° health P rob ^ms. This series also includes 
 
 uJ|p 09 * p ^lic Health Reports. Weekly. 
 
 B&in g X wi 7 ?h a | "li il SiS fl ^ bu 5 n °V SSUed weekly until 1887. 
 DortflC £ C ' ? they have been called Public Health Ra- 
 th* «;«rfK h nUmb ? r contains statistical information relative to 
 foreign couS^i ^ d ^ographic distribution of disease in U* S and 
 rnn?i5? countries; special articles on the cause, prevention or 
 other SaSti'SS+^S abs * racts of lawe and court decisions" and 
 tion of the Sail? £™° n ««»**« sanitation and the conserva- 
 tion oi the public health. They are indexed in P.A.I .8. 
 
 U^3pS 9 Public health reports, supplements. 
 
 JrS^EoSf carlV/re^abyrlL 8 ? 3 0n *■"*"• ^ ™ «* 
 
 614.09 . __. Public health reprint. 
 
 Reprints of popular articles from the Weekly Reports. 
 
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 fr 1 *:? 9 • Keep well series. jg 39 
 
 lent\^lti a L?^ let ^ Calli ?? attention to certain widely preva- 
 lent health defects with practical suggestions for avoiding; or 
 overcoming them. e. g. Good teeth. ?leep well serSs no^isf 
 
 a ™,™x«.^ : r-\ Miscellaneous Publications. 
 
 A numbered series including a variety of regulations manual q 
 5^ th A ^ so fnoludes the Gen eral list of pubJlSatl^'n?^^ 1 ^^. 
 
 . Quarantine laws and regulations. 
 
 ' and mi S oel ianS ati ° nS ^ instruoti °™> *oth general 
 
 b-h a * „ ■= - • Venereal disease pamphlets. 
 
 arouL^nSfL lea f lets + designed to give necessary information and 
 tSn^SJSwiS inte J est in fi S nt against venereal diseases. Cer- 
 some f^lt s are for young men and boys, certain ones for girls 
 some for parents, teachers, and some for general public. ' 
 
 Supervising Architect 
 
 U. S. Supervising Architect. 
 
 la *wf nnu S x ?V°l* w ith statistical statements of legis- 
 lative authorizations, appropriations and expenditures 
 
 l^s? lt l8Vdate! UCti0n, r6PairS ' etC ' ° f PUbliC build ~ 
 
 Register of Treasury . 
 
 U. S. Register of Treasury. 
 
 SS54SK.!*"' Pri ° r t0 1866 ^4™-1*lsd ft&.tid in- 
 
 Treasurer of U. s . 
 
 U. S. Treasurer, 
 qhnvra i~» , . A ™ual report. 1789-date. 
 
 the W close? SaCtl0nS ° f TreaSUry f ° r fisCal ^^ ^ ^ condition at 
 
 debt o fX'c/™ 1 reP ° rt ° n the sinkin S fund ^ fueled 
 
 Other divisions of this department are: 
 Division of Loans and currency 
 
 Deposits 
 „ Puolic dbui, auuumus ana auaits 
 
 " Public debt accounts and audit 
 Paper custody 
 
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 Division of Printing 
 Secret Service Division 
 Supply Bureau 
 
 Document of historic interest issued by Treasury Department: 
 
 U.S. 
 622 
 
 Andrews, ID. British North American colonies . Report 
 on trade arid commerce, internal improvements in states 
 and on cotton crop. ' 
 
 References on t he Department of the Treasury 
 
 Institute for Government Research 
 Service monographs: 
 
 Schip 9 N °* 10 PUbli ° Health Service > b y &• F. Schmeckebier, 1923. 
 
 336.27 
 Sch44b 
 
 336.26 
 Sch44c 
 
 332.71 
 H742f 
 
 336.73 
 
 H364o 
 
 614.09 
 Un3rep. 
 
 336.73 
 Un37 
 
 ■ 25 Bureau of Internal Revenue, by L. F. Schmeckebier 
 and F. X. A. Eble. 1923. 
 
 " 33 Customs Service, by L. F. Schmeckebier, 1924. 
 
 " 34 Federal Farm Loan Bureau, by W. S. Holt. 1924. 
 
 38 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, by G. G 
 Heinberg. 1926. ' * 
 
 U. S. Public Health Service 
 
 U. S. Public Health Service, its evolution and 
 organization, (Public Health Reprint no. 661.) 
 
 U, S. Treasury, Dept. of 
 
 Annual report. (latest) 
 
 Checklist 
 
 Everhart 
 
 Guerrier 
 
 Swanton 
 
 Thorpe 
 
 p. 
 
 998-1200 
 
 p. 
 
 173- 195 
 
 p. 
 
 23- 63 
 
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 9- 27 
 
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 47- 191 
 
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 The War department was created by act of Aucr 7 1 7«q 
 SflilKSM PUbU0 landS ' -"i*^^^ 1 ^^? "^ 
 
 toe u' e r e S? 1 ?? e ; e8 f i0 ? B; the army «* ml "*ary service fniludinl' 
 *V' s ; Military Academy at West Point and the various other 
 
 S'jZif fecial training schools; and the military parks 
 fSnc?ions such" n « t? ddltl ° n i1; .P eIf °™s many important non-mintary 
 
 S possession^- *5h supervision of *e civil government in our 
 PosS of nJvf^»+?^ ° e improvements of rivers and harbors for pur- 
 poses 01 navigation and commerce; the prevention of finnrit, Z* ~# 
 
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 dpmrt»»nt i!„i i military and non-military activities of the War 
 ™?S™f delude scientific and technical research of great im 
 
 ohemSL^/mllicine 7 aSd^t^ 8 ° f ?*&™*^ *£&? 
 
 the detMT+mmvf fiS < V and veterinary science. The publications of 
 
 usl oftne o?li^^ the J ef0re . mainly ^chnical and intended for the 
 
 value as reference mS^? 6 ? ln the ar ? y ' They are of Particular 
 
 Publications.' 
 
 353.6 U. S. War Department 
 
 dent A ™ da?e° rt ° f the 8ecretar y ° f »« to the presi- 
 
 rifairs E . fr s°Lce 8 ?i2f rf *S the AmeriCan State Pa P« s = ""itary 
 both the Congressional ,S e n2 0nS J eSS i ? al ,? a ^ ion ' and from 187 6 in 
 report in seleral vnfL»» departmental editions. Before 1931 the 
 w»=,,= _ several volumes contained reports of the subordinate 
 sectary" °° ntainB merel y the administrative report of ?he 
 
 War Depar tment General Staff 
 
 The chief o? g ttn?? d - in - 192 2r (^cesser to the general Staff Corps) 
 all matters rSlSlni\S"S£?*J ^l*^ \° the ««etary of war of ^ 
 the TDlannino. i22-?5 • military establishment and has charge of 
 
 ing, .SbliiSiJ e lJuipSL^ d e rr t±n ? ° f the army P^gram. ^Recruit- 
 b, uDixizmg, equipping, and training the army, the national 
 
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 War^Part^ntf 01 the UEe of the P«o»"l 0^ the Army°lnd a of e the 
 
 Hl S tor?cal D I?ScS? nt G6neral Staff ~^ ^an S Division- 
 
 Monographs. 
 
 SS^'SSSlS.'SSf,^^. 10 -- ^°°P-ial phases of 
 
 * Adjutant General's Department 
 
 general sinc^m^V 11 1 £ 13 ' altho *g h ^ere *ad been an adjutant 
 records of +L I l '* HaS char S e of keeping and publishing the 
 
 U. S. Adjutant General's Department 
 Annual report, 1826-date 
 
 Issued hi W n„-H.-T r* Army list and directory. 
 
 Un34 ~ ' 0ffici al Army register. 1896-d. 
 
 2S2 ffigk&g sets ! ° f ° ffl ° erS in *^ *»*• ^ 
 
 H36* 6 ' ■ „. ■ *. Hei ^ann, F. B. comp* • 
 
 also 1789-?903? T1 2v! inTp^s.^ dicU ° nary 0f U ' S ' Araiy 
 
 U.S. 
 4535-6 
 
 Co^intnt e al°A r rmy ^sHf 'wars' ^ »**' re ™^> « lo«a of 
 etc, are given? arS ' losses ln Wars > lists of forts, 
 
 Army training manuals. 
 
 ripnlo m-j 4.1, " "r -u i r ""'J' raining manuals. 
 
 ihe Wa? SiStSS^.I^H" 1 • an 3»* 1 <«, iSBued in connection with 
 
 study othe? suD?ectI than" Jh„« «J d m ° n *? tn ? army a ohanoe *° 
 
 Ex. Radio operator 19?£ ml ? a E Urely mili tary character, 
 uperator. 1925 (u, s , Army Training Manual 27 J j 
 
 Title on cHvir-Tiads-; T ^^^17 rain" ^^ 193S - 
 A fortniehtTFbuITitin. U ' S# Army rooruitin e n«w. 
 
3-1 
 
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 . Military education. Announcements of cor- 
 respondence^ courses 1926-27 ... for officers of army and 
 qualified civilians who may volunteer for such courses. 
 
 Un32w2 319 L. P. Ayres . ^919^ ° ernany ' a s ^^^l summary by 
 
 Classification Division. 
 
 Personnel system of U. S. Army. 2 v. 1919. 
 
 This bureau also issues three series of regulation* in 
 pamphlet form, for the use of men in the army? ^g^tions, m 
 Army regulations (general) 
 Technical regulations (were formerly published as Hand- 
 
 DOOiCS ) . 
 
 Training regulations (will supercede the drill and serv- 
 ice regulations formerly published). 
 
 Air Corps 
 
 Established in 1920, but originated in 1919 as th* lflu 
 I^icf^dlnMg! S r F gf * BpreaU ; ^ewas'chanlefto^Iir 111 "" 
 technical. Air C ° rpS - It8 Publications are quite 
 
 U, S. Air Corps. 
 Indexed in E. I* 1 ' 1 C ° rPS inforffiation ovulars, aviation. 
 
 tt„?A« - , * Engineering Division. 
 
 «n* Q Ae J onautical bulletin. Route information series 
 /«, n S ate series > 1923-date. 
 Dept?) °' 1926 published b ^ th e Aeronautics branch of Commerce 
 
 = i Pnn Tq-o^-tt — r. Index t0 aeronautical bulletins 
 
 1-200. 1924 (Aeronautical bul. no. 200). 
 
 Chemical Warfare Service 
 
 curement ofs'upplf of chemicaT ST* ** investi g ati °n, and pro- 
 very technical. chemical warfare equipment. Publications 
 
 ^ Engineer Dep artment 
 
 constituting??^ loadeSy ^IP&Ft* * *»»? V ^ S 
 
 rivers and harbors, removal of obstructions to navigationlnood 
 
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 tif II surveying and charting the Great Lakes, construction 
 
 These SSn mil ??«T.STJ- alB * an ? the buildin g of roada in Alaska. 
 ofwhirhf? . J £ Utl6S are lar S el y Performed through Commissions 
 members! Engineer or other engineers of the Corps are 
 
 623 u. S. Engineer Department 
 
 In several oart^?* °t *™ f •*• of e ngineers > Arm y 1823-date. 
 j.u several parts. Pt. I, containing the report of thp Phi<=^ ^-f 
 
 Tsfl^L^ thS re ? 0Pt ° 0f the ee ^ Boards and Commissions 
 
 p f?g° W1 "g Pages) attached to the Engineer Department; P?? n 
 since 1920, has contained Commercial Statisti cs. Water borne Com 
 ■SIM prepared by the Stat istics Division of th e Hivers aS Hag^ ors 
 
 u.s 
 
 rrt7 rq? : , Index to the reports of the chief 
 
 £L e ? g r neerS ' . Army , ( incl ^ing the Report of the Isthmian 
 Canal Commission, 1899-1914), 1866-1912. 2 v. 1915-16 
 (Duplicated in serial document 9696) ' ' 
 
 U S 
 
 7696 + — T TVZZT *i — — Supplemental to Index 1866-1912, 
 
 'byb v. 3 (including reports and general publications of the 
 Panama Canal 1915-17, Professional Papers of Corps of 
 meft^f?% Pr ° f r si0nal Memoi ^ and Congressional Docu- 
 1905^191 7 a ! lng W ° r ° f TiVerS and harbor ^P^ovement, 
 
 »_ ~i A ,- ; • Professional papers, 
 
 any. Has incluif ^- t0 Whi ° h additions are made only occasion- 
 striir+io a rsl nclud f d studies on special features of engineering: con- 
 by eng nee? o?ActlT'h"T Tt / -° f T rveyS and explorations cSfduc?ed 
 uy^ engineer officers (Indexed m above publication). 
 
 Un^R Engineer Field Manual pt. 1-7. 5th ed. 1917. 
 Un3e5 (Professional Paper no. 29) 
 
 Un39k Kini 0gl 9 a v e fllnf &ti0n °? ? e 40th P«fLlel by Clarence 
 uiiv^js. Aing. y v. (Professional Paper no, 18) 
 
 ?*£+! P^ bli c ^ions of the Engineer Department are: 
 operation ^t^^J^^f? 9 ^ which - late *° **■ -re and 
 
 Phases of f^iVwo 1 ? 11 manuals (numbered) which deal with certain 
 q,,rfrfL S WOrk > as ma P Projection, military photograph/ etc 
 5£ IL d examinati °ns of individual rivers, waterwa?! projects 
 
 SS^SJeiSS^oJ^SiS^ House d0 " B and are ■*" * S5' 
 
 TTr1 r, -— , ,• Engineer School. (Formerly at Washington 
 
 Un3 Barracks. Since 1920 at Camp A. A. Humphreys, VaO 
 
 ft „ „ u< x. Occasional papers, 1902-date. 
 
 E °x n . SU Sinual S S'iSSa&^Sg? -sneering training. 
 
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 Professional memoirs, 1909-19. 
 
 Continued as the Military Engineer, journal of the Society of" 
 American Military Engineers. Indexed in E. I., also in Supplement 
 to Index of Reports of Chief of Engineer 1866-1912 (7696) 
 
 i The following are the Boards and Commissions which work 
 in liason with the Engineer Corps or which make their reports 
 through the chief of engineers: 
 
 Board of Road Commissioners for Alaska . 
 
 Created in 1905. Constructs and maintains roads, trails 
 and bridges in Alaska under the direction of the secretary of War 
 and chief of engineers. 
 
 U. S. Engineer Dept. Bd. of Road Com. for Alaska. 
 
 Report on the construction and maintenance of mili- 
 tary and post roads, bridges, and trails. Alaska, in 2 
 pts. 1905 - date. 
 
 Inland Waterways Corporation . 
 
 Created in 1924, successor to the Inland and Coast Water- 
 ways Service which was established in 1920. It is charged with 
 supervision of barge lines operated by the government on the 
 Mississippi and certain other water routes; investigates floating 
 and terminal equipment; suitable tariff and interchange arrangements 
 between water and rail carriers; and other matters to encourage 
 water traffic. 6 
 
 Mississippi River Commission . 
 
 Created 1879 having for its ultimate object the improve- 
 ment of the river for navigation and to prevent floods. Commission 
 is composed of army engineers, civilians and a member of the Coast 
 and Geodetic Survey. 
 
 U. S. Engineer Dept. Mississippi River Com. 
 Annual report, 1880-date. 
 (Extract U U from annual report of chief of engineers) Publications 
 are mainly technical for official use. 
 
 • Stages of Mississippi River and of its 
 
 principle tributaries. 1925. St. Louis Miss. River Com. 
 1926. I 
 
 It also issues some useful, inexpensive maps of cities located on 
 the river. 
 
 Northern and Northwestern Lakes Survey . 
 
 Surveys were made of the Great Lakes as early as 1816 by 
 engineer officers, but the first systematic work was started in 
 1841 * 
 
 U. S. Engineer Dept. Northern and Northwestern Lakes 
 
 Survey. 
 
 Annual report. 1842-date. 
 Early ones were not published every year and were in Report of War 
 Department, are now Extracts Y Y from annual report of chief of 
 
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 engineers. They include results of surveys of the Great Lakes and 
 the St. Lawrence river, of preservation of Niagara Falls, of super- 
 vision of power companies, of investigations of certain boundary 
 waters, etc. 
 
 Charts of the Great Lakes and connecting 
 
 waters and St. Lawrence River to the international 
 boundry of St. Regis, of Lake Champlain, and of the New 
 York State Canals are prepared and sold by the U. S. 
 Lake Survey Office, Old Custom-House, Detroit, Mich., 
 and at various U. S. Engineer Offices. 
 
 i^f* 3 ^ * Bulletins, descriptive in nature and supple- 
 
 Un32 meriting the charts give detailed information as to 
 
 harbors, shore lines and shoals, magnetic determinations, 
 etc. Supplements are issued monthly from May to November 
 Free to chart holders. May be bought from U. S. Lakes 
 Survey Office. 
 
 Rivers and Harbors Board . 
 
 _ Created in 1902. It considers and recommends improvement 
 oi rivers and harbors, giving attention to the engineering, com- 
 mercial, _ navigational, and economic problems involved. Many of its 
 puoiications are prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Shipping 
 Board. They are of particular value for information pertaining to 
 commerce and economics. 
 
 U. S. Engineer Dept. Rivers and Harbors Board. 
 , onrt Commercial statistics, water-borne commerce of U. S. 
 1920-date. 
 This is pt. 2 of Report of Chief of Engineers. 
 
 5 8 L» ___«. Port series, 1921-date. 
 
 Un333p. 
 
 Studies of different ports of U. S. containing for each complete 
 information as to port facilities, an analysis of existing traffic 
 and future possibilities, 
 Ex. Port of Boston, Mass. 1922 (Port Series No. 2). 
 
 Ports of the territory of Hawaii. 1926 (Port Series No. 17). 
 
 Less important Boards and Commissio ns so far as their pub- 
 lications are concerned are: 
 
 California Debris Commission . 
 
 New York Harbor Supervisor . 
 
 Public B uildings and Public Parks of Na tional Capitol. 
 
 Finance Department . 
 
 Inspector General's Department . 
 The publications of these two departments are for personnel use 
 mainly. The inspector general is charged with the inspection of 
 military barracks, hospitals, soldiers' homes, etc. 
 
 Insular Affairs Bureau 
 
 •v, j, ^ Created in 1898. Assigned to it are all matters pertain- 
 ing to the civil government of the island possessions of U.S. 
 
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 subject to the jurisdiction of the War department (Porto Rico and 
 the Philippine Islands), and certain matters over which U. S. has 
 jurisdiction pertaining to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. 
 
 U. S. Insular Affairs Bureau 
 Annual report. 1898-date, 
 
 Dominican customs receivership. Annual re- 
 
 port ... with summary of commerce, 1907-date. 
 _* Haitian Customs receivership, 1920-1924. 
 
 Philippine Islands 
 
 . Report of the governor general of the 
 Philippine Islands, .... including reports of administra- 
 tive departments, 1916-date. 
 
 Also in the Congressional edition. 
 
 Other publications are: 
 
 Journals of House of Representatives of P. I. 
 Acts of the Philippine Legislature, 1917-date. 
 Philippine Agricultural Review, a quarterly periodical, 
 Philippine Farmer, monthly in English and Spanish. 
 Philippine Craftsman. Devoted to industrial education. 
 Philippine Journal of Science. Bi-monthly in four sec- 
 tions: Chemistry and Geology; Tropical medicine; 
 Botany, Entomology, Anthropology; General Biology. 
 
 Porto Rico 
 
 - • Report of the governor of Porto Rico, ... 
 
 including reports of heads of the several departments of 
 Porto Rico and auditor, 1900-date. 
 In the Congressional edition also. 
 
 . Register of Porto Rico, a handbook of the 
 
 islands. 
 Issued every few years. 
 
 (Current publications of the Philippine and Porto Rican governments 
 are listed in the Monthly list of State publication issued by the 
 Library of Congress.) y 
 
 r i .^J h ? f °llowing important commissions reported through the 
 Insular Affairs Bureau: 
 
 T ^ 1 ?* 14 • Philippine Commission. 
 
 Un 35 Report, 1900-1915. 
 
 In War Dept. Reports and in Congressional edition. Commission was 
 
 established in 1900 and abolished in 1915. 
 
 2 2 ?; 9 - • Isthmian Canal Commission. 
 
 Un33a Annual report, 1902-1914, 
 
 Commission was abolished in 1914. (Tor index see U. S. Engineer 
 
 Department Annual Report.) jwigxaeer 
 

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 ♦ Judge Advocate General's Department 
 
 The judge advocate general's office was established in 
 1775 by the continental Congress and has charge of the legal af- 
 fairs of the army, 
 
 U. S. Judge Advocate General. 
 Annual report, 1863-date. 
 
 * Manual for courts-martial, courts of inquiry 
 
 and other procedure under law of 1917; contains new mili- 
 tary code, or articles of war of 1916, etc. (Revised 
 every few years) 
 
 . . Opinions and digests of opinions of judge 
 
 advocate general, army 1912, with supplement of 19177 
 (Irregular) 
 
 Consolidated index of published volumes of 
 
 opinions and Digests of opinions of the Judge Advocate" 
 General of the Army, 1912-1924, 1926. 
 
 Military reservations, national cemeteries 
 
 and military parks, titles, jurisdiction, etc. 1916. 
 
 '" Medical Department . 
 
 The office of Surgeon General in the War Department was 
 created m 1818 although medical supervision of the army had been 
 carried on inadequately since 1775. 
 
 U. S. Medical Department, Army 
 n , . Annual report of the surgeon-general, 1826-date. 
 contains statistics on sickness in army. Before 1921 was usually 
 one volume of War Department report. 
 
 . Bulletins. 
 
 Issued frequently. Include studies of certain diseases in their 
 medico-military aspects, also studies on health conditions in U. S. 
 Army. 
 
 Ex. Disease bearing mosquitoes. Bui. no* 4. 
 Prophylaxis of malaria. Bui. no. 6. 
 
 q016.61 U. S. Medical Department, Army 
 
 Un3c _ Catalogue of the library of the Surgeon general's 
 office, U. S, Army. 1871 (l v.), 1873-74 (3 v.), 
 
 S^l?' 61 ~™ -• In <iex catalog of library of Surgeon general's 
 
 Un31 _ office. 3 ser. 1880-95, 1896-1916, 1918. 
 This is a dictionary catalog, very comprehensive in scope of medi- 
 cal literature including books and periodicals, in English and 
 foreign languages, by author and subject. 
 
 _ . Manual for medical department of the army. 
 
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 . Medical department of U. S. Army in World 
 
 War. 
 
 This series will consist of 15 or more bound volumes covering medi- 
 calhistory of the Army during the war. Includes organization and 
 administration, field operation of A.E.F., hospitals in U. S., 
 sanitation surgery, physical reconstruction, etc. with statistics. 
 Ex. Medical aspects of gas warfare* v. 14, 1926. 
 
 Medical and surgical history of the war of 
 
 the Rebellion, 1861-65. 
 
 Military Academy 
 
 U. S. Military Academy. 
 
 Annual report of the superintendent of the Militarv 
 Academy, West Point, N. Y. 1802-date. 
 contains information relative to appointment and admission of cadetc 
 
 Militia Bureau 
 
 Has supervision of the National Guard organization, Its 
 
 ^or? in n n^ e . f ? r » 0f ? i0ial / U8e S They includ ^ besides an annual 
 report, an official Register (1925), Regulations and Manuals, etc. 
 
 * Ordnance Department 
 
 *<„ + ^. IS ?? arged wit k supplying the army with- munitions. Was 
 ^ F st ° ffl cially established in 1812. Its publications are techni- 
 
 qnoh ^i?55i Cial USe ;, In addition t0 i^ annual reports it issues 
 such publications as the following; 
 
 Instruction and service handbooks. 
 
 Technical pamphlets for use with different classes of 
 ordnance with descriptions of material, and instructions for opera- 
 nion ana. care. 
 
 Manual for ordnance field service. 
 
 Quartermaster General of Army 
 
 storing a nfSoJ S \ ed + ! n 18 l 2 ' Am ? n S his duti es are the procuring, 
 ™^ g % distribution of supplies for the army, and with tranl- 
 mainly? tr °° ps ' The Publications are technical and for official use 
 
 355.8 u. S. Quartermaster General of Army 
 Un33m Manuals. 
 
 ?^™-»o nd Spe °i a i manuals > usually bound, issued at rather long 
 intervals as needed. Cover subjects of transportation, supplies; 
 
 Ex. Manual for army cooks. 
 Manual for horseshoers. 
 
 Signal Office 
 Organized in 1863 although a Signal officer had been 
 
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 authorized in 1861. Until the Weather Bureau was created in 1890 
 in the Department of Agriculture, this office had charge of taking 
 meteorological observations. Publications are quite technical. 
 
 U. S. Signal Office 
 
 Annual report, 1861-date. 
 
 - • Radio communication pamphlets. 
 
 Most of these are small pamphlets descriptive of certain types of 
 apparatus used by the Signal Corp. Technical but very valuable. 
 
 Principles underlying radio communications 2d ed. revised to 
 
 May 1921. (Radio Com. Pam. no. 40) 1922. 
 valuable elementary book on radio. 
 
 — • Wire communication pamphlets. 
 
 Most of these are small pamphlets descriptive of certain types of 
 apparatus used by the Signal Corp. 
 
 War Department Historical Publications 
 
 ■p^-r. ma ??y er S offices > no longer in existence, are responsible 
 i or old publications which have considerable historical and scien- 
 tific value: 
 
 U. S. Expl oration and Surveys Office , closely connected with the 
 engineer Department made important geological and geographical 
 surveys and explorations in the early days of the U. I. Reports 
 of these with maps, were published (usually in the Congressional 
 edition, also ). 
 Ex. 
 
 S T 5 J:^ -_* Pacific railroad surveys. Explorations and 
 
 iun3p surveys for railroads from Mississippi river to Pacific. 
 ueo±. 12 v. Maps, steel engravings of birds, flora, fauna, 
 Mors «* n mounta } ns > etc, by Agassig, Gray, Leconte, and others. 
 Also in Congressional edition, serial nos. 758-68, 1054-55. 
 
 U^* 92 • Expedition to great Salt Lake of Utah, 1855. 
 
 The Long Expedition to Rocky mountains, 
 
 1819-20; the Fremont expedition to Rocky Mountains, 
 Oregon, and Northern California of 1842; the Geological 
 Surveys west of 100th meredian by G. M. Wheeler 1872-79- 
 and others. ' 
 
 War Records Office . 
 
 973-74 War of the Rebellion, compilation of official records of 
 un^ ? n i on and Confederate armies, v. 1-130 and atlas, pt. 
 
 1-25. 1880-1900. 
 In 4 series with general index. 
 
.-'. ( 
 
11-W 
 
 5J_ 
 
 016.973 . Library, 
 
 ? T n3 „ Bibliography of state participation in the civil 
 No. 6 war, 1861-66. Ed. 3, 1916. 
 
 Reports of regimental histories, magazine articles, 
 etc. 
 
 Special reports made to War Department: 
 
 U.S. McLellan, J. B. Report on operations in Crimea, 1855-6. 
 
 1036 Delafield, Richard. Report on art of war in Europe, 1856 
 
 ?A™ ?S;E2 e £ ai > Alfred. Military Commission to Europe in 
 lUo ! 1855—6. 
 
 ^- * There are boards, not a part of the War Department, but 
 
 7hi wnS 6 V^ °w the World War which because of their relation to 
 the work of the War Department are listed here rather than with 
 Independent Establishments (p. ): 
 
 .. War Credits Board. To administer finances for contracts 
 necessitated by the War. 
 
 W ar Transactions Board . To investigate and dispose of 
 as soon as possible certain transactions necessitated by the War. 
 
 The following, although independent, are also listed here 
 because of their relation to thl War Department: 
 
 Nationa l Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers 
 (Reports to Congress) 
 
 U. S, Soldiers' Home (Regular Army). 
 For retired enlisted men of U. S. Army in District of 
 Columbia, maintained by fines and forfeitures of enlisted 
 men. (Reports to Secretary of War) 
 
 Panama Canal 
 
 ™,,+ o * In 18 " the Preside nt authorized the investigation of 
 Commissi w^ anal ac J°ss *he Isthmus of Panama. The Isthmian Canal 
 Slf fl ! appointed to make the investigation and continued in 
 f niv« ^ ® ,. an lnde P ende nt commission until 1902, when by act 
 5«r nfif i? g ,* construction of the canal it was transferred to the 
 BureauT Thf i " ^ a ? olished in ^- (See Insular Affairs 
 ed wUh thl ni^T lana1 ' an office established in 1912 was charg- 
 ?ion ^d 1% ? Pletl ° n ° f the instruction of the canal, its opera? 
 Zone f,S nn 06 ^ ?£ d ^ e g overnm * nt and sanitation of the Canal 
 f° fi * stri P of land 10 miles wide across the Isthmus (including 
 
 under 2?! Z^ ' -^ l**^ Canal ( Gi ^e) reports to and is g 
 
 Sft^e^SSSSSSS?. ' the Secretary of War but " is not a part 
 
 Panama Canal. 
 
 Annual report of the governor, 1914-date. 
 
 LIBRARY 
 
 ■ ■MiticnoiTV ne IIUNDIS 
 
- ..A- ': * » 
 
12-1 
 
 386 
 Un3310 
 
 625. 0^" 
 CR 
 
 355.8 
 Un35a 
 
 Official handbook of the Panama Canal. 
 Panama Canal Record, a monthly periodical 
 
 353.6 
 
 Un4n 
 
 353.3 
 
 B45a 
 
 Eng. 
 
 620 
 H74o 
 
 No. 
 
 References on the War Department 
 
 Crowell, Benedict 
 
 America's munitions, 1917-18. (U.S. War Department) 
 
 DeCaindry, W. A. 
 
 Reports on international exhibition of 1876, v. 10, 
 p. 31-106 (Establishment, organization and administra- 
 tion of War Dept. ) 
 
 Ingersoll, L. Dv 
 
 History of the War Department of U. S. 1880. 
 
 Institute for Government Research 
 Service monographs: 
 
 t Alaskan engineering commission by Joshua Bernhardt. 
 1922. 
 
 27 
 
 Office of chief of engineers of the Army; its non- 
 military history, activities and organization, bv 
 W. S. Holt, 1923. 
 
 355 
 R61a 
 
 353.6 
 
 Un38 
 
 45 Medical department of the army, by J. A. Tobey, 1927, 
 
 44 Panama Canal; its history, activities and organiza- 
 tion, by D. H. Smith, 1927. 
 
 Rodenbaugh, T. F, and Haskin, H* L. 
 Army of United States, 1896. 
 
 U. S., War Department 
 
 Annual report of the secretary. (latest) 
 
 U. S. War Department. Chief of Staff. 
 
 Report 1920 p. 151-247 (in v. 1 of Report of the 
 Secretary of War 1920). 
 
 353.6 
 Un38 
 1920 
 v.l 
 
 Gives main points in National Defense acts of 1917, 1920, and the 
 reorganization of the department. 
 
 Checklist 
 Everhart 
 Guerrier 
 S want on 
 Thorpe 
 
 p. 1201-1462 
 
 p. 197- 230 
 
 p. 67- 98 
 
 p. 28- 41 
 
 p. 195- 216 
 
 ♦Certain important bureaus in the War department are unfortunately 
 called departments . ' 
 
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1-p 
 
 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT 
 
 58 
 
 Temporarily 'established Sept. 22, 1789, but not made an 
 executive department until June 8, 1872. Early history shows the 
 office of postmaster general to have been a reward for political 
 party service. * 
 
 The duties, which include the administration and super- 
 vision of all matters relating to the mail service in this country, 
 the directing of our foreign mail service, the making of postal 
 treaties with foreign governments (subject to presidential approv- 
 al), the appointing of certain classes of postmasters, and the 
 administration of Postal Savings are divided among the Post Master 
 General, head of the department, and four assistant post masters 
 general. The First Post Master General has, among other duties 
 charge of the dead letter service; the Second, of the railway, air' 
 and_ foreign mail services; the Third, of money orders, Postal 
 Saying, registered mail and stamps; the Fourth, of the rural frea 
 delivery service and the Topography division. 
 
 Publications 
 
 353.4 U. S. Post Office Department 
 
 Un35a Annual report, 1823-date. 
 
 Administrative report summarizing the work of the department. 
 
 Early papers (1790-1833) relating to postal matters are found in 
 
 American State Papers. 
 
 , , , * Postal laws and regulations. 
 
 If 1 volume issued from time to time. Laws on special subjects 
 are printed in pamphlet form as needed. 
 
 U^35 4 ^ • United States Official postal guide, 1874- 
 
 a?nh£hptLl? 1Um ! i; SSU ? d , in Jul ^ containing lists of post offices, 
 alphabetical and by state and counties, with general information 
 relating to the department, the postal service, and use of mails. 
 ^ PP ^ eme ? tS are lssued monthly, containing changes in post offices 
 amendments to postal laws and regulations, and miscellaneous 
 notices and information. A useful reference book for any library. 
 
 Topography Division 
 
 Post route maps. 
 
 ^p U ^o n ^ al i y + in F « bruar y, corrected to Jan. 1, each year. These 
 Bt?p«m« J* states , showing all postoffices, counties, lakes, rivers, 
 streams steam and electric roads that carry mail, star routes 
 
 ^p^f a «n eli Z er ? r 2 Utes that supply post offices- (Price varies, 
 vltl BJ° Cents *° $1 ' 20 - Ma y De bou g ht fr om the Disbursing Clerk, 
 Post Office Department. A list of them is given in the February 
 issue of the Monthly Catalog.) y 
 
 Rural delivery county maps. 
 
 For counties having complete rural service, show roads, post offices} 
 

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 '•>•:;.. J f 
 
 ■.-,,■. a; 
 
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 f. ■ ' 
 
 J-. * 
 
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 villages streams, schoolhouses, churches, and railroads that carry 
 mail. 35 cents. Another series of maps are made for rural routes 
 starting from one postoffice, 10 cents each. 
 
 Editions are not issued of these county maps, but blue line print 
 copies are produced on request. 
 
 Price list of rural delivery 
 
 383 
 R379h 
 
 353.4 
 Un35a 
 
 Checklist 
 Everhart 
 Guerrier 
 Swan ton 
 Thorpe 
 
 11 — i — w — ' — *- v »* ■>• J-1-t.J. U,4. \J. C J. J. V C 
 
 county maps, Aug. 2, 1926 (with additions), 1926. 
 References on the Post Office Department 
 
 Rich, W. E. 
 
 -.oon Hist0I *y of the United States Post Office to the year 
 1829. 1924. 
 
 U. S 
 
 P- 
 
 P. 
 P. 
 P- 
 P. 
 
 . Post Office Department 
 Annual report (latest). 
 
 839-874 
 155-161 
 103-104 
 45- 50 
 229-249 
 
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1-J 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
 
 
 give his ad- 
 
 An act approved Sept. 24, 1789, established the judicial 
 courts of U. S., and provided that an attorney general be appoint- 
 ed. The Department of Justice was not organized as one of the 
 Executive Departments however until 1870. The attorney general 
 was authorized "to prosecute and conduct all suits in the Supreme 
 Court in which the U. S. shall be concerned, and to 
 vice and opinion upon questions of law when required~by the 
 President, or by heads of any department, touching any matters 
 that may concern their department." He appears in the Supreme 
 court in cases of exceptional gravity and importance; exercises 
 general superintendence and direction over U. S. district attorneys 
 and marshals in the various judicial districts of U. S. and pro- 
 vides counsel for the U. S. in cases of exceptional importance or 
 when the character of the interests involved requires such action. 
 Also has supervision over U. S. Penitentiaries at Leavenworth, 
 Kans., at Atlanta, Ga., and at McNeil Island, Wash.; over the U. S. 
 Industrial Institute for Women at Alderson, W» Va., the U. S. In- 
 dustrial Reformatory at Chillicothe, Ohio, and the National Train- 
 ing School for Boys, D. C. 
 
 Publications 
 
 353.5 U. S. Justice, Department of 
 Un33 Annual report, 1870-date. 
 
 Include statistics of business conducted in U. S. courts, and re- 
 ports of officials under the department. 
 
 1789-1925, v* 1-34. 
 
 Official opinions of Attorneys-general, 
 
 345 
 
 Un33 
 
 Pol.Sci. 
 
 Are issued first in signatures, then in bound form with index 
 
 (about every two years). Since 1881 have been included in the 
 
 Congressional edition. 
 
 general of U. S., 1789-1906. 
 Prepared at long intervals. 
 
 Digest of official opinions of Attorneys- 
 
 Register of the Department of Justice and 
 
 353.5 
 
 Un33v31 the Courts of uT S. 1871-date. 
 Issued about every two years. Lists all the U. S, Courts with the 
 officers thereof, and the time and place of holding court, as well 
 as officials in the Department. 
 
 Occasionally the Department publishes material of timely 
 interest which may also be of historical value, such as: 
 
 Red radicalism described by its own leaders. 
 
 Exhibits collected by A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney-gen- 
 eral, including various communist manifestoes, constitu- 
 tions, plans, and purposes of the proletariat revolution 
 
;•'• i 
 
 » t 
 
2- J 
 
 
 and its seditious propaganda. 1920. 
 
 _• Investigation Bureau. 
 
 +4«„ S° W - t0 ta ?2 fin ger prints: prepared by Identifica- 
 tion Division (Reprint) 1926 (For officialese). 
 
 The reports of the wardens and superintendenfq nf +>ip 
 various penetentiaries and industrial schools are SroSurabL 
 directly from these institutions. procurable 
 
 References on the Department of Justice 
 Smith, J. s. E. 
 1904. DGPartment ° f Justice * its history and functions. 
 
 Checklist p. 587-602 
 
 Everhart p. 129-133 
 
 Guerrier p. 100-103 
 
 Swan ton p. 42_ 44 
 
 Thorpe p. 219-221 
 
F > 
 
1-11 
 
 57 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
 
 duties at the Prelid-nt of a n I"*' h th ? s * cretar y "performs such, 
 of war ? 'T?^S g, W ari T ent ' ec 3 u=L P ment > and employment of vessels 
 
 of the Kavy deparlment. HaVy ' althou 6h they are not a part 
 
 Publications 
 
 n^?fi 7 U ' S> Kavy > department of 
 
 .... t793!da?e P ° rt ° f * he secretar y including operations 
 
 S?ate Paplrs-^av? 1 ,^^ 1 ^' i? 4 " 1836 are found in the Amerioan 
 ment around onT?"^^^* The ? arly Re P° r ts of the Navy depart- 
 have appeal J£l\n ^ He Congressi-onal edition; since 1863 they 
 
 inc?ude P ?he repor°s of an ?^ mental e dltlon - H« Reports now 7 
 one reports of ail the bureau chiefs in the department. 
 
 Issued from- time to time?^ regUlations 
 
 tions and MliSlxSedlti!^* ^ S foste f ed man y important explora- 
 and scientilic value, such as: rSP ° rtS ° f theSe have his i°ri° a l 
 
 S&4 ItTT^^tn^Tl^^ 1 - teplorations^the val- 
 
 769:771 w^^ST° d , 0re M : °- Na ^ a tive of expedition of 
 also Arae rioan squadron to China seas and Japan, 1852-54. 
 
 802-4 
 
 Beautiful plates, maps. 
 
 «|* ?lit 8 ^ ^"ih^ Oceant° ring eXP6dlti0n aur ^ ^ara 
 
 U.S. 
 
 1667 
 
 txpedUion^° UiS AgaSSlg aM ° ther famous ^ientists were in this 
 
2-N 
 
 58 
 
 Aeronautics Bureau 
 
 ™„i * £ re ^ ted „ in 1922 " It designs, builds, equips, and repairs 
 naval and Marine Corps aircraft. Its publications are technical 
 and for official use. 
 
 Construction and Repair Bureau 
 
 Riii-»u (i Q??^ gi ? a11 ? S a ^J ed Construction, Equipment and Repairs 
 bureau U842J, has had its name changed several times since then. 
 
 U. S. Construction and Repair bureau 
 Annual report. 
 
 __• Technical bulletin. 
 
 iqSS 1 ?!?* J 1 * ^ some not ?s on their characteristics and uses. 
 1926 (Technical bul. 4-26). 
 
 r^oT « A1 !° Polishes handbooks and manuals relating chiefly to 
 naval property and equipment. 
 
 Engineering Bureau 
 
 now h« Q . f stab ljshed in 1862 as the Steam Engineering bureau. It 
 now has charge of radio service and equipment on ships and on shore- 
 ^o Per Z, 1S1 ° n .° f a11 mac ^ery, fuel for the fleet. Study of 
 radio problems is made at the Naval Research Laboratory, Belleoue, 
 
 U. S. Engineering bureau 
 
 Annual report, 1864-date. 
 
 Tr , „„.„„ — s • Manual of engineering instruction. 
 
 in pamphlet °form eParati ° n; PaTtS ° r chapters have been published 
 EX# lgslr 10 * 1011 f ° r 0peration > care and repair of search lights, 
 
 Issued in loose leaf 'formf^ ° f inStruCtion for marine *ngineering ? 
 
 Judge Advocate General of the Navy 
 
 in* thP nil! ^iH !? t0 A^ he handlin g °* a H legal matters affect- 
 ???«£?+ y ,' n e Judge Advo °ate general studies and reports on 
 international law. Established in 1880. 
 
 Marine Corps 
 
 viHPrt ,, . Estab lished July 11, 1798 by act of Congress which "pro- 
 IntL^t marines should be a part of the army or navy according 
 
 times oSllS^hiMI^ thGy . Sha11 be era P lo y ed -" They are some- 
 times called the "soldiers of the sea." 
 
. „v. . .i.'. 
 
3-N 
 
 U. S. Marine Corps ' °^ 
 
 date. AnnUal report of the Ma ^ or General Commandant, 1841- 
 
 SEES ir%i BFfiggpf* of French -^ ss^.2r rne 
 
 Medicine and Surgery Bureau 
 Organized in 1842. 
 
 U. S. Medicine and Surgery bureau 
 
 Annual report of surgeon-general, Navy ... 1842- 
 
 Unl * gj^- • United States naval medical bulletin. 1907- 
 
 r a °fn^L n0teS 5 nd e P ecial articles on all phases of current medi- 
 ffcerc S e ?L a Stv e8e T rCl f f i0h are 0f lnte?est t0 the meScal ox- 
 -SM » ? ernce^ 2uc^-- p n r-tS e irs1 P ar V ates. 
 
 as separates? f a m ° re P°P ular na ^re. Articles reprinted 
 
 Ex. Chinese therapeutics (with bibliography). 
 
 359 8 
 
 Un3 a — * Drill book for Hospital Corps, Navy. 
 
 Reissued at intervals of several years. 
 
 ContninQ l awc s 5 * , Manual for medical department. 
 
 Various bronchpf of^ 1 ^ 1 ^ 8 ? overni *g the administration of the 
 various branches of the Medical department. Issued every few years. 
 
 359 ft 
 
 Un3hos ~ ' Hos P ital Cor PS handbook. 1923. 
 
 Report on the medico-military aspects of 
 
 the European War, 1915. 
 
 Naval Operations Offing 
 
 of the fleet «ndwf^^ hlS ° fflCe iB char g e * ™^ the operation 
 use in war S n u^ Preparation and readiness of plans of its 
 Office of i»JS ? 1 ^- thQ direction of the Naval War College; 
 Office of tlZl ^ telll S Gn ^> Office of Naval Records and Library; 
 S o°f+ 2 et trainin g> drills and maneuvers of fleets operation 
 of systems of communication; and of Coast Guard (in time *o?wIt). 
 
 Naval Intelligence Office . 
 
 Established by order of secretary of the Navy 1882 as a 
 
* .J ) 
 
M 
 
 fSintf J5 h !^I i 8 ,tiM1 Bureau ' Its work ^ to collect and give in- 
 formation about the navy, preserve and publish historical ricords, 
 
 359 
 
 U. S. Naval Intelligence Office 
 
 Tr,-P^ n f° rmati ? n J . C ^ ncernin S the n *vy and other navies. 
 Information and tables compiled to answer popular in- 
 
 n«tf y nnTi h + b ^ i0 F? phy 0f the hi story of the navy). 
 
 ?nttll C i ^n e ce? d Ihl** ™^ 1 ™ Se ° ti0n ' 0ffice of ^ 
 
 387 
 
 Un32po 
 
 " (Annual) — * ^^ directory of the Principle ports. 
 
 Un?p?i 41 rrwr-' N aval Records and Library Office 
 
 Un321p Publications. 1920-date, v. 1-date. 
 hx» German submarine warfare no, 1 
 
 HiBt0 wLfl922. BU No aU 5° f Engineerin S> Nav y department, during 
 
 Un3 ,?5 ;.H flo 1 — -U P £ flci S 1 records P f Union and Confederate 
 a?L « n navies . ln the War of the Rebellion. 22 v. 
 Also m Congressional Edition, 3332-5451. 
 
 Index* 1927. 
 
 Naval War Colleg e. 
 
 lished at iL°nrf S f ? ecretar y of th ® ^avy in 1884 it was estab- 
 
 tached f a rom e Si°s rt bu?;au-in U 19 d S9 r . the ™**°* B — " was de- 
 
 341 u. S. Naval War College 
 
 Pol.Sci. International law situations, 1895-date. 
 
 i?v Ua break?JJfJ;H- 1 8ul 'i? * 8 that h ave been included are neutral- 
 no B tilities" g t?eati^° m tto? relatlons > conauct and conelusions of 
 
 ., . Index, 1901-1910. 
 
 C 7S2° — • International law documents. 
 
 Ex. Coherence on limitation of armament, with notes and index. 
 
 International agreements, with notes and index, 1926. 
 
 Navigation Bureau 
 ( Navy ) 
 
 the issue T 5L S n i; reau w as , established in 1862, its duties comprise 
 ™ 5? * record, and enforcement of orders to officers of E 
 
 Jilted llr~^ n \ aEe fS nment ^0 duty an! l?sehargf of "alfln- 
 listPrt £« ?*' he , Gaining and education of line officers and V 
 Naval Acad^mv th£~^ P and °? eration of the training schools, thS 
 waval Academy, the Hydrographic office, and the Naval Observatory? 
 
\, . . / 
 
 r i- 
 
 i - 's 
 
 '}''• , «,'.* 
 
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 61 
 
 U, S. Navigation bureau (navy). 
 Annual report, lSGS-date, 
 
 359 
 
 Un32na 
 
 . . Navy directory, officers of Navy and Marine 
 
 corps, including (active) officers of the naval Reserve 
 Force, and Marine Corps Reserve, and of foreign officers 
 serving with the navy. 
 Issued quarterly, giving names and stations of navy and marine 
 corps, also list of ships, navy yards, and shore stations. 
 
 353.7 
 
 Un36re ers of the 
 
 Issued annually. 
 
 , Register of commissioned and warrant offic- 
 navy and marine corps. 
 
 940.9141 
 Un31o 
 
 the U. S 
 April 6, 
 
 List of U. S. Officers and enlisted 
 
 men of 
 
 navy who lost their lives during world war, 
 1917-Nov. 11, 1918. 1920. 
 
 __. Ports of the world, Ditty box guide book 
 
 series. 
 
 An attractive series of small booklets, each dealing with an import- 
 ant port, profusely illustrated, and with good map. Prepared for 
 "rint? VeSSels of navy visitin S U. S. and foreign ports (now out of 
 
 +*, -v,- The bureau has also published textbooks on arithmetic and 
 otner subjects for enlisted men on vessels, in stations and schools, 
 anil books, regulations, and instructions. 
 Ex. 
 
 359 
 
 Un3b 
 
 Boat book of Navy 
 
 Navy Training Courses: Gasoline engineers, course in 18 
 assignments for use of enlisted men in preparation for ratings of 
 motor machinists mates. 1925. 
 
 Hydrographic Office . 
 
 .... Hydrographical and astronomical work was started as early 
 as 1830 by the Bureau of Charts and Instruments (no longer in ex- 
 istence} in the Navy department. The Hydrographic Office was not 
 established until 1862 when, under a reorganization of the depart- 
 ment the Hydrographic office and Naval Observatory were detached 
 irom the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography of which it had been a 
 part since 1842. 
 
 T 3 T 5 ^ u « s - Hydrographic Office 
 
 Un33a Annual report, 1869-date. 
 
 Also issued as Appendix I to annual report of chief of Bureau of 
 
 Navigation. 
 
 „ . _ . — • Hydrographic Office publications (numbered). 
 
 Mainly for use of navigators, such as the International Code of 
 oignals, Azimuth tables. Tables of distances, also Light lists 
 
': t 
 
5-8 
 
 62 
 
 S? d ^ il0tS f0r r ?S i0ns in a11 Parte of the world except U. S. Most 
 
 ox -these are revised every few years. 
 
 Ex, 
 
 Un352t Tables of distances between two ports. 1923. 
 
 SL P Sv* 18 ^ 1 ? 1 ^ 8 Pilots - , v * 6 - Faroes, Shetland and 
 Un33b2 Orkney Islands ... 1925 (Publication 148). 
 
 JteSeStirS arS ° f the0retical studies > of fecial value to science 
 
 ^iffi^Df 1 ^? 7 ° f ^ ide ?' discover y of Physical cause 
 ?,,JS 1? latitude, with calculation of period and arapli- 
 calfv si?S?L m ° tl0n V fr0m P^erved oscillations of unsymmXi- 
 cally situated ocean hemisphere ... 1926 (Publication 207). 
 
 ___ . Notices to mariners. (Weekly) 
 
 m>, „„ . — =-- * Notices to aviators. (Monthly) 
 
 These give changes in navigation, dangers, weather conditions, etc. 
 
 ri _ Q . a . ■ .-, . . — — • Hydrographic bulletin. (Weekly) 
 
 uL elc? aCtS ab ° Ut iCe ^ Wrecks > and ^relicts, port facili- 
 
 „ , . _ ^ _• Pilot charts. 
 
 t^iv fn °L l0 o th i tlantic ' North Pacific and Indian oceans- quar- 
 i Jiven on si?^t At J antic ^ d So ^ Pacific Ocean. iSormation 
 if^Si 2 ori subjects of winds and weather conditions magnetic vari 
 
 navigation^efc! ^ 6 ^ ?°^ CUrrentS ' radi ° Sta * io -> ^Js IT' 
 Articles fr^telillne^f ^^ # ^^graphic information. 
 
 n^ted^tates_Jay al Observatory , 
 
 the Navv demrt^nt in f? iste ?2? ® inoe 183 ° under various bureaus in 
 UnffiatK™i nK BinCe + 1866 its offici al name has been the 
 tilLrL- + f al Observatory, it furnishes the correct daily 
 position and time? C ° ntlnuOUS observation of the heavenly bodiel for 
 
 U. S. Naval Observatory 
 
 Annual report, 1847-date. 
 Is now appendix 3 in Annual report of chief of Navigation bureau. 
 
 id. 5, 193 7 (2£g |°S| ?£*)? ° f the W ° rld ' ° hart 5193 - 
 
 The publications of Naval Observatorv are laro-p vm-nmoa 
 
 alZlf^T 1 * 8 ^observations made at th^Observaxfry s™h as 
 
 a? lonfintervals' ^ef S? if'T ast J° n °» lic ^ Papers, ^Issued 
 B intervals. They are of value and interest to astronomers. 
 
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 64 
 
 an . A Wo .^ The c g0Vern0rs 2 f the HiSiB Islands , the islands of Guam 
 and American Samoa report to the Navy department. Their report^" 
 
 the Navy!^^ lnCluded in the Annual Re P ort of the Secretary of 
 
 354 Guam. 
 
 G931 Annual report of the governor of Guam* 
 
 . Information for people going to Guam, 1926. 
 
 __, — . Island of Guam (with bibliography) ... re- 
 vised by Mrs. G. H . -4ft**©- 1925 . 
 
 Samoa. ^T^Z^ 
 
 American Samoa, general report of the governor, 1922c 
 
 Virgin Islands of United States. 
 
 Annual report of the governor, 1926-date. 
 
 qA309.7197. _ Bibliography of the Virgin Islands. 1922. 
 
 References on the Department of the Naw 
 359 Oolum, R> S. 
 
 History of the Marine Corps. 1903. 
 
 Institute for Government Research 
 Service monographs: 
 
 N38n" N °' 42 Hydr °g ra P hic Office, by G. A. Weber, 1926. 
 39 Naval observatory, by G. A. Weber, 1926. 
 
 522.19 
 W38n 
 
 McLay, E. S. 
 
 History of U. S. Navy, 1775-1901, 3 v, 
 
 f. 5 l' 7 u » S. Navy, department of 
 
 un,5b Annual report (latest). 
 
 fy T U# S> NaVal Int elligence, office of 
 
 6k%*?r>* mvm J?* ?' Sf navy and other n avies, 1925. 
 ontams bibliography on history of the navy. 
 
 Checklist p. 647-839 
 
 Guerrier p. 107-126 
 
 Swan ton p. 5i_ 55 
 
 Thorpe p. 253-269 
 
/; ,,. .• 7 V- i'l i >y\ .•<• 
 
1-1 
 
 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
 
 65 
 
 m. t* • - The acquisition to U. S. of the vast territories through 
 the Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican war made necessary a depart- 
 
 SS2rt^n? V of C th rS ? f - he internal affairs of the government. The 
 Department of the Interior was created Mar. 3, 1849 for this purpose 
 It has never had charge of all internal affairs, however, but has 
 ???!£ S 6 ? la rgely of a collection of heterogeneous bureaus and of- 
 +« ™i Placed under its control because there seemed no better place 
 to put them. When first organized the following offices were trans- 
 +ho T |+ + ° 5* l TOm ° thQX departments: Patent and Census offices from 
 w Jl dept., General Land office from the Treasury dept., Indian 
 tffo n? a ? d ? ension O^ices from War dept. In addition to the du- 
 
 em?f J nf ,°n + eg0l ? S o^ices the department is concerned with con- 
 SSTSS'S?! natural resources, has supervision of education, the 
 f«?ri Sr°^K B ^ TYeY> , r c cla -mation service, national parks service, cer- 
 tain hospitals and eleemosynary institutions, Alaska and Hawaii. 
 
 tier, ^T^JLi^ SOm a* ime VS oken of as the " land > home > and educa- 
 manv nf P ^ll f^ ' ? lnce " its mission is largely' educational and 
 tiSn of LL? 'V-f are devoted to the discovery and dissemina- 
 ta £L? +£« lf S tlJ ^ Plications are intended for popular use, 
 
 anf lalu^o f l°ibr°ariesf ^ ^ *" ttWflf<tte ° f SpeCial inte ^ st 
 
 Publications 
 
 353.3 U. S. Interior, Department of 
 
 q?™L toot v Annual report of the secretary, 1849-date. 
 iiS? S 21 ^ h ? s consisted of the administrative report of the secre- 
 tary and abstracts of the bureau reports. 
 
 ! ! u , '' ^ _. Areas of acquisition to the territory of U.S.. 
 
 areao oi the States, territories and possessions, diagrams' 
 showing historical development of the states, 1914. 
 
 Alaska Railroad 
 
 (m*** n^ Esta hlished by presidential appointment Mar. 12, 1914 
 
 and Slf^pf ™ J au ^ orized **• construction of a railroad in Alaska), 
 
 of lilt and ?q?? *? e fW 1 2* i0n ° f Interior department by orders 
 ai»«v™ and 1923 at which later date the name was changed from 
 Alaskan Engineering Commission to Alaska/ Railroad. 
 
 Alaska Railroad 
 
 Annual report, 1915-date. 
 
 _^ . Alaska Railroad Record, a weekly periodical 
 
 foad? g lnformation on the Progress of the government rail- 
 
 Bureau of Education 
 Established as a department in 1867 but changed to a 
 
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 bureau 1869 and placed in the Interior department. "It furthers 
 education by the compilation and dissemination of data covering 
 education in the U. S. and foreign countries; conducts university, 
 college, and school surveys, including experiments in education; 
 operates Government schools for the natives of Alaska, and has 
 supervision of the development of the reindeer industry of the Ter- 
 ritory." 
 
 379 U. S. Education, bureau of 
 
 X Annual report of the commissioner, 1870-date. 
 
 In pamphlet form containing statement of the activities of the 
 bureau and brief summary of educational progress in U, S. Formerly, 
 before 1918, in two volumes containing statistics and other materi- 
 al now published in the Biennial Survey of Education. (See Bulletins 
 
 (Educ. Bui. 1909 no. 7) 
 (Educ. Bui. 1910 no. 3) 
 
 Index to reports 1867-1907. 
 
 List of publications, 1867-1910. 
 
 ___• Story of the Declaration of Independence by 
 
 J. C Boykin. 1926. 
 
 ,. Bulletins, 1889-date. 
 
 370.5 __ 
 
 Un3 ~ 
 
 Educ. 
 
 Issued at irregular intervals, about 30 to 40 a year, and numbered 
 7 Jt a calendar year. They include discussions of new pedagogical 
 methods and materials, suggested changes in curricula, school surveys 
 educational conditions in U. S. and foreign countries; the status of 
 commercial, industrial, medical, art and other professional training 
 m u. s.; statistics and other information concerning schools for 
 special classes, as the deaf and blind; bibliographies; directories, 
 and other educational material. 
 
 Since 1919 the Biennial Survey of Education is issued as a Bulletin 
 and advance sheets from it also appear as Bulletins'. 
 Ex. 
 
 Bibliography of secondary educational research, 1920-25 
 (Report of National Committee on Research in Secondary 
 Education.) (Bui. 1926, no. 2.) 
 
 Educational directory, 1926 (Bui. 1926, no, l) 
 This appears regularly each year as a bulletin. 
 
 Handbook of educational associations and foundations in 
 • U. S. 1926. (Bui. 1926, no. 16) 
 
 Record of current educational publications received to 
 JanJ.,1927, compiled toy the Library Division. 1927. 
 Bui. 1927 no. 2.) 
 
 ??« + S? pears regularly each year as a bulletin and is a valuable 
 list of current educational literature. 
 
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 Statistics of public, society and school libraries, 1923. 
 (Bui. 1936, no, 9.) 
 
 Biennial Survey of Education, 1922-24. 1927. (Bui. 1926 
 
 no. 23.) 
 This is bound in cloth (886 pages with illustrations, #1.75) and 
 contains many articles such as the following, all of which have ap- 
 peared as bulletins: Higher education; Constructive tendencies in 
 rural education; Adult education for foreign-born and native il- 
 literates; work of Bureau of Education for natives of Alaska; Sta- 
 tistics of State School Systems, City School systems, of universi- 
 ties, colleges, and professional schools, of Teacher Colleges and 
 normal schools, of public high schools, of private high schools 
 and academies, of kindergartens, etc. 
 
 List of bulletins of Bureau of 
 
 Education, 1906-22 with index by author, title and subject 
 compiled by Edith G. Wright. (Bui. 1923, no. 35.) 
 
 The bulletins are also indexed in R. G., and occasionally in E. I. 
 and A. I. 
 
 The Bureau of Education issues many Circulars and Leaf- 
 lets, in numbered series, appearing irregularly: 
 
 Community center circulars. 
 
 Elementary education circulars. 
 
 Foreign education leaflets. 
 
 Health education. 
 
 Higher Education circulars. 
 
 Home economics circulars. 
 
 Home education circulars. 
 
 Industrial education circulars, 
 
 Kindergarten circulars. 
 
 Library leaflets. 
 
 Physical education series. 
 
 Rural School leaflets. 
 
 School Home garden circulars. 
 
 Secondary School circulars. 
 
 Statistical circulars. 
 
 Teachers leaflets. 
 Ex. 
 
 Values of manual arts, by Maris M. Prof f it t, 1927. 
 (Industrial Education Circular 27.) 
 
 Games and equipment for small rural schools (with selected 
 bibliography), by Marie M, Ready. 1927 (Physical Educ. 
 Ser, 8), 
 
 Per capita costs in city schools, 1925-27. (Statistical 
 circular 7) 
 
 List of references on vocational guidance. 1925. 
 (Library Leaflet 32) 
 
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 374 . Reading Coursed. 
 
 Un3r 
 Lib. Sen. 
 
 For many years the Bureau of Education has been encouraging good 
 reading by means of well selected Reading Courses, for the com- 
 pletion of which certificates are granted. These are being revised 
 constantly and new subjects added. 
 Ex. 
 
 How to know architecture, suggested reading (some good 
 books for laymen on building styles) by R. F. Bach. 1925. 
 (Reading Course 23 revised) 
 
 American history course (prepared in the Home Education 
 Division), 1926 (Reading Course 10 revised). 
 
 Thirty books of great fiction (prepared in Home Education 
 Division), 1926 (Reading Course 6 revised). 
 
 370.5 . School Life, monthly except July and August. 
 
 SIL 1915-date. 
 
 Popular journal of educational matters in U. S. Indexed in R.G. 
 
 and P.A.I.S. 
 
 General Land Office 
 
 Originally organized as a bureau of the Treasury depart- 
 ment in 1812 and transferred to the Interior department in 1849. 
 Prior to 1812 public lands were under supervision of the War depart- 
 ment, "It has control over public lands including their survey, 
 handling applications for homesteads and Indian Allotments, desert 
 land and mining claims, and mineral leases. Also has jurisdiction 
 over granting railroad and other rights of way and easements on 
 public lands, and adjusting State and railway grants." 
 
 U. S. General Land Office 
 
 Report of Commissioner, 1817-date. 
 Early papers pertaining to public lands 1789-1837 are found in 
 American State Papers: Public Lands. From 1817-1848 the reports 
 are in the Treasury department reports. 
 
 . Circulars. 
 
 Many of these are for office use only in mimeographed form. Printed 
 ones relate to homestead entries, permits and leases for oil and gas 
 and other phases of public land administration. Include a statement' 
 of vacant public lands on July 1, of each year. 
 Ex. Soldiers' and sailors' homestead rights. 1922 (Cir. 302). 
 Suggestions to homesteaders and persons desiring to make homestead 
 entries. Rev. to July 16, 1926 (Cir. 541). 
 
 336.1 , Decisions of Dept. of Interior in cases re- 
 
 Un33 lating to public lands. 
 Law 
 
 Include acts of. Congress and regulations governing disposal of pub- 
 lic lands and amendments to Rules of practice. Issued about once a 
 year. 
 
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 336.1 . Digest of decisions, v, 1-40, by a. J. 
 
 Un33d Hesselman, 1913. 
 Econ. 
 
 Manual of instructions for survey of public 
 
 lands of U. S. 
 
 • Manual of surveying instructions (supplement), 
 
 • Historical sketch of Louisiana and the 
 
 Louisiana Purchase, with a statement of other acquisitions 
 by Frank Bond. 1912. (includes maps) 
 
 The General Land Office publishes a large general map of 
 U. S., and one for each state and territory in which public lands 
 are found. These are revised every few years. 
 
 Maps : 
 
 United States. (5 x 7 ft.) Includes territories and insu- 
 lar possessions, Indian, Military, bird, game and forest reserva- 
 tions, railroads, canals and national parks. ($2.00 mounted) 
 
 United States, showing routes of principal explorers, and 
 early roads and highways (map, with insets) 23.4 x 32 in. 
 
 State maps. A map for each state and territory, including 
 islands of Guam, Samoa, Virgin Islands, and the Panama Canal. These 
 vary in size but are large enough for hanging on wall. They show 
 capitals, county seats, railroads, canals, swamps, and prairie lands, 
 bird and Indian reservations, and life saving stations. (25 cents 
 each) 
 
 Geological Survey 
 
 Created in 1879 to take the place of the Geological and 
 Geographical Survey of Territories, and of the Geographical and 
 Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountains, and of the Geographical 
 Survey West of the 100th Meridian, all under the War department. 
 
 It makes topographic and geological maps of the U. S. and Alaska; 
 studies the surface and underground water resources; prepares and 
 distributes reports on gold, silver, petroleum, and other mineral 
 deposits; and through a conservation branch classifies public lands 
 and supervises engineering phases of mineral leasing." Cooperates 
 with State Geological Surveys in this work. Most of the publica- 
 tions, excepting maps and atlases, are distributed free. 
 
 557 U. S. Geological Survey 
 
 X ..„ Annual report of the director ... 1880-date. 
 
 Formerly included Mineral Resources of U. S. which is now published 
 by the Bureau of Mines, and certain papers now included in other 
 publications of the Geological Survey. The report contains a list 
 of bureau publications for the year with contents and description 
 of each. 
 
 Catalog and index of the publica- 
 
 tions of the U. S. Geological Survey 1880-1901, by P. C. 
 Warman. (Bui. 177, 215) 
 
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 i Geological list of North America 
 
 1785-1918 by John M. Nickles. Pt. 1, Bibliography, Pt. 2, 
 Index. 1923. (Bui. 746-7) 
 
 Catalog and index of the publica- 
 
 tions of the Hayden, King, Powell, and Wheeler Surveys. 
 1904. (Bui. 222) 
 
 List of publications (not including topo- 
 
 graphic maps). 
 Issued once or twice a year with subject and author index. 
 
 . New publications. (Monthly) 
 
 557 . Bulletins. 
 
 Xb 
 
 Include papers on geological structure and mineral resources of dif- 
 ferent states, with detailed descriptions of certain features or 
 localities; results of spirit leveling in various states; annual 
 summary of mineral resources of Alaska; also the annual series en- 
 titled Contributions to economic geology (pt. 1 Metals and non 
 metals; pt. 2 Mineral fuels); Bibliography of North American geo- 
 logy (which constitutes a good subject and author index to current 
 geological literature); contributions to Geography of U. S. 
 Ex. 
 
 Guide book of western UnitedStates, 1916 (Bui. 611-614). 
 In 4 parts; the Northern Pacific route, the Overland 
 route, the Sante Fe route, the Shasta route and coast 
 line. Contain maps and illustrations, historical, geo- 
 logical, and geographic descriptions. 
 
 The United States Geological Survey, its origin, develop- 
 ment, organization, and operation. 1904 (Bui. 227). 
 
 For Indexes to Bulletins see under Geological Survey Re- 
 port. 'They are also indexed in I.A.I, and certain ones in the E.I. 
 
 557 . Monographs. 
 
 XM 
 
 Very exhaustive, scientific treatises on the geology, paleontology, 
 
 etc. of certain regions. Many illustrations. 
 
 557 . Professional papers. 
 
 XP 
 
 Include one annual subseries; called Shorter Contributions to Gener- 
 al Geology; also miscellaneous scientific papers on physiography, 
 petrography, minerology, paleontology, economic geology, etc. 
 Plates and maps, 
 
 iiiX . 
 
 Interpretation of topographic maps by R. D. Salisbury and 
 W. W. Atwood. 1908. (Professional Paper no. 60) 
 
 History of mining in Colorado •». (with bibliography) by 
 C. W. Henderson. 1926. (Professional Paper no. 138) 
 
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 628.11 . Water supply papers, 
 
 Un32w 
 
 Most of this series is made up of two subseries which, appear annual*, 
 ly; Contributions to Hydrology of U» 8., and Surface Water Supply 
 of U. S.; the later being printed in 12 parts covering different 
 geographic sections, each with a separate number. Contains also 
 occasional miscellaneous papers on surface or underground water sup- 
 ply of certain localities. 
 Ex. 
 
 Relation between quality of water and industrial develop- 
 ment in U, S., by W. S. Collins, 1926. (Water Supply 
 Paper 559) 
 
 ObcuJjL^xx/ Index to Water Supply Papers, 
 
 Mineral Resources, and Mineral Resources of Alaska. 
 (Water Supply Papers no, 119, 386, 430) 
 
 Preliminary index to river sur- 
 
 veys made by Geological Survey and other agencies, by 
 B. E. Jones and R. 0. Helland. 1926. (Water Supply 
 Paper 558) 
 
 Maps and Atlases . 
 
 When in 1882 the Geological Survey was directed by law to 
 make a Geologic Atlas of the U. S ,, there were in existence no suit- 
 able topographic maps to serve as basis for geologic maps. The 
 Survey therefore began to prepare a Topographic Atlas of the country 
 More than two fifths of the area of the IT. S., excluding Alaska has 
 now been mapped. The Atlas is published in sheets, each of which 
 represents a small quadrangle district, bounded by certain meridians 
 and parallels, these sheets now number several thousands. Each 
 quadrangle is separately surveyed and mapped. The unit of publica- 
 tion of sheets is 16-J x 20 inches and as each sheet is uniform in 
 size, the scale of map varies 1 inch, -J- inch, -J- inch to the mile. 
 Each quadrangle is designated by name of a well known place or by 
 some feature within its boundary. These maps are printed in three 
 colors, water features in blue, contours showing elevation in brown, 
 name symbols and works of man as boundaries, roads, railroads, towns 
 and cities in black. Some show wooded area in green. 
 
 In addition to the topographic maps the Survey publishes 
 economic maps , showing area deposits of various minerals of economic 
 value, phosphate, oil, and gas. There are also geologic maps , .show- 
 ing geologic history of country, describing the rock foundations, 
 minerals and water resources. 
 
 All these maps are combined in a folio which bears the 
 name of the quadrangle and which contains also illustrations and 
 general descriptions. Each folio is 18 x 22 inches, called "library 
 editions." When all the folios are completed (are now more than 
 200) they will be combined, constituting the Geologic Atlas of the 
 United States . 
 Ex. Galena — Elizabeth folio (Geologic folio no. 200). 
 
 Base maps (in black and white) of the U. S. and of indi- 
 vidual states are being made in connection with the International 
 
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 Map of the Wo rld (an undertaking of great importance being done in 
 cooperation between leading countries of the world). The scale of 
 these maps is approximately 8 miles to the inch, although some are 
 16 miles to the inch« They show all towns, cities, villages, 
 streams, railroads, and main political divisions. Base maps for 
 most of the states have been completed. 
 
 There are also Inde x ma,ps of each state showing the areas 
 covered by the published topographic sheets and geographic folios. 
 Size about 17.5 x 15 in. 
 
 The Geological Survey also publishes a map of North 
 America 29 x 38 in. 
 
 For educational purposes certain of these maps have been 
 selected and published in sets as follows: 
 
 A selection of 25 topographic maps for schools, illustrat- 
 ing a variety of geographic features. ($1.00 per set) 
 
 Index map of U. S., showing physiographic provinces and 
 distribution of quadrangles represented in the set of 100 selected 
 maps which the U. S. Geological Survey has prepared for use of 
 schools to illustrate specific physiographic features (|6.00 per 
 set) • 
 
 Set of 50 atlas sheets showing physiographic types and 
 features of interest to engineers. 1926* 
 
 During the world war the Survey prepared maps showing the 
 mineral resources of all countries and these have been combined and 
 published as an atlas. 
 
 553 U. S. Geological Survey 
 
 Un3w World atlas of commercial geology. 
 
 Pt. 1. Distribution of mineral production. 1921. 
 
 Pt. 2 Water power of the world. 1925. 
 
 Indian Affairs Office 
 
 Organized in 1824, but not as a bureau until 1832, when 
 it was placed under the War department. In 1849 it was transferred 
 to the Department of the Interior* It acts as the official guardian 
 of the Indian, handling all matters pertaining to his health, educa- 
 tion, funds, lands, etc. 
 
 970.5 U. S. Indian Affairs Office 
 
 Un3 Report of the commissioner, 1824-date. 
 
 Early papers relating to the Indians are found in American State 
 
 Papers: Indian Affairs. 
 
 , Rules, regulations, and instructions. 
 
 These relate chiefly to the leasing of Indian lands. 
 
 A historical publication of great value from this bureau 
 is : 
 

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 q970.1 Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe 
 
 Sch61 Historical and statistical information respecting 
 
 history, conditions, and prospects of Indian tribes, col- 
 lected and prepared . ♦ . by Henry R. Schoolcraft. 6 v. 
 1851-7 (Published by order of Congress, by Lippincott, 
 Grambo & Co. ) 
 
 Other historical publications are: 
 
 U.S. _. Indian affairs, laws and treaties, Ed. 2 
 
 4623-4 Compiled by C. J. Kapper, 1904. 
 
 U.S. . Official correspondence of James S. Calhoun 
 
 7330 while Indian agent at Santa Fe. 
 
 U. S. Indian Commissioners, Board of 
 Annual report, 1869-date. 
 This board is independent of the Indian Affairs Office but is listed 
 here because of its close relation to this bureau. It was created 
 to act in a supervisory capacity. Its report deals with current 
 conditions and problems affecting the Indian, reports of the inspec- 
 tions of reservations, schools and agencies made by the board. It 
 also issues pamphlets of a popular character for use of the Indians, 
 but which are also useful in libraries. 
 Ex. Farm and home mechanics (Pamphlet no. 3). 
 
 Social plays, gamesj marches, old folk dances and rhythmic 
 
 movements (Pamphlet no. 7). 
 Indian babies, how to keep them well (Pamphlet no. l). 
 
 National Parks Service 
 
 Established in 1916 to conserve "the natural beauties and 
 unique characteristics of the national parks and monuments under 
 its control and promotes their use for the health and recreation of 
 the people. It also protects and restores ruins of ancient civili- 
 zation and the flora and fauna of the parks." 
 
 U# S. National Park Service 
 
 Annual report, 1917-date. 
 Includes maps and plates, reports of officers in charge of individu- 
 al national parks and monuments, interestingly written. Report for 
 1917-18 contains a bibliography on national parks. 
 
 . Rules, regulations, and general information 
 
 regarding national parks and national monuments. 
 The pamphlets containing the rules and regulations for the principal 
 parks are issued annually, usually including considerable descrip- 
 tive matter and beautifully illustrated. There are also pamphlets 
 on special subjects, such as glaciers, geysers, and flora of certain 
 parks . 
 Ex. 
 
 Rules and regulations, Mount Ranier National Park, open 
 all year ... (with list of literature and illustrations), 
 1927. 
 (There are similar pamphlets on all the parks.) 
 
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 Manual for railroad visitors, with time tables Yellow 
 Stone National Park tours. 1927 
 
 Sketch of Yosemite National Park and account of origin of 
 Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy valleys, "by F. E. Matthes, 
 (reprint) 1927. 
 
 Glaciers of Glacier National Park 
 
 Wild animals of glacier National Park. 1918. 
 
 Plants of Glacier National Park. 1926. 
 
 Secrets of the big trees. 
 
 Glimpses of our national monuments, rev. ed. 1926. 
 
 917.3 . National Parks Portfolio by R. S. Yard. Ed. 
 
 Un33n4 4, 1925 ($1.00). 
 
 A beautifully illustrated and attractively written book on the 
 
 national parks. 
 
 The National Park Service issues automobile guide maps 
 and other maps for use of tourists. It also issues pictures for 
 sale, and lends motion picture films (See Annual report of National 
 Park Service) . 
 
 Bureau of Pensions 
 
 Organized in r833 as a bureau of the War department and 
 transferred to the Interior department in 1849. "Handles pension 
 claims and pays pensions for all the wars, of U. Si except the World 
 War. Administers the civil service retirement act, handling and 
 paying annuities to retired employees of the government," 
 
 351.5 U. S. Pension, bureau of 
 
 Un35a Annual report of the commissioner, 1833-date* 
 
 Also publishes laws, decisions and digests of decisions. 
 Ex. Synopsis of pension laws of U. S. .•. 1923. 
 
 Bureau of Reclamation 
 
 Established in 1902 as the Reclamation Service under the 
 Geological Suyvey. Its designation was changed to that of bureau 
 of Reclamation in 1923. It has charge of constructing and operat- 
 ing irrigation works and of developing the agricultural possibili- 
 ties of the arid and semi arid regions of U. S. 
 
 U. S. Reclamation, bureau of 
 Annual report, 1907-date. 
 Reports from 1902-7 are in the reports of the Geological Survey. 
 Includes general discussion of the progress of reclamation work in 
 U. S.; also reports on individual projects, summarizing construc- 
 tion, operation and maintenance, and agricultural conditions, with 
 financial statement. Annual report for 1920-21 contains an index 
 to the first 20 reports* 
 
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 631.5 . New Reclamation Era. (formerly called Recla- 
 
 Un36 mation Record) Monthly. 
 Agri. 
 
 Contains official announcements, descriptions of special phases of 
 construction and operation on the projects, and other information 
 of interest to water users and irrigation engineers. Popular in 
 character. Indexed in E.I. and P.A.I.S. 
 
 Also publishes laws, specifications of special projects, 
 and information for farm owners. 
 
 Ex. Opportunities for farm ownership on Tule Lake division, 
 Klamath irrigation project, Oreg. -Calif. 1927. 
 
 m > The territories of Alaska and Hawaii are under the super- 
 vision of the Department of the Interior: 
 
 Alaska 
 
 Report of the governor ... 1884-date. 
 Each report contains a map and illustrations, and much 
 information on conditions in Alaska, with a directory of 
 officials and of newspapers. 
 
 P979,8 . • Outline of its history and a summary of its 
 
 resources. 1924. 
 
 Hawaiian Islands 
 
 Report of governor of Hawaii, 1900-date. 
 Rather full information about the islands. 
 
 Certain educational and eleemosjnary institution are under 
 the supervision of this department and report to the secretary: 
 
 Howard University. Established 1871, for the higher edu- 
 cation of colored people. 
 
 Freedmen's Hospital, Washington, D. C. Established in 
 1861 to provide medical and surgical treatment to the 
 colored people* 
 
 St. Elizabeths Hospital, Established in 1852 for the treat- 
 ment of mental diseases in the Army, Navy, and District of 
 Columbia. 
 
 Columbia Institution for the Deaf, 1890. 
 Maryland School for the Blind, 1858. 
 
 The General Education Board, a corporation, is required by 
 law to report annually to the Interior department. 
 
 References on the Department of the Interior 
 
 Institute for Government Research 
 Service monographs: 
 
 370 No. 14 Bureau of Education, by D. H. Smith, 1923. 
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 351.5 » 24 Bureau of pensions, by G. A. Weber, 1923 
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 2 U. S. Reclamation Service. 1919. 
 
 U. S. Interior, department of 
 Annual report (latest). 
 
 A federal university for the people, Depart- 
 
 ment of the Interior, 1926. 
 (Describes the work and activities of the various bureaus in the 
 department) 
 
 _. Then and now, review of work of the Interior 
 
 department, 1923-26, by Hubert Work, Sec. of Interior. 
 1926. 
 
 626.8 U. S. Reclamation, bureau of 
 
 Un36 Bureau of reclamation, its functions and accomplish- 
 
 ments ... 1927, 
 
 Checklist p. 428-557 
 
 Everhart p. 101- 34 
 
 Guerrier p. 132-147 
 
 Swanton p. 66- 68 
 
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 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
 
 As early as 1793 Washington suggested that an office be 
 provided by Congress to promote agriculture. It was not, however, 
 until 1836 that a section was established in the Patent Office to 
 collect agricultural statistics, for which Congress had made an 
 appropriation. In 1862 an independent department, with a commis- 
 sioner of agriculture, was established but not until 1889 was it 
 made an executive department with a secretary in the cabinet. The 
 department is charged with the development of agriculture in the 
 broadest sense, including such matters as animal and plant industry, 
 the protection of birds and wild game, the preservation of forests, 
 the chemical investigation of food products, the construction of 
 public roads, the forecasting of the weather, the investigation of 
 problems of markets, of agricultural economics, and of all phases 
 of crop production. It is required by law to administer certain 
 federal acts, such as the Food and Drug Act, the Plant Quarantine 
 Act, and others. 
 
 Much of the work of the department is educational. Not 
 only is it engaged in scientific research and the disseminating of 
 information, but also in providing actual instruction along the many 
 lines of Agricultural development. Recently it has undertaken to 
 give courses of instruction over the radio. The lessons are later 
 printed and distributed free to regularly enrolled members in the 
 courses-. Through the boys and girls clubs, which it sponsors, and 
 the farmers institutes it comes into direct contact with both young 
 people and adults on the farm. 
 
 Most of the publications of the department are popularly 
 written although the results of scientific research. In addition 
 to the ordinary reports, bulletins, etc. it issues much material in 
 typewritten or mimeographed form for the use of its large personnel. 
 It also issues for sale posters and other material for publicity 
 purposes, and maps. It has collections of lantern slides and motion 
 picture films which it lends. All these available free or for pur- 
 chase are listed in the various special lists issued by the Infor- 
 mation Office or by other bureaus in the department. 
 
 Publications 
 
 630 U. S. Agriculture, department of 
 Un3a Annual report, 1837-date. 
 
 From 1837-61 in the report of the Patent Office, also published 
 separately from 1849-61, From 1862-1893 the report contained, in 
 addition to the administrative reports of the secretary and bureau 
 chiefs, the material now published in the Yearbook . Formerly the 
 report was in two volumes; now in one small volume called "a year 
 in agriculture," being a general summary of the activities of the 
 department and a financial statement. 
 
 630 
 
 Index to the annual reports of 
 
 Un3g the U. S. Department of Agriculture for the years 1837- 
 1893 inclusive. 1896. 
 
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 Synoptical index of the reports 
 
 of the statistician 1863-1894 by G. F. Thompson. 1897. 
 (U. S. Agri . Division of Publications no. 2) 
 
 U. S. Documents Office 
 
 List of publications of the Agricultural department 
 1862-1902 with analytical index. 1904. (Bibliography 
 of U. S. public documents. Department list no. l) 
 
 630 U. S. Agriculture, department of 
 
 Un3al Yearbook. 1894-date. 
 
 Contains valuable, popularly written, illustrated articles on in- 
 teresting phases of agricultural progress; statistical information 
 covering a very wide and important range of subjects is given in 
 the Appendix. Many of the articles and the statistical information 
 are reprinted as Separates. 
 Ex . 
 
 Foreign trade of U. S. in agricultural products; ... 1926, 
 
 (Yearbook Separate 924) 
 
 Statistics of farm animals and their products; ... 1926. 
 (Yearbook Separate 923) 
 
 Indexes Indexes, 1894-1910, 1901-5, 
 
 1906-10, 1911-15, prepared by C. H. Greathouse 1902-1922. 
 (Division of Publications bul. 7, 9, 10) 
 
 Yearbooks are also indexed in R. G. 
 (See Indexes under Annual Report) 
 
 The Department of Agriculture, unlike the other depart- 
 ments, publishes the results of the activities of its various 
 bureaus as department bulletins or department circulars . Prior to 
 about 1913 each bureau issued its own bulletins and circulars. 
 
 630 U. S. Agriculture, Department of 
 
 Un3ab Dept. bul. 1915-date. 
 
 Numbered consecutively, issued irregularly but frequently. Contain 
 
 reports of investigations carried on by the various bureaus which 
 
 vary from semi-popular discussions to highly technical treatises. 
 
 They are sometimes illustrated. Indexed in A.I., selected ones in 
 
 E.I. and selected ones from the Chemistry bureau, Forest Service, 
 
 and Public Roads bureau in I.A.I. 
 
 (For examples see Agricultural Economics Bureau and other bureaus 
 
 in the following pages.) 
 
 There is a special series of department bulletins called 
 Statistical Bulletins which have a different numbering not included 
 in the series preceeding. 
 
 630 . Department circulars, 1905-date. 
 
 Un3d 
 
 Consecutively numbered. Contain a wide variety of information, fre- 
 quently in form of brief reports, sometimes illustrated, covering 
 
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 the results partial or complete of scientific investigations* Some- 
 times are followed by a more exhaustive treatment in a Department 
 bulletin. An earlier series of circulars beginning in 1896 varied 
 in contents, but for a number of years contained merely regulations 
 and instructions of the secretary not covered by the regular Serv- 
 ice and Regulatory announcements. 
 
 (For examples see under Bureau of Agricultural Economics and other 
 bureaus in the following pages.) 
 
 630 . Miscellaneous circulars. 
 
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 This series was discontinued in 1897 after 3 bulletins had been 
 
 issued, and resumed again in 1923. 
 
 (For examples see under Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and other 
 
 bureaus in following pages.) 
 
 630.5 ___. Crops and markets. Monthly. 1924-date. 
 
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 The weekly periodical entitled Crops and Markets, with monthly 
 supplement, was discontinued Dec. 31, 1926. The volume numbers as- 
 signed to the new periodical continued those of the former monthly 
 supplement. It contains statistical tables relative to markets and 
 prices of farm products, weather and crop conditions, shipment of 
 food, etc. The former Crops and Markets Weekly was a consolidation 
 of three periodicals, namely, the Market Reporter, the National 
 Weather and Crop Bulletin, and the Monthly Crop Reporter. Indexed 
 in P.A.I.S. 
 
 630 . Farmers' bulletins. 
 
 Un3f 
 
 An extensive and popular series of bulletins covering a wide range 
 of agricultural and household subjects. Written in concise, non- 
 technical language, and designed to offer definite, practical aid 
 in the solution of everyday problems of farm and home life. 
 Illustrated and attractive in make up. Consecutively numbered. 
 (For examples see under Agricultural Economics Bureau and other 
 bureaus in the following pages.) 
 
 630 
 
 Index, 1920, covers no. 1-1000. 
 
 Un3f prepared by C. H. Creathouse. 
 
 This index is continued by temporary indexes each succeeding 25 
 bulletins. Farmers' bulletins are also indexed in R.G. and select- 
 ed ones in A.I . 
 
 630.5 . Journal of Agricultural research. Semi- 
 
 J0R monthly. 
 
 Contributions, of scientific character, from the various State 
 Agricultural Experiment Stations and from the Agricultural depart- 
 ment on all phases of the theory and practice of agriculture. 
 Articles are frequently reprinted as separates. 
 Ex. Effect of feeding and management of sheep on tensile strength 
 
 and elasticity of wool (with list of literature cited) by W.E, 
 Joseph. 1927. (From Journal of Agricultural Research v. 33 
 
 no. 11, Dec. 1, 1926.) 
 

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 Indexed in A.I. and E.I. (selected articles) 
 
 630.5 . Official record. Weekly. 
 
 UOR 
 
 For official use — contains communications to employees in the de- 
 partment;. 
 
 Agricultural Economics Bureau 
 
 Created July 1, 1922, being a consolidation of the 
 Bureau of Markets and of Crop Estimates, and of the Office of Farm 
 Management and Farm Economics. It makes investigations in the 
 costs of production and marketing, farm organization, farm financi- 
 al relations, farm labor, agricultural history and geography, land 
 economics, and problems of rural life. 
 
 There is a division of this Bureau called the Cooperative 
 Marketing division, concerned with the development and work of co- 
 operative associations, 
 
 . Report of the chief ... 1923-date. 
 
 Agricultural cooperation. Bi-weekly. 
 
 Legal, economic and organization information collected by this 
 bureau. Indexed in P.A.I.S. 
 
 Agricultural situation, brief summary of 
 
 economic conditions. Monthly, 
 
 f630.973 , Atlas of American Agriculture 1924. (Under 
 
 Un33a supervision of 0. E. Baker) 
 
 Advance sheets of this atlas are in process of publication. Sheets 
 
 1-5 were prepared by the Office of Farm management, 
 
 A630 . Bibliography of the literature of rural 
 
 Un3b life. Compiled by Mary G. Lacy. 1924. (Typewritten) 
 This is a sample of the typewritten material issued by the depart- 
 ment , 
 
 Examples of bureau material issued as Agriculture department bul- 
 letins; 
 
 Reliability and adequacy of farm-price data (with 
 literature cited) J by C. F. Sarle . 1927. (Agri . Dept . 
 Dept. bul. 1480).. 
 
 Farmers' standard of living, socio-economic study of 
 2886 white farm families of selected localities in 11 
 states by E. J. Kirkpatrick. 1926. (Agr. Dept. Dept. 
 bul. 1466) 
 
 t Carload shipments of fruits and vegetables from stations 
 
 in U. S. calendar years, 1924 and 1925. (compiled by 
 Mary Hall) 1927. (Agri. Dept. Statistical bul. 19) 
 
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 Demand, marketing, and production of Oregon and Washing- 
 ton prunes ... 1927. (Agri. Dept. Dept. cir. 416) 
 
 Agricultural Outlook for 1927. Feb. 1927. (Agri. Dept. 
 Misc. cir. 101) 
 
 How live stock is handled in bluegrass region of Kentucky: 
 by J. H. Arnold, 1917. Reprint 1927. (Agri. Dept. Farm- 
 ers' bul. 812) 
 
 . Service and regulatory announcements. 
 
 Concerned with cotton futures, grain standards, food products in- 
 spection and other laws entrusted to this bureau. Several a year. 
 
 Index, nos. 51-100. 1926. 
 
 An older publication, from the former Office of Farm 
 Management is still useful: 
 
 630 U. S. Farm Management Office. 
 
 F49g Geography of the world's agriculture by V. C. Finch 
 
 Ref. and 0. E. Baker. 1917. 
 
 Index 
 
 U. S. Crop Estimates, bureau of Statistical date compiled 
 and published by the Bureau of Crop Estimates. 1863- 
 1920. (Agri, Dept. Dept. cir. 150) 1921. 
 
 Pt. 2 contains subjects included in the reports and records of the 
 
 bureau. 
 
 Agricultural Instruction Office 
 
 A new administrative office, 1926. Thus far its publi- 
 cations consist of a series of posters. 
 Ex. Series of educational illustrations for schools. 
 Each 15 x 12 in. (l cent each) 
 
 Subjects include: Beef breeds of cattle, Breeds of sheep; 
 Corn production; Cotton plant, and many similar subjects. 
 They are prepared in the various bureaus of the depart- 
 ment. 
 
 Animal Industry Bureau 
 
 Established in 1883 asthe Veterinary division. Changed 
 to Animal Industry Bureau 1884. It has charge of the investigation, 
 control and eradication of diseases of animals and of the inspec- 
 tion of meat under the Packers and Stockyard Act, and is concerned 
 with all matters pertaining to animal husbandry. 
 
 U. S. Animal Industry bureau 
 
 Report of the chief ... 1884-date, 
 
 . B.A.I, orders. 
 
 Regulations governing meat inspection, interstate movement of live 
 
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 stock, quarantine against diseases, preparation and sale of viruses 
 and serums for use in treatment of domestic animals. 
 Ex. Adulterated butter. Order no. 98. 
 
 Directory of Bureau of Animal Industry. 
 
 Lists of stations, meat-inspection establishments, virus-serum 
 control plants, and official address list. About once a year. 
 
 Service and regulatory announcements. 
 
 Monthly. Indexes are issued annually* 
 
 U. S. Agriculture, department of 
 
 Index to literature relating to animal industry in 
 publications of the department ... 1837-1897, by G. F. 
 Thompson. 1900. (Agri. Dept. Dept. bul. 5) 
 
 Examples of bureau material issued as Agriculture Department bul- 
 letins and circulars: 
 
 Standard breeds and varieties of chickens ... (by M. A. 
 Jull) 1926. (Agri. Dept. Farmers' bul. 1507) 
 
 Utility value of purebred livestock: by D. S. Burclu 
 Rev. Dec. 1926. (Agri. Dept. Dept. cir. 235) 
 
 Biological Survey 
 
 Established in 1885 under the Division of Entomology, 
 but became an independent division in 1886. It was formerly call- 
 ed the Division of Ornithology and Mamm ology. It has charge of 
 the^ conservation of wild birds and mammals, investigates their re- 
 lation to agriculture and supervises bird and game reservations. 
 
 U. S. Biological Survey. 
 
 Report of the chief ... 1886-date. 
 Includes a list of bird and game reservations. 
 
 591.97 . North American fauna. 
 
 Un3 
 
 A numbered series of technical publications of interest chiefly to 
 naturalists. Includes biological surveys of special areas in U.S. 
 or North America, revised classification and descriptions of vari- 
 ous families and genera, chiefly mammals of economic significance 
 to farmers. 
 Ex. Bird survey of North Dakota. 1. Physiography and life zones. 
 
 2. Mammals. ... by Vernon Bailey. 1926. (North American 
 
 fauna 49) 
 
 . Service and regulatory announcements. 
 
 Contain regulations relating to protection of game and migratory 
 birds. Issued several times a year. 
 
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 Examples of Biological Survey material in Department 
 bulletins and circulars: 
 
 Some common birds useful to farmers. ... (Agri. Dept. 
 Farmers bul. 630) 
 
 Canaries, their care and management ... (Agri. Dept. 
 Farmers' bul. 770) 
 
 Economic value of North American skunks ... (Agri. Dept. 
 Farmers' bul. 587) 
 
 Game laws for season 1926-27; summary of provisions of 
 federal, state and provincial statutes. 1927. (Agri. 
 Dept. Farmers' bul. 1505) 
 These game laws are issued annually. 
 
 Chemistry Bureau 
 
 Created in 1862 asthe Chemistry division. Changed to a 
 bureau in 1901. It makes investigations and analysis of foods 
 (under Food and Drug Act), and also investigations of problems of 
 agricultural chemistry, and of other problems referred to it by 
 the government. 
 
 U. S. Chemistry bureau 
 Report of chief . , 
 
 1862-date. 
 
 Service and regulatory announcements. 
 
 540 
 Un32 
 
 614.3 
 Un32s 
 
 Contain food inspection decisions, opinions of the department re- 
 garding questions arising under the Food and Drugs act, and other 
 information necessary to employees of the bureau; also, from time 
 to time, lists of federal and state dairy, food, drug, and feeding- 
 stuffs officials. Issued several times a year. 
 
 Supplements. Contain notices of 
 
 judgments under the Food and Drugs act. Several times 
 a month. (Indexes are issued annually to notices of 
 judgments.) 
 
 Cooperative Extension Work Office 
 
 This office, until recently called Extension Office, was 
 formerly a part of the States Relation Service which ceased to 
 exist in 1923. It supervises all the extension work of the de- 
 partment. In cooperation with the various states promotes and 
 manages the various clubs for boys and girls, such as the 4-H clubs, 
 Pigs clubs, etc., and farmers institutes. 
 
 U. S. Cooperative Extension Office 
 
 Report of the director, 1924-date, 
 Formerly in report of the States Relation Service. 
 
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 It issues lectures for farmers' institutes and other 
 
 material for official use. 
 
 Examples of material in the Department bulletins or circulars: 
 Boys and girls 4-H club work under Smith-Lever Act, 
 1914-24, 1926. (Agri. Dept. Misc. Cir. 85) 
 
 Effectiveness of extension in reaching rural people, 
 study of 3,954 farmers in Iowa, New York, Colorado, and 
 California 1923-24, by M. C. Wilson. 1926. (Agri. Dept. 
 Dept. bul. 1384) 
 
 Dairy Industry Bureau 
 
 Formerly the Dairying bureau. Name changed in 1926. 
 It is especially concerned with the bacteriology and chemistry of 
 milk; breeding and nutrition of dairy cattle; sanitation and 
 management of dairy plants; manufacture of dairy products and by- 
 products, and the introduction of new methods in dairying. 
 
 U. S. Dairy Industry Bureau 
 
 Report of chief, 18 -date. 
 
 Examples of material from this bureau published in De- 
 partment bulletins and circulars: 
 
 Feeding and management of dairy calves and young dairy 
 stock ... 1926. (Agri. Dept. Farmers' bul. 1336) 
 
 Present status of pasteurization of milk .,. 1916. rev. 
 1926. (Agri. Dept. Dept. bul. 342) 
 
 Entomology Bureau 
 
 Established in 1863 asa division, became a bureau in 
 1904. Its publications resulting from investigations of methods 
 of exterminating insect pests are of considerable practical value. 
 
 591.6 U, S. Entomology bureau 
 
 Un3 Report of entomologist. 1863-date. 
 
 016.632 . Bibliography of more important contributions 
 
 Un3 to economic entomology, 8 pts. 1890-1905. 
 
 632 . Manual of dangerous insects likely to be 
 
 Un3m introduced into U. S. through importation by W. D. Pierce, 
 
 1918. 
 Contains also dangerous insects that have already been introduced.. 
 Colored plates. 
 
 595.7 ^ Technical series: Papers on special sub- 
 
 Un31t jects. 
 
 Examples of Entomology material in Department bulletins 
 or circulars: 
 
 Red cedar chests as protection against moth damage. 1922. 
 (Agri. Dept. Dept. bul. 1051) 
 
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 European corn "borer and its control . , . Reprint 1926. 
 (Agri. Dept. Farmers' bul. 1294) 
 
 Remedies and preventives against mosquitoes* rev. 1923, 
 reprint 1926. (Agri. Dept. Farmers' bul. 444) 
 
 Experiment Stations Office 
 
 Organized in 1888 as a result of the Hatch act which 
 provided that a certain sum of money be given to states. and ter- 
 ritories for the maintenance of agricultural experiment stations 
 in the Land Grant Colleges. The Experiment Stations Office has 
 supervision over the work and expenditures of these agricultural 
 experiment stations in U. S., Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Guam, 
 and the Virgin Islands. It has served as a clear ing house and 
 disseminator of agricultural information. In 1915 the office was 
 succeeded by the States Relation service. By a recent (1923) re- 
 organization in the Department of Agriculture, the States Relation 
 Service has ceased to exist and the Office of Experiment Stations 
 and Office of Cooperative Extension work have been placed in 
 charge of officers representing the department as a whole, namely, 
 the Director of scientific work and the Director of Extension 
 work. The Office of Home Economics has been changed to the Bureau 
 of Home Economics. 
 
 . Report of the chief. 1888-date. 
 
 . Work and expenditures of agricultural ex- 
 periment stations. (Annual report to Congress) 
 Articles from this report are sometimes reprinted as separates, as 
 Present status of home economics research at Agricultur- 
 al experiment stations, by Sybil L. Smith. 1926. (Re- 
 print ... 1924) 
 
 630.7 . Experiment station record. 1889-date. 
 
 XR 
 
 A monthly journal, consisting mainly of abstracts of reports and 
 publications on agricultural science which have appeared recently 
 in all countries, especially in U, S. There are three extra 
 numbers to a volume called abstract numbers made up exclusively of 
 abstracts. The special lines of research being carried on at each 
 experiment station are indicated in this Journal. 
 
 630.7 General index v. 1-12, 1889-1901; 
 
 XR v. 13-25, 1901-19; v. 26-40, 1912-19; ... 1903-1926. 
 
 The experiment stations located in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, 
 Porto Rico, and the Virgin Islands issue their reports, bulletins, 
 and circulars through this office. 
 Ex. Hawaiian vegetables and their function in diet ... 1926. 
 
 (Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment Station. Extension bul. 9) 
 
 This office also prepares and distributes to State 
 Agricultural Experiment stations a card catalog of the publications 
 
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 of the various experiment stations under its superviston. A special 
 scheme of classification (devised in the Experiment Stations Office 
 is used for these publications and the cards are filed according 
 to this classification. 
 
 Forest Service 
 
 Established in 1880 as the Division of Forestry, al- 
 though investigations in forestry were begun in 1876* Name was 
 changed from Bureau of Forestry to Forest Service in 1905. It ad- 
 ministers the national forests, studies forest conditions, investi- 
 gates mechanical and physical properties of wood, the processes 
 employed in the manufacture of forest products, the needs of wood 
 using industries, and the relation of forests to public welfare. 
 
 U. S. Forest Service 
 
 Report of forester, 1880-date. 
 
 Forest worker. (Bi-monthly) 
 
 Before Jan. 1937 was issued in mimeographed form. 
 
 Examples of Forest Service material in the Department 
 bulletins and circulars: 
 
 Checklist of forest trees of U. S., their names and 
 ranges: by G. B. Sudworth, 1937. (Agri. Dept. "Mis. Cir . 
 93) 
 
 Indentification of furniture woods, 1936 ... (Agri. Dept. 
 Mis. cir. 66) 
 
 Identification of true mahogany, certain so-called 
 mahoganies and some common substitutes ... (Agri. Dept. 
 Dept. bul. 1050) 
 
 Important forest trees of eastern U. S. ... (Agri. Dept. 
 Dept. cir. 333) 
 
 National forests of California. 1927. ,.. (Agri. Dept, 
 mis. cir. 94) 
 
 This office issues maps of National forests, also posters, 
 and other publicity material. 
 
 Home Economics Bureau 
 
 Organized in 1933 to take over and extend the work former- 
 ly done by the Office of Home Economics in the States Relation 
 Service (no longer in existence). 
 
 U. S. Home Economics Bureau 
 
 Report of the chief ... 1934-date. 
 
 Aunt Sammy's radio recipes (menus and recipes, broadcast 
 Oct. -Feb. during Housekeepers Chats) 1937. (Issued in 
 loose leaf form) 
 
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 Examples of material from this Bureau in the Department 
 bulletins and circulars : 
 
 Principles of window curtaining ... 1926. (Agri. Dept, 
 Farmers' bul. 1516) 
 
 Milk and its uses in the home ... 1926 rev. (Agri, Dept. 
 Farmers' bul. 1359) 
 
 Stain removal from fabrics, home methods ... 1926, 
 (Agri. Dept, Farmers' bul. 1474) 
 
 Convenient kitchens ... 1926* (Farmers' bul. 1513) 
 This supercedes Farmers' bulletin 607 called Farm kitchen as a 
 workshop. 
 
 Information Office 
 
 A new administrative office which is engaged in issuing 
 lists of current publications of the department, as 
 
 Farmers' bulletins (for popular distribution), Depart- 
 ment bulletins, Department circulars, and miscellaneous 
 publications (lists of recent publications available for 
 distribution) 1926. (New publications no. 28) 
 
 This is in postal card form, oblong 48°, as are most of the lists 
 
 from this office. 
 
 Farmers' bulletins ... of interest to persons who live 
 in cities and towns, 1926. (List no. 3) 
 
 Soil surveys ... (new publication no. 29) 
 
 Radio Office 
 
 Supplements to talks given over the radio are printed 
 and distributed to persons regularly enrolled in the U. S* Radio 
 Farm School. These lessons are prepared by specialists in the 
 various bureaus of the Agriculture department. 
 Ex. Live stock feeding ... (Dairy short course no. 2) 
 
 Fall poultry management problems (Poultry short course no. 1) 
 
 Motion Picture Office 
 
 An administrative office created to prepare and take 
 charge of motion pictures of the department. Publishes lists giv- 
 ing descriptions and information as to how they may be obtained. 
 Ex. Motion pictures of Department of Agriculture (list of films 
 and how to obtain them). 1926. (Agri. Dept. Misc. cir. 86) 
 
 Use of motion pictures in agricultural extension work ... with 
 some easy electricity ••* 1926. (Agri. Dept. Misc. cir. 78) 
 
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 Plant Industry Bureau 
 
 Organized in 1901, being a consolidation of several 
 divisions: Agrostology, Botany, Gardens and Grounds, Pomology, Seed 
 and Plant Introduction, Vegetable physiology and pathology. It 
 makes investigations of plant diseases, production, and methods of 
 utilization, and special studies of poisonous plants* 
 
 U. S. Plant Industry Bureau 
 
 Report of chief ... 1901-date. 
 
 Checklist of publications issued by the 
 
 bureau; 1901-1920, and by the divisions and offices 
 which were combined to make this bureau, 1862-1901. ... 
 (Agri. Dept. Library. Bibliographical contribution no. 
 3) 1921. 
 
 Examples of Plant Industry material in the Department 
 bulletins and circulars: 
 
 Trees for road side planting ... 1926. (Agri. Dept. 
 Farmers' bul. 1482) 
 
 Celery growing ... 1916. (Agri, Dept. Farmers' bul. 
 1269) 
 
 Diseases of strawberries on the market ... 1926. (Agri. 
 Dept. Dept. cir. 402) 
 
 Public Roads Bureau 
 
 Formerly the office of Road Inquiry which was establish- 
 ed in 1893 and changed to present name in 1905. It collects in- 
 formation and statistics on the construction and maintenance of 
 roads, tests materials of construction, studies engineering 
 problems of farm life, constructs roads adjacent to national forests 
 and administers the federal aid in rural post roads. (Federal aid 
 Road Act) 
 
 U. S. Public Roads Office 
 
 Report of the chief «,, 1893-date. 
 
 625.705 . Public roads, journal of highway research. 
 
 UN Monthly. 
 
 Indexed in E.I,, I, A. I., and P.A.I.S. 
 
 Examples of material in department bulletins and circulars: 
 Domestic oil burner furnaces ... 1927. (Agri. Dept. 
 Dept. cir. 405) 
 
 Laying out fields for tractor plowing ... 1927. Reprint. 
 (Agri. Dept. Farmers r bul. 1045) 
 
 Farmstead water supply .... 1926. Reprint. (Agri. 
 Dept. Farmers' bul. 1448) 
 

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 Soils Bureau 
 
 Established in 1894 as part of the Weather Bureau work* 
 Made an independent division in 1895 and changed to present name 
 in 1901. 
 
 U. S. Soils Bureau 
 
 Annual report of chief ... 1894-date. 
 
 631 ___ ^— , • Field operations of Bureau of Soils, 
 
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 Two large annual volumes, one of text and one of maps, containing 
 the reports of the county soil surveys made during year in the 
 different states* Very full information given on the kind of 
 soils, climate, crops, and general living conditions in the county. 
 Each county report issued in separate form. 
 
 Ex. Soil survey of Manistee Co., Mich, by L. C. Whitney and S. G. 
 Borgquist, 1926 ... (From Field Operations 1922) 
 
 Example of material in Department bulletin: 
 Study of value of crop rotation in relation to soil produc- 
 tion ... 1926. (Agri. Dept. Dept. bul. 1377) 
 
 Weather Bureau 
 
 The work of the Weather Bureau originated in the collec- 
 tion of meteorological data under the Smithsonian Institution. 
 From 1870-1890 the work was carried on in the Signal office of the 
 War department. It was made a Bureau and transferred to this de- 
 partment in 1891. It has charge of forecasting the weather, the 
 issuing of storm and flood warnings for the benefit of agriculture 
 and commerce, and the collection of data in regard to climate, etc. 
 
 q551.5 U. S. Weather Bureau 
 
 Un38 Report of the chief ... 1891-date. 
 
 Earlier reports are included in the Reports of the Signal Office. 
 Now includes monthly and annual meteorological tables and sum- 
 maries of weather conditions for the calendar year just preceeding. 
 
 . Climatological data for U. S. by sections. 
 
 Monthly and annual. Published in summarized form in annual report. 
 Made up of data from the 42 sections centers of U. S. 
 
 551.05 Illinois section. 
 
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 • Daily river stages. Daily guage readings 
 
 at numerous river stations of the U. S. and summary of 
 the principal floods that occurred during the year. 
 
 . Instrument division circulars. Detailed 
 
 descriptions of meteorological instruments and apparatus 
 used by the bureau, with instructions for their use, 
 management and care. 
 

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 Monthly meteorological summary. 
 
 551.05 . Monthly weather review. 
 
 UnR 
 
 Contains (1) meteorological contributions and bibliography, (2) 
 an interpretive summary and charts of the weather of the month in 
 the U. S. and on adjacent oceans, (3) climatological tables deal- . 
 ing with weather of month. The contributions are mainly the re- 
 sults of observational or research work in meteorology carried on 
 in U. S. or other parts of the world, and abstracts of important 
 papers and books. 
 Indexed in E.I. 
 Many articles are reprinted from the Weather Review, as Death 
 
 Valley, hottest known region (with bibliography) by A. H. 
 
 Palmer. 1922. (From Monthly Weather Review Jan. 1922) 
 
 New proof of variability of the sun ... by C. G. Abbott.. 
 1926. (From Monthly Weather Review, May 1926) 
 
 . Monthly weather review supplement. 
 
 Issued irregularly in place of the series of lettered and numbered 
 bulletins formerly published. Consist of scientific monographs on 
 meteorology, and important communications relating to weather 
 forecasting and other activities of the bureau. 
 
 551.05 . Snow and ice bulletin. 
 
 UNS 
 
 Issued weekly from Dec. to March since 1892. 
 
 551,05 . Weather map. 
 
 UN 
 
 Formerly issued three times daily, now once. Distributed free to 
 all public institutions, commercial houses, and business centers. 
 Publishes statistics from weather stations through out the country 
 showing rainfall, temperature, etc, and forecasts for the next day. 
 
 • Chart of cloud forms with descriptive text. 
 
 ______ . Weekly weather and crop bulletin. 
 
 A four page, illustrated, quarto paper. 
 
 Example of Weather Bureau material in department bul- 
 letins or circulars: 
 
 Protection of buildings and farm property from lightning. 
 1926 ... (Agri. Dept. Farmers' bul. 1512) 
 
 Certain boards have been created to assist the secretary 
 and bureau chiefs in the enforcement of laws relating to agricultur- 
 al matters, these are: 
 
 Federal Horticultural Board, established in 1912, to 
 
 enforce Plant Quarantine Act, 
 Grain Futures Administration, 1921, to enforce Grain 
 Futures Act, 
 
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 Insectioide and Fungicide Board, 1910, to enforce 
 
 Insecticide Act. 
 Packers and Stockyard Administration, 1921, to enforce 
 Packers and Stockyard Act. 
 The boards publish annual reports and notes and regulatory announce- 
 ments • 
 
 Other acts which the department administers are: Naval 
 stores, Seed Inspection, Filled Milk, Food and Drug, Food products 
 Inspection, and Oapper-Volstead Agricultural acts. 
 
 The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory connected with 
 this department makes research in methods of fixing atmospheric 
 nitrogen for agricultural, industrial and military purposes. It 
 publishes results of its work, as 
 
 Direct synthetic amonia plan, 1926, 
 
 References on the Department of Agriculture 
 
 Institute for Government Research. 
 Service monographs: 
 
 636 No. 41 
 P87b 
 
 630.7 
 C763o 
 
 625.7 
 H72b 
 
 551.5 
 W38w 
 
 Eng, 
 
 630 
 G798 
 
 330.73 
 
 T76n 
 
 630,7 
 
 W18m 
 
 Checklist 
 Everhart 
 Guerrier 
 Swan ton 
 Thorpe 
 
 32 
 
 26 
 
 9 
 
 Bureau of animal industry, by F. W, Powell, 1927. 
 
 Office of experiment stations ... by Milton Conover, 
 1924. 
 
 Bureau of public roads, by W. S. Holt, 1923. 
 Weather bureau, by G. A. Weber, 1922. 
 
 Greathouse, C f H. 
 
 Historical sketch of the U. S. department of Agri- 
 culture ... 1896. (U. S. Agri. Div. of Publ. no. 2) 
 
 True, A. 0, 
 
 U. S. department of agriculture, 1862-1912 
 
 1912* 
 
 Wanlass, W. L, 
 
 U. S. department of Agriculture, a study in adminis- 
 tration, 1920, 
 
 p, 191-299 
 
 p. 41- 77 
 
 p. 151-167 
 
 p. 87- 98 
 
 p. 365- 80 
 
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 92 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 
 Before the establishment of the Department of Commerce 
 and Labor in 1903 the commercial and industrial development of U. S. 
 had been fostered and administered by the Treasury department, and 
 those bureaus and offices of the Treasury performing this function 
 were transferred, with others from the Interior department to the 
 newly organized Commerce and Labor department. In 1913 this depart- 
 ment was reorganized into two executive departments, that of Com- 
 merce and of Labor. 
 
 The Department of Commerce "was created to foster, pro- 
 mote, and develop the domestic and foreign commerce, mining, manu- 
 facturing, shipping, and- fishing industries, and the transportation 
 facilities" of the U. S. Its powers and functions include the tak- 
 ing of the census; administration of the light-houses service; mak- 
 ing coast and geodetic surveys; collection and publication of 
 statistics on foreign and domestic commerce, also their development; 
 investigation of cost production; inspection of steam-boats and 
 enforcement of laws relating thereto; propagation and distribution 
 of useful food fishes and the supervision of the Alaskan fur-seal 
 and salmon industries; jurisdiction over merchant vessels; stand- 
 ardization of weights and measures; development and regulation of 
 commercial radio and aeronautics; and formulation of regulations 
 (in conjunction with the Treasury and Agriculture departments) for 
 the enforcement of the Food and Drug Act and the Insecticide Act. 
 
 The publications of this department are of general inter- 
 est, and of special value to the business man and manufacturer. 
 Some of them are indespensible library reference tools, being the 
 sources of statistical and other data found in ordinary encyclope- 
 dias, yearbooks and almanacs. For the most part only limited edi- 
 tions of the publications are issued* 
 
 Publications 
 
 383.8 U. S. Commerce, department of 
 
 Un3cr Annual report, 1903-date. 
 
 Brief administrative report with abstract of bureau reports. Full 
 
 reports of bureau chiefs have not been included since 1921. 
 
 The present secretary of Commerce, Mr. Herbert Hoover, is 
 responsible for a number of miscellaneous publications of interest 
 and value, such as 
 
 . Business cycles and unemployment: report 
 
 and recommendations of a Committee of Presidents -Con- 
 ference on unemployment,, with foreword by Herbert Hoover, 
 1923. 
 
 . History of prices during war ..... (Publish- 
 ed in cooperation with War Industries Board) 
 
 Problems of American commerce and industry: 
 
 an analysis by Herbert Hoover 1921 
 
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 13 
 
 Trade association activities (with introduc- 
 tion "by Herbert Hoover ... bibliography by H. H. B. 
 Meyer) ... under direction of Julius Klein, director of 
 Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, 
 
 Publications division. 
 List of publications of the department of commerce 
 
 available for distribution, (annual) 
 A monthly list is also issued. 
 
 Aeronautics Branch 
 
 Under the Air Commerce Act of May 29, 1926, the secretary 
 of Commerce is charged with the encouragement and regulation oi 
 the use of aircraft in commerce. 
 
 U. S. Aeronautics Branch 
 
 Air Commerce regulations, effective Dec. 51, ly^o, 
 with section amended and effective Mar. 22, 1927 
 
 Index. 1927. 
 
 Airway bulletin. 
 
 Aeronautical bulletin no. 527-date, State 
 
 series, 1926-date. 
 This was formerly published by the Air Corps of the War department. 
 
 Census Bureau 
 
 By act of Mar. 1, 1790 "marshals of the judicial cir- 
 cuits of U. S. were required to cause the number of inhabitants 
 within their districts to be taken." This was the first census, 
 but not until 1902 was a permanent organization created to carry 
 on the work. The independent Census Office established in 1902 
 was made a bureau under the department of Commerce and Labor in 
 1903, and in 1913 transferred to the department of Commerce. It 
 is the largest statistical organization in the world, and m ad- 
 dition to taking the decennial census of the U. S. covering popu- 
 lation, agriculture, manufacturing, mines and quarries, it jls con- 
 tinually engaged in compiling statistics on a wide range oi sub- 
 jects, industrial, economic, and social. 
 
 U. S. Census bureau 
 
 Annual report of the director, 1903-date. 
 From 1851-1902 a report of the director of the census was made to 
 the Interior department. 
 
 . Bulletins. 
 
 Issued irregularly, and consist largely of abstracts _ of reports o* 
 advance sheets of data which are later incorporated in the final 
 
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 report of the Decennial census or in the regular annual, biennial 
 or quinquennial census reports. They are called State, Industry, 
 Abstract, Special or Miscellaneous depending on the character of 
 their contents. There are also intercensal bulletins containing 
 descriptive monographs on various subjects. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 United States census of agriculture, 1925: Missouri, 
 statistics by counties, final figures. 1927. (State 
 bul.) 
 
 Center of population and median lines ... (Misc. bul.) 
 
 Farms and farm property. (Abstract bul.) 
 
 Statistics of Indian population. (Special bul.) 
 
 Q351.2 . Official register of U. S. or "Blue Book" 
 
 Un33* 
 Ref 
 
 Issued biennially in each odd year. Classified list by departments 
 showing officials in the legislative, executive, and judicial 
 branches of the government; also alphabetical list giving name of 
 each person in government service. Does not include army, navy, 
 marine corps, and postal service, nor temporary employees. Dis- 
 continued in 1921 but ordered to be republished (Puolic act 559, 
 068) on or before the first Monday in October of each year. Its 
 distribution is limited to government officials. 
 
 382 . Survey of current business. 
 
 Un32co Compiled by the Bureau of Census. Bureau of Foreign and 
 Ref. Domestic Commerce, and Bureau of Standards. (Monthly} 
 Designed to present currently a monthly picture of business condi- 
 tions in the various lines of trade and industry, so arranged as to 
 facilitate comparisons with other periods k Includes numerous 
 graphs and statistical tables. In order to facilitate its earlier 
 distribution, mimeographed advance sheets are distributed twice a 
 month, about the 20th and at end of month, by the Census Bureau. 
 Indexed in I .A.I . 
 
 Decennial Census, 1790-^1920 . 
 
 The Constitution requires for purposes of apportionment 
 of Representatives in Congress, an enumeration of the population 
 every 10 years. 
 
 Q312.73 U. S. Census Bureau. 1st Census. 
 
 Un3h Heads of families. 1st census of U. S. 12 v. 
 
 Ref. 
 
 There is a volume for each state. The full name of heads of fami- 
 lies is given and the members of each family, classified as free 
 or slave. 
 
 q312 . lst-12th census, 1790-1900. 
 
 Un33c Century of population and growth lst-12th census, 
 
 1790-1900. 7 maps. 
 
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 q312 . 13th Census, 1910. 
 
 Un313 Report c of . the 13th census. 11 v. 
 
 q317.3 
 
 Un313a Abstract of the census, with state supplements. 
 Issued in 53 editions — one without supplement and each of the 
 others with a supplement for each state, territory, and District of 
 Columbia. Contains all the important census statistics in tabular 
 form, with brief text diagrams and maps. All the statistics for 
 any state, its counties, cities, and other civil divisions are col- 
 lected in the Supplement for that state. As a compact reference 
 work of general and local interest the Abstract is more useful and 
 convenient than the voluminous final report. 
 
 q317.3 . 14th Census, 1920. 
 
 Un3l4 Final reports of the 14th census. 1920. 11 v. 
 Ref. v. 1-4 Population, including occupations. 
 
 v. 5-7 Agriculture, including irrigation and drainage. 
 
 v. 8-10 Manufactures, including forestry and forest prod- 
 ucts, 
 
 v. 11 Mines and quarries, including petroleum and 
 natural gas wells. 
 Most of the chapters in these volumes have been reprinted as sepa- 
 rates and issued as bulletins. 
 
 q317.3 Abstract of the Census, 1920. 
 
 Un314a 
 
 Contains the principal census statistics for the U. S. as a whole, 
 for each state and principal cities. The statistics are printed 
 under the general headings used in the volumes of the final report. 
 
 State compendiums. 
 
 Contain for each state all of the census results published for the 
 state, its cities and civil divisions with the purpose of furnish- 
 ing in convenient form the Statistics of that state. Similar to 
 the State supplements in the Abstracts of the 13th Census. 
 
 q317.3 Statistical Atlas of U. S.-for 
 
 Un3l4s 14th Census. 1924. 
 Ref. 
 
 , Monographs . 
 
 Designed to interpret adequately, in somewhat popular form, some of 
 
 the more important subjects covered by the census inquiries. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 312.73 Increase in population in the U. S. 1910-1920, study of 
 
 Un3i changes ... by William Rossiter 1922. (Census monograph l) 
 
 Immigrants and their children, 1920; study based on cen- 
 sus statistics relative to foreign born and native white 
 of foreign and mixed parentage: by Niles Carpenter. 1927. 
 (Census monograph 8) 
 
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 Other decennial reports . 
 
 The bureau is required by law to publish reports every 
 ten years on the subjects of wealth, debt and taxation; religious 
 bodies; benevolent institutions; insane and feeble minded in hos- 
 pitals and institutions; prisoners and juvenile delinquents; 
 paupers in almshouses. 
 Ex. 
 
 336.73 
 
 Un32w 
 1923 
 Ref . 
 
 365 
 Un33p 
 1923 
 Ref. 
 
 . Wealth, public debt, and taxation 1923. 
 
 (In 4 parts; 1. Estimated national wealth, 2. Public debt 
 3. Assessed valuation and tax levies, 4. Digest of state 
 laws relating to taxation and revenue. 
 
 Prisoners, 1923; Crime conditions in the U. 
 
 S. as reflected in census statistics of imprisoned of- 
 fenders. 
 
 Quinquennial reports are made on 
 
 Agriculture. (5 years following the Decennial Gensus) 
 Manufactures, (in years divisible by 5) 
 
 Electrical industries, including electric light and power 
 stations, street and electric railways, telephone 
 and telegraphs. 
 Ex. 
 
 q537.831 
 
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 1920. 
 
 Central electric light and power stations— 
 
 Biennial reports are made on 
 
 Manufactured products. (for 1921, 1923, 1925. 1927, and 
 
 for every 10 years after each said years) 
 Special industries. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 Clay-products industries, clay products (other than pot- 
 tery and nonclay refractories, pottery, and sand-lime 
 brick. 1924. 
 
 Annual reports are made on 
 
 Birth statistics, mortality statistics, marriage and 
 divorce, financial statistics of cities and of states, and general 
 statistics of cities. 
 Ex. 
 
 q336.73 
 
 Un3a 30,000. 1923 
 
 q336.73 
 
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 q317.3 
 
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 • Financial statistics of cities of over 
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 . Financial statistics of states. 1924. 
 
 Mortality statistics, 1923. 
 
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 ed, as 
 
 Many special and miscellaneous reports have been publish- 
 
 Hospitals and dispensaries, 1923. 
 
 Mortality from cancer and other malignant tumors in 
 
 Registration areas in 1914. 
 Statistical directory of State institutions for defective, 
 
 dependent, and delinquent classes. 1913. 
 Instructions for compiling criminal statistics, manual 
 
 for use of penal institutions, police departments, 
 
 courts, prosecutors, and parole and probation 
 
 agencies. 1927, 
 Census publications: 1790-1916. 
 
 Coast and Geodetic Survey 
 
 Congress 
 under the Treasury 
 layed its work for 
 Coast and Geodetic 
 graphic positions 
 
 authorized the 
 department in 
 many years. I 
 Survey and its 
 and other data 
 
 establishment of a Coast Survey 
 1807 but various interferences de- 
 n 1878 its designation became 
 
 scope enlarged to furnish geo- 
 to the State surveys. It was 
 
 transferred to the Commerce and Labor department in 1903 and 
 Commerce department in 1913. "It 
 cal information for use of marine 
 tidal waters of U. S. or its doss 
 
 to the 
 publishes charts and other nauti- 
 rs traversing any of the navigable 
 essions." . 
 
 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 
 
 Annual report of the director, 1904-date. 
 A bound volume with numerous plates and maps, describing in some 
 detail the work of the bureau relating to geodesy, hydrography and 
 topography, terrestrial magnetism, tides and currents. 
 
 . U. S. Coast Pilots. 
 
 Contain descriptions of the coasts and harbors, aids to navigation, 
 harbor regulations and facilities, and other information for mari- 
 ners, corrected to date of issue. The following ones are included: 
 Atlantic Coast; Pacific coast - Alaska, California, Oregon, and 
 Washington; and West Indies. 
 
 . Coast pilot notes. Hawaiian Islands. 
 
 . Inside route pilot (Atlantic and Gulf coasts) 
 
 Contains information similar to that found in coast pilots, but 
 designed particularly for use of motor-boatmen on the inside waters 
 of the coast. 
 
 Geodetic work in U. S. 1926. 
 
 Results of observations made at Coast and 
 
 Geodetic Survey magnetic observatories. 
 Published for 6 stations in U. S., Alaska, Hawaii, 
 
 and Porto Rico 
 
 . Special publications. 
 
 Valuable series of a highly scientific nature. Describe methods 
 and results in tri angulation, theory and application of principles 
 
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93- . 
 
 of map projection, results of investigations in gravity, terres- 
 trial magnetism, hydrography, etc. and other phases of Coast and 
 Geodetic Survey work. 
 Ex. 
 
 991.4 Atlas of Philippine Islands, 1900. (Special publication 
 
 Ps4 No. 3) 
 
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 Elements of map projection, with applications to map and 
 chart construction: by C. H. Deetz and 0. S. Adams. 
 (Special Publication 68) 
 
 Geographic dictionary of Virgin Islands of U. S. by J. Wi 
 McGuire. (Special Publication 103; serial 269) 
 
 Earthquake investigation in U. S. by E. L. Jones, (Serial 
 304) 1935. 
 
 . Tide tables, U. S, and foreign ports. 1926. 
 
 526 . Catalogues of Charts, coast pilots, and 
 
 Un3e tide tables. Issued frequently; a separate catalogue 
 for Philippine Islands. 
 
 List and catalogue of publications, 1816- 
 
 1902, by E. L. Burchard 1903-8, with Supplement to 1908. 
 Digest of Geodetic publications (for special 
 
 states and areas) 
 
 Bureau of Fisheries 
 
 Established in 1871 as the Fish Commission. Made a bureau 
 in the department of Commerce and Labor in 1903 and transferred to 
 the Commerce department in 1913. Its function is to develop and 
 protect the fisheries of U. S. and Alaska, 
 
 639 U. Si, Fisheries, bureau of 
 
 Un3r Annual report of the commissioner, 1871-date* 
 
 639 , Documents, 
 
 Un3do 
 
 These are appendices to the annual reports issued as separates. 
 They contain semi popular articles on distribution of fish, on 
 special features of investigation or fish cultural work, and sta- 
 tistics on fisheries, canned fish, etc. There are two annual sub- 
 series: Fishery industries of U. S. and Fishery and fur industries 
 of Alaska. 
 
 Ex. Pearl essence: its history, chemistry, and technology. 1925. 
 (Fisheries Document 989) 
 
 639 . Bulletins. 
 
 qUn3b 
 
 Annual or biennial monographs with numerous illustrations and plates 
 
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 aquatic life, marine and fresh-water biological explorations, fish- 
 cultural methods, fishery practices, etc. 
 Ex. Commercial sponges and the sponge fisheries (Bui. 28). 
 
 639 « Economic circulars. 
 
 Un3e 
 
 Popular leaflets on economic phases of the fishery question, partic- 
 ularly food supply. Frequently include recipes for cooking the 
 less well known kinds. 
 
 Ex. Canned salmon, cheaper than meats, and why, including 50 test- 
 ed recipes (Econ. cir. 11). 
 Oysters: an important health food. 1925. (Econ. cir. 58) 
 
 . Statistical bulletins. 
 
 Numbered broadsides including monthly statements of quantities and 
 values of fishery products landed at various ports, Boston, 
 Gloucester, Seattle, Portland, Me,, by American vessels, tables on 
 various subjects, etc, 
 Ex. Fisheries of Mississippi river and tributaries, 1922. 
 
 Index . Analytical subject bibliography of publica- 
 tions of Bureau of Fisheries 1871-1920, by R. M. E. Mac 
 Donald. 1921. (Fisheries document 899) 
 
 A list of new publications is issued irregularly. 
 
 Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce 
 
 Foreign trade statistics were collected and published as 
 early as 1820 by the Register of the Treasury from data gathered by 
 collectors of customs. In 1866 a Bureau of Statistics was establish 
 ed in the Treasury department to take over and enlarge the scope of 
 the work to include agriculture, manufactures, and domestic trade. 
 In 1874 a Bureau of Statistics (later called Bureau of Foreign Com- 
 merce) was also established in the State department to continue 
 the report on commercial conditions in foreign countries and other 
 trade information (collected by our diplomatic and consular of- 
 ficers) which the secretary of State was required to present annual- 
 ly to Congress. These two bureaus were consolidated in 1903 and 
 placed in the Department of Commerce and Labor. A Bureau of Manu- 
 factures established in the department of Commerce and Labor, 1903, 
 "to foster, develop and promote manufacturing industries in U. S." 
 and their markets, was in 1912 merged with the Bureau of statistics 
 and became the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce in the De- 
 partment of Commerce, 
 
 The chief purpose of this bureau is "the collection and 
 dissemination of timely foreign-trade information." It collects 
 its information through commercial attaches, resident and other 
 trade commissioners, and consular officers of the State department, 
 all stationed in foreign countries; and through research workers 
 and tariff specialists in Washington who compile information from 
 official and confidential reports. 
 
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 382 U. S. Foreign and Domestic Commerce Bureau 
 Un32 Report of the director, 1913-date. 
 
 Contains description of the "bureau's work in the collection and dis- 
 semination of information relating to foreign markets for American 
 goods, with comments on world trade and economic conditions. 
 
 382 . Commerce reports, weekly survey of foreign 
 
 Un32da trade, reports from American consular officers and repre- 
 Ref. sentatives of Department of Commerce in foreign countries. 
 
 1910-date. 
 Being the continuation of the former Weekly Consular and Trade Re- 
 ports (1910-15), and the Daily Consular Reports (1915-21). Since 
 Sept, 1921, a weekly journal, and the most important medium for the 
 dissemination of data on American trade resources in foreign 
 countries. Indexed in P.A.I.S. and selected ones in E.I. The 
 bureau also issues a quarterly index. 
 
 381 . Commerce Yearbook, 1923-date. 
 
 Un32com 
 
 Ref. 
 
 "Each issue contains an authoritative review of the economic year 
 throughout the world from the point of view of American industry 
 and commerce." Important trade statistics and data are tabulated 
 and analyzed and summaries are given of the principal industries, 
 transportation, finances, etc. of U. S. A valuable reference book. 
 
 q380 . Foreign commerce and navigation. 
 
 Un37 
 
 Annual statement in 2 v. of foreign commerce of U. S., stating 
 countries from which each article or class of articles is imported, 
 and to which each article or class of articles is exported, during 
 a five-year period; also statements showing movements of merchandise 
 and of gold and silver by customs districts, imports for consumption, 
 and other details of trade movements with foreign countries. From 
 1865-1903 published by the Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury de- 
 partment. 
 
 382 m , Monthly summary of foreign commerce of U. S. 
 
 Un32mo 
 
 Ref. 
 
 Since April 1921 in two parts: pt. 1 gives imports and domestic 
 exports by articles and principal countries, pt. 2 give total 
 values by countries and by customs districts, movements of gold and 
 silver, etc. 
 
 317 . Statistical abstract of the U. S. 1878-date. 
 
 Un3s 
 
 Ref. 
 
 Annual volume of statistics. Contains tables giving in condensed 
 
 form statistics collected by various government agencies on all 
 
 forms of activity and progress in the U. S,, with a few figures for 
 
 foreign countries. A valuable reference book. 
 
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 (See Bureau of the Census) 
 
 Since July 1924 the publications of this bureau dealing 
 with particular markets, commodities, or trade problems have been 
 issued in 3 series of bulletins: Trade Promotion Series, Trade 
 Information Bulletins, and Domestic Commerce Series. Formerly this 
 material was issued as Special Agents Series, Special Commerce Re- 
 ports, Miscellaneous Series, Tariff Series, Industrial Standards 
 Series, or Electrical Standard Series. 
 
 381 • Domestic Commerce series. 
 
 Un32d 
 
 Studies relating to domestic merchandising problems, both wholesale 
 
 and retail. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 Market research agencies; a guide to publications and 
 activities relating to domestic marketing. 1926. (Dom. 
 Com. ser. no. 6) 
 This bulletin lists the research activities and publications issued 
 by federal departments and bureaus, state governments, advertising 
 agencies, chambers of commerce associations, foundations, magazines 
 and universities, and has a detailed subject index which makes it a 
 useful reference tool. 
 
 Great Lakes-to-ocean waterways: some economic aspects of 
 the Great Lakes-St. Laurence, Lakes-to-Hudson and all- 
 American waterway projects. 1927. (Dom. Com. ser. no, 4) 
 
 Commercial and industrial organizations of U. S. 1926. 
 (Dom. Com. ser. 5) 
 Supercedes Miscellaneous ser* 99* 
 
 382 . Trade information bulletins. 
 
 Un32t 
 
 Contain reports of temporary interest on a specific market, trade 
 problem, or commodity. The Survey of World Trade in Agricultural 
 Products authorized by the 68th Congress is published in this series 
 Ex. 
 
 German iron and steel industry: by C. E. Herring, 1923. 
 
 (Trade Information Ser. 96) 
 
 Marketing cotton for export ... no. 11 in World Trade in 
 agricultural products. 1924. (Trade Information ser. 
 288) 
 
 Retail store planning. 1924. (Trade Information ser. 
 291) 
 
 Indexed in I.A.I, and selected ones in A.I. and E.I. 
 
 382 _____ • Trade promotion series, 1924-date. 
 
 Un32tr 
 
 Supercedes Special agents Series, Special consular Reports, and Mis- 
 cellaneous Series. Monographs containing results of major studies 
 
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 or investigations that have a more or less permanent value* 
 Ex. 
 
 Commercial travelers' guide to the Far East ... 1926. 
 
 (Trade Promotion ser. 29) 
 Gives details regarding routes, commercial centers, currency, banks, 
 social life, and other information of use to all travelers in the 
 Orient. 
 
 Siberia: Its resources and possibilities, by Boris 
 Baievsky. 1926. (Trade Promotion ser. 36) 
 
 China; commercial and industrial handbook, by Julian 
 Arnold, 1926. (Trade Promotion ser. 38) 
 Supercedes miscellaneous ser. no. 84 Commercial Handbook of China. 
 
 International trade in coffee, by M. L. Bynum. 1926. 
 (Trade Promotion ser. 37) 
 Account of the coffee industry in chief producing countries of world 
 
 Indexed in I.A.I. 
 
 . Industrial standards series. 
 
 Standard specifications adopted by the American Society for Testing 
 materials. A bilingual edition is prepared in the Bureau of Stand- 
 ards. 
 
 Ex. Purity of boiled linseed oil from North American seed. 
 rev. 1915. (Spanish-English edition, no. 58) 
 
 There is also an electrical standards series issued by 
 this bureau which contain Spanish translations of standards adopted 
 by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. 
 
 This bureau also issued for frequent and prompt statisti- 
 cal service an increasing quantity of material in mimeographed form. 
 This is distributed to a limited number of firms: 
 Ex. Weekly wheat imports from Canada 
 
 Weekly statistics of wool imports 
 
 Foreign Automotive Trade items 
 
 Weekly notes on foodstuffs 'round the world 
 
 Lists of foreign buyers, etc. 
 
 Index 
 
 ___ » Catalogue of publications of the Bureau of 
 
 Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 1936. (Title on cover 
 reads: Foreign Trade Bulletins) 
 
 A list of all publications issued by the bureau 1906-Oct. 1926, with 
 subject index. Published about once a year. 
 
 Bureau of Lighthouses 
 
 Prior to 1852 the lighthouses were under the supervision 
 of the Treasury department. In this year a Lighthouse Board was 
 established which was later made a bureau in the Commerce and Labor 
 
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 It publishes annually Buoy Lists and Light Lists for each 
 of the various lighthouse districts. These are for use of pilots, 
 mariners, and local authorities. They include all lights and fog 
 signals, lighthouses, light ships, etc. It also issues, jointly 
 with the Coast and Geodetic Survey, weekly notices to mariners. 
 
 U. S. Lighthouses Bureau 
 
 Annual report, 1852-date. 
 
 Bureau of Mines 
 
 Organized in 1910 as a bureau in the Interior department 
 taking over .work previously carried on by the Geological Survey and 
 transferred' to Commerce in 1925. Under the provisions of the same 
 order by which this bureau was transferred, the Division of Mineral 
 Resources of the Geological Survey was also transferred to the Com- 
 merce department. It is charged with the investigation of mining 
 methods, safety appliances, accident prevention, elimination of 
 waste; with tests and analysis of coals, ores, and other minerals; 
 with administration of regulations governing the production of coal, 
 oil, gas, and phosphate from lands mined under government lease; 
 and with other technological investigations relative to the mining 
 industry. 
 
 U. S. Mines, bureau of 
 
 Annual report of the director, 1910-date. 
 Includes an outline of work of the bureau and investigations being 
 carried on in the laboratories and experiment stations under its 
 direction. 
 
 622.09 . Bulletins, 1910-date, 
 
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 Eng. 
 
 Present in detail results of technical and scientific investigations 
 in mining and metallurgical methods. Of interest chiefly to engi- 
 neers, chemists, and mine officials. 
 Ex. 
 
 Explosion hazards from use of pulverized coal at industri-* 
 . al plants; by L. D. Tracy. 1925, (Bui. 242) (Includes 
 
 lists of Mines Bureau publications on powdered coal) 
 
 Possibilities for commercial utilization of peat ... 1926. 
 (Bui. 253) 
 
 Coal mine fatalities in U. S. 1925 ... 1926. (Bui. 275) 
 
 622.6 . Miner's Circulars, 1911-date, 
 
 Un32mi 
 Eng. 
 
 Deal with such practical matters as accident prevention, rescue and 
 first aid methods, safe-guarding health and other topics that dir- 
 ectly concern workers in mines, mills, and metallurgical plants. 
 Written in simple, non-technical language. 
 
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 . Technical papers. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 622.09 
 
 Un32t 
 
 Shorter and less formal than the Bulletins. Contain preliminary 
 notices of results of detailed investigations or describe incident- 
 al investigations. 
 
 Ex. Methods of analyzing coal and coke ... 3d ed. rev. 1926. 
 (Technical paper 8) 
 
 . Mineral resources of U. S. 
 
 353 
 
 Un3 
 Geol. 
 
 Issued annually in 2 parts; pt. 1 metals, pt. 2 non-metals. Con- 
 tains statistics of mineral production by quantities and values, 
 and notes on mineral resources. Advance sheets are issued, usual- 
 ly a chapter on some particular metal. Before 1925 Mineral Re- 
 sources was published by the Geological Survey. 
 
 Ex. Iron ore, pig iron, and steel in 1925 ... 1926. (From 
 Mineral Resources 1925, pt. 1) 
 
 Descriptive list of motion-picture films and 
 
 plan of distribution, July 1926. 
 (Films may be obtained from Bureau of Mines Experiment Station, 
 Pittsburgh, Pa. or from other distributing centers) 
 
 A622 
 Un32m 
 
 Publications of Bureau of Mines, July, 1927. 
 
 Annual list, containing notes on some publications, and a list of 
 motion picture films with regulations for borrowing. 
 
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 tions, July 1927. 
 
 Index to Bureau of Mines publica- 
 
 Navigation Bureau 
 
 Created in 1884 in Treasury department, transferred to 
 e and Labor department in 1903 and to Commerce in 1913. It 
 ters the navigation laws enacted for the purpose of super- 
 and regulating the merchant marine of U. S., and such acts 
 Passenger Act of 1882, which provides for the welfare and 
 of steerage passengers coming into or leaving U. S. ports; 
 io Communication Act of 1912 (recently taken over by newly 
 ed Radio Division); and certain neutrality laws. 
 
 387 U. S. Navigation Bureau 
 
 Un35i Annual report of the commissioner. 1884-date. 
 In addition to usual administrative report there are usually com- 
 ments and statistics on American merchant marine, world shipping, 
 wages of seamen, etc. 
 
 387.05 
 
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 of 500 gross tons and over. 
 
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 etc. of sailing vessels, monthly. 
 
 387 . Annual list of merchant vessels of U. S. 
 
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 Alphabetical list of all merchant vessels owned by government. List 
 
 also arranged by signal letters by which they may be recognized at 
 
 sea. 
 
 387 . Merchant Marine statistics ... 1924, 1925. 
 
 Un4m (Formerly published in annual report) 
 
 • Navigation laws of U. S. 
 
 Quadrennial, with an annual supplement. 
 
 384 . Radio service. 
 
 Un34r List of radio stations of U. S. 1913-date. 
 Annually in 2 separate pamphlets: Commercial and government sta- 
 tions, and Amateur stations. 
 
 621.363 . Radio communication laws. 
 
 Un3a 
 
 Contain laws of U. S., international radiotelegraphic convention 
 signed London, 1912, and regulations governing radio operators and 
 use of radio apparatus on ships and on land. 
 
 621.363 _. Regulation. (Separate, annual publication) 
 
 Un3r 
 
 (These publications will probably be issued in the future by the 
 Radio Division) 
 
 Patent Office 
 
 Authority to grant letters patent was vested jointly in 
 the secretaries of State and War, and the Attorney General, by act of 
 1790, although they were recorded in the State department. A Pat- 
 ent Office was established in 1836 attached to the State department, 
 being transferred to the Interior department in 1849, and to the 
 Commerce department in 1925. 
 
 608 U. S. Patent Office 
 
 Un35 Annual report of the commissioner, 1837-date. 
 
 Contains a brief administrative report (also issued separately), de- 
 cisions of the commissioner, and alphabetical lists of patents, of 
 patentees, of registrants, of trade-marks, of labels, of inventions, 
 of prints, of disclaimers, etc. These alphabetical lists form an 
 annual index to the Patent Office Gazette (see following). Under 
 each list reference is made to date of Patent Office Gazette and 
 number of the entry of the patent, trade mark, etc. 
 
 6 °8 . * Official Gazette, 1872-date. (Weekly) 
 
 Un350 
 
 Contains in numerical order the patents, trade-marks, designs, and 
 
 labels issued each week; also decisions of commissioner Patents and 
 
I- •* 
 
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 106 
 
 of U. S. courts in patent cases. An a nnual index of patents will 
 hereafter (1927) be published in 2 parts, one on patents and one 
 on trade-marks. 
 
 608 . Manual of classification of patents ... 1923. 
 
 Un3m " 
 
 Various articles which may be patented are grouped under broad 
 subjects and are arranged accordingly in the Official Gazette. 
 Changes in classification are given in the bulletins. (See follow- 
 ing) 
 
 608 . Classification bulletins. 
 
 Un3de 
 
 Issued semi-annually. Containing classification of subjects of in- 
 vention revised by the Classification Division. 
 
 . Decisions of Commissioner of patents and of 
 
 U. S, courts in patent and trade-mark and copy-right 
 cases. 
 Compiled annually from the weekly Official Gazette. 
 
 . Patent laws. 
 
 Pamphlets issued from time to time, containing laws with Rules of 
 practice. 
 
 Specifications and drawings of patents may be bought in 
 single copies (10 cents each). Trade-mark sections and decisions 
 leaflet are also sold separately. 
 
 Indexes A variety of indexes, giving a complete view of the work 
 of the Fatent Office from 1790 to date are obtainable 
 from the Superintendent of Documents (25 cents to $10.00 
 per volume) 
 
 Radio Division 
 
 In 1927 all the radio activities of the government, ex- 
 cept those of purely scientific nature handled by the Bureau of 
 Standards, have been consolidated under one head called the Radio 
 Division. 
 
 621.36305 U. S. Radio Division, 
 
 UN Radio service bulletin, 1913-date. 
 
 Monthly, containing additions and corrections to the list of radio 
 
 stations and items of general interest in connection with radio 
 
 operation* Formerly (before 1927) published by the Navigation 
 
 Bureau. Indexed in I.A.I. 
 
 Bureau of Standards 
 
 A National Bureau of Standards was established in 1901 in 
 the Treasury department, but official standards had been entrusted 
 to the Coast and Geodetic Survey since 1832 where the work was car- 
 ried on until this bureau was established. In 1903 it was transfer- 
 red to the Department of Commerce and Labor, and was called the 
 
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 Bureau of Standards. In 1913 it was transferred to the Commerce 
 department. In addition to tests and comparisons made by the bu- 
 reau, its work includes such researches as are involved in the 
 establishment and the development of measuring instruments and meth- 
 ods of measurements, the determination of physical constants, and 
 the properties of materials. 
 
 389 U. S. Standards, bureau of 
 
 Un36m Annual report, 1903-date. 
 
 Describes in detail the various lines of scientific work carried on 
 
 in this bureau. 
 
 389.5 . Circulars. 
 
 UNC 
 
 Eng. . 
 
 Deal chiefly with standards of weights, measures and materials es- 
 tablished by the bureau. Fairly popular. 
 
 How to get better service with less natural gas in domes- 
 tic gas appliances. 1921. (Cir* 116) 
 
 Sources of elementary radio information. 2d ed. 1923. 
 (Cir. 122) 
 
 Construction and operation of a simple homemade radio re- 
 ceiving outfit. 1922. (Cir. 120) 
 
 Indexed in I.A.I, and E.I. 
 
 600 . Handbook series. 
 
 UnSh 
 
 Include manual of inspection and safety codes. 
 
 Ex 
 
 Safety rules for radio installation 1926. (Handbook no. 9) 
 
 National electrical safety code. 3d ed. 1920. (Hand- 
 book 3) 
 
 389 . Miscellaneous publications. 
 
 Un39m 
 
 Deal with subjects not included in other regular series of bureau 
 
 publications, such as conferences, etc. 
 
 Ex 
 
 Household weights and measures* 2d ed. 1920. (Misc. 
 
 Publ. 39) 
 
 ... Adjust your headlight. Simple instructions for better 
 road light and minimize glare. 1925. (Misc. Publ. 68) 
 
 Standards Yearbook, 1927. (with list of references) 1927. 
 (Misc. Publ. 77) 
 
 500 , Scientific papers of the Bureau of Standards, 
 
 Un4s v. 15-date, 1919-date. 
 
L - • • 
 
 fj . '. ';,.,. 
 
 t .-•; 
 
 ..V.- is:, 
 
 ,'-''/ 1 » 
 
17-0 
 
 .108 
 
 Formerly called bulle tins (1904-19, v. 1-14). Issued as separates 
 and in bound form at the end of the year. They give briefly results 
 of the bureau's researches in heat, optics, electri-city, engineer- 
 ing physics, metallurgy, ceramics, and other highly technical phases 
 of weights and measures work, with descriptions of methods and in- 
 struments. Indexed in I.A.I, and E.I. 
 Ex 
 
 Spectral energy distribution of light emitted by plants 
 and animals ... 1926. (Scientific Paper 538, from v. 21) 
 
 Decennial index to bulletins, 
 
 v, 1-10, 1904-1914, 1915. (Scientific paper 330, v. 15) 
 
 605 Technical news bulletin. 1925-date. Monthly. 
 
 UN 
 
 Eng. 
 
 660 . Technologic papers of the Bureau of Standards 
 
 Un3 
 
 Uniform in style and size with Scientific papers, now (beginning 
 with v. 16, no. 203) issued in bound form as well as separately. 
 Present the results of investigations dealing with subjects of in- 
 dustrial importance, such as structural materials, paints, and oils, 
 leather and" fabrics, gas and electric appliances, etc. Indexed in 
 I.A.I, and E.I. 
 Ex. 
 
 Reclamation of gasoline used in dry cleaning ... 1925, 
 
 (Technologic paper 280) 
 
 Aeronautic instruments. 1923. (Technologic paper 237) 
 
 Sound proofing of department houses ... 1927. (Technolog- 
 ic paper 337, v. 21) 
 
 389 . Simplified practice: Recommendations 1922- 
 
 Un36si date, 
 Eng. 
 
 Ex. Commercial forms (invoice, inquiry, and purchase order) 
 (Simplified practice r ecommendat ion no. 37) 
 
 Simplified practice: what it is and what it offers. Sum- 
 mary of activities of the division of simplified practice 
 and of services it offers to American industries. 1924. 
 (Misc.) 
 Title on cover is: Elimination of waste, simplified practice, com- 
 mercial forms, etc. 
 
 The Bureau of Standards also issued two series of publica- 
 tions of technical and popular character called: 
 
 Limitation of variety recommendation. (On such material 
 as paints and varnishes, etc.) 
 
 Building Code recommendations. 
 Ex. A zoing primer; by advisory committee on zoning ... 1922. 
 
18-0 
 
 How to own your own home 
 owners . . , 1923 . 
 
 109 
 
 a handbook for prospective home 
 
 331.83 
 
 Un32h 
 
 Indexes 
 
 A389 U. S. Standards, bureau of 
 
 Un32p Publications ... 7th ed. Complete from establish- 
 
 Ref . ment of bureau (1901) to JunelO, 1925. (Circular of Bur. 
 
 of Standard no. 24) 1925* 
 Gives full description of contents of each publication and a subject 
 index of all publications included. An annual supplement, also 
 with subject index is published. These supplements will eventually 
 be cumulated. 
 
 A list of new publications, in post card form, is also is- 
 sued monthly. 
 
 Steamboat Inspection Service 
 
 Begun as early as 1838 "to provide for the better security 
 of passengers on steamboats. This service enforces the steamboat 
 inspection laws and certain other provisions designed to secure the 
 safety of passengers and cargo in water transportation. ' It was 
 organized as a bureau in 1852 in Treasury department, and transfer- 
 red to Commerce from the Commerce and Labor department in 1913. 
 
 In addition to an annual report it publishes general rules 
 and regulations, laws governing the Service, and pilot rules. These 
 are for official use. 
 
 Inter American High Commission— U* S. Section 
 
 Formerly called the International High Commission, it was 
 organized 1916 on recommendation of 1st Pan American Financial Con- 
 ference to bring about more uniform and stable commercial and finan- 
 cial relations between U, S, and Latin America. The Secretary of 
 the Department of Commerce is the chairman of this Commission and 
 all reports are made to him. (See also State department; Interna- 
 tional Congresses) 
 
 References on the Department of Commerce 
 
 Institute for government Research 
 Service monographs: 
 
 527 No. 16 Coast and Geodetic survey ... by G. A. Weber. 1923. 
 VJ38c 
 
 382 " 29 
 Sch44b 
 
 614.865" 40 
 W431 
 
 Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce ... by L. F. 
 Schmeckebier and G* A. Weber* 1924 
 
 Lighthouse service, its history, activities and or- 
 ganization, by George Weiss. 1926 
 
 622 " 
 P871b 
 
 3 Bureau of mines „ . . by F. W. Powell* 1922. 
 

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 .10 
 
 608 No. 31 
 W38p 
 
 Patent Office ... by 6. A. Weber. 1934. 
 
 614.864" 
 Sh8s 
 
 389 " 
 
 W38b 
 
 317.3 
 
 Un3s 
 
 q526 
 Un3s 
 No. 32 
 
 353.8 
 Un3d 
 
 382 
 
 Un4R 
 
 317.3 
 
 Un34r 
 
 389 
 
 Un36b 
 
 8 
 35 
 
 Steamboat inspection service ... by L. M. Short 
 1922. 
 
 Bureau of standards ... by G* A. Weber. 1925. 
 
 U. S. Census bureau 
 
 Story of the census: 1790-1916. 
 
 1913 
 
 Work of the permanent census bureau; 1902- 
 
 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 
 
 Description of work, methods and organization «.. 
 (Special publ. 32, rev. ed. serial 287) 1925. 
 
 U, S. Commerce, department of 
 
 The department of commerce. 1915. (Panama-Pacific 
 International Exposition edition) 
 
 . Report of the Presidents 1 Agricultural Con- 
 ference: Activities of the departments which are of 
 service to the agricultural industry. 1925. 
 
 U. S, Efficiency Bureau 
 
 ... Statistical work of the United States Government 
 ... 1922* (census bureau) 
 
 U. S. Standards, bureau of 
 
 Supplement to exhibit of Bureau of Standards at 
 Brazil Centennial Exposition, Rio de Janeiro, 1922-23. 
 
 Checklist p. 
 
 Everhart p. 
 
 Guerrier p. 
 
 Swant on p . 
 
 Schmeckebier p. 
 
 Thorpe p. 
 
 313- 75 
 
 79-100 
 169-185 
 
 99-115 
 
 10-142 et al 
 383-492 
 
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 111 
 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
 
 By an act of 1884 a Bureau of Labor was created in the 
 Interior department which was enlarged in 1888 and made into an in- 
 dependent establishment called the Department of Labor, but without 
 a cabinet officer at its head. When the Department of Commerce and 
 Labor was organized in 1903 this so called Labor department was 
 transferred to it and became the Bureau of Labor again. "A con- 
 tinued and insistent demand that the wage earners be accorded repre- 
 sentation in the cabinet of the president resulted in the enactment 
 of a law, aporoved by President Taft, Mar. 4, 1913, creating a 
 Department of Labor." To the new department was transferred the 
 old Bureau of Labor, but with its name changed to Bureau of Labor 
 Statistics. 
 
 The purpose of the Labor department is "to foster, pro- 
 mote, and develop the welfare of wage earners of the U. S. , to im- 
 prove their working conditions and to advance their opportunities 
 for profitable employment." It also includes among its duties 
 supervision over matters pertaining to immigration, naturalization, 
 and welfare of women and children. As a result largely of war 
 conditions three important services were established in this de- 
 partment (1918) under the direct supervision of the secretary: 
 1. The Conciliation Service, 2. U. S. Employment Service, 3. U. S. 
 Housing Corporation, The latter service will doubtless cease to 
 exist when the funds over which it has control are all expended. 
 The U. S. Employment Service is now a distinct unit of the depart- 
 ment, and the Conciliation Service is more and more called upon to 
 exercise its good offices in the adjustment of industrial disputes. 
 Since the activities of this department deal with the welfare of 
 men, women and children, its publications are of wide, general 
 interest and intended for popular use. 
 
 Publications 
 
 331 U. S. Labor, department of 
 
 Un36 Annual report, 1913-date . 
 
 Labor reports from 1884-1888 were made to the Interior department; 
 from 1889-1903 to Congress; from 1903-1913 to the Commerce and 
 Labor department. Contains brief administrative report with ab- 
 stracts of bureau reports. 
 
 Index to all reports issued by 
 
 bureaus of labor statistics in the U. S. prior to March 
 1902. 
 
 Children's Bureau 
 
 "The United States Government was the first in the world 
 to recognize the national importance of child welfare by creating 
 a federal Children's Bureau," in 1922, It studies every phase of 
 child welfare and makes reports on the conditions affecting the 
 health, happiness, and prosperity of American childhood. 
 
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 ■3 
 
 _!*. 
 
 362.7 u. S. Children's bureau 
 
 Un3a Annual report , 1922-date . 
 
 362.7 . Bureau publications. 
 
 Un3 
 
 Numbered pamphlets issued in series according to subjects by the 
 
 various divisions of the bureau: 
 
 Care of children series. 
 
 Infant mortality series. 
 
 Dependent, defective and delinquent classes series. 
 
 Industrial series. 
 
 Legal series. 
 
 Rural child welfare series. 
 
 Miscellaneous series, etc. 
 Ex. 
 
 Directory of local child-health agencies in U. S. 
 (Bureau Publication 108) 
 
 Foster-home care for dependent children (with list of 
 references) 1926. (Bureau Publication 136 rev.) 
 
 Prenatal care: by Mrs. Max West, 4th ed. 1926. (Care 
 of children seriesl; Bureau Publication 4) 
 
 Work of children on Illinois farms: by Dorothy Williams 
 and Mary E. Skinner. 1926. (Bureau Publication 168) 
 
 The bureau publishes narrow folders of 8 pages and 
 dodgers of 4 pages containing short popular articles: 
 Ex. 
 
 From school to work, least a State and community should 
 do to protect young workers. 1926. (Folder 6) 
 
 Is your child's birth recorded? 1927 rev. (Dodger no, 3 
 rev.) 
 
 The bureau has charts, posters and moving picture films 
 which may be bought or borrowed, and it publishes special lists for 
 distribution; 
 Ex. 
 
 Juvenile employment and industrial problems of child wel- 
 fare (list of Children's Bureau Publications) 1926. 
 (From List of publications ... Mar. 15, 1926) 
 
 A list of publications is issued about once a year. 
 
 Immigration Bureau 
 
 Organized in 1891 in the Treasury department as the Of- 
 fice of the Superintendent of Immigration. Transferred in 1903 to 
 Commerce and Labor department where, in 1906, it became the Bureau 
 of Immigration and Naturalization. Transferred to the Labor de- 
 partment in 1913 and made into the two separate bureaus of Immigra- 
 tion and of Naturalization. It is charged primarily with the ad- 
 ministration of the immigration laws of U.S., and the Chinese ex- 
 clusion laws. 
 
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 w ' 
 
3~L 
 
 335.1 
 Un343 
 
 U. S. , Immigration Bureau 
 
 Annual report of the commissioner general of immi- 
 gration ... 1913-date. 
 Reports on immigration were made from 1830-1870 by Secretary of 
 State; from 1865-67 were transmitted to State department by com- 
 missioner of Immigration, whose office was abolished in 1868. 
 From 1869-91 reports apueared in annual reports on Foreign Commerce 
 and navigation made by Statistics bureau, Treasury department. 
 
 Immigration laws. 
 
 Printed once or twice a year, with rules of the department. 
 
 Bureau of Labor Statistics 
 
 (See introduction to Department of Labor for history of 
 this bureau. ) 
 
 The duties of the Bureau of Labor Statistics are to 
 "acquire and diffuse among the people of U, S. useful information 
 on subjects connected with labor,... and especially upon its re- 
 lation to capital, to hours of labor, to earnings of laboring men 
 and women, and the means of promoting their material, social, 
 intellectual, and moral prosperity." Its functions are purely 
 educational. 
 
 U, S. Labor statistics bureau 
 A nnual report, 1912-date. 
 
 . Bulletins, 1912-date. 
 
 331 
 
 Un342b 
 
 Published in series according to subjects concerning labor problems 
 in both U.^S. and foreign countries; numbered consecutively: 
 
 ~eries 1, Wholesale prices. 
 
 2, Retail prices and cost of living. 
 
 3, Wages and hours of labor. 
 
 4, Employment and unemployment. 
 
 5, Women in industry. 
 
 6, Workmen's insurance and compensation. 
 
 7, Industrial accidents and hygiene. 
 
 8, Conciliation and arbitration. 
 
 9, Labor laws of U. S. 
 
 10, Foreign labor laws. 
 
 11, Vocational education. 
 
 12, Labor as affected by the war, 
 
 13, Miscellaneous series. 
 
 14, Safety Codes. 
 
 Indexed in 
 
 I.A.I, and 
 
 selected 
 
 ones in 
 
 E.I. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 Handbook of American trade-unions 
 Misc. ser.) 
 
 1926. (Bui. 420: 
 
 Growth of legal aid work in U. S. ? a study of our ad- 
 ministration of justice primarily as it affects wage 
 earner, and of agencies designed to improve his position 
 before law, by R. H. Smith 'and J. S. Bradway: with pref-" 
 ace by William Howard Taft. 1926. (Bui. 398: Misc. ser.) 
 
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 ±14 
 
 Retail prices, 1890-1925. 1926. (Bui. 418; Retail price, 
 and cost of living ser.) 
 
 Laws relating to payment of wages ... 1926. (Bui. 408; 
 Labor laws of U. S. ser.) 
 
 Wages and hours of labor in lumber industry in U„ S. , 
 
 1925. 1926. (Bui. 413; Wages and hours of labor ser.) 
 
 Record of industrial accidents in U. S. to 1925 ... 1927. 
 (Bui. 425: Industrial accidents and hygiene ser.) 
 
 331 . Monthly labor review. 1915-date. 
 
 Un342m 
 
 Contains statistical information, advance summaries of bureau in- 
 vestigations, abstracts of state and foreign government reports, 
 decisions of courts affecting labor, new labor laws and special 
 articles on a wide range of labor topics. Reprints of many articler 
 are issued separately. 
 Ex. 
 
 Polish people in United States, selected bibliography ... 
 
 1926. (From monthly labor review, Mar. 1926) 
 
 Prices and cost of living. 1927 ... (From monthly labor 
 review. Feb. 1927) (Annual) 
 
 Industrial pensions for old age and disability ... 1926. 
 ... (From monthly labor review Jan. 1926) 
 
 Worker's leisure, selected list of references ... 1927 ... 
 (From monthly labor review Mar. 1927) 
 
 Index to v. 1-11, 1915-1920; 
 (v. 12-21, 1921-1926 now in preparation) 
 
 Indexed in I.A.I. , P.A.I.S., R.G. arid selected articles in E.I. 
 
 . Training bulletins. 
 
 Issued by U. S. Training Service in the Labor department as result 
 
 of the need felt during world war for such vocational aid. 
 
 Ex. Training for shirt makers. 1919. (Training bul. 19) 
 
 __ . Employment in selected manufacturing in- 
 dustries. (Monthly) 
 
 . Wholesale nrices of commodities. (Monthly) 
 
 331 , Subject index of publications of U. S, 
 
 Un342b bureau of Labor Statistics to May 1915. (Bul. 174) 
 
 Ser. 12 
 
 v.ll 
 
 Chronological list of publications is given also. 
 
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 Bureau of Naturalization 
 
 Created in 1913 as a separate bureau. From 1903 to 1913 
 a part of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization in the De- 
 partment of Commerce and Labor. The bureau is charged with the 
 administration of naturalization laws "so as to contribute to the 
 elevation of citizenship standards." Although the first law was 
 passed Mar. 26, 1790 and many subsequent ones, there was no super- 
 vision of naturalization until 1906. 
 
 U. S. Naturalization, bureau of 
 Annual report, 1906-date. 
 
 325 •! .. Naturalization laws and regulations. 
 
 Un35n to 
 
 Issued about once a year. 
 
 Through the citizenship training division there are text- 
 books and manuals printed for use of teachers and students in 
 public school classes for preparation of candidates for citizenship. 
 Ex. 
 
 32^.6 Federal textbook on citizenship training: pt . 1, English 
 Un3f for American citizenship. 1922. pt . 3, Our nation, 
 lessons on history and government of our nation for use 
 in public school by candidates for citizenship ... 1926. 
 
 Publications and Supply Division 
 
 Issues a list of publications of the department of Labor 
 about . once a year. 
 
 United States Employment Service 
 
 The Employment Service was made a separate unit in the 
 Department of Labor in 1918. The service had its inception, how- 
 ever, in connection with immigration, when a Division of Informa- 
 tion was created (1907) to give information to immigrant workers 
 about working and living conditions in various parts of the country. 
 The Service cooperates with State and city employment agencies, act- 
 ing as a clearing house for labor. Through its Junior division it 
 aids schools in vocational and occupational work with pupils of • 
 working age, 
 
 U. S. Employment Service. 
 
 Annual report 1918-date. 
 
 1926. [Annual ) 
 
 Directory of public employment offices, May 
 
 Industrial, agricultural, and general em- 
 
 ployment prospects for 1927, based on information receiv- 
 ed from Federal State directors of Employment Service 
 and commissioners of labor. 1927. (Annual) 
 
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 116 
 
 . Industrial employment information bulletin. 
 
 Monthly bulletin giving current information concerning industrial 
 employment conditions and distribution of labor, analyzed and 
 tabulated according to industrial groups and geographic divisions. 
 Indexed in P.A.I.S. 
 
 Monthly report of State and municipal em- 
 
 ployment services cooperating with U. S. Employment 
 Service. 
 
 . Summary of activities of Farm Labor Divi- 
 sion. Employment Service, 1926. 1927. (Annual) 
 
 The Service issues posters, such as 
 
 Harvest hands, 1926 harvest will start soon in big wheat 
 belt, secure accurate and reliable information before 
 starting ... 1926. 21 x 16 in. 
 
 Women * s Bureau 
 
 Created as a war service in 1918 and made a permanent 
 bureau in 1920, the duty of which is "to formulate standards and 
 policies which shall promote the welfare of wage -earning women, 
 improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and 
 advance their opportunities for profitable employment." The 
 bureau is given authority to investigate and report on all matters 
 pertaining to the welfare of women in industry. Indexed in I.A.I, 
 
 U. S. Women's bureau 
 
 Annual report of the director, 1918-date. 
 
 r . Bulletins, 
 
 Deal with laws, standards of employment, wages, hours, and condi- 
 tions of work affecting women in industry. 
 Ex. 
 
 Changing jobs, study made by students in economics 
 course at Bryn Mawr Summer School ... 1926. (Bui. 54) 
 
 Women in fruit growing and canning industries in State 
 of Washington, study of hours, wages, and conditions. 
 1926. (Bui. 47) 
 
 Lists 
 
 Women workers and Federal government, 1926. 
 Concerns the activities of the Women's bureau, with lists of its 
 publications. 
 
 Special Labor Commissions 
 
 Certain commissions no longer in existence have publish- 
 ed valuable reports which are still of use: 
 
» f ",. 
 
 •I : ■ I 
 
 ... ! 
 
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 117 
 
 330 Industrial Commission. 
 
 Un338 Report (on trusts and capital and labor conditions) 
 
 3990-2 19 v. 1902. (in the Serial set also) 
 
 4168-9 
 
 4338-49 
 
 331.1 Industrial Relations Commission. 
 
 Un31i Reoort. 11 v. 1915* 
 
 Created 1912 to inquire into general conditions of labor, the re- 
 lations of employer and employee, effect of industrial conditions 
 on public welfare, methods of sanitation and safety, methods of 
 avoiding or adjusting labor disputes, and underlying causes of in- 
 dustrial unrest. 
 
 5865-81 Immigration Commission. 
 
 Report 41 v. 1910 (v. 42 an index, but has never 
 been published) 
 
 Women and Children in Industry Commission. 
 Report. 19 v. 1910-13. 
 (C61-2, S doc. 645) 
 
 Eight-Hour Day Commission. 
 
 Report. 1917. (Investigation in behalf of employees 
 in railroad train service) 
 
 References on Department of Labor 
 
 Institute for Government Research 
 Service Monographs: 
 
 326.7 No. 21 Children's bureau, ... by J. A. Tobey, 1925. 
 T55c 
 
 331.2 
 
 B458d 
 
 325.1 
 Sm546 
 
 325.1 
 Sm54bu 
 
 331.86 
 Sm54u 
 
 331.4 
 W388w 
 
 331 
 
 Un36 
 
 20 Division of conciliation, 
 1923 
 
 .. by Joshua Bernhardt. 
 
 30 Bureau of immigration, ... by D. H. Smith and H. 0. 
 Herring, 1924. 
 
 43 Bureau of naturalization, ... by D. H. Smith, 
 1926. 
 
 28 United States employment service, ... D. H. Smith, 
 1923 
 
 22 Women's bureau, ... by G. A. Weber, 1923. 
 
 U. S. Labor, department of 
 
 Annual re po r t ( lat e s t ) . 
 
8-L 
 
 118 
 
 U. S, Labor, department of 
 
 U. S. Department of Labor, its history and func- 
 tions: by James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor. 1926. 
 (For distribution at the Sesqui centennial Exposition, 
 1776-19-26) 
 
 331 
 
 Un3426 
 No. 319 
 
 Checklist 
 Everhart 
 Guerrier 
 Swan ton 
 Thorpe 
 
 U. S. Labor Statistics bureau 
 U. S. Department of Labor, 
 
 its history, activities 
 
 and organization, by G. A. Weber, 1922. (Bui. 319) 
 
 P, 
 P. 
 
 P. 
 P. 
 P. 
 
 616-618 
 89- '90 
 190-204 
 116-120 
 490-550 
 
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 119 
 
 INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENTS 
 
 The organization of the Independent institutions, boards, 
 and commissions of the U. S. government is similar to that of the 
 executive departments on a smaller scale. They are frequently- 
 subdivided into bureaus, offices or divisions which have certain 
 definite functions to perform. Their publications, some of which 
 have great value (as those from the Smithsonian Institution), con- 
 sist usually of an annual report to the president or to Congress, 
 bulletins, circulars, regulations, decisions, laws, etc., depend- 
 ing on the character and extent of their work. 
 
 Alien Property Custodian 
 
 Created 1917 as a war measure, to seize and hold all 
 moneys and property in the U. S. due or belonging to an enemy which 
 might be used in any way to aid the Germanic allied governments or 
 people during the World War. 
 
 U. S. Alien Property Custodian 
 
 ... Annual report of "proceedings under Trading with 
 the Enemy Act. 1918-dat,e. 
 Also issued in Congressional set as House document. 
 
 References 
 
 Thorpe p. 641-653 
 
 American National Red Cross 
 
 This is not strictly a government establishment but for 
 convenience is listed here. It is a national relief organization, 
 organized in 1881, and first incorporated in 1900, and has the 
 sanction of the government. As such it assists the War and Navy 
 departments in the care of the wounded and suffering, and admin- 
 isters relief in times of disaster, flood, famine, or plague. 
 
 361.05 Red Cross - U.S.A. 
 
 RE Annual report, 1900-date. 
 
 Also in the serial set since 1901. Indexed in P.A.I.S. 
 
 References 
 
 940,9177 
 
 R245W Work of ... during World War. 1919. 
 
 Guerrier p, 168-169 
 
 American Battle Monuments Commission 
 
 Created in 1923 to prepare plans for, and to erect suit- 
 able memorials to mark and commemorate the services of our soldiers 
 in Europe , 
 
3- IE 
 
 120 
 
 U. S. American Battle Monuments Commission 
 
 Annual report to the president, 1923-date. 
 Also in the Congressional set. 
 
 References 
 
 "Thorpe p. 785 
 
 Bureau of the Budget 
 
 "On July 1, 1921, the work of the secretary of the 
 Treasury of submitting to Congress annually estimates of probable 
 revenue and disbursements of the government was placed in the 
 hands of the president. To aid him in the performance of this 
 duty a Bureau of the Budget was created by Act of June 10, 1921," 
 This bureau was placed in the Treasury department, but in 1925 was 
 made an independent bureau. The bureau, under rules prescribed by 
 the president prepares the annual budget and such supplemental or 
 deficiency estimates as he may desire to submit to Congress. 
 There is in each department a budget officer who assists the direc- 
 tor of the Budget bureau. 
 
 U. S. Budget bureau 
 
 Annual report of the director, 1921-date „ 
 
 . Budget, 1922-date. 
 
 q336.73 
 
 Un313b 
 
 Pol.Sci. 
 
 Contains the proposed expenditures for government service grouped 
 
 by character of work. Gives also the amounts appropriated and 
 
 spent for the preceeding year. 
 
 Alt e mat i ve budge t . 
 
 Contains same material as in the Budget but rearranged so that all 
 estimates for any given executive department are brought together. 
 
 References 
 
 Thorpe p. 134-139 
 
 Civil Service Commission 
 
 As early as the 28th Congress reports were made by re- 
 trenchment committees in Congress on civil service reform. In 
 1871 an act was approved establishing an Advisory Board to conduct 
 inquiries and to establish regulations for the civil service. In 
 1873 the name of this board was changed to Civil Service Commission, 
 but Congress failed, in 1874 to appropriate supoort for its con- 
 tinuance. The present Civil Service Commission was established in 
 1883. It consists of three commissioners, not more than two of 
 
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 whom shall be of the same political party. They aid the President, 
 as he may request, in preparing suitable rules for regulating and 
 improving the civil service of the U. S. 
 
 351.1 U. S. Civil Service Commission. 
 
 Un3 Annual report, 1883-date. 
 
 Reports were made from 1871-74 by the advisory Board. Contain 
 
 civil service act, rules, and regulations. 
 
 Announcements of examinations are issued as often as 
 necessary; ooportunities for various kinds of workers in civil 
 service; information concerning reinstatements, removals, tempor- 
 ary appointments, etc. 
 Ex. 
 
 Opoortunities for chemists in civil service, including 
 
 tables showing salaries and distribution of government 
 
 chemists, 1936. 
 
 Re-entry in classified service. Feb. 1927. 
 
 Instructions for boards of examiners and for applicants 
 in each of the 13 civil service districts of U. S. are 
 frequently issued. 
 
 Laws, rules and regulations are published annually. They 
 contain general civil service act, with supplementary acts, rules, 
 executive orders and decisions. Special acts published separately 
 as necessary, as 
 
 351.1 Civil service Act, rules, statutes and executive orders 
 
 Un3c and regulations, with notes and legal decisions, amend- 
 
 ed to 1936. 
 
 A list of the bureau publications is issued about once 
 a year. Publications are furnished free to those desiring them. 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist p. 376-387 
 
 Everhart p. 233-234 
 
 Swanton p. 148-150 
 
 Thorpe p. 600-618 
 
 District of Columbia Commission 
 
 Established by acts of Congress of 1790 and 1791. The 
 permanent Commission consisting of 3 commissioners was not estab- 
 lished until 1874; before this date it was governed directly by 
 Congress. "The commissioners are in a general way vested with 
 jurisdiction covering the ordinary features of municipal govern- 
 ment and are also ex-officio the Public Utilities Commission of 
 D. C," 
 
 District of Columbis Commission 
 Annual report, 1874-date. 
 Consists of 5 parts: (also issued separately) 
 
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 1 22 
 
 v. 1. Commissioners and miscellaneous subordinate 
 officers. 
 
 2. Engineer department. 
 
 3. Health department. 
 
 4. Board of Education. 
 
 5. Insurance department. 
 
 Many miscellaneous publications have been issued, such 
 as Origin and government of D. 0. , Laws, maps, etc. 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist p. 387-406 
 
 Everhart p. 234 
 
 Swanton p. 174-176 
 
 Bure au of Efficiency 
 
 Created 1913 "to establish and maintain a system of ef- 
 ficiency ratings for the executive departments in the District of 
 Columbia; to investigate the needs of the several executive de- 
 partments and independent establishments with respect to personnel, 
 and to investigate duplication of statistical and other work and 
 methods of business in the various branches of government service." 
 
 658 U. S. Efficiency bureau 
 
 Un31r Annual report, 1913-date. 
 
 Special reports are also made on subjects as, 
 
 Accounting system for U. S. Indian Service, 1917. 
 Work performed by sub-treasuries, 1918.' 
 Statistical work of U. S. government, 1919. 
 
 References 
 
 Swanton p. 150 
 Thorpe p. 712-714 
 
 Employees 1 Compensation Commission 
 
 Organized 1917 to administer the act providing compensa- 
 tion for federal civil employees suffering injuries while in the 
 performance of their duties. 
 
 U. S. Employees' Compensation Commission. 
 Annual report, 1917-date. 
 
 References 
 
 Weber, C. A. Employees' Compensation Commission. 1922, 
 (Institute for government Research. Service monograph 
 No. 12) 
 
 Swanton p. 151 
 Thorpe p. 653-660 
 
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 Federal Board for vocational Education jLqcj 
 
 Created by act of Congress Feb. 1917 (Smith-Hughes Act) 
 to promote, in cooperation with the states, vocational education. 
 The appropriation provided by the act increased each year until 
 1925-26, after that it remains same, $7,367,000. For each dollar 
 of federal money, the state or community in which schools are 
 established expends an equal amount. Besides cooperating with 
 local boards it is required to issue publications on vocational 
 subjects. The Board consists of the Secretaries of Agriculture, 
 Commerce, and Labor, the Commissioner of Education and civilian 
 representatives of agriculture, manufacturing, commerce, and labor, 
 
 By act of June 1918 the administration of rehabilitating 
 disabled veterans was assigned this board and in 1920 the civilian 
 vocational rehabilitation act applying to persons injured in in- 
 dustry. 
 
 371.43 U. S. Federal Board for Vocational Education. 
 
 Un35 Annual report, 1918-date. 
 
 Educ. Sem. 
 
 Also in the Congressional edition. 
 
 371.42 . Bulletins. 
 
 Un 
 
 Contain outlines of courses, discussion of methods of procedure, 
 and other information for the use of instructors in these courses. 
 Divided into several subseries: 
 
 Agricultural series. 
 
 Commercial education series. 
 
 Employment management series. 
 
 Home economics series. 
 
 Trade and industrial series. 
 
 Civilian vocational rehabilitation series. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 Vocational education in agriculture for negroes ... 1926. 
 (Bui. Ill: Agricultural series 28) 
 
 Use and preparation of food. (Bui. No. 3, Home Economics 
 ser. ) 
 
 Layouts and equipment for automobile school shops, ... 
 for schools giving training in automobile repairing . . . 
 1926. (Bui. 109: Trade and industrial series 31) 
 
 Vocational education in retail grocery business ... 1926. 
 (Bui. 107: Trade and Industry ser.) 
 
 . Monographs. 
 
 A new series containing discussions of policies of Federal Board 
 for vocational Education of vocational teacher training etc. 
 Ex. 
 
 Place of vocational agriculture in present agricultural 
 situation (by C. H. Lane) 1926. (Monograph 3) 
 
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 The following series, no longer issued, contained publi- 
 cations that are still of interest and value: 
 
 371.4 . Rehabilitation monographs (Joint series). 
 
 Un35r 
 
 A detailed outline of one unit of instruction in a certain course, 
 
 such as drafting, woodworking, bookkeeping, telegraphy, etc. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 Arithmetic for men of limited elementary education. 
 
 (Rehabilitation monograph 13) 
 
 . Rehabilitation leaflets. 
 
 Give general information for persons entitled to or in receipt of 
 training. 
 
 371,4 , Opportunity Monographs — Vocational Rehabili- 
 
 Un35Vr tat ion series. 
 
 Descriptions of various occupations, with their vocational possi- 
 bilities for those partially disabled. 
 Ex. 
 
 Commercial occupations. (Opportunity monograph 23) 
 
 References 
 
 Holt, W. S. Federal Board for Vocational education ... 
 1923. (Institute for Government Research. Service 
 monograph no. 6) 
 
 U. S. Federal Board for Vocational Education. 
 Statement of policies, rev. ed. 1922. 
 
 Swanton p. 152 
 Thorpe p. 716-721 
 
 Federal Narcotics Control Board 
 
 Established to limit traffic in opium and other narcotic 
 drugs to legitimate uses. 
 
 References 
 
 Thorpe p. 677-681 
 
 Federal Power Commission 
 
 Created by act of 1920, composed of the secretaries of 
 the departments of War, Interior and Agriculture, to exercise con- 
 trol over the water power resources of U. S. With the state govern- 
 ments it makes investigations of water power resources, of project- 
 ed water power industry in relation to other industries, of power 
 sites in relation to markets, etc. It issues permits and licenses 
 for construction and operation of dams, power houses, and other 
 project works, and makes physical valuations of these and deter- 
 mines the character of their services. 
 
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 333.9 U. S. Federal Power Commission 
 
 Un3 Annual report, 1920-date . 
 
 Includes regulations, orders and decisions governing administration 
 
 of the Federal Water Power Act. 
 
 Also publishes orders, rules and regulations, and miscel- 
 laneous material as, 
 
 Revised offer for Muscle Shoals ... as embodied in H. R. 
 16614 to authorize and direct Secretary of War to execute 
 lease with A ir nitrates Corporation and American 
 Cyanamid Co. prepared by 0. C. Merrill ... 1927. (C69-2, 
 S. doc. 209) 
 
 References 
 
 Conover, Milton. Federal power commission ... 1923. 
 (Institute for Government Research no. 17) 
 
 Thorpe p. 670-76 
 
 Federal Reserve Board 
 
 Created by act of 1913 establishing Federal reserve 
 banks in the 12 Federal reserve districts of the U. S, The Board 
 has supervision over these banks, is vested with the authority to 
 discount paper for them, to issue federal reserve notes, and to 
 perform the various banking functions described in the act itself. 
 The Secretary of the Treasury is ex-officio chairman of the Board. 
 
 332.1 U. S. Federal Reserve Board 
 
 Un31 Annual report, 1914-date. 
 
 Administrative report by calendar years, including statistics re- 
 lating to Federal reserve banks, regulations of the board, and 
 recommendations of the Federal advisory council. 
 
 . Bulletins. 
 
 Monthly, containing matters of interest to officers and member 
 banks of the Federal reserve System. Also national review of 
 business conditions, detailed analyses. of business conditions, re- 
 search studies, reviews of foreign banking, and complete statistics 
 showing the condition of federal reserve banks, and member banks. 
 Indexed in I.A.I, and P.A.I.S. 
 
 332.1 , Index Digest of the Federal reserve act. 
 
 Un311 
 
 References 
 
 Swanton p. 144-145 
 Thorpe p. 619-623 
 
 Federal Trade Commission 
 
 A commission of five members created in 1914, succeeding 
 the Bureau of Corporations (Commerce and Labor department 1903-13) 
 
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 in accordance with an act approved Septi 1914. Its powers were 
 further increased by the Clayton Act ''to supplement existing laws 
 against unlawful restraints and m6nopolies, and for other purposes" 
 approved Oct* 1914. It is charged with the investigation of cor- 
 porations under its jurisdiction, and to require certain reoorts 
 from them on the organization and management of their business, etc, 
 the investigation of any alleged violation of the antitrust acts; 
 the investigation of trade conditions in foreign countries with 
 respect to combinations or other conditions affecting the foreign 
 trade of- U. S. It is also charged with making particular recommen- 
 dations, and of giving to the public such information concerning 
 their investigations, etc. as they may deem expedient. 
 
 381 U. S. Federal Trade Commission 
 
 Un37 Annual report, 1915-date. 
 
 Includes Federal trade commission and related acts, and rules of 
 
 practice. 
 
 Decisions (Annual). 
 
 381 
 
 Un37f 
 
 Contain findings, orders, and conference rulings of the commission; 
 also decisions of courts on petitions to review orders of the com- 
 mission. 
 
 Cost reports. 
 
 Results of investigations into cost of production of certain com- 
 modities, including cost of labor and supplies, and general expenses 
 
 The Commission publishes a large number of special re- 
 ports not in any series. These reports, quite exhaustive in nature, 
 deal with such subjects as the meat-packing, canning, milling, 
 petroleum, fertilizer, and tobacco industries, and general questions 
 of prices and trade competition, 
 Ex. 
 
 338 Report on the Meat Packing Industry. 2 v. 1919. 
 Un33r 
 
 338 Report on the Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Industry, 
 Un33a 1917. 
 
 The Bureau of Corporations published many similar reports 
 which still have value, as 
 
 Report on beef industry. 1905. 
 
 Report on petroleum industry. 1906. 
 
 Reoort on standard oil company. 1907. etc. 
 
 References 
 
 Holt, W. S. Federal Trade Commission. 1922. 
 
 (Institute for Government Research. Service mono- 
 graph no. 7) 
 
 Checklist p. 330-331 (Bureau of Corporations) 
 Swanton p. 145-147 
 Thorpe p. 741-764 
 
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 Commission on Fine Arts 
 
 Created by Congress 1910 as a permanent body, (consist- 
 ing of seven "well-qualified judges of the fine arts") to advise 
 upon the location of statues, fountains, and monuments in the 
 public squares, street, and parks in the District of Columbia, al- 
 so upon the selection of the models for statues, fountains, etc. 
 and upon the artists for their execution; upon plans and designs 
 of public structures and parks, and upon all questions involving 
 matters of art with which the Federal Government is concerned. In 
 addition the Commission advises upon general questions of art when- 
 ever requested to do so by the President or any committees of 
 Congress. 
 
 U. S. Fine Arts, commission on 
 Annual report, 1910-date. 
 A beautifully illustrated report dealing with work accomplished 
 and plans projected by the Commission for the beautification of 
 D. C. and national cemeteries; also with other questions of art 
 coming under the jurisdiction of the commission. Reports for more 
 than one year are sometimes combined. 
 
 References 
 
 Swanton p. 164-165 
 Thorpe p. 730-731 
 
 General Accounting Office 
 
 Created by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, being 
 vested with all powers and duties previously conferred or imposed 
 by law upon the former Comptroller of the Treasury and the six 
 auditors of the Treasury department. It is charged with the settle 
 ment and adjustment, independent of the Executive departments, of 
 all claims and demands whatever by the government or against it, 
 and all accounts in which the government is concerned either as 
 debtor or creditor. Also keeps the personal ledger accounts of 
 disbursing and collecting officers; reports to Congress delinquency 
 in rendering accounts; certifies balances, which are final and con- 
 clusive, upon the executive branch of the government. 
 
 U. S. General Accounting Office 
 
 Annual report of the Comptroller General, 1921-date . 
 Also published as a House document in the Congressional edition. 
 
 Decisions of the Comptroller General. 
 (Monthly) 
 Issued in bound form at end of each fiscal year. 
 
 References 
 
 Thorpe p. 553-565 
 
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 128 
 
 Geographic Board 
 
 Created by Executive order Sept. 4, 1890. Until Aug. 10, 
 1906 called Board on Geographic names. The Board passes on all 
 unsettled questions concerning geographic names, and its decisions 
 are accepted as standard authority by all departments of the 
 Government. It also advises the various offices and bureaus con- 
 cerning the preparation of maps. 
 
 929.4 U. S. Geographic Board. 
 Un3 Reports, 1891-date. 
 Ref . 
 
 Issued at intervals of several years, containing all decisions made 
 by the Board from its organization to date, on forms of geographic 
 names established for use by the government departments. 
 
 _____ Index to the fifth report (1890- 
 
 1920) and supplement 1920-23. 1924. 
 Arranged by countries, states and counties. 
 
 910.5 . Decisions. 
 
 UHS 
 
 Printed several times a year, giving current decisions of the Board 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist p. 410-411 
 
 Swanton p. IB 3-164 
 
 Everhart p. 235-236 
 
 Thorpe p. 783 
 
 Government Printing Office 
 
 The office of Superintendent of Public Printing was es- 
 tablished Aug. 26, 1852, the duties of the superintendent being 
 those of an auditor. The Government Printing Office was establish- 
 ed 1860. For a time the chief of the office was called the Con- 
 gressional printer, now under the title of Public printer. (See 
 also p. fa -if) 
 
 655.597 U. S. Government Printing Office 
 Un34R Annual report, 1853-date. 
 
 Many interesting publications are issued for use of the 
 office personnel, such as 
 
 655.25 Making of a book 
 
 Un3s Style Book 
 
 Type Book 
 
 Etc. 
 
 - . Documents Office. (See p.H for history of 
 
 this office) 
 
 Annual report, 1895-date. 
 (Also in Report of Public printer) Contains by titles, under de- 
 partments, the publications that the Superindendent has sold as 
 well as the number of copies that were printed. 
 

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 129 
 
 (Documents Catalogue. 
 i Documents Index. 
 For descriptions (Monthly Catalogue of U. S. Public Documents. 
 see Ind exes to (Price Lists. 
 
 Government (Checklist of U. S. Public Documents, 1789-1909, 
 Documents p. ( 6d ed. 
 
 (Classified List of U. S. Public Documents for 
 selection by depository libraries. 1922. 
 
 References 
 
 Kerr, Robert. History of Government Printing Office. 
 
 Schmeckebier, L. R. Government Printing Office. 1925. 
 (Institute for Government Research. Service mono- 
 graph no. 36 ) 
 
 U. S. Government Printing Office. 65th Anniversary of 
 
 the establishment of the Government Printing Office 
 .. . .. 1926 . 
 
 Checklist p. 412-425 
 Everhart p. 236-244 
 Swanton p. 125-128 
 
 Intersta te Commerce Commission 
 
 Created 1887 by act of Congress to regulate Commerce. 
 The powers of the commission have been increased and the scope of 
 the regulating statute greatly broadened by subsequent amendatory 
 acts, among which the more important are:. Act of 1889-making it 
 report to Congress instead of to the Interior department as it 
 had done previously. Elkins Act 1903* Hepburn Act 1906; Mann- 
 Elkins Act 1910 and other acts of 1912, 1917, 1920. Is now compos- 
 ed of 11 members. "The jurisdiction of the Commission includes 
 power to regulate the rates, accounts, service and facilities of 
 common carriers, issuance of securities, construction of new lines 
 or abandonment of existing lines, and the use of block signals and 
 other safety appliances. " 
 
 385 U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission., 
 
 Un31 Annual report, 1887-date.. 
 
 Econ. 
 
 Sem.. 
 
 Administrative report with appendixes containing statistics and 
 
 information relative to cases before the commission, 
 
 385 .. Interstate Commerce Commission reports. 
 
 Un3we 
 
 These are the rep orted decisions of the Commission in formal cases 
 
 under the interstate commerce acts. Bound volume issued several 
 
 times a year, also issued in advance sheets! 
 
la-il 
 
 385 . Conference rulings bulletins. 
 
 Un31co 
 
 The rulings of the Commission in conference express the views of 
 the commission on informal inquiries involving special facts or 
 requiring an interpretation and construction of the law. They are 
 announced from time to time through the public press and are later 
 edited and issued in this form for the information of shippers, 
 carriers, and other interested in transportation matters. Each 
 bulletin is cumulative and supercedes all previous ones. 
 
 . Orders (unnumbered) 
 
 Issued to and binding upon carriers subject to the jurisdiction of 
 the Interstate Commerce Commission. Those of general interest deal 
 with such subjects as rates, safety appliances, hours of service, 
 etc. 
 
 . Interstate Commerce Act, including text or 
 
 related sections of other acts. 
 Among the other acts included are those relating to safety appli- 
 ances, hours of service, accidents, etc. Issued about once a year. 
 
 . Bureau of Statistics. 
 
 Annual report on statistics of express companies in 
 
 U. S. 
 Include mileage covered, value of property, analysis of operating 
 revenues and operating expenses, etc. 
 
 . Bureau of Statistics. 
 
 Annual report on statistics of railways in U. S. 
 Large bound volumes including summaries of mileage, equipment, 
 employees, traffic, and operating and other financial statistics, 
 etc. Also abstracts of reDorts rendered individual roads. 
 
 Bureau of Statistics. 
 
 " Preliminary abstract of statistics of common carriers'. 
 An annual pamphlet which preceeds the two former publications on 
 railways and express comoanies. 
 
 Statistics Bureau. 
 
 Tariff circulars. 
 Contain regulations governing construction and filing of freight 
 tariffs and classifications, and passenger fare schedules. 
 
 Valuation Bureau. 
 
 Valuation reports. 
 These are reports of the commissions on valuation of property of 
 different railroads. It is expected that the volumes when complet- 
 ed, will be in form similar to the regular Interstate Commerce Com- 
 mission Reoorts, 
 
 Locomotive Inspection bureau. 
 
 Annual reoort of chief inspector. 
 Includes summaries of accidents to locomotives with their causes; 
 defects observed; and tests made. 
 
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 Bureau of Safety. 
 
 lai 
 
 Annual report of chief . 
 Contains work of the bureau on safety appliances, hours of service, 
 and investigation of accidents. 
 
 . Bureau of Safety. 
 
 Accident bulletins. 
 Statistics of railway accidents. Summarized by classes, causes, 
 and results. Quarterly, the fourth number being cumulative. 
 
 Reports on investigations of in- 
 
 dividual accidents. 
 Issued soon after accident with complete details and conclusions 
 as to causes. A summary of accident investigations is published 
 separately also. 
 
 The Commission issued many publications on accounting, 
 such as Classification of accounts of express companies, electric 
 railways, etc. Also rules of practice, instructions, laws, etc. 
 There are separate indexes to cases and opinions, and decisions of 
 the commission. 
 
 References 
 
 Bernhardt, Joshua. Interstate Commerce Commission. 1923. 
 (Institute for Government Research, Service mono- 
 graph no. 18) 
 
 Checklist 
 
 P* 
 
 558-587 
 
 Swant on 
 
 P. 
 
 135-142 
 
 Ever hart 
 
 P. 
 
 246-248 
 
 Library of Congress 
 
 First established in 1800. It was partially destroyed 
 by fire in 1814 when the capitol was burned by the British. In 
 1815 the library of Thomas Jefferson was purchased by the govern- 
 ment and this formed the nucleus of the present Library of Con- 
 gress. 
 
 027 U. S. Library of Congress. 
 Un584R Annual report, 1866-date. 
 Lib.Sch. 
 
 The Joint Committee on the Library reported at irregular inter- 
 vals to Congress before this date. 
 
 . List of oublications. Issued annually. 
 
 Library of Congress publications issued 
 
 since 1897. 1920. 
 
 The many divisions of the Library of Congress issue 
 publications resulting from their particular lines of work: 
 
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 Bibliography Divisi on. 
 
 Issues exhaustive "bibliographies on various subjects and 
 reference lists (some mimeographed) on current subjects. 
 
 Card Division . . 
 
 Information in regard to the purchase and use of the 
 printed catalog cards. 
 Ex. 
 
 (Library of Congress) printed cards, how to order and 
 use them, by C.~H. Hastings, Ed. 5, 1925. 
 
 A monthly list of subject headings (additions and changes) 
 is also published. 
 
 Catalogue Division . 
 
 An important publication of this division is the annual 
 list of American doctoral dissertations. 
 
 Classification Division . 
 
 Issues pamphlets containing theL. C. classification 
 scheme. 
 
 Copyright Office . 
 
 655.6 U. S. CoDyrights Office 
 
 Un32b Bulletins. 
 
 Include copyright laws of U. S. and foreign countries, regulations, 
 
 and other information relating to copyrights. 
 
 015.73 . Catalogue of copyright entries. 
 
 Un311 
 
 A record of all American copyrights. Issued in 4 parts: 
 Pt. 1, group 1. Books (Three times a week) 
 Pt. 1, group 2. Pamphlets, leaflets, dramatic composi- 
 tions, maps, motion pictures, (Monthly) 
 Pt . 2. Periodicals. (Quarterly) 
 Pt. 3. Musical compositions. (Monthly) 
 Pt. 4. Works of art, photographs, prints, and pictorial 
 illustrations. (Quarterly) 
 
 Documents Division . 
 
 015.73 Monthly check-list of state pub- 
 
 Un37 lications. 
 
 Includes also publications of our territories and insular pos- 
 sessions. 
 
 Popular names of federal statutes 
 ... 1928. (Legislative reference service) 
 
 " Proposed amendments to constitu- 
 
 tion of U. S., introduced in Congress Dec. 4, 1889-July 
 2, 1926. (C 69-1 S. doc. 93) (Legislative reference 
 service) 
 
Manuscripts Division . 
 
 Issues such publications as, 
 
 Journals of the Continental Congress, edited by C, W. 
 Ford. 28 v. 
 
 Reprints and calendars of the papers of Franklin, 
 Washington, Monroe, John Paul Jones, etc. in Library of Congress. 
 
 Notes on the care, cataloguing, calendaring, and arrang- 
 ing of manuscripts. Sd ed. 1931, 
 
 Music Division . 
 
 Catalogs of its collections, also Report on the Star 
 
 Spangled Banner, Hail Columbia, America, and Yankee Doodle (1909 
 by 0. G. T. Sonneck) 
 
 Other divisions are Maps , and Service for the Blind . 
 
 There are also issued from tine to time rules and regu- 
 lations on the use of the library, lists and catalogs of the 
 special collections of books, prints, maps, etc. 
 
 References 
 
 027.22 Johnston, W. D. History of Library of Congress, v. 1, 
 U584j 1800-1864. 1904. 
 Lib. Sch. 
 
 027.22 U. S. Library of Congress Annual reports. 
 
 U584H Library of Congress and its work. ... 1922. 
 
 Lib. Sch. 
 
 ^4^^^ Checklist p. 619-647 
 
 Board of Mediation 
 
 Created by Act of Congress 1926 to adjust railroad labor 
 disputes. Replaces the Railroad Labor Board which was abolished 
 by the same act that created this Board. Reports to Congress. 
 
 References 
 
 Congressional Record v. 67 4 , p. 4499-4505, Feb* 24, 1926, 
 
 National Academy of Sciences 
 
 Incorporated by act of 1863 to investigate and make re- 
 port upon scientific subjects whenever called upon by any depart- 
 ment of the government. The president of the academy is the secre- 
 tary of the Smithsonian Institution. 
 
 506 National Academy of Sciences. 
 
 NA Annual report, 1863-date. 
 
 A few were not published, 1868-72, 1874-77, 1882. Very technical. 
 
 Also issued in Congressional edition. 
 

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 500 . Memoirs, 1866-d. 
 
 H21 
 
 Exhaustive scientific monographs on a variety of subjects. Large, 
 quarto volume issued infrequently since 1866. Usually several 
 memoirs in one volume. Reprints of individual memoirs are obtain- 
 able. 
 
 Ex. Meteoric iron from Owens Valley, Calif. (v. 19, 4th 
 Memoir) 
 
 National Research Counci l 
 
 Organized at request of President Wilson, 1916, under 
 the charter of the National Academy of Sciences to apply the re- 
 sults of scientific research to solution of military and industri- 
 al problems. Its publications are very technical, and many, pre- 
 pared in collaboration with other institutions, are published by 
 commercial firms. 
 
 500 . Reprint and circular series. 
 
 N213r 
 
 Very technical. Indexed in E.I. 
 
 References 
 
 506 National Academy of Sciences. History of first half of 
 
 NAH century of National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1913. 
 
 Checklist p. 832-834 
 Everhart p, 265 
 
 Swanton p. 131-132 
 
 National Advisory Board for Aeronautics 
 
 Created by act of Congress 1915 "to supervise and direct 
 scientific study of problems of flight with a view to their practi- 
 cal solution, and to determine the problems which should be ex- 
 perimentally attacked, and to discuss their solution and applica- 
 tion to practical questions." The committee is composed of army 
 and navy officers, representative of the Smithsonian Institution, 
 Weather bureau, Standards bureau, University professors, etc. The 
 experimental station and laboratory'is located at Langley Field. 
 Its publications are very technical. 
 
 629.1 U. S, National Advisory Board" for Aeronautics. 
 
 Un33 Annual report, 1916-date, 
 
 Contain technical papers and results of investigations. Numbered 
 
 and issued separately. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 Study of airplane maneuvers with special reference to 
 angular velocities, with bibliography, by H. J. E. Reid, 
 1922. Rept. 155) 
 
 Nomenclature for aeronautics . k . 1926. (Rept. 240) 
 Reports are indexed in E.I. 
 
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 It publishes annually a bibliography of aeronautics, and 
 a list of its publications with prices. 
 
 References 
 
 Swanton p. 158-159 
 
 Thorpe p. 736-737 
 
 National Home for Disabled. Soldiers 
 
 See War department. 
 
 National Screw Thread Commission 
 
 Created 1918 to ascertain and establish standards for 
 screw threads for the War and Navy departments. Its existence has 
 been extended three times, but is supposed to cease March 21, 
 1937. 
 
 Reference 
 
 Thorpe p. 709-710 
 
 Panama Canal 
 
 See War department , 
 
 Pan American Union 
 
 Created by the 1st International American Conference 
 1890, confirmed and reorganized by 2d and 3d conferences 1902, and 
 1906, under name of the International Bureau of American Republics. 
 In 1910 the 4th International Conference changed the name to Pan 
 American Union. The Union is supported by the 21 Republics of 
 this hemisphere, who have an equal interest in its welfare. It 
 was unanimously agreed that it shall be governed under the super- 
 vision of the Secretary of State of U. S. with the cooperation and 
 advice of four representatives of the other Republics. Its pur- 
 pose is to exchange mutually useful information, to foster commerce, 
 intercourse, friendship, and peace. Its publications are not print- 
 ed by the government. 
 
 380. P Pan American Union. 
 
 P.A.N. Bulletin of the Pan American Union. 
 Ref . 
 
 A monthly magazine, illustrated profusely, recording current prog- 
 ress in the 21 American republics composing the Union, with special 
 articles on historical events and economic conditions. Printed in 
 English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Indexed in R.G. , E.I. 
 (certain articles) and P.A.I.S. 
 
 Reprints of articles from the Bulletin on plants, lumber, 
 and forests are issued as Forestry (pamphlets). 
 Ex. 
 
 Flora of Venezuela . . . 1926. (Forestry no. 14) From 
 
 Bulletin Oct. 1926. 
 
18-IU 
 
 Tropical hardwoods, with special reference to 
 industries ... 1927. (Forestry no. 14) From 
 July, 1926. 
 
 136 
 
 American 
 Bulletin 
 
 Other reprints make up collections called Pan American 
 Miscellany. 
 Ex. 
 
 Public libraries in Latin American Countries ... 1926. 
 
 (Pan Amer. Miscellany no. 7) From Bulletin July, 1926. 
 
 Early Latin American press and development of printing 
 in Argentine Republic ... 1926. (Pan Amer. Miscellany 
 no. 4 J From Bulletin April, 1926. 
 
 Beginning Jan. 1925, it publishes 4 series in Spanish 
 and Portuguese only, on the following subjects: agriculture, edu- 
 cation, finance, industry and commerce, public health and child 
 welfare. One of each series is issued monthly. 
 
 It also publishes many series of pamphlets superceding 
 the miscellaneous bulletins formerly issued: 
 American Nation series. 
 Commodities of Commerce series. 
 Foreign Trade series. 
 Immigration series. 
 Law and Treaty series. 
 Pan American Patriots sories. 
 Ports and harbors series. 
 Sight-seeing series. 
 Ex. 
 
 Argentine Republic. 1926. (Amer. Nation ser. no. 1} 
 Story of the banana. 1926. (Commodities ser. no. 2) 
 Ecuador (foreign trade for 1924) latest reports from of- 
 ficial sources. 1926. (Foreign Trade ser. no. 9) 
 Immigration and colonization problems of Ecuador ... 1927, 
 
 (Immigration ser. no. l) 
 Constitution of Republic of Peru promulgated Jan. 18, 
 
 1920. 1926. (Law and Treaty ser. no. 4) 
 Ports and harbors of South. America, brief survey of 
 
 aspects, facilities, etc. 1926. (Ports and harbors 
 
 ser. no. l) 
 Pan Americanism of Simon Bolivar and that of today ... 
 
 1926. (Pan Amer. Patriots ser. no. l) 
 Seeing South America, routes, rates, climate, wonders and 
 
 other condensed information for travelers ... 1925. 
 
 (Sightseeing ser. no. l) 
 
 The Pan American Union publishes many excellent maps of 
 Latin American countries. 
 
 Older publications of historical value: 
 
 342.7 International Bureau of American Republics. 
 In8 American constitutions. 1906-7. In English and 
 
 Spanish. 
 
References 
 
 19-11 
 
 ! ' s ■■-. 
 
 v : > / 
 
 380 Pan American Union. 
 
 P188p The Pan American Union ... "by the director general, 
 1912. 
 
 972 Reid, W. A. Story of the Pan American Union . . . 1924. 
 
 R27s 
 
 Hist. 
 
 Checklist p. 299-312 
 Swanton p. 133-135 
 Thorpe p. 789-793 
 
 Personnel Classification Board 
 
 Established 1923 following the report of the Joint Con- 
 gressional Reclassification Commission on standards for salaries 
 of government employees. 
 
 References 
 
 Thorpe p. 734 
 
 President's Aircraft Board 
 
 Also known as the Morrow Board. It was appointed "by the 
 president Sept. 12, 1925 to make a study of the best means of 
 developing and applying aircraft in national defense. 
 
 U. S. President's Aircraft "Board. 
 Report, Nov. 30, 1925. 1926. 
 
 Railroad Administration 
 
 Created 1920 by presidential proclamation to wind up 
 matters growing out of the Federal control of railroads. As the 
 work is almost complete it will soon cease to exist. Its report 
 is published in the Congressional edition. 
 
 References 
 
 Swanton p. 5- 6 
 
 Thorpe p. 732-733 
 
 Railroad Labor Board 
 
 Created in 1921 to hear and decide on disputes involving 
 railroad labor. Ordered discontinued in 1926, and will soon go 
 out of existence, its duties being carried on by the Board of 
 Mediation. 
 
 U. S, Railroad Labor Board. 
 
 Report, April 15, 1920-Dec. 31, 1925 (and) previous 
 legislation covering adjustments of railway labor dis- 
 putes. 1926. 
 
20-tfc 
 
 138 
 
 References 
 
 331.1 Bernhardt, Joshua, Railroad labor board .., 1923. 
 
 B457r (Institute for Government Research, Service monograph 
 
 no k 19) 
 
 Thorpe p. 765-770 
 
 U. S. Shipping Board 
 
 Created by act of Congress 1916 "for purpose of encourag- 
 ing, developing, and creating a naval auxiliary and naval reserve 
 and a merchant marine to meet the requirements of the commerce of 
 the U. S. and its territories and possessions and with foreign 
 countries; to regulate carriers by water engaged in interstate and 
 foreign commerce." 
 
 387 U. S. Shipping Board 
 
 Un361 Annual report, 1917-date. 
 
 Covers work of this Board and the U, S. Shipping Board Emergency 
 
 Fleet Corporation which was incorporated by it April 1917. 
 
 . Port series, (See Rivers and Harbors Board, 
 
 War department Engineer Corps, p,4&) 
 
 . Comparative summary of water borne foreign 
 
 commerce, with graohic charts, Jan, 1921- June 30, 1926 
 ... (Report D. S. 399) (Bi-monthly) 
 
 Ocean borne passenger traffic of U. S. 
 (Quarterly) 
 
 The board publishes other statistical material in regard, 
 to water passenger traffic rules of practice, etc. 
 
 U, S. Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation 
 
 Name changed in 1927 from the U. S, Emergency Fleet Cor- 
 poration. Its purpose is to purchase, construct, equip, lease, 
 maintain and operate vessels in the commerce of U, S, 
 
 . , U. S. Shipoing board trade routes and 
 
 shipoing service, in relation to commerce of the U. S. 
 and the development of an American Merchant Marine. 1927. 
 
 This publication gives useful information, statistics, maps and 
 
 pictures relative to the merchant marine. 
 
 References 
 
 U. S. Congress - 68th 
 
 Report of select committee of inquiry into opera- 
 tions, policies and affairs of U. S. Shipping Board and 
 Emergency Fleet Corporation, 1926. (C 69-1 H. Rept. 2) 
 
 Swanton p. 154-156 
 Thorpe p, 682-708 
 
I ■ * 
 ■«l\, 1 ., 
 
31-IJE 
 
 Smithsonian Institution 
 
 .39 
 
 Created by act of Congress 1846 according to the terras 
 of the will of James Smithson, an Englishman, who bequeathed his 
 fortune to U. S. for the purpose of establishing an institution 
 for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." It is 
 administered by an "establishment" consisting of the President, 
 Vice-President, Chief Justice and heads of the executive depart- 
 ments of U. S. The business of the Institution is conducted by a 
 Board of Regents consisting of the Vice President, Chief Justice, 
 three senators and three members of the House of Representatives, 
 and 6 other members. They elect a secretary who is the executive 
 officer and director of the Institution's activities. It is sup- 
 ported partly from the funds derived from the original bequest, 
 partly from gifts, and partly from the U. S. government by Con-. 
 gressional appropriations for the National Museum, National Art 
 Callery, International Exchange Service, Bureau of American Eth- 
 nology, National Zoological Park, Astrophysical observatory, and 
 U. S. Bureau of the International Catalog of scientific Literature. 
 For this reason some of its publications, issued by special funds, 
 are not strictly speaking government publications and cannot be 
 procured as such. The annual report is the only publication regu- 
 larly issued as a public document. 
 
 It carries on scientific investigations in all lines; 
 aids investigators in research; advises the government on scientif- 
 ic matters; co-operates with all departments of the government and 
 many scientific and historical organizations; aids in explorations 
 and scientific expeditions. It is the parent of many scientific 
 bureaus not now under its direction. 
 
 In general its publications are very scientific and tech- 
 nical; a few, however, such as the papers in the Annual report, 
 are written in semi-popular style. 
 
 507 Smithsonian Institution. 
 
 SM6 Annual report of the Board of Regents (with report 
 
 of the secretary, etc. and appendix containing scientif- 
 ic papers), 1846-date. 
 Contain administrative report of the board of regents relative to 
 the Institution's work, and an appendix of miscellaneous papers 
 whose range covers the entire field of current human inquiry and 
 discovery, written by scientists of authority and note in a non- 
 technical style. Contain many plates. These papers are issued as 
 separates called Reprints from the Smithsonian Reports, and they, 
 as well as the bound volumes, are distributed gratuitously to 
 libraries and individuals. Also published in the Congression- 
 al edition. 
 Ex. 
 
 Geology in the service of man: by W. W. Watts. 1926. 
 Publ. 2846) (Frora Report 1925) 
 
 Yeasts, a chapter in microscopical science: by A. C. 
 Chapman. 1926. (Publ. 2847)' (Frora Report 1925) 
 
 Reports of Smithsonian Institution are indexed in R.G, 
 
S3-IE 
 
 140 
 
 506 , Smithsonian contributions to knowledge. 
 
 Sm6c 
 
 "Include memoirs, embracing records of extended, original investi- 
 gations and researches, resulting in what are believed to be new 
 truths ... positive additions to the sum of human knowledge." Ver^ 
 scientific. Not a public document. 
 
 506 . Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 
 
 Sra6m 
 
 Also quite scientific. Contain reports on "present state of our 
 knowledge" in particular branches of science, reports of explora- 
 tions, etc. Not a public document. 
 Ex. 
 
 Fossil footprints from Grand Canyon: by C. W. Gilmore 
 ... 1926. (Publ. 2832: Mis. Coll, v. 77, no. 8) 
 
 530.8 Smithsonian physical tables: (by Thomas Gray) 3d reprint 
 Sm6 of 7th ed. rev. ... 1927. (Publ. 2539; Misc. Coll. v. 71 
 no, 1) 
 
 . _. Classified list of Smithsonian publications 
 
 available for distribution, ... (does not include nation- 
 al museum or Bureau of American Ethnology publications). 
 
 American Bureau of Ethnology . 
 
 This bureau in the Smithsonian Institution is an out- 
 growth of the ethnological and archeological research of the Insti- 
 tution and of the Geological and Geographic Survey of the Rocky 
 Mountain regions. It is concerned with the study and investiga- 
 tions of the civilization of the North American Indians and other 
 A merican aborigines. 
 
 572 . Annual report, 1880-date. 
 
 qUn3 
 
 Soc. 
 
 Large octavo volume containing a brief administrative report and 
 
 one or more long scientific monographs on the North American Indians, 
 
 such as Myths of the Zuni ; Indian burial customs, etc. 
 
 572 . Bulletins. 
 
 Un3b ~* 
 
 Scientific monographs similar to those in the Reports, presenting 
 the results of researches covering the daily life, languages, myths, 
 environment, etc. of the North American Indians. Many fine illus- 
 trations. The Bulletin series contain the Handbooks begun several 
 years ago. 
 Ex. 
 
 Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico. 2 pts. ... 
 (Bui. 30) 
 
 /Handbook of collection of musical instruments in National 
 
 J | (Museum (with bibliography) by Frances Densmore. 1927. 
 
 uf.y Vcbui - i36) 
 
, 5 
 
23-IE 
 
 141 
 
 Miscellaneous publications are also issued, as 
 
 Circular of information regarding Indian popular names, 
 (with list of books on folk-lore, myths and legends) 
 1926. 
 
 National Museum 
 
 Established as a part of the Smithsonian Institution in 
 1846. 
 
 ___. Annual report on progress and condition of 
 
 the National Museum, 1846-date". 
 Prior to 1905 contained scientific papers, since then are merely 
 administrative reports. Published as part 2 of the Smithsonian 
 Institution. 
 
 506 . Bulletins. 
 
 Un35b 
 
 Most of these are descriptive of collections in the museum, the 
 
 majority up to the present time being scientific monographs on the 
 
 zoological collections. They may, however, relate to any museum 
 
 subject, such as the collections of postage stamps, gems, and 
 
 motors, for each of which catalogs have recently been issued. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 Fire as agent in human culture, by Walter Hough. 1926. 
 
 (Bui. 139) 
 
 Observation on birds of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and 
 Chile ... 1926. (Bui. 133) 
 
 , . Contributions from the national herbarium. 
 
 Papers dealing chiefly with systematic and ecological botany based 
 
 on the collections in the Division of Plants of the National 
 
 Herbarium. 
 
 Ex. Trees and shrubs of Mexico; by Paul C. Standley, 1920-6. 
 
 (Contributions from the National Herbarium v. 23) 1927. 
 
 506 . Proceedings. 
 
 Un3 
 
 Are short technical papers based on" the museum collections in biol- 
 ogy, geology, and anthropology, etc. presenting newly acquired 
 facts. Beginning with v. 66 they are no longer bound, but a title 
 page and index is issued for each volume. 
 Ex. 
 
 Collection of ancient oriental seals in the National 
 Museum , .. 1926. (Proceedings v. 69 art. 4, no. 2630) 
 
 New genera and species of acalyptrate flies in National 
 Museum ... 1926. (Proceedings v. 68 art. 21, no. 2622) 
 
 An annual list of publications of the National Museum is 
 contained in its annual report and also printed separately. 
 Certain selected ones of its publications are indexed in E.I. 
 
24-12 
 
 142 
 
 Astrophysical Observatory . 
 
 Established in 1891 to study the physical conditions of 
 heavenly bodies. Its annual report is published in annual report 
 of the Smithsonian Institution. 
 
 International Exchange Service . 
 
 Begun as early as 1850 but not organized and supported by 
 the government until 1881 when U. S. became a party to the Inter- 
 national Exchange 'Convention. Its report is found in the Smithson- 
 ian Annual report. 
 
 National Art Gallery . 
 
 Issues catalogs of collections and exhibits of paintings. 
 Ex. 
 
 Catalog of (National Art Gallery) Collections, by W. H, 
 Holmes. 1926. 
 
 National Zoological Park . 
 
 Established in 1890. Its report is in the Smithsonian 
 annual report. 
 
 The following associations do not belong to the Smith- 
 sonian Institution but are required by acts of Congress to make 
 annual reports to the Secretary: 
 
 American Historical As soc i at ion , 
 
 Organized in 1884, and incorporated by act of Congress ' 
 in 1889. 
 
 973 . Annual report. 1889-date. 
 
 Am31 
 
 Hist, 
 
 The reports covering 1884-89 were published privately by Putnam. 
 
 They contain the proceedings of the annual meetings and valuable 
 
 monographs and'bibliographies on historical subjects, issued in 2 
 
 volumes a year. They are indexed in R.G. 
 
 National Society of Daughters of American Revolution . 
 Incorporated in 1896. 
 
 369.135 Daughters of American "Revolution. 
 D26 Report 1890-date. 
 
 Also publishes its proceedings, lists of officers, etc. 
 
 References on Smithsonian Institution . 
 
 Smithsonian Institution. 
 
 Administration and activities of the Smithsonian In- 
 stitution, by A.H.Clark, 1917. (Smithsonian Publ.2450) 
 
 . Report on cooperative educational and re- 
 
 search work carried on by the Smithsonian Institutions 
 and its branches ... (Misc. Coll. v. 76, no. 4, Publ. 
 2719) 1923, 
 
35-330 
 
 148 ' 
 
 _. Smithsonian Institution, by (C. G. Abbot) 
 
 1926. ("Smithsonian Publ. 2861) (F r om Annual report 1925) 
 
 Checklist p. 879-998 
 
 Everhart p. 267-273 
 
 Swan ton p. 128-133 
 
 Thorpe p. 722-729 
 
 Board of Surveys and Maps 
 
 Created 1919 to make recommendations to the various map 
 making bureaus and offices for coordinating of all map making and to 
 make decisions when necessary respecting surveys and map activities. 
 
 Tariff Commission 
 
 Created by act of 1916, to investigate the fiscal and in- 
 dustrial effects of the customs laws of U. S., to make special in- 
 vestigations for the President and Congress, and to give, when re- 
 quested, all information at its command relating to tariffs. 
 
 337 U. S. Tariff Commission. 
 
 Un38 Annual report, 1917-date. 
 
 337 . Tariff information series. 
 
 Un38t 
 
 Studies of individual Industries, with special reference to their 
 
 relation to the tariff. 
 
 Tp"T 
 
 Cattle and beef in U. S., tariff problems involved. 
 (Tariff Information ser. no. 30) 
 
 . Tariff information surveys. 
 
 These surveys are prepared for the use of Congress in connection 
 with the revision of the Tariff. The various classes of commodi- 
 ties are grouped in accordance with the schedules and paragraph 
 numbers of the Tariff act of 1913. Each survey includes a descrip- 
 tion of the article under discussion, with its grades and uses; 
 its domestic production, with special reference to sources of raw 
 materials, relation of production and consumption, and extent and 
 causes of foreign competition; also rates of duty under previous 
 tariff acts. 
 Ex. On articles in paragraph 1105 of Tariff Act of 1922, 
 
 Wool by-products and wool wastes. 1926. 
 
 . Reports ... of investigations on cost of 
 
 production of (special products). 
 
 This series covers cost of production of many important common 
 agricultural and manufactured products. 
 
 Ex. 
 
 Report of Tariff commission to president of U. S., inves- 
 tigation of costs of production in U.S. and in principal 
 competing foreign country, of butter ... 1926. 
 
36-18 
 
 ±44 
 
 The Commission also publishes a number of general miscel- 
 laneous bulletins and handbooks on international trade, commercial 
 treaties, etc. 
 
 337.03 . Dictionary of tariff information. 1924. 
 
 Un3d 
 
 Contains technical and statistical date relative to commodities of 
 1923 tariff, descriptions of tariff systems, ' methods and history, 
 and tables of comparisons of acts of 1909, 1913, 1922. A valuable 
 reference book. 
 
 List of principal subjects investigated and 
 
 reported upon by Tariff Commission, rev. Dec. 1926. 1927, 
 
 380 . Handbook of commercial treaties: digests of 
 
 Un321h treaties, conventions and other agreements of commercial 
 interest between all nations, 1922. 
 
 337 ___^ . Colonial tariff policies (with bibliograph- 
 
 Un381c ies). 2d~ed. 1922. 
 
 References 
 
 337 Bernhardt, Joshua. Tariff commission ... 1922. (Insti- 
 B457x tute for Government Research. Service monograph no. 5) 
 
 P337 U. S. Tariff Commission. Outline of its work and plans. 
 
 Swanton p. 147-148 
 Thorpe p. 646-652 
 
 Board of Tax Appeals 
 
 Created 1924 to hear and determine tax appeals. 
 
 U. S. Tax Appeals Board, 
 
 Annual report, 1924-date. 
 
 . Reports of Tax Appeals Board (decisions). 
 
 1924-date . 
 Decisions have been placed on a subscription basis and are issued 
 in small pamphlets. When a sufficient number have been issued 
 they are bound and may be bought in this form. They include rules 
 of practice. 
 
 Indexed in P.A.I.S. 
 
 References 
 
 Thorpe p. 624-637 
 
 Veterans' Bureau 
 
 Created by act of Congress 1921 to succeed the War Risk 
 Bureau, and to continue its powers and duties, together with the 
 
''. '■ ' 
 
27-12 
 
 145 
 
 functions, powers and duties conferred upon the Federal Board for 
 Vocational Education (1918) known as the rehabilitation act. Has 
 charge of the insurance, providing medical aid, and furnishing 
 vocational training to disabled members of military and naval 
 forces. 
 
 U. S. Veterans' bureau. 
 
 Annual report, 1922-date. 
 
 _. Medical bulletin. (Monthly) 
 
 Mostly technical articles. Indexed in P.A.I.S. 
 
 Digests of legal opinions relating to 
 
 Veterans' bureau, including opinions of attorney general, 
 etc. (Monthly) 
 
 Also issues publications on insurance, claims, etc. 
 
 References 
 
 Thorpe p. 771-782 
 
 War Finance Corporation 
 
 Created April 1918. Its original duties were to support 
 industries necessary to carry on war. It was also authorized to 
 give financial aid to savings banks, and building loan associations, 
 to buy and sell obligations of U. S. and to issue bonds. By the 
 Agricultural credits act of 1921 it is authorized to make loans 
 for agricultural purposes to banks, etc. Although it has ceased 
 to make new loans, it has authority to renew or extend old one si 
 
 U. S. War Finance Corporation ." 
 Annual report, 1919-date. 
 
 Reference 
 
 "Thorpe p. 638-640 
 
 There are other independent establishments not included 
 here, as the Architect of the Capitol, etc., whose work and publi- 
 cations are of no interest to libraries. 
 
46 
 
 l-^Leg 
 
 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, U.S. GOVERNMENT 
 
 The legislative powers of the United States government 
 are vested -in a Congress, a "bicameral body consisting of the Senate 
 and the House of Representatives. , 
 
 The Senate is composed of 96 members, two elected from 
 each state for a term of six years. It exercises executive and 
 judicial powers as well as legislative, since it has power to ad- 
 vise the president in negotiation of treaties, ratifying all for- 
 eign treaties by a two-thirds vote of its members present, and to 
 confirm appointments of ambassadors, judges and others made by the 
 president (executive); and it has power to try impeachment cases 
 and pass on the qualifications of its own members (judicial;. 
 
 The House is composed of 435 Representatives from the 
 states, territories, and island possessions (the number from each 
 being based on population) elected for a period of two years. Like 
 the Senate the House has the judicial power of trying impeachment 
 cases. All bills for revenue and appropriations originate in tne 
 
 House 
 
 Since representatives are electee, every two years and 
 the term of senators so arranged that one-third of the Senate is 
 elected every two years, the membership of Congress is regularly 
 changed every biennium. Every two years there is a new Congress. 
 Since the beginning of the government in 1789 these new Congresses 
 have been numbered consecutively and are always referred to by 
 number, as — the sixty-ninth Congress. The constitution provided 
 that Congress meet annually on the first Monday in December, thus 
 each new Congress meets in two sessions, one known as the "short 
 session" from December to March 4, and the other, the "long ses- 
 sion" from December to the following December, unless adjourned 
 before then. These regular sessions are numbered, one and two, 
 but if an extra session is called, they become respectively num- 
 bers two and three. , - _ . 
 
 The work of both the Senate and House is conducted large- 
 ly through standing committees and some special ones. There are 
 33 Senate standing committees and 61 in the House. The reports of 
 these committees and the hearings held before them on bills that 
 have been introduced in Congress are among the most important pub- 
 lications for which Congress is responsible. The speeches made 
 before either house, the debates on the floor of Congress, tne 
 action taken on bills, the rules of order, the parliamentary pro- 
 cedure, and the directory of its members are also all valuable ma- 
 terial for reference use in libraries. With the exception oi tne 
 daily proceedings in Congress, containing the debates and speeches, 
 all this material, resulting from the work of Congress, is printed 
 in the Congressional edition of government publications; some oi 
 it is also included in the Departmental edition, or plain title 
 edition. 
 
2-Leg 
 
 147 
 
 References 
 
 U. S. Congress — Senate 
 
 Senate Manual (recent one). 
 
 . House 
 
 House Manual (recent one). 
 
 Congressional directory (recent one). 
 
 U. S. Daily. Outline of Organization of U. S. Gove mo- 
 ment, p. 5-7. 
 
 The following recent books are recommended to the student, 
 not so much for their direct bearing on the organization of Con- 
 gress, but because of their excellent discussions of its powers and 
 the significance of these powers today: 
 
 328.73 Luce, Robert 
 
 L96c Congress, an explanation. 1926. 
 
 328.73 • Rogers, Lindsay 
 
 R63a The American Senate* 1926, 
 
 342.73 Warren, Charles 
 
 W251c Congress, the constitution and the Supreme Court. 
 1925* 
 
 Publications 
 
 Bills and Resolution s. 
 
 Laws or proposed laws of U. S. originate in the Senate 
 or House as bills or resolutions, depending on the nature of their 
 subjects and on the form of their enacting clause. 
 
 Bills are private or public. Private bills include "All 
 bills for the relief of private parties, bills granting pensions, 
 bills removing political disabilities, and bills for the survey of 
 rivers and harbors." All other bills are public . Bills read: 
 "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Con- 
 gress assembled." A bill is a "bill" so long as it remains in the 
 house in which it originates; it becomes an "act" when it has pass- 
 ed one house and goes to the other house. It does not, however, 
 become an act, or statute in the legal sense until it has passed 
 both Houses and has received the signature of the president, or 
 the two-thirds vote of both houses over the president's veto. 
 
 Resolutions are simple, joint or concurrent. Simple 
 resolutions concern the business of one House only, and are not 
 preserved as laws. They read: "Resolved that the Senate or the 
 House." Joint resolutions are used for what may be called the in- 
 cidental, unusual, or inferior purpose of legislating. They have 
 the same process in Congress as have bills and may be changed to a 
 
3-Le^ 
 
 148 
 
 bill by an amendment. They read: "Resolved, or be it resolved by 
 the Seriate and House of Representatives assembled." Concurrent 
 resolutions "in modern practice have been developed as a means of 
 expressing fact, principles, opinions and purpose of the two 
 Houses." They are binding on neither house until agreed to by 
 both. They read: "Resolved by the Senate (the House of Represent- 
 atives concurring)" or vice versa. 
 
 Printing:, distributions and indexing of bills and resolutions . 
 
 Bills and resolutions are printed on large size paper, 
 and. only when referred, to a committee, when favorably reported 
 back, and after their passage by either house, usually 4 or 5 times. 
 They are numbered when introduced, retaining the same number until 
 they become a law, at which time they are printed in pamphlet form 
 called slip laws and are given a new number in a consecutive seriea 
 The slip laws are sent to the State Department which prints and 
 distributes the laws of U. S, 
 
 Bills and resolutions are not sent to libraries but cop- 
 ies can usually be had through Senators and Representatives or 
 from the Clerk of either the Senate or the House. Slip laws can 
 be bought from the Superintendent of Documents, being listed in 
 the Monthly catalog. 
 
 Bills and resolutions are not directly indexed in any of 
 the general indexes to government publications, nor are they list- 
 ed in the Checklist unless in a special reprint edition. They are 
 indexed in the Congressional Record Index and in the indexes to 
 the Apoendices of the Senate and House Journals, where their his- 
 tory may be traced. (See Congressional Record Index v./H$P 
 
 References 
 
 U. S. Congress — House 
 
 House Manual, 1909, p. 487-492. (Also Jefferson's 
 Manual in any number of the House Manual) 
 
 Checklist 
 
 P. 
 
 1507 
 
 Clarke 
 
 P. 
 
 133-139 
 
 Everhart 
 
 P. 
 
 33- 33 
 
 Reports of Committees of Congress . 
 
 A Report of a committee is a recommendation favorable or 
 unfavorable, on a bill or resolution referred to it, with an ac- 
 count of the investigation made and conclusions reached in regard 
 to it. Immediately after a bill or resolution is introduced in 
 either house it is referred to the standing committee concerned 
 with the subject to which it pertains. After careful consideration 
 and investigation, including the hearing of expert knowledge and 
 opinion on it, often covering months of time, the committee sub- 
 mits to its respective house the results of its study, with recom- 
 mendations as to what should be done with the bill or resolution, 
 
4-Les 
 
 o 
 
 ±49 
 
 The Reports of all Congressional Committees are issued 
 in the Congressional edition in the volumes called Reports . Since 
 the 47th Congress reports of committees have been numbered consec- 
 utively for each house. The reoorts on private bills, simple, and 
 concurrent resolutions, however have been bound in a limited, 
 lettered edition which has not been sent to dooository libraries. 
 Thus there are two files of volumes of reports, whereas the reports 
 themselves are numbered consecutively through both. 
 
 U. S. Congress-— Senate. 
 
 Senate reports. Cl-datc, 1789-date. 
 The reports of senate committees were not published in separate 
 volumes till 030-1, (1847-48). Before. that time were found in 
 House documents or State papers of Senate or House. 
 
 House . 
 
 House reports, Cl-date, 1789-date, 
 The reports of the House Committees were not published in separate 
 volumes till 016-1, (1829-30), The earlier ones were found in 
 House documents or House State Papers. 
 
 Compilations of Committee Repor ts , 
 
 The following is the only compilation that has been made, 
 and it is found only in Washington, 
 
 McKee, T. H. Comp, 
 
 McKee' s compilation. Reoorts C14-C49. 1815-87, 
 
 515 v. 1887. 
 In Senate and House Libraries, Wash. D. C. A set of the indexes 
 to this compilation was published separately in 94 v. and sold to 
 libraries. 
 
 Hearings before Committees . 
 
 The published records of Hearings before committees of 
 Congress contain, presumably the best expert opinions and advice 
 that can be had concerning matters which are before Congress for 
 legislative action. Hearings are now distributed by the Superin- 
 tendent of Documents and all of them for any session may be sub- 
 scribed for by libraries. (Before 1924 only a limited suoply was 
 printed.) They are published in the Congressional edition as docu- 
 ments. Current Hearings are listed in the Monthly catalogue and 
 are indexed in P.A.I,S.; older ones (an incomplete list) are given 
 in the Checklist and are indexed in the Documents Catalog. Both 
 Reports and Hearings are valuable sources of information on many 
 subjects of national importance. 
 
 References 
 
 Howson, Roger, Why'is a hearing? (In A.L.A. Conference 
 Proceedings, v. 17, p. 250-251, 1923. 
 
 Checklist 
 
 P. 
 
 1532-1564 
 
 Clarke 
 
 P. 
 
 140- 143 
 
 Everhart 
 
 P. 
 
 20 
 
5-Leg 
 
 6 
 
 150 
 
 Proceedings of Congress . 
 
 Printed reports (from stenographic records) of the de- 
 bates and other proceedings of Congress are in existence from its 
 beginning Mar. 4, 1789 to the present time. These reports, which 
 are not included in the Congressional edition, have been issued un- 
 der various titles, in four series: 
 
 328.731 U. S. Congress. 
 
 Un31 Annals of Congress. 
 
 (See publications of First Fourteen Congresses, p.\t>!>) 
 
 328.731 . Register of debates in Congress, or Congres- 
 
 Un32 sional debates. C18-2, Dec. 6, 1824 to C25-1, Oct. 16, 
 
 1837. 14 v. in 29 pts. Gales & Seat on. 
 Contemporaneously reported, debates and other important matter not 
 always" literally, but substantially accurate. Appendix in last 
 volume of each session contains president's messages., all acts and 
 most important reports of departments* 
 
 328.731 __ . Congressional Globe, C23-1, Dec. 2, 1833 to 
 
 Un33 C42-3 Mar, 3, 1873. 46 v. in 10P pts. Blair & Rives, 
 
 and others. 
 Appendix contains speeches withheld for revision, and to the close 
 of 39th Congress messages of the presidents and reports of cabinet 
 officers. From 32d Congress also the laws. There are Indexes for 
 each session and for each appendix. 
 
 328.731 . Congressional Record, C43-1 to date, 1873- 
 
 Un34 date. Gov't. Print. Office. 
 
 From stenographic reports of the debates and proceedings of Con- 
 gress issued daily while Congress is in session, and in bound form 
 at the end of the session. It contains the annual messages of the 
 president to Congress and his inaugural addresses, also speeches 
 and other matter not actually given in Congress but which is in- 
 cluded by request of some Senator or Representative. Such matter 
 is printed in the Appendix of the Record. 
 
 Congressional Record Index . 
 
 There are two indexes to the Congressional Record, one, 
 issued fortnightly, for the unbound edition, the other, issued at 
 the end of a session, for the bound edition of the Record. They 
 are identical except for references to page numbers in the Record. 
 The latter may appear as a separate volume constituting the last 
 part of a volume of the Record, itself (a volume of this is fre- 
 quently issued in several parts, each bound separately), or it 
 may be bound in with the Appendix volume, or it may be included in 
 the main part of the Record if there is only one volume for the 
 session. 
 
 The Index, whether in bound or unbound form is made up of 
 two distinct parts, an index proper; and an appendix which is call- 
 ed History of bills and resolutions. 
 
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 1 ^ i 
 
 The index proper is a subject and author (or name) index 
 to the pages of the Congressional Record, and to the numbers of 
 bills or resolutions in the History of bills and resolutions (its 
 own appendix). If a definite reference to the Congressional Record 
 is wanted it is a fairly simple matter to locate by looking under 
 either the author or subject. For example: If one wished to read 
 the remarks made by Senator Capper on "cooperative marketing' in the 
 69th Congress, first session, one should look in the index proper 
 of that session under Camper, 'There under the sub-head "Remarks 
 made by" would be listed the page references 11226, 12187, 12188 
 of the Congressional Record where these remarks appear. Were one 
 to look for these remarks under the subject cooperative marketing , 
 some difficulty would be encountered, because under subject entry 
 very meagre information, except page references, is given. How- 
 ever, under "cooperative marketing," sub-head "Remarks in Senate 
 on" one finds several columns of page references. As no mention 
 is made of Senator Capper, it is necessary to look up. in the Con- 
 gressional Record all these page numbers until the remarks by 
 Senator Capper are found. This may be a long and irksome task, as 
 the Records are paged continuously from the beginning of the ses- 
 sion, and the Index gives no clue to dates of issue. One should 
 keep in mind when using the Index to the Congressional Record that 
 the information given under name (personal or committee) is much 
 fuller than under subject. 
 
 If it is information on a bill which one wishes, to find 
 out what has happened to it in either house, or to read the argu- 
 ments pro and con regarding it, the procedure is the same as the 
 above ; that is, look in the index proper under the subject of the 
 bill or the name of the person who introduced or opposed it, or 
 the name of the committee to which it has been referred. Under 
 any of these entries will be given the number of the bill or reso- 
 lution, as H.R, 7893,* for instance, which means House bill 7893, 
 the asterisk indicating that some action has been taken on this 
 bill in the House or in the Senate or both. The next step is to 
 consult the Appendix to the Index or History of bills and resolu- 
 tions (in the back of the Index) ^to find the title and history of 
 this bill. It will be listed in "its numerical order under House 
 bills. (Senate bills and Senate resolutions come first, followed 
 by House bills and House resolutions.) Under this number is given 
 the title "To create a division of cooperative marketing in the De- 
 partment of Agriculture, etc." quite a full statement of what the 
 bill is about. Following this will be given in tabulated form the 
 various stages through which the bill has passed in its progress 
 toward becoming a law, with page references to the Congressional 
 Record where each step is fully recorded, where it is amended, de- 
 bated, etc. If a committee report has been made on the bill the 
 name and number of this report is also given, as for this bill 
 there is "House Report 116 from the Committee on Agriculture," 
 If hearings have been held before the committee, mention of this is 
 quite frequently made in the discussion given in the Congressional 
 Record, but it is not indicated in the Index, The Monthly Cata- 
 logue or the P.A.I. S, should always be consulted for Hearings, 
 
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 The Congressional Record index is not difficult to use 
 if the foregoing points are kept in mind. It is a source of much 
 valuable reference material for debate work, and information on 
 current questions. 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist p. 1463-1475 
 
 Clarke o. 126- 132 
 
 Everhart p. 27- 30 
 
 How to Trace a Bill. 
 
 It is not difficult to trace a bill if the approximate 
 date can be found and the use of the Congressional Record Index 
 is thoroughly understood, for it involves merely the looking up 
 and tabulating in convenient form the references given under the 
 number of the bill in the History of bills and resolutions in the 
 appendix to the Index. If, however, all legislation on any sub- 
 ject is desired the process, while still simple, may be long and 
 laborious. Frequently when a bill is introduced into either house, 
 for various reasons (often political, sometimes to expedite legis- 
 lation) a companion bill will be introduced in the other house, or 
 other bills embodying practically the same ideas will be introduc- 
 ed in the same or different sessions, all with different numbers. 
 If the original bill or any of these other bills failed to pass 
 during a Congress, an entirely "new" bill, even though it may be 
 a verbatim copy of the original (the life of a bill technically 
 ending with a" Congress), may be introduced in the next Congress. 
 Thus, in order to get all the desired legislation it is necessary 
 to follow up each of these various bills, often covering several 
 Congresses." Reference to their numbers may be found under subject 
 and cross references in the index proper of the Congressional 
 Record Indexes, or under names of Congressmen who introduced them, 
 or under names of Committees to which they were referred, or in 
 the tabulation given under number of the original bill, or the 
 "new" bill in the History of Bills and Resolutions. 
 
 Bills and resolutions may also be traced through the Ap- 
 pendix to the Journals, but much less easily or satisfactorily 
 than through the Congressional Record Indexes. 
 
 There is no adequate reference aid to cover the period, 
 often very long, between the introduction of a bill in Congress 
 and its printing as a law in the Session Laws. To search through 
 many fortnightly issues of the Congressional Record Index is a 
 time consuming and irksome task, but at present* there is no other 
 
 ♦Formerly there was published by Congress a weekly Com- 
 pendium of Legislation which provided in most satisfactory form 
 all needed information on bills in Congress. There is a weekly 
 House Calendar of bills which is useful, but limited in use by lack 
 of a Senate Calendar. 
 
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 method of finding the information needed. The United States Daily 
 promises to be a considerable aid in this respect, and to some ex- 
 tent is the Congressional Digest, a monthly magazine covering re- 
 cent important legislation of the U. S. government. 
 
 In recording information found in tracing legislation, 
 the following points should be included: 
 
 1. Number of bill or resolution. 
 
 2. Congress, number and session, Senate or House, into 
 which introduced. 
 
 3. By ?rhom and, when introduced. 
 
 4. Action taken. 
 
 5. Committees to whom referred, with numbers of Reports 
 and document number of Hearings. 
 
 6. Other bills and resolutions on same subject which 
 failed to be passed. 
 
 7. Date, volume and page references to Congressional 
 Records where important action or debate is given. 
 
 8. Date when it became a law, if passed, 
 
 9. Number of the Act or Slip lm (Given in Congression- 
 al Record Index: History of Bills and Resolutions). 
 
 References 
 
 Walter, F. K. 
 
 First steo in legislative reference, (in Public 
 Libraries, v. 49, p, 299, June 1924.) 
 
 Clarke p. 128-132 
 
. i* 
 
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 ->-l 
 
 Suggested form for giving information on the 
 history of a bill 
 
 H.R. 14050, a bill to amend the revenue act of 1921 in 
 respect to non-resident aliens, 
 
 C67-4 House of Representatives 
 
 H R 14050* 
 
 Introduced by Mr. Green of 
 
 Iowa and referred to the 
 Committee on Ways and 
 Means. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt . 3, 
 p. 2638. 27 Jan. 1923. 
 
 Presented by Mr. Green as a 
 privileged report from 
 the Committee on Ways 
 and Means. Referred to 
 the Committee of the 
 Whole House on the State 
 of the Union and ordered 
 printed. (H.Rept. 1649. 
 Serial no. 8158) 
 
 Debated and objected to 
 Debated. 
 
 Amended, made into a bill 
 and passed House. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt . 4. 
 p. 4012. 19 Feb. 1923. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt . 5. 
 p, 4420. 23 Feb. 1923. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt . 5. 
 p. 4708. 26 Feb, 1923. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt . 5. 
 p. 4709. 26 Feb. 1923. 
 
 C 67-4 Senate 
 
 Read and referred to Senate 
 Committee on Finance. 
 
 Reported bade from Committee 
 
 on Finance without amend- 
 ment (S. Rept. 1257 
 Serial no. 8155) 
 
 Passed Senate. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt . 5. 
 p. 4725. 27 Feb. 1923. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt . 5. 
 p. 5006. 1 Mar. 1923. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt . 5, 
 p. 5124-25. 2 Mar. 1923. 
 
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 C 67-4 
 
 Signed by the Speaker pro 
 
 tempore of the House and 
 by the Vice President. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt. 6. 
 p. 5338. 3 Mar. 1923. 
 
 67-4 House of Representatives 
 
 Committee on Enrolled Bills 
 reported they had ex- 
 amined bill and found it 
 truly signed. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v. 64, pt. 6. 
 p. 5542. 3 Mat. 1923. 
 
 Presented to the President 
 for his approval 
 
 Approved and signed by the 
 President. 
 
 Cong. Rec, v. 64, pt. 6. 
 p. 5555, 3 Mar. 1923. 
 
 Cong. Rec. v, 64, pt . 6. 
 p. 5E56. 3 Mar. 1923. 
 
 Reports and Hearings 
 
 Income tax of nonresident aliens, report to accomoany 
 H.R. 14050 (to amend revenue act of 1921 in respect to income tax 
 of nonresident aliens); submitted by Mr. "Green of Iowa. Feb. 19, 
 1923. (H. rp. 1649, 67th Cong. 4th sess.) Paper 5 cents. 
 
 Income tax of nonresident aliens from contiguous coun- 
 tries; hearings on H.R. 14050, to amend revenue act of 1921 in 
 respect to income tax of nonresident aliens, Feb. 17, 1923. Free, 
 
 Summary 
 
 •Mr, Green of Iowa, on the 27 Jan. 1923, introduced into 
 the House a bill which purposed the same exemptions in payment of 
 income tax for Canadians who come to the U. S. to work that our 
 own citizens have. The Canadian law grants to U. S. citizens who 
 go across the line to work the same exemption it grants its own 
 citizens. (The wording of the bill is such that it includes 
 Mexicans who earn a salary in the U. S.) Charles E. Hughes recom- 
 mended that the bill be passed stating that Hon. Mackenzie King, 
 prime minister of Canada had made a recent visit to Washington and 
 asked that such an amendment be made to the 1921 act. Mr. Mellon, 
 Secretary of the Treasury, also recommended its passage, saying 
 that its adoption would make little difference financially. There 
 was no opposition to the bill. It passed the House 26 Feb. 1923, 
 the Senate, 2 March and was signed by the President 3 Mar* 1923. 
 
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 156 
 
 Journals . 
 
 A Journal containing the bare minutes of the meetings of 
 the Senate and of the House is published for each session of Con- 
 gress. The Journals also contain amendments to bills (but not the 
 bills) and the annual messages of the president. The Senate 
 Journal. contains the Inaugural addresses. There is an appendix in 
 the back of each Journal which gives a list of bills and resolu- 
 tions introduced in that session of Congress in tabulated and ab- 
 stracted form. A complete history of each bill and resolution is 
 given showing exactly every stage of its progress and indicating 
 what action has been taken on it in either house, with page refer- 
 ences to the Journal and to the Congressional Record where men- 
 tioned or debated. There is a good subject index to this list of 
 bills and resolutions making the Journals a useful aid in tracing 
 legislation. They are very late in being printed and distributed, 
 however. The Journals are published in the Congressional edition 
 and are assigned serial numbers, but their distribution is limit- 
 ed to 3 depository libraries in each state. (For contents of 
 early Journals which are very rare see Journals of the First Four- 
 teen Congresses . ) 
 
 U. S. Congress — Senate, 
 
 Journal of the Senate, 1st Congress-date, 1789- 
 date. 
 
 U. S. Congress — House of Representatives. 
 
 Journal of the House of Representatives, 1st Con- 
 gress-date, 1789-date. 
 
 328.731 U. S. Congress — Senate. 
 
 S Journal of executive proceedings of the Senate, 1st 
 
 Congress-58th Congress Special Session, 1789-1905. 32 v. 
 
 Executive Journals are for the secret sessions of the 
 Senate. They are printed only by special order of the Senate and 
 are not included in the Congressional edition. There have been 
 four orders for printing the Executive Journals, 1828, 1869, 1891, 
 1905. 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist p. 1503 
 
 Clarke p. 125 
 
 Everhart p. 14, 18-19 
 
 U. S. Monthly Catalog, v. 15, p. 666-7, May 1910, 
 
lS-Les 
 
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 15? 
 
 Miscellaneous Publications of Congress 
 
 There are certain publications regula,rly originating in 
 Congress, such as financial reports of the clerks of either house, 
 rules, manuals, directory of members, memorial addresses on de- 
 ceased members, etc. which are published in the Congressional edi- 
 tion,<3J82^Senate and House Documents, but most of which also appear 
 in the Departmental or plain title edition. Among the most im- 
 portant of these are: 
 
 328.73 U. S. Congress 
 
 Un3 Official Congressional Directory. Cll-1, 1809 to 
 
 date. 
 Compiled for each session of Congress. Contains biographical 
 sketches of Congressmen, the organization and duties of the various 
 departments of government and independent establishments, diplo- 
 matic officers, and other important officials. Printed under the 
 direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. 
 
 The Manuals of the Senate and House are out-growths of 
 the Rules prepared for the first Congress 1789 and similar sub- 
 sequent works varying in title. Since C47 they have been issued 
 for each session of Congress. They are the text-books of Senators 
 and Representatives, and contain a wealth of useful reference 
 material for any library. Both are well indexed. 
 
 328.73 . House 
 
 US House Manual: Constitution, Jefferson's Manual and 
 
 rules of the House of Representatives of U. S. with a 
 
 digest of the practice, Cl-d, 1789-d. 
 Contain also Supreme 'Court decisions on various sections of the 
 Constitution and references to Hind's Precedents (see following), 
 
 328.73 . Senate 
 
 US Senate Manual, containing standing rules and orders 
 
 of the Senate — Jefferson's manual, etc. Cl-d, 1789-d. 
 Contain also the Constitution and amendments, with an index to the 
 Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confed- 
 eration, Conferences and Conference Reports with references to 
 Hind's Precedents (see following). 
 
 U.S. . House 
 
 5183-88 Hind's Precedents of House of Representatives in- 
 
 cluding references to provisions of Constitution, laws, 
 and decisions of Senate, by Asher C. Hinds, 2d 1907-8, 
 4 v. and Index. 
 
 Reference to volume number of this set is made in the House and 
 
 Senate Manual. 
 
 U.S. __. Senate 
 
 6354 Precedents, decisions on points of order, with 
 
 phraseology, in U. S, Senate, 01-63, 1789-1913, by Henry 
 
 H. Gilfry, 1914. 
 
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 Documents. 
 
 As has already been stated in a proceeding chapter (Print- 
 ing and Distribution), the great bulk of material in the Documents 
 of the Congressional edition is executive and not legislative in 
 origin. For convenience, however, and because it seems logical to 
 include Senate and House Documents in the same chapter with Senate 
 and House Reports and Journals, the entry for them as a. series is 
 given here. 
 
 U. S. Congress — Senate 
 
 Senate Documents, Cl-date, 1789-date, 
 
 House 
 
 House Documents, Cl-date, 1789-date. 
 
 There is no complete file of Senate and House Documents 
 in existence; the early ones are very rare, many being in manu- 
 script form only. Some of the most valuable are found in the 
 American State Papers, in Annals of Congress, and in Register of 
 Debates. The title of both Senate and House Document has varied 
 as follows: 
 
 Cl-14, Documents, Executive documents or State Papers 
 (See American State Papers and Publications of 
 First Fourteen Congresses . 
 
 C15-29, Documents. 
 
 C30-53, Executives and Miscellaneous documents. 
 
 C54-d, Documents. 
 
 The contents of both the Senate and House Documents differ greatly 
 for each Congress, and cover a very wide range of material from 
 the executive and legislative branches of the government, 
 
 U. S. Congress — Senate. 
 
 Senate (Lettered) Executive Documents, 032-date, 
 
 1851-date. 
 These differ from the Executive Documents listed above, being those 
 publications which were printed as Senate confidential documents 
 or reports, but from which the injunction of secrecy has been re- 
 moved. Contain mostly treaties and conventions which are sent to 
 Senate for ratification from the State department. These are 
 lettered, and are not in the Congressional edition unless a new 
 number is assigned them. 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist p. 1475-1507 
 
 Clarke p. 75, 144-6 
 
 Everhart p. 21-2, 31-6 
 
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 159 
 
 PUBLICATIONS 
 of 
 THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD and EARLY CONGRESSES OF U.S. 
 
 For purposes of this study it is convenient to thinkof 
 our P-overnment as having had three different Congressional hodies: 
 1 The Continental Congress, 1774-1781; 8. The Congress of the 
 Confederation, 1781-1789; 3. The Congress of U. S. , 1789-date 
 The publication of these early Congresses were relatively few in 
 number but are of great historical value today. 
 
 "By act of March 2, 1833 the Secretary of State was au- 
 thorized to contract with Matthew St, Clair Clarke and Peter Force 
 for the publication of a work entitled 'Documentary history ot 
 American Revolution. 1 This work is known as American Archives, 
 and as originally projected was to comprise 6 series, consisting 
 of a collection of authentic records, state papers, debates ana ■ 
 letters, and other notices of public affairs, the whole forming a 
 documentary history of the origin and progress of the North Ameri- 
 can Colonies, of the causes and accomplishment of the American 
 Revolution, and of the Constitution of Government for the U. S. to 
 the final ratification thereof, covering the period from the dis- 
 covery and settlement of North America to the ratification of tne 
 Constitution of the U. S." The contents of the 6 series were to 
 
 be as follows: _ _ , T eQQ 
 
 Ser. 1. Discovery and settlement to Revolution in England, ibsa. 
 
 " 2*. 1688 to Treaty of Paris, 1763. 
 
 '' 3. 1763 to King's message to Parliament Mar. 7, LWk on pro- 
 ceedings in' the North American Colonies. 
 
 » 4. 1774 to Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. 
 
 » 5. 1776 to treaty of peace with Great Britain, 1? 8 3. 
 
 « 6. 1783 to final ratification of Constitution in 1787. 
 Of this proposed work only series 4 consisting of 6 volumes, and 
 3 volumes of series 5 were ever published owing to the failure ot 
 Congress to provide funds for the work. The vast quantity of ma- 
 terial collected by Peter Force but not used, was purchased by 
 Congress in 1864 for $100,000 and placed in the Library of Con- 
 gress. If published would probably fill 50 volumes, but because 
 of its incompleteness and hopeless condition will likely never ail 
 be reprinted. From time to time certain parts of it are assembled 
 and published by the Manuscripts Division of the Library of Con- 
 gress. 
 
 q973.3 American Archives, consisting of collections of authen- 
 Am3 tic records, state papers, debates, and letters and 
 Hist.Sem. other notices of public affairs, forming documentary 
 
 history of origin and progress of North American colo- 
 nies, of causes of American Revolution, and of the con- 
 stitution of government for U. S. to final ratification 
 thereof. 4th ser. 6 v. 1837, 5th ser. 3 v. 1848. 
 The set contains a good index, and it is also indexed in Poore. 
 
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 Continental Congress 
 
 The important publications of the Continental Congress 
 are the Journals (which contained many papers not now included in 
 Journals of Congress) and the Diplomatic Correspondence relating 
 to the American Revolution. There are many editions (reprints) of 
 both, but only the more valuable ones are listed here. 
 
 U. S. Continental Congress. 
 
 Journals of Congress containing proceedings, Sept. 
 5, 1774-Nov. 5, 1788; published by order of Congress". 
 Philadelphia, printed ... by Robert Aitken (and others) 
 13 v. 
 
 This is the authorized edition of the Journals and the one follow- 
 ed in reprint editions which were made by Folwell (13 v.), by Way 
 and Gideon (4 v.), and others. The most complete reprint of the 
 Journals is that published by the Library of" Congress, as follows: 
 
 328.731 U. S. Library of Congress — Manuscripts Division. 
 C2 Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1789, 
 
 Hist.Sem. edited by W. C. Ford, 28 v. 1904-15. 
 Somewhat confusing to use because the paging is continuous, with 
 indexes covering certain volumes. Poore's Descriptive Catalog in- 
 dex may be used with any edition of the Journals as the material 
 is listed by date in both the Journals and in Poore. The volume 
 and page reference must be disregarded for all except the Aiken 
 edition, however. 
 
 328.731 Secret Journals of acts ahd proceedings of Congress from 
 CS first meeting thereof to dissolution of Confederation by 
 
 adoption of Constitution ... printed by T. B. Wait. 
 
 4 v. 1821. 
 The half-title reads Secret Journals of Continental Congress. 
 
 973.32 Wharton, Francis 
 
 W53 Revolutionary diplomatic correspondence of the U. S. , 
 
 1775-1785 with preliminary index and notes historical 
 
 and legal. 6 v. , 1889. 
 Also published in Congressional edition, serial no. 2584-89. 
 The most complete and authentic edition of the correspondence, well 
 edited with good index. There are other editions by Jared Sparks 
 and by F. P. Blair, both of which are much less complete and con- 
 tain errors. 
 
 References 
 
 Friedenwald, Herbert. Journals and papers of the Con- 
 tinental Congress. (In American Historical Associ- 
 ation Report, 1896, v. l) 
 
 Checklist p. 1673-1675 
 Everhart p. 12- 13 
 
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 Congress of the Confederation 
 
 iSi 
 
 The proceedings and debates of the Federal Convention 
 constitute the important material of this period. 
 
 343.73 Elliot, Jonathan 
 
 E15 Elliot's debates, resolutions, and other proceedings 
 
 in convention on adoption of Federal Constitution, Sept. 
 
 17, 1787, collected and revised "by Jonathan Elliot. 
 
 Ed. 1, 4v. 1837-30 Ed. 3, 5v. 1854 
 
 Ed. 3, 5v. 1836 Ed. 4, 5v, 1861 
 
 Contents: v. 1, Federal convention, v. 3, Mass. Conn. N.H. N.Y, 
 Pa. Md. v, 3, Virginia, v. 4, N.C. S.6. Kentucky and Virginia res- 
 olutions, v. 5, Supp. and Madison papers. Indexed in Poore. 
 
 Other collections of the debates but much less valuable 
 than Elliott's are: 
 
 Journals, acts, and proceedings of the convention as- 
 sembled at Phil. 1787. Publ. by T. B. Wait, Bost. 1819. 
 
 Secret proceedings and debates of Federal convention 
 Phil. 1787, from notes ta,ken by Robt, Yates * 1831. 
 Reprinted for C60-3, S. doc. 738, ser. no. 5403. 
 
 References 
 
 U. S. Library of Congress-Documents Division 
 
 (Legislative Reference Service) 
 
 Documents illustrative of the formation of the union 
 of the American States (selected, arranged, and indexed 
 by C. C. Tansill). 1937. (C69-1, H. doc. 398) 
 
 Checklist p. 1668-1670 
 
 First 14 Congresses of U. S. 
 
 The destruction of the capitol in 1814 by the British 
 practically destroyed the entire reserve of U. S. government publi- 
 cations, and impressed upon public spirited leaders of the day the 
 importance of having in less limited supply than was hitherto pro- 
 vided, the valuable records of the governments activities, and also 
 the necessity of having reprinted those documents that were extant; 
 It was not until 1831, however, that an act was passed providing 
 for the compilation of Congressional documents, to be made by Gales 
 and Seaton and to be known as the American State Papers. This set, 
 in 38 volumes was made up of executive and legislative documents 
 for the most part found only in the archives or manuscript records 
 of the Senate and House; no complete set of them existed anywhere 
 else. The chief compiler of the set was Gen. William Hickey, chief 
 clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Senate. Since they 
 comprise the only complete collection of government documents for 
 the early U. S. Congresses, they form the beginning of the Congres- 
 sional edition and are numbered 01 to 038 in that edition. 
 
■f. - 
 
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 'V" 
 
4-R 
 
 I / 4 ./ 
 
 f973.3 American state papers, 1789-1823, 38v. printed by Gales 
 
 Am32 and Seaton, 1832-36. 
 
 Hist. , „ 
 
 Contain the most important legislative and executive documents oi 
 the period. Documents are grouped in 10 classes, arranged chrono- 
 logically: 
 
 1. Foreign Affairs, 6v. 
 
 2. Indian Affairs, 2v. 
 
 3. Finance, 5v. 
 
 4. Commerce and navi- 
 
 gation, 2v. 
 
 5. Military Affairs, 7v. 
 There is an index for each class at the end of the final volume. 
 They are also indexed in Poore. 
 
 6. Naval Affairs, 4v. 
 
 7. Post Office, Iv. 
 
 8. Public lands, 8v. 
 
 9. Claims, Iv. 
 
 10. Miscellaneous, 2v. 
 
 There are other collections called State Papers which 
 are not to be confused with the preceeding authentic collections. 
 The following, seldom used, are found in libraries: 
 
 Wait's state papers and public documents of U, S., 1789- 
 
 1818, published by T." B. Wait, 1815-19. 
 Contain foreign relations only, 
 Ed. 1, 1789-1815, 8v. 
 Ed. 2, 1789-1815, lOv. 
 Ed. 3, 1789-1818, 12v. 
 
 American state papers on public lands, edited by Walter 
 Laurie, 1789-1834, 5v. printed by Duff Green, 1834. _ 
 
 Contents of first 3 volumes practically same as material in first 
 
 3 volumes of Gales & Seaton on public lands. 
 
 328.734 
 U 
 
 Journals 
 
 State Papers of the eleventh to fourteenth Congress, 
 1810-1817, printed by R. C. Weightman. 
 
 Both the Senate and House authorized in 1820, and 1826 
 
 respectively the reprinting of the Journals of the early Congresses 
 These Journals contain documents that are now printed as Reports 
 and Documents in the Congressional edition. 
 
 328.731 U. S. Congress — Senate 
 
 Si Journals of the Senate for first thirteen Congresses 
 
 1789-1815, reprinted by Gales and Seaton 1820. 5v. 
 Contain those parts of Journal for which Senate had no copy. 
 
 328.731 U. S. Congress — House 
 
 H Journal of House of Representatives of U. S. for 
 
 first thirteen Congresses. 1789-1815 reprinted by Gales 
 
 and Seaton, 9v, 1826. 
 
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 163 
 
 Indexes to Journals 
 
 1939 Ordway, Albert 
 
 2071 General index of the Journals of Congress, lst~16th 
 
 inclusive, being a synoptical subject index of the pro- 
 ceedings on all public business 1789-1821 with reference 
 to debates, documents and statutes, 1880-1883. 
 
 2331 . 
 
 2446 Personal index of Journals of Congress lst-16th, 
 
 being personal record of members of Congress 1789-1821. 
 Not complete nor satisfactory. 
 
 Proceedings and Debates 
 
 Proceedings and debates of the House of Representatives 
 in first Congress. Taken in short hand by T. Lloyd, 
 N. Y. 1789, 3 v, 
 
 328.731 Annals of Congress of U. S. The debates and proceedings 
 Un3 in the Congress of U. S. , with an appendix containing 
 
 important state papers and public documents, and all the 
 laws of a public nature, with index, 1789-1824, Cl-18, 
 42 v. Gales and Seaton 1834-1856. 
 This is the beginning of the publication now called the Congres- 
 sional Record and was the first attempt to record the daily pro- 
 ceedings in both houses of Congress,. It contained many papers 
 which are now included in the Congressional edition. Indexed in Poore 
 
 Bibliography 
 
 U.S. Greely, Gen. A. W, 
 
 3879 Public documents of the first fourteen Congresses, 
 
 1789-1817;. Papers relating to early Congressional docu- 
 ments. ... 1900* (C59-1, S. doc. 428) 
 An attempt to give a complete list of the early Congressional docu- 
 ments. There are many omissions but it is a valuable bibliography 
 useful both as a checklist and as an index to early documents... 
 Its introduction contains an excellent discussion of early docu- 
 ments of U. S. The documents in this list are arranged chronologi- 
 cally by Congresses, then by Senate Journals, Documents, and Com- 
 mittee Reports, followed by House Journals, Documents, Reports., 
 There is a name index. 
 
 References 
 
 Greeley, Gen. A, W, Public documents of first 14 Con- 
 gresses, p. 3-17; p. 856-7. 
 
 Checklist p. 3-4, 1463-1465, 1503 
 Everhart p. 13-15, 27-28 
 
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 JUDICIAL BRANCH, U.S. GOVERNMENT 
 
 The judicial branch of the U. S. government consists of . 
 the federal courts. 
 
 The constitution drew the outline of the system of feder- 
 al courts and established a Supreme Court, but Congress perfected 
 the system by statutes. Therefore, Congress can and does change 
 its details. 
 
 There are now three classes of federal courts; until 1912 
 there were four: 
 
 1. Supreme Court, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Meets from Oct. -June. Has 9 members, 1 chief 
 justice, 8 associates, who are nominated by the President 
 of U. S. and confirmed by the Senate. Have life tenure 
 of office; removal by impeachment. Function of the 
 Supreme Court is the interpretation of federal and state 
 constitutions, U. S. Laws, and treaties. 
 
 2. Circuit Court of A ppeals (Appelate Court). 
 
 Created by Congress to establish "inferior courts", 
 Now 9 judicial circuits, presided over by two to four 
 judges and one supreme justice. 
 
 3. U. S. District Courts. 
 
 In 1912 assumed the duties of former circuit courts. 
 
 Special Courts, Washington, D. C. 
 Court of Claims. 
 Court of Customs Appeals. 
 District of Columbia Courts. 
 Territorial Courts. 
 
 Jurisdiction of federal courts: 
 
 1. Cases in law and equity arising under the Constitution, U. S. 
 
 Laws, and treaties. 
 
 2. Cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and con- 
 
 suls. 
 
 3. Cases of Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction both on high seas 
 
 and inland waters. /< 
 
 4. Controversies to which U. S. is a party. 
 
 5. Controversies between states. 
 
 Publications 
 
 With the exception of the Rules of Practice of the 
 Supreme Court (usually including those for Circuit and District 
 courts of U. S. in equity and admiralty cases, and Rules in refer- 
 ence to appeals from Courts of Claims) and certain others from the 
 
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 Supreme Court listed in following paragraphs, the publications of 
 the various U. S. courts are not issued by the government, and no 
 provision is made for purchase or distribution of copies. 
 
 U. S. Supreme Court. 
 Journal, 
 Since 1890 issued in slip form for each day the Court is in session, 
 Bound at end of session for use of the Court. Not distributed. 
 
 . United States Reports, v. 1-date, 1790-date, 
 
 The reports of cases in the U. S. Supreme Court are not published 
 as documents but are a perquisite of the reporter of the court who 
 issues them through a private publishing firm. He is charged by 
 law to supply, by sale, to the government 300 copies for distribu- 
 tion to the courts and other designated establishments. Prior to 
 1875 these reports are referred to by the reporter who collected 
 and issued them. Since that date they are called United States Re- 
 ports. 
 
 Official set of U. S» Supreme Court Reports: 
 
 v. 1-4 
 
 
 1790-1800 
 
 Dallas Citation 
 
 Dal. 
 
 v. 5-13 
 
 
 1801-1815 
 
 Cranch " 
 
 
 Or. 
 
 v. 14-25 
 
 
 1816-1827 
 
 Wheat on " 
 
 
 Wh. 
 
 v." 26-41 
 
 
 1828-1842 
 
 Peters " 
 
 
 Pet. 
 
 v. 42-65 
 
 
 1843-1860 
 
 Howard " 
 
 
 How. 
 
 v. 66-67 
 
 
 1861-1862 
 
 Black " 
 
 
 Black 
 
 v. 68-90 
 
 
 1863-1874 
 
 Wallace " 
 
 
 Wal. 
 
 v. 91-d 
 
 
 1875-d 
 
 U.S. Reports " 
 
 
 U.S. 
 
 
 Off 
 
 icial digests 
 
 and indexes to the U. S. 
 
 Supreme 
 
 Court 
 
 Reports! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Digest. Russell & Winslow's 
 
 Syllabus digest of all decisions from 1 Dal. thru 175 U. 
 S. 3 v. Banks Law Publishing Co. 
 
 v. 4. 
 
 Supplement covering 176-202 U.S. 
 
 Digests by the Lawyers' Co-opera- 
 tive Publishing Co. covering 1 Dal-186 U.S. in 4 v. and 
 by C, H. Butler covering 187-202 U.S. (Banks Law Pub- 
 lishing Co.) are also official. 
 
 There are unofficial digests 
 These, as the above, are not public documents. 
 
 covering 
 
 the later reports. 
 
 The National Reporter Syste m — U. S. series. (started in 
 
 18791 
 An unofficial set of decisions but used officially, contains the 
 decisions of the U. S. Supreme Court (called the Supreme Court re- 
 porter) as well as those of the State Courts. (For description and 
 use of system see Hicks, F. C. Materials and methods of legal re- 
 search. 1923. Appendix II, o. 424-532) 
 
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 Moore, J. L. Digest of international law, 8 v. 1906. 
 Contains decisions of municipal courts, writings of jurists, opin- 
 ions of Attorneys-general and decisions of courts, federal and 
 state. 
 
 U. S. Court of Claims 
 
 Established 1855, and is not a part of the Judiciary but 
 included here for convenience, by^fe- an independent court for private 
 claims formerly laid before Congress. 
 
 Publishes reports; Calendars of Cases ready for trying or 
 hearing; Judgments rendered; Opinions; All of which are issued by 
 the government as public documents. 
 
 353.5 U. S. Court of Claims. 
 
 Un3a Cases decided. 
 
 From 1855-1863 issued in Congressional Edition as "Reports from the 
 
 Court of Claims." Since 1867, issued annually by the court. 
 
 References 
 
 Checklist p. 602-616 
 
 Thorpe p. 843-895 (Court of Claims) 
 
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 SUGGESTED REFERENCE FORMS 
 
 for 
 
 GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS 
 
 There is no one correct form for giving references to 
 U. S. government publications. The following suggested forms are 
 ones commonly used in well made bibliographies and reference lists. 
 
 Departmental Edition . 
 
 Enter under specific body issuing the publication (as in 
 cataloging) with name of personal author as a part of the title, 
 and with the title and number of the series in parenthesis follow- 
 ing. 
 
 Examples: 
 
 U. S. Agriculture department. Standard breeds and vari- 
 eties of chickens, by M. A. Jull. 1926. (Farmer's Bui. 
 1507) 
 
 U. S. Labor Statistics bureau. Cooperative credit soci- 
 eties in America and in foreign countries, by Edson L. 
 Whitney, 1922. (Bui. 314: Miscellaneous series) 
 
 U. S. Education bureau.' American teacher, by Homer H. 
 Seerley, 1923. (Bui. 1922 no. 44) 
 
 U. S. Public Health Service. Climate "and tuberculosis, 
 relation of climate to recovery, 1923. (Public Health 
 Report Reprint 387) 
 
 Exceptions 
 
 A few well known works which are better known by person- 
 al author may be made exceptions to this rule, especially if not 
 in a regular series. 
 
 Examples: 
 
 Crowell, Benedict. Americas munitions. 1919, (U. S. 
 War department) 
 
 Finch, V. C. and Baker, 0. E. Geography of the world's 
 agriculture. 1917. (U. S. Farm Management Office) 
 
 Congressional Edition . 
 
 References to publications in the Congressional edition 
 should always include in parenthesis number and session of Con- 
 gress, title and volume number of series, and number of the docu- 
 ment, and when possible the serial number as a call number. 
 
 Examples: 
 
 U.S. U. S. Rivers and Harbors Board, Report' on the Lake Erie- 
 7297 Michigan Waterways survey, 1911, p. 98-99. (C65-1, H. 
 doc. v. 32, no. 343) 
 
 
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 U, S. Congress. House Committee on Public Lands. Relief 
 of certain homestead entrymen, report to accompany H.R. 
 2347; submitted by Mr. Vail, Jan. 10, 1923. (C67-3, 
 H. rp. 1373) 
 
 Exceptions 
 
 A few well known works, by individuals, not in the employ 
 of the government, which have been printed by order of Congress in 
 the Congressional edition are regularly referred to by author's 
 name. 
 
 ExamO'le : 
 
 U.S. Moore, J. B. Digest of international law. 6 v. 1906. 
 
 4202-6 (C56-2, H. doc. 551) 
 
 Proceedings of Congress. 
 
 References to the four series of Proceedings of Congress 
 should include title, volume, part, page, date, and (except for 
 the Congressional Record) the number and session of Congress in 
 parenthesis. 
 
 Examole * 
 
 Annals of Congress, v. 1, pt. 2, p. 463, April 4, 1789 
 (Cl-1) 
 
 Congressional Record, v. 58, pt. 2, p. 2045, June 28, 
 1919. 
 
 Bills and Laws . 
 
 Bills are referred to by title and number with Congress 
 and session in parenthesis. 
 
 Example: To readjust the compensation of postmasters, etc. S1898 
 (C68-1). 
 
 Slip laws are referred to by title and number with Con- 
 gress and session in parenthesis. 
 
 Example: An act making appropriations for the Department of Agri- 
 culture. Public 552 (C69-2) 
 
 Laws are referred to by title, volume, part, and page 
 numbers of the Statutes at Large. 
 
 Example: Stat. L. v. 31 p. 1109. 
 
 Presidential publications . 
 
 Messages, executive orders, proclamations, etc. of a 
 president are referred to under name of president with U. S. Presi- 
 dent in parenthesis. 
 
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 1 i: ' in Taft, William Howard, (president of U. S.)-Thanksgiving 
 
 1911, proclamation Oct. 30, 1911. (In Statutes at 
 Large v. 37 pt . 2 p. 1720-21) 
 
 The following lists are helpful in deciding on the prop- 
 er form of heading for U. S. government publications: 
 
 655 597 U. S. Documents Office 
 
 TI 3* 2 Author headings for United States public documents, 
 
 as used in the official Catalogues of the Superintendent 
 of Documents. 3d ed. Mar. 1915. (Now out of print) 
 
 Pressey, Julia C. , 
 
 List of author headings for United States govern- 
 ment publications 4 1926. (Typewritten manuscript, U. 
 of I. Library School) 
 
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INDEX 
 
 Adjutant General's department (War dept.), 42 
 
 Aeronautics brancn (Commerce dept.), 93 
 
 Aeronautics bureau (Navy dept.), 58 
 
 Agricultural economics "bureau, SO 
 
 Agricultural instruction office, 81 
 
 Agriculture department, 77 
 
 Air corps (War dept.), 43 
 
 Alaska - Board of road commissioners, 45 
 
 Alaska, Governor 75 
 
 Alaska railroad, 65 
 
 Alien property custodian, 119 
 
 American national Red Cross, 119 
 
 Animal industry bureau, 81 
 
 Arbitrations and mixed commissions, 32 
 
 Battle monuments commission, American, 119 
 Biological survey, 82 
 
 Bookkeepting and warrants division, 35 
 Budget bureau, 120 
 
 Census bureau, 93 
 
 Chemical warfare service, 43 
 
 Chemistry bureau (Agr . dept.), 83 
 
 Children's bureau, 111 
 
 Civil service commission, 120 
 
 Coast and geodetic survey, 97 
 
 Coast guard, 35 
 
 Commerce department, 92 
 
 Comptroller of the currency, 36 
 
 Congress (U. S.), 146 
 
 Congresses, International, 33 
 
 Congressional Library, 131 
 
 Construction and repair bureau (Navy) , 58 
 
 Co-operative extension work office, 83 ' 
 
 Copyright office, 132 
 
 Customs court, 36 
 
 Customs division, 36 
 
 Dairy industry bureau, 84 
 
 District of Columbia commission, 121 
 
 Education bureau, 65 
 
 Efficiency bureau, 122 
 
 Employees' compensation commission, 122 
 
 Employment service, U. S., 115 
 
 Engineer department (War dept.), 43 
 
 Engineering bureau (Navy) , 58 
 
 Engraving and printing bureau, 36 
 
 Entomology bureau, 84 
 
 Ethnology, American bureau of, 140 
 
 Experiment stations office, 85 
 
 Exploration and surveys office, 50 
 
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 Federal board for vocational education, 1S3 
 
 Federal farm loan bureau, 36 
 
 Federal narcotics control board, 124 
 
 Federal power commission, 124 
 
 Federal reserve board, 125 
 
 Federal trade commission, 125 
 
 Fine arts commission, 127 
 
 Fisheries bureau, 98 
 
 Foreign and domestic commerce bureau, 99 
 
 Foreign relations, 27 
 
 Forest service, 86 
 
 General accounting office, 127 
 General staff (V»ar dept.), 41' 
 Geographic board, 128 
 Geological survey, 69 
 Government actuary, 37 
 Government printing office, 128 
 Guam, 64 
 
 Hawed i an Islands, 75 
 Home economics bureau, 86 
 Hydrographic office, 61 
 
 Immigration bureau, 112 
 
 Indian affairs office, 72 
 
 Information office (Agr.), 87 \ 
 
 Inland waterways corporation, 45 
 
 Insular affairs bureau, 46 
 
 Inter American hig;h commission, 109 
 
 Interior department, 65 
 
 Internal revenue bureau, 37 
 
 International congresses, conferences, etc . , 33 
 
 Interstate commerce commission, 129 
 
 Judge advocate general (Navy), 58 
 
 Judge advocate general's department (War dept.), 48 
 
 Judicial branch, 164 
 
 Justice, Department of, 55 
 
 Labor department, 111 
 
 Labor statistics bureau, 113 
 
 Land office, General, 68 
 
 Laws, Code of, 30 
 
 Laws of U. S . , 28 
 
 Library of Congress, 131 
 
 Lighthouses bureau, 102 
 
 Marine corps, 58 
 
 Mediation board, 133 
 
 Medical department (War dept.), 48 
 
 Medicine and surgery bureau (Navy), 59 
 
 Military academy, 49 
 
Militia bureau, 49 
 
 Mines bureau, 103 
 
 Mint bureau, 37 
 
 Mississippi River commission, ^5 
 
 Motion picture office (&gr„), 87 
 
 National academy of sciences, 133 
 
 National advisory board for aeronautics, 134 
 
 National art gallery, 142 
 
 National home for disabled soldiers, 51 
 
 National museum, 141 
 
 National parks service, 73 
 
 National research council, 134 
 
 National screw thread commission, 135 
 
 Naturalization bureau, 115 
 
 Nautical almanac, 63 
 
 Naval academy, 83 
 
 Naval observatory, 62 
 
 Naval operations office, 59 
 
 Navigation bureau (Commerce dept.), 104 
 
 Navigation bureau (Navy dept.), 60 
 
 Navy department, 57 
 
 Northern and northwestern lakes survey, 45 
 
 Ordnance department, 49 
 
 Panama Canal, 51 
 
 Pan American union, 135 
 
 Parks, National, 73 
 
 Patent office, 105 
 
 Pensions bureau, 74 
 
 Personnel classification board, 137 
 
 Philippine Islands, 47 
 
 Plant industry bureau, 88 
 
 Porto Rico, 47 
 
 Post office department, 53 
 
 President of U. S., Publications, 21 
 
 President's aircraft board, 137 
 
 Public health service, 38 
 
 Public roads bureau, 88 
 
 Quartermaster general of army, 49 
 
 Radio division (Commerce dept.), 106 
 Radio office (Agr. dept.), 87 
 Railroad administration, 137 
 Railroad labor board, 137 
 Reclamation bureau, 74 
 Red cross, American national, 119 
 Register of treasury, 39 
 Rivers and harbors board, 46 
 
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 Samoa, 64 
 
 Shipping board, 138 
 
 Signal office, 49 
 
 Smithsonian institution, 139 
 
 Soils bureau, 89 
 
 Standards bureau, 106 
 
 State department, S6 
 
 Statutes at large, 29 
 
 Steamboat inspection service, 109 
 
 Supervising architect, 39 
 
 Surveys and maps board, 143 
 
 Tariff commission, 143 
 Tax appeals board, 1^4 
 Treasurer of U, S., 39 
 Treasury department, 34 
 Trea.ties and conventions,, 31 
 
 Veterans' bureau, 144 
 Virgin Islands, 64 
 
 War department, 41 
 War finance corporation, 145 
 War records office, 50 
 Weather bureau, 89 
 Women's bureau, 116