S

9.12/2:(no.)

Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949.  13 vols.

     The series includes the English texts or official U.S. Government translations of treaties and other international agreements entered into by the U.S. from 1776 through 1917.  Vol. 1 covers multilateral agreements signed during the first 141 years of this country's history.  Vols. 5 - 12 contain bilateral treaties.

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2.111:(vol./p.)

Statutes at Large. 1789 - date.  (Library has microfiche to 1931; book holdings 1931 - date.)

     Prior to 1950, treaties were printed annually in the Statutes at Large.  With the exception of the first six volumes of the Statutes, treaties were printed in each volume and were for the same period as the volume.  Treaties effective between 1778 and 1845 are assembled in volumes 7 - 8.  Volume 7 contains Indian treaties.  Volume 8 includes treaties with foreign nations.

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9.12:(no.)

United States Treaties and Other International Agreements.  1950 - present.

     Numbering of Treaty Series is chronological according to the date on which the treaty became effective as far as the U.S. is concerned.

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9.14:(no.)

Treaties in Force.  (Library retains latest edition)

     List of treaties and other international agreements to which the United States has become a party and which are in force as of the date of compilation.

     Treaties in Force 2006 is also available online at:

              http://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/treaties/index.htm

Congressional Publications

Y4.F76/1 (House)

Y4.F76/2 (Senate)

The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs have for many years published the transcripts of extensive hearing on matters relating to foreign relations.  These hearings are indexed by the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications and by the Congressional Information Service/Index.  The Monthly Catalog indexes hearings by title, committee and subject.  The CIS/Index indexes hearings by subject; witnesses and their affiliations; committees and subcommittees; and bill and report numbers.  An abstract of testimony with reference to page numbers is given.  http://catalog.gpo.gov/F

Available online

Many hearings on foreign relations from recent Congresses are available at the following sites:

House Committee on International Relations (106th Congress):

     http://www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/house/intrelations/index.html

House Committee on International Relations (107th & 108th Congresses):   
     http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/hearings.htm

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (105th - 108th Congresses):

     http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/senate11cp.html

Doc.

Annals of Congress, 1789-1824  

Register of Debates, 1824-1837    Congressional Globe, 1833-1873

Congressional Record, 1873-date

Indexed by U.S. Documents Relating to Foreign Affairs.

     The debates of Congress have been reported in four series of publications, the names of which are given above.  Each volume of the Annals, Register, and Globe has separate indices for Senate and House proceedings.  The indices cover the entire session, but are repeated in each volume if the session proceedings require more than one volume.  The appendix to the Globe contains many speeches to which there is no reference on the pages containing the debates.  Therefore, the appendix should be consulted if all the material on any subject is desired.  The index to the Congressional Record is strong in citations to action on bills and remarks of members, but weak in citations under subject headings.  In order to locate the debates on a particular topic, the reader must generally ascertain the number of the bill in the entry number under the subject and then turn to the index by bill numbers in order to obtain the references.  Many of the executive sessions of the Senate are open sessions and the proceedings and debates (on many treaty and foreign affairs matters) appear in the Congressional Record.

Annals of Congress, Register of Debates, Congressional Globe, and most Congressional Records are now in storage.  To obtain these materials, please ask for assistance.

Presidential Publications

AE

2.114:

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1918.  11 vols.

     Contains most of the Presidential papers through Wilson's administration.  Encyclopedic index comprises 11th volume.

AE

2.114:

Public Papers of the Presidents.

     Contains public papers and messages of the President:  Official text of communications to Congress; public addresses; transcripts of press conferences; public letters; messages to heads of state; statements released on miscellaneous subjects; and formal executive documents promulgated in accordance with law.  Material is presented in chronological order.  Each volume contains a subject index.

AE

2.109:

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.

     Published every Monday, contains statements, messages and other Presidential materials released by the White House up to Friday (5:00 p.m.) each week.  Includes such items as addresses and remarks; appointments and nominations; bill signings; executive orders, letters, memoranda, etc. of special interest; news conferences, proclamations; and swearing-in ceremonies.  Included also is a checklist of White House news releases not included in the Compilation, and a list of acts approved by the President.

http://www.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html

White House News - Any public speech or pronouncement of the President is usually first available here. This searchable site archives publications back to the beginning of the Bush Administration (January 2001).

Department of State Publications

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1.1:

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1861-1949.  (Library has microfiche to 1949; book holdings 1933 – 1976.  Because of the "thirty year closure" rule, only scattered volumes have yet appeared for events after 1957.  No volume was issued for 1869.)

     Includes communications both to and from foreign government and their representatives in foreign countries with officials in the Department of State.  Volumes published prior to 1925 do not usually contain documentation relating to the negotiation of treaties.  As correspondence relating to a particular year may be withheld for the time being and appear in a later volume, it is advisable to consult the subsequent volumes in the series.  First volume of microfiche set includes general index to all 56 volumes by country.  Supplements in microfiche include Lansing Papers; material on Japan, China, and the Soviet Union from the 1930’s and 1940’s; and Current Economic Developments, 1945-54 (which is indexed in paper).

Available online

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945-1968. 

     The U.S. Department of State has begun to put some volumes in the Foreign Relations of the United States series online.  This is an ongoing project; many volumes are still only available in paper.  Online volumes are organized by Presidential administration.

     Truman Administration (1945-1952):               http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/truman/

     Eisenhower Administration (1952-1960):

              http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/ike/

     Kennedy Administration (1960-1963):

              http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/kennedyjf/

     Johnson Administration (1963-1968):

              http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/johnsonlb/

     Nixon-Ford Administrations (1968-1976):

              http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/

    Clinton Administration (1993-2001)

             http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/

Avalon Project at Yale Law School ---- The Avalon Project : Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States

        (not complete, but searchable, pre-18th century to present).

University of Wisconsin Digital Collections has nearly all the print "Foreign Relations of the United States" volumes from 1861-1960 now digitized. You can browse or search all 372 volumes. (However, if you browse the list of complete titles, especially the pre-1900 ones, you may be a little confused. The dates on the list can be misleading. There are inconsistencies on how the University of Wisconsin described the dates of coverage of each volume. These inconsistencies result in part from some of the source volumes being published by the State Department, and some being published as part of the Congressional Serial Set.)

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1.71/2:

American Foreign Policy.  (Library has 1941-49 through 1967; 1977-80 through 1990.)

     Annual collection of official papers which indicate the scope, goals, and implementation of the foreign policy of the United States.  Also includes some documents on matters of major concern to the United States which were issued by other governments, or by regional international organizations of which the United States is not a member.

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1.71/2:

American Foreign Policy, 1950-1955: Basic Documents.  2 vols.

     Includes important statements and actions of Presidents Truman and Eisenhower and Secretaries of State Acheson and Dulles; documents and messages of the United Nations; papers relating to post-war settlements with European countries; armistice agreements with the Far East; other papers and documents of the period covered.

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1.71/2:

American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1956-1967.

     Continues and intensifies coverage in previous publication.  Annual one-volume collection of the principal messages, addresses, statements, reports, diplomatic notes, and treaties made in a given calendar year which indicate the scope, goals and implementation of the foreign policy of the United States.  The materials included in each volume are arranged in 14 parts--one on overall policy; one on the United Nations and international law; seven on developments in particular regions and countries; one on disarmament, atomic energy and related developments, and educational and cultural exchange programs; and one on the Department of State.  The 1959 and later volumes include some documents issued by other governments and by regional organizations of which the United States is not a member.

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1.118:(vol./no.)

STATE (formerly U.S. Department of State Newsletter).  (Periodicals Department keeps current issues plus one year; Government Publications has 1986 - 2000.)

http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/statemag/

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1.3/5:

U.S. Department of State Dispatch (formerly U.S. Department of State Bulletin).  (Periodicals Department has 1981 - 1989; Government Publications has
1990 – 1999.)  Ceased publication, for 1997-1999 see purl.

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1701 (must open in browser)

JX

237

M7

1970

Circulating Coll.

3d Floor Library

Moore, John Bassett.  A Digest of International Law.  8 vols.

     Extracts from diplomatic correspondence; notes on treaties (gives general outlines, indicates superseding treaties) and other international agreements; documents issued by Presidents and Secretaries of State; decisions of courts (Federal and state); and other sources.  Based largely on materials prior to 1901.  Last volume contains index. (Also in microfiche.)

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7.12/1:

Hackworth, Green H.  Digest of International Law.  8 vols.

     Based on materials since 1906, up to about 1940.  Contains extracts from diplomatic correspondence, notes on treaties and other international agreements; gives general outline of treaties and indicates superseding treaties.  Also contains documents issued by Presidents and Secretaries of State; decisions of courts (Federal and state); and other sources.  Last volume contains index.

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7.12/2:

Whiteman, Marjorie M. Digest of International Law, 1963-1973.  15 vols.

     Continuation of Hackworth; covers every aspect of international law.  Deals with such subjects as sovereignty, state's rights and responsibilities, asylum, jurisdiction, diplomatic privileges and immunities.  It stresses the factual and historical settings of cases and incidents.  Vol. 15 contains index. 

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7.12/3:

Digest of United States Practice in International Law. 

     Library has: 1973-1978.

Other Publications

 AE 1.114/3:N 21     The Emerging Nation:  Foreign Relations of the United States,

    Vol. 1-3                    1780-1789

C

3.134:(yr.)

Statistical Abstract of the United States.

     Useful for trade statistics.  (Government Publications has 1956 - 2000 in paper; later editions on CD-ROM.  Current year's volume available at Reference Desk.)

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2878

Periodicals MCF

DS 1

Pts. 1-16

Guide to O.S.S. and State Department Intelligence and Research Reports.

     Contents:  Japan and its occupied territories during World War II; Postwar Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia; China and India; Germany and its occupied territories during World War II; Postwar Europe; The Soviet Union; The Middle East.

PREX 3.18:D65

On The Front Lines of the Cold War : Documents on the Intelligence War In Berlin, 1946 To 1961.

Y 4.AR 5/2:V67/3/

945-67/(bk.)

U.S.-Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967.  12 vols.

Available online

CIA and the Vietnam Policymakers: Three Episodes, 1962-1968.

Available at http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9946

Available online

The Past as Prologue? A History of U.S. Counterinsurgency Policy in Colombia,
1958-66.

available at    http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS19516

Available online

Plunder and Restitution: Findings and Recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States. (available at http://www.pcha.gov/PlunderRestitution.html/html/Home_Contents.html

Available online

Studies in Intelligence: Journal of the American Intelligence Professional, 1992-

available at:  http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4334

or   https://www.cia.gov/csi/studies.html

Africa

              Journal of Southern African Studies 1974-2002

The Americas

              Journal of Inter-American Studies 1959-1969

              Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 1970-2000

              Journal of Latin American Studies 1969-2000

              Latin American Music Review, 1980-2002

              Latin American Perspectives 1974-2002

              Latin American Politics and Society 2001-2002

              Latin American Research Review 1965-2002

Asia and the Far East

              Asian Survey 1961-2002

              Far Eastern Quarterly 1941-1956

              Far Eastern Survey 1935-1961

              Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 1936-2000

              Journal of Asian Studies 1956-2002

              Journal of Japanese Studies 1974-2000

              Journal of the American Oriental Society 1843-2002

              Memorandum (Institute of Pacific Relations, American Council) 1932-1934

              Modern Asian Studies 1967-2000

              Modern China 1975-2002

              Monumenta Nipponica 1938-2000

              News Bulletin (Institute of Pacific Relations) 1926-1928

              Pacific Affairs 1928-2001

Europe and Russia

              American Slavic and East European Review 1945-1961

              Europe-Asia Studies 1993-2002

              Journal of British Studies 1961-2002

              Russian Review 1941-2000

              Slavic and East European Journal 1957-2003

              Slavic Review 1961-2004

              Slavonic and East European Review. American Series 1943-1944

              Slavonic Year-Book. American Series 1941

              Soviet Studies 1949-1992

Middle East

              American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 1895-1941

              Hebraica 1884-1895

              International Journal of Middle East Studies 1970-2000

              Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1942-2002

              Journal of Palestine Studies 1971-2002

              Journal of the American Oriental Society 1843-2002

              MERIP Middle East Report 1986-1988

              MERIP Reports 1971-1985

              Middle East Report 1988-2000

              Pakistan Forum 1970-1973

HISTORY

              American Historical Review 1895-2000

              American Quarterly 1949-1995    (plus links to recent content 1996-2005)

              Cambridge Historical Journal 1923-1957

              Comparative Studies in Society and History 1958-2000

              Economic History Review 1927-2000

              Historical Journal 1958-2000

              History and Theory 1960-2001

              International Journal of African Historical Studies 1972-2002

              International Journal of Middle East Studies 1970-2000

              Journal of African History 1960-2000

              Journal of American History 1964-2000

              Journal of Contemporary History 1966-2002

              Journal of Economic History 1941-2000

              Journal of Interdisciplinary History 1970-2000

              Mississippi Valley Historical Review 1914-1964

              Past and Present 1952-1999

POLITICAL SCIENCE

              American Journal of International Law 1907-2006

              American Journal of Political Science 1973-2004

              American Political Science Review 1906-2002

              Background 1962-1966

              Background on World Politics 1957-1962

              British Journal of Political Science 1971-2000

              Comparative Politics 1968-2000

              Conflict Resolution 1957

              International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1931-1939) 1931-1939

              International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-) 1944-2000

              International Affairs Review Supplement 1940-1943

              International Organization 1947-2002

              International Security 1976-2001

              International Studies Quarterly 1967-2000

              Journal of Conflict Resolution 1957-2002

              Journal of Peace Research 1964-2002

              Journal of Politics 1939-2002

              Journal of the British Institute of International Affairs 1922-1926

              Journal of the Royal Institute of International Affairs 1926-1930

              Legislative Studies Quarterly 1976-2000

              Mershon International Studies Review 1994-1998

              Midwest Journal of Political Science 1957-1972

              PS 1968-1987

              PS: Political Science and Politics 1988-2002

              Political Behavior 1979-2002

              Political Research Quarterly 1993-2004

              Political Science Quarterly 1886-2001

              Political Theory 1973-2002

              Proceedings of the American Political Science Association 1904-1913

              Public Opinion Quarterly 1937-2000

              Western Political Quarterly 1948-1992

              World Politics 1948-1995    (plus links to recent content 1995-2005)