Major Resources
- U.K. Parliamentary Papers - Great BritainProvides access to House of Commons papers and select House of Lords documents. Includes a Guide to Parliamentary Papers.
Important Historical Sets
The following collections can be found at the University of Alberta Library:
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office Official Documents (1997- ), GOV DOC UK1 FO..., RCRF
- Earlier documents from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the Foreign Office, and the Colonial Office, GOV DOC UK1 CO..., RCRF
- Index of British Treaties 1101-1968
- Treaty series
The following microformat collections can be found at the RCRF (follow the title links for more information):
- Index to British colonial reports, 1889-1938/39Locates the reports for each colony and year on the reel or card number of the publisher's microfilm and microfiche editions.
- Foreign Office Files for China - 1919-1980British Foreign Office Files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
- British Online Archives This link opens in a new windowArchival material in the humanities and social sciences from Great Britian.
UK State Papers
- State Papers Domestic: Charles II-Anne 1660-1714
- State Papers Domestic: Commonwealth 1642-1660
- State Papers Domestic: Edward VI-Charles I 1547-1649
- State Papers Domestic: George I-George III 1714-1782
- State Papers Domestic: miscellaneous series
- State Papers Foreign
- State Papers Ireland 1509-1782
- State Papers: Letters and Papers of Henry VIII
- British and Foreign State Papers (Foreign Office, 1812-1968)Includes speeches, correspondence, treaties and other agreements.
Calendars of State Papers:
- Print: DA 25... 3rd Floor, Rutherford Library North
- Microfilm: GOV DOC UK1 PR 01... RCRF
State Papers in Microformat:
Indices and descriptions of State Papers:
UK Government Resources
Parliamentary Papers
Parliamentary papers record the deliberations of Parliament. Note that "parliamentary papers" and "sessional papers" are occasionally used interchangeably. In fact, the latter refers to the working papers of parliament.
Hansard/Debates:
- Hansard Corpus1803-2005 | 7.6 million speeches | 1.6 billion words
- Hansard (Parliamentary Debates)Historical to current
In Print:
- Parliamentary Debates - Commons and Lords 1803-1908
- Selected years, GOV DOC UK1 X1 D21
- Microcard (1803-1908) and microfilm (1830-1902)
- Debates of the House of Commons 1909-
- 1909-1998: Selected years available in print, GOV DOC UK1 X1 D25
- Nov. 1984-current: microfiche
- 1909-1998: Selected years available in print, GOV DOC UK1 X1 D25
- Debates of the House of Lords 1909-
- 1909-1998: Selected years available in print, GOV DOC UK1 X1 D25
- Nov. 1984-current: microfiche
- 1909-1998: Selected years available in print, GOV DOC UK1 X1 D25
Journals: House of Commons
Journals: House of Lords
See Also:
- Parliamentary Register: History, Debates, and Proceedings of both Houses of Parliament of Great Britain [1743-1813] GOV DOC UK1 X1 P16, RCRF and search Library Catalogue by title for electronic access to select years
- Dod's parliamentary companionJN 500 D64, Rutherford Library North, 4th Floor (earlier years) or Research and Collections Resource Facility (RCRF).
Sessional Papers
Sessional Papers are the working papers of Parliament and include bills (drafts of legislation), reports (from committees, commissioners, etc.), accounts (including statistical information) and papers (documents conveying information or decisions to the members of Parliament).
Select parliamentary papers published between 1801-1899 are also available in the Irish University Press Series at GOV DOC UK1 X8, RCRF. This 1000 volume set of selected 19th century parliamentary papers is organized by subject volumes. They can be found in the Library's Catalogue by including the phrase “Irish University Press Series” in the title field. Or, use the print index: Checklist of British parliamentary papers in the Irish University Press 1000-volume series, 1801-1899, GOV DOC UK1 X8 72C31 - RCRF.
Select command papers can also be requested from the Research and Collections Resource Facility (RCRF):