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Historic Documents

To begin your work in Documents: Start with the library catalog. Search by Subject or Title. After you find a SuDocs number in the library catalog, click here for information on how to read SuDocs numbers. This will give you a SuDocs number and a location. Most documents are on the third floor in the Documents section.

Next: Not all older documents are in the library catalog. If you do not find what you are looking for, do NOT assume Atkins Library does not own it. Go to the Monthly Catalog or an Index or ask a librarian for help. MarciveWeb Guide to Government Publications covers 1976 to the present.

Finally: This web page is designed to aid in finding OLDER documents owned by Atkins Library. More recent Documents are often on the Internet. Click here to access Internet Links to Federal Web Sources.

Agencies Atkins Library has documents from many government agencies. This includes agencies which no longer exist or have been incorporated into other agencies.
Business

-County Business Patterns CD-ROM [C 3.204/4:]
Latest in REF; earlier years in Documents
- County Business Patterns

Documents C 3.204/3-(varies by state); Earlier years C 3.204

Census and Demographics

- Census Publications. Atkins Library has a complete collection of Decennial Census publications. THESE PUBLICATIONS HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED AND ARE NOW ONLINE FROM THE U.S. CENSUS WEBSITE.
Click on the year from the list below for the location/format of particular years. (Note: These publications do not include census information about an individual.)
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1790-1950
Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications 1790-1972
Ref Z7554 .U5 U8 1975 tells information covered in each Cen
sus.
- U.S. Census Publications, 1820-1945 (Exclusive of Decennial Publications) Docs Microfiche (Shelved at end of microfiche - continues around corner) Microfiche arranged by Dubester number. The number is in the margin in the index. (See above Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications to find Dubester number)
- U.S.Census of Population Schedules for North Carolina, 1790-1920
Microfilm (In blue boxes, shelved at end of the Microfilm)
These are the lists of people's names. The microfilm reels have no index. Patron must know the name of the county where the person lived. (Note: There is an index to the 1820 Census and the entire 1790 Census Schedules have been reprinted. See below.)
- Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790 -- North Carolina
General Collections HA201 1790 .N65 1961
- Index to 1820 North Carolina Census: Supplemented From Tax Lists and Other Sources
General Collections HA201 1820 .N62 1970 Index

Personal Information from Census You can find information about an individual in the census from 1790-1930 through Heritagequest. This database is available off campus to UNCC students, faculty and staff by logging in through Novell. Others may come into the library and use Heritagequest at our work stations.
Congressional Documents

- Congressional Information Service (CIS) 1970-1980
Docs Microfiche (Shelved at end of Documents Microfiche)
Committee Prints of the House and Senate which were not distributed through GPO. Indexes located in Reference. (KF 49 .C62). If no SuDocs number given in Index, it should be in microfiche. (Note: Only for 1970-1980.)
- Congressional Committee Hearings 1869-1934
Docs Microfiche (KF40 .C55 1989 Microfiche)
Indexed in Index Of Congressional Committee Hearings Not Confidential In Character Prior To January 3 1935 In The United States Senate Library
Ref KF40 .P74 1935
Corrections in Corrections to the Index of congressional committee hearings : (not confidential in character) prior to January 3, 1935 in the United States Senate library
Ref KF40 .P75 1972
Indexed in Shelflist of congressional committee hearings (not confidential in character) prior to January 3, 1935 in the United States Senate Library
General Collections KF40 .A4 1971
- Congressional Record 1873-1972
Microfilm X
- 1977-
Microfiche X
- House Unamerican Activities (Dies Comm.)
Microfilm (Shelved at end of microfilm)
Indexed in Cumulative index to publications of the Committee on Un-American Activities
Kept at Second Floor desk-- E743.5 .A28 (2 volumes)

Courts and Laws

- Public Laws
U.S. statutes at large
Docs Microfiche GS 4.111: (1789-1881)
Documents: GS 4.111: (1881-1983)
Documents AE 2.111: (1984-present)

Crime

- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Microfiche collection
Search the NCJRS Abstracts Database
The Library owns most of the Microfiche NCJ set for numbers 000001 to 154046. Microfiche are located on the 2nd floor. Documents not owned may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan. Please give the NCJRS number on the Interlibrary Loan form.

Executive Branch

- Public Papers of the President (1929-1932/33,1945-1999-)
General Collections J80 .A283
- The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
General Collections; E806 .R749
- Code of Federal Regulations. Title 3, The President
Reference AE 2.106/3:3/

Historic Documents

-American State Papers 1789-1828
Predecessors of U.S. Serial Set
Indexed in CIS U.S. Serial Set Index. Part I American State Papers and the 15-34th Congresses.
Ref Z1223.Z9 C65 1975
Also online at Century of Lawmaking: American State Papers
- Annals of Congress 1789-1824
Microfilm - Shelved at end of Microfilm cabinets
Indexed in Indexes to Annals of Congress of the United States
General Collections J11 .A5 1970
Also online at Century of Lawmaking: Annals of Congress
- Register of Debates 1824-1838
Microfilm - Shelved at end of Microfilm cabinets
Indexed in Indexes to the Register of debates in Congress
General Collections Z1223 .A2 1970
- U.S. Immigration Commission Reports 1907-1910
Indexed in Guide to the microfiche edition, U.S. Immigration Commission, 1907-1910
General Collections JV6415 .A32

Indexes

Monthly Catalog
Documents; GP 3.8/8
- MarciveWeb Guide to Govenment Publications 1976-present
- Guide to U.S. Government publications (Andriot)
Latest edition in Reference Z1223.Z7 A574. Earlier in stacks.â?¢ CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index
Ref KF40 .C56 1981
- CIS US Serial Set Index
Ref Z1223.Z9 C65 1975

Judicial Branch

-United States Reports Supreme Court Cases
Ju 6.8:
- Supreme Court Cases - Connect to Academic Universe from the Library's Homepage and select "Legal Research."

Legislative Histories

-Digest of Public General Bills and Resolutions (1963-1990)
Documents LC 14.6:
- Federal Legislative Histories: An Annotated Bibliography and Index to Officially Published Sources
Ref KF 42.2 1994
Includes legislative histories for selected legislation from 1862-1990.
- Statutes at Large (Public Laws) Bill history given at the end of the law from 1975 - present.
Documents: GS 4.111: (1975-1983)
Documents AE 2.111: (1983-present
- United States Code Congressional and Administrative News
1964-1979
Periodicals KF 48 .W45
Arranged in order of public law number. Histories not comprehensive. Typically only include one chamber's committee report.
- Connect to LexisNexisCongressional from the Library's Homepage.

Local Documents

-Documents from Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
The Local Documents Collection is located on the 3rd floor of Atkins Library.
- Atkins Library has been a depository for Charlotte City and Mecklenburg County documents since 1984. Includes some items from counties surrounding Mecklenburg.

Maps -Maps
Click here for floor and location maps in Atkins Library
- Maps Collection
Monthly Catalog - Monthly Catalog
Documents GP 3.8/8
North Carolina Documents

-North Carolina Documents
Click here for information about North Carolina Documents in Atkins Library.
- Employment and Wages in North Carolina. Annual 1986-
North Carolina Documents (3rd floor); C B72.108:E552
- Civilian Labor Force Estimates for North Carolina. 1974-
North Carolina Documents (3rd floor); NC B72.8:L12
- State of North Carolina Uniform Crime Reports
Check the library catalog for holdings
- North Carolina Manual
Check the library catalog for holdings
- North Carolina Laws or Statutes. (Title varies)
1831-present (Holdings incomplete for earlier years)
Periodicals--2nd Floor; KFN7430 1920 .A25
- North Carolina Agricultural Statistics
North Carolina Documents NC A15 3

North Carolina Residency Manual -A Manual to Assist the Public Higher Education Institutions of North Carolina in the Matter of Student Residence Classification for Tuition Purposes.
Reference and North Carolina Documents; NC G66 6:R43 1985
(Note: This is the most recent edition. See back of volume for 1995 update.)
Serial Set

The Serial Set is a compilation of House and Senate reports and documents. Older volumes contain annual reports from government agencies. The First Serial Set Volume was published in 1817. Atkins has an incomplete set of older Serial Set volumes.
Documents - Located at end of Documents section
Indexed in CIS US Serial Set Index
Ref Z1223.Z9 C65 1975
- Online access through U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1817-1900

Statistics

- County and City Data Book. 1949-
Latest edition in Reference HA 202 A36
Earlier years in Documents C 3.134/2:C 83/2/--
Use for county-by-county or city-by-city statistics.
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.
General Collections HA 202 B87 1975
DOC C 3.134/2:H 62/789-970
THESE VOLUMES HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED AND ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM THE U.S. CENSUS
- Statistical Abstract of the United States. 1929-
Latest edition in Reference HA 202
Earlier years in Documents C 3.134:
THESE VOLUMES HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED AND ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM THE U.S. CENSUS

Sudocs Numbers

- SuDocs Numbers are arranged by issuing Agency. E.g. a SuDocs number starting with "A" is from the Dept of Agriculture. "C" is from Commerce. It is not a Decimal System. The number after the dot is a whole number.

Decimal Order SuDocs Order
D 1.1: D 1.1:
D 1.12: D 1.3:
D 1.122: D 1.12:

For more information about SuDocs:
SuDocs Basics
SuDocs in Detail

Vital Statistics

-Vital Statistics of the United States
Check the library catalog for holdings
- Vital and Health Statistics
Check the library catalog for holdings
- Tables showing what years are covered by what volumes or CDs available at http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/services/govdocs/vitalcu.PDF
Detailed lists of what years and types of information (births, death, marriage, divorce) are covered by what volumes available at
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/services/govdocs/vitalst.PDF

 



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