They include correspondence with representatives (English diplomats abroad and foreign diplomats in England), original and draft treaties, letters between heads of state, intercepted despatches and other intelligence, working papers of the secretaries and material relating to military, naval and colonial policy.Ĭalendars of State Papers for Scotland and IrelandĬontains indexed transcripts and abstracts of the accumulated papers of the secretaries of state relating to Scotland and Ireland issued between 01 respectively. These may be documents produced by the secretaries of state or received by them as a result of their responsibilities in the conduct of British diplomacy abroad. *Contains indexed transcripts and abstracts of the accumulated papers of the secretaries of state relating to foreign affairs. They contain information on almost every facet of early modern history in the form of letters, petitions, returns, memoranda, orders in council, warrants and newsletters. *Contains indexed transcripts and abstracts of the accumulated papers of the secretaries of state issues between 15. They include largely correspondence between governors and the secretaries of state, but also memoranda, etc. vii.*Contains indexed transcripts and abstracts of accumulated papers relating to North America and the West Indies issued between 15. (Government and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain/Commentaries on British Parliamentary Papers). et al., Crime and Law in Nineteenth Century Britain. References are usually to House of Commons papers references to reports appearing only in the House of Lords papers should have a paper number preceded by "HL". The report number (602) usually appears on the first page of the item. The volume and page numbers are the most important information for locating the item within the bound sets. The volume of the bound set (xii) is often given in Roman numerals, followed by the page number (331) within the bound volume on which the paper begins. Sessions may be given as one year (1845) or two consecutive years, since Parliamentary sessions varied in length and starting date. The numbers correspond to the following information: session/paper number/volume of bound set/volume page number. The citation may appear with or without the name of the bill, report or paper. House of Commons Papers and Indexes: 18th CenturyĪlkek Library has access to Reports from the Commitees of the House of Commons 1803-1806 via our "Making of the Modern World database.Ī complete citation to a parliamentary paper should resemble the example below. They are often called Hansard's after their early nineteenth-century publisher.Ĭobbett's Parliamentary History of Englandat Oxford Digital Library Journals have been printed for each session of Parliament since 1509 for the Lords (preceded by the Rolls of Parliament) and since 1547 for the Commons (except for the period 1584-1601).ģ) Debates are the record of the actual discussion on the floors of both houses. There is an extremely high overlap between the Lords' and the Commons' papers, and it is only since the early 1920's that the Lords' sessional papers are indeed unique to the Lords.Ģ) Journals record the proceedings and decisions made in each house. Publications of each of these categories exist for both houses of Parliament - the House of Commons and the House of Lords.ġ) Sessional or Parliamentary papers are the working documents of each session of Parliament and are divided into three types: Bills, Reports and Command Papers. The three major categories of Parliamentary papers are as follows: 1) Sessional Papers 2) Journals and 3) Debates. Similar in appearance to a briefcase, they are primarily used to hold and transport official ministerial papers. This page describes the major collections of British Parliamentary Records available through the Alkek Library, and the reference tools necessary to access them. Red boxes, or sometimes ministerial boxes, are a type of despatch box 1 produced by Barrow Hepburn & Gale or Wickwar & Co and are used by ministers in the British government and the British monarch to carry government documents.
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