What are sessional papers?

Sessional Papers are documents printed for the Parliament and include Public Bills; Private Bills; Reports from Committees; Reports from Commissioners; and Accounts and Papers (including Command Papers).

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18th century print (archival) sources

Text

By dates of coverage:

  • 1715 - 1800: House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century. (Lambert) 145 vols. Contains documents not in Readex microprint set (below). Olin Library Stacks J 301 .K625x 1975 ++
  • 1714 - 1800: House of Lords Sessional Papers. (Torrington) 60 vols. through 1805. Olin Library Stacks J 301 .J2x 1972 ++ .

Indexes

  • Hansard's Catalogue and Breviate ... 1696-1834. : Olin Library Reference J 301 .K61 1953 ++
  • Catalogue of Papers ... 1731-1800.: Olin Library Reference J 301 .K6 ++

Lists

  • List of House of Commons Sessional Papers. 1701-1750. (Ed. by Sheila Lambert). Olin Library Stacks CD 1042 .A2 L56 v.1 ++
  • Lambert, Sheila. House of Commons Papers of the Eighteenth Century: List [1715-1800]. 2 volumes. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1975-1976.
    Olin Library Stacks J 301 .K645 1975 ++

19th century print (archival) sources

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By dates covered:

  • 1801-1805: House of Lords Sessional Papers.: Olin Library Stacks J 301 .J2x 1972 ++
  • 1806-1859: Not owned by Cornell Library. [Information note]: House of Lords Sessional Papers. Microfilm set published by Oceana, 1974, 546 reels. Request via Interlibrary Loan. To determine the reel to request, use the online copy of the index to this microfilm set, Lords Papers, 1806-1859: Reel Guide and Checklist, available in the CRL catalog.
  • 1847/48-1900: Sessional Papers. Bound volumes in sets for each session; some gaps in holdings. Bound volumes (in the Library Annex labelled G.B.C.P.) 3

Indexes

  • Subject Catalogue of the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers. 1801 - 1900. (Cockton): Olin Library Reference Z 2019 .C66. 5 volumes.
  • Catalogue of Parliamentary Papers ... 1801-1900.: Olin Library Reference J 301 .M27 ++
  • General Index to the Accounts and Papers ... 1801-1852.: Olin Library Reference J 301 .K63 ++
  • House of Commons Papers: General Alphabetical Index. 1852-1899.: Olin Library Reference J 301 .K62 ++
  • A General Index to the Sessional Papers [House of Lords]. 1801-1884/85. Olin Library Reference J 301 .J62x Index +. Plus reel guide to Oceana film set (film set not owned).
  • A General Index to the Sessional Papers printed by order of the House of Lords or presented by special command. (1801-1859): Olin Library Reference J 301 .J62x Index. 4 volumes.
    1938 edition Housed in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. J 301 .J6 Index 1801-1859a ++.
    1860 edition: Library Annex J 301 .J6 Index 1801-1859 ++ ; Also available online from the Internet Archive.
  • A General Index to the Sessional papers printed by order of the House of Lords, or presented by special command. From 22 Vict. (1859) to 33 & 34 Vict. (1859-1870). (1872 edition): Housed in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC). J 301 .J6 Index 1859-1870 ++.
  • A General Index to the Sessional papers printed by order of the House of Lords, or presented by special command. From 34 & 35 Vict. (1871) to 48 & 49 Vict. (1871-1885). (1890 edition): Olin Library Stacks J 301 .J6 Index 1871-1885 ++
  • Hansard's Catalogue and Breviate ... 1696-1834. Olin Library Reference J 301 .K61 1953 ++
  • Select List of British Parliamentary Papers. 1833/1899. (Ford). Olin Library Reference J 301 .M3 1833/99 +
  • Individual Sessional Indexes, were shelved at end of G.B.C.P., now at the Library Annex.

Lists

  • Numerical Finding List of British Command Papers Published 1833-1961/62 (Library Annex Z 2009 .D53) and British Command Papers: A Numerical Finding List 1962/63-1976/77 (Library Annex Z 2009 .D53 Suppl.).

  • Checklist of British Parliamentary Papers in the Irish University Press ... Series 1801-1899. Olin Library Reference J 301 .M27 1972 ++

20th century print (archival) sources

Texts

Indexes: 1900-

  • General Index to the Bills: Reports and Papers Printed by Order of the House of Commons and to the Reports and Papers Presented by Command, 1900 to 1948-49. Olin Library Reference J 301 .M3 1960 +
  • Individual Sessional Indexes, 1900-1978. Shelved at the Library Annex (Uncataloged).
  • Sessional index for Session ..., (1978/79 to 1999/2000): Olin Library Reference J 301 .K4.
  • British Parliamentary Papers Index, 1990/91 to 2010. CD-ROM. Library Annex Disk Z 6481.A1 U574. Also held by the Law Library Z 6482 .I38.

Lists

  • Numerical Finding List of British Command Papers Published 1833-1961/62. Library Annex Z 2009 .D53.
  • British Command Papers: A Numerical Finding List 1962/63-1976/77. Library Annex Z 2009 .D53 Suppl.
  • Serial Publications in the British Parliamentary Papers, 1900-1968. Library Annex Z 2009 .R69.