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Microform Collection

Title: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Sessional Papers. 1731-
Call Number: MICROCARD 5
Publisher:  New York. Readex Microprint. 1955
Description:  81,2000 cards

Subject(s):
Great Britain - Politics and government 

Notes:  British Sessional Papers consist of printed papers related to each session of Parliament, produced in three series: Bills, House of Commons Papers and Command Papers.

  1. These are arranged by the House at the end of each session, in a set of volumes divided into four groups: 
    Bills - both public and private are printed on their introduction into the house.
  2. Reports of Committees (Parliamentary) - House of Commons Papers.
  3. Reports of Commissioners (Non-Parliamentary) - Command papers.
  4. Accounts and Papers - House of Commons or Command.
Reviewed in:
Dodson, S.C. Microform Research Collections: A Guide.
Mansell Information Publishing. London. 1978. p. 142
Erickson, Edgar L. "The Sessional Papers".  Library Journal, 78 (1): 13-17, 1953.
Erickson, Edgar L. "The Sessional papers: Last Phase". College and Research Libraries, 21 (5): 343-58, 1960.
Lambert, Sheila. "House of Commons Papers of the Eighteenth Century". Government Publications Review, 3 (3): 195-202, 1976.
Weatherford, John. "The Sessional Papers: An Epilogue". Library Journal, 88 (8): 1630-31, 1963.

Publication type: Papers
Country: Britain
Time period: 1731-1977 Indexes 1696-1900

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