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GUIDE TO BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY DOCUMENTS AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Compiled by David Lincove, History, Political Science & Philosophy Librarian

Parliamentary Debates, Parliamentary (Sessional) Papers, Parliamentary Statutes (Historical)

Journals and Proceedings, Additional Document Collections

ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTS

Index

POLIS (Parliamentary Online Indexing Service). 1997- http://www.polis.parliament.uk/ POLIS provides an index to the proceedings and publications of both Houses of Parliament and includes the full text of Early Day Motions since May 1997. The database can be searched using a simple form, and the service offers easy navigation tools.

Acts, Bills, Statutory Instruments, Votes and Proceedings

Acts of Parliament. 1988- (Public Acts), 1991- (Local Acts) http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts.htm (Note copyright information)

Bills Before Parliament. Current Bills. http://www.parliament.uk/bills/bills.cfm Links to the text, status, and other information on current public and private bills.

Statutory Instruments. 1987- present http://www.opsi.gov.uk/stat.htm (Note copyright information)

Votes and Proceedings. (Commons) May 1998- present http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm/cmvote/cmvote.htm

Acts and Statutes from the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament, and the National Assembly of Wales. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/about_legislation.htm

Debates

The [House of Commons] Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 1988- (part text) 2002-(complete), Includes text and indexes. edited verbatim report of proceedings in the Chamber, in Westminster Hall and in Standing Committees. MPs' words are reported with repetitions and redundancies omitted and with obvious mistakes corrected, but nothing is left out which adds to the meaning of the speech or illustrates the argument. http://www.parliament.uk/hansard/hansard.cfm

The [House of Lords] Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 1995- (part text) 2002-(complete), “Includes text and indexes edited verbatim report of proceedings in the Chamber, in Westminster Hall and in Standing Committees. MPs' words are reported with repetitions and redundancies omitted and with obvious mistakes corrected, but nothing is left out which adds to the meaning of the speech or illustrates the argument.” http://www.parliament.uk/hansard/hansard2.cfm

Papers and Documents

Official Documents May 2005--present http://www.official-documents.co.uk/
Official reference facility for Command and departmentally sponsored House of Commons Papers. From May 2005 onwards, all Command Papers and House of Commons Papers, as well as Key Departmental Papers are included. Does not include Statutory Instruments or Acts (see above for these).

(House of Commons) Parliamentary Publications and Archives. “…current and past publications of …[the House of Commons], including those of select committees, as well as a link to the Parliamentary Archives where the historic records of Parliament are stored and made available to the public.” http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/parliamentary_publications_and_archives.cfm

(House of Lords) Parliamentary Publications and Archives. “…current and past publications of …[the House of Lords], including those of select committees, as well as a link to the Parliamentary Archives where the historic records of Parliament are stored and made available to the public.” http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/parliamentary_publications_and_archives2.cfm

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

House of Commons Debates (all volumes or sets include an index)

1066-1803 (J301H6 in RARE)

Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803. 36 Vols. London : H.M. Stationery off.,18 - Includes the proceedings and debates. Check the introduction for a discussion of authenticity of the information. See the table of contents and name index.

1621 (DA385 .N9 in in Ackerman Library)

Commons debates, 1621. 7 Vols. New Haven, Yale University Press; London, H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1935.

1628 (DA395 .G738 in in Ackerman Library)

Commons Debates 1628. 6 Vols. edited by Robert C. Johnson ... [et al.]. New Haven : Yale University Press, 1977-

1629 (H31 .M65 NO10 in Depository)

Commons Debates for 1629. Critically edited, and an introduction dealing with parliamentary sources for the early Stuarts, edited by Wallace Notestein and Frances Helen Relf . Minneapolis : University of Minnesota, 1921.

1667 -1694 . (J301 .K2 1667 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)

Debates of the House of Commons, from 1667 to 1694: Collected by the Hon. Anchitell Grey. 10 Vols. London : D. Henry and R. Cave, 1763. Available in digital facsimile format from Eighteenth Century Collection ; As online in transcript form from British History Online .

1668 -1741

A Collection of the Parliamentary Debates in England, from the year M,DC,LXVIII. to the present time. ... [London], 1739-42. 21 Vols. Available in digital facsimile format from Eighteenth Century Collection

1774-1780

The Parliamentary Register; or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons; ... and a list of the acts ... London : printed for J. Almon, 1775-1780. 17 Vols. (Vols. 2, 5, 10, 14, 15 are proceedings of the House of Lords; the other volumes are proceedings of the House of Commons) Available in digital facsimile format from Eighteenth Century Collection

1796-1802

The Parliamentary Register; or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons... London : printed for J. Debrett, 1797-1800. 12 vols. (Some volumes include the House of Lords) Available in digital facsimile format from Eighteenth Century Collection

1803-1820 (J301H61 in RARE – 1803-1810; in Ackerman Library, 1810-1820)

The Parliamentary Debates From the Year 1803 to the Present Time. London : T.C. Hansard, 1812-

1820-1830 . (J301H62 in Ackerman)

The Parliamentary Debates. 25 Vols. London : Published under the superintendence of T.C. Hansard, 1820-1829

1830-1891 (J301H63 in Ackerman)

Hansard's Parliamentary Debates. London : T.C. Hansard, 1829-1891. 365 Vols.

1891-1908 (J301H64 in Ackerman)

The Parliamentary Debates. 199 Vols. London : Reuter's Telegram Co., 1892-1908.

1909-1985 (J301H652 in Ackerman)

The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), official report, 5th series. London, H.M. Stationery Off., 19 -

1982-present (J301H65 at Ackerman Microfilms)

The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), official report, 5th series. London, H.M. Stationery Off., 19 -

1988- (part text) 2002-(complete) (Online WEB Access)

The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), http://www.parliament.uk/hansard/hansard.cfm Includes text and indexes. edited verbatim report of proceedings in the Chamber, in Westminster Hall and in Standing Committees. MPs' words are reported with repetitions and redundancies omitted and with obvious mistakes corrected, but nothing is left out which adds to the meaning of the speech or illustrates the argument.

House of Lords Debates

1558-1603 (Z2002.W76 E242 Microfilm reel 614 and 664 at Ackerman Microfilms)

A Compleat Journal of the Votes, Speeches, and Debates, both of the House of Lords and House of Commons Throughout the Whole Reign of Queen Elizabeth ... collected by that eminent member of Parliament, Sir Simonds D'Ewes .. London : Printed for Jonathan Robinson ..., Jacob Tonson ..., A. & J. Churchil ..., and John Wyat, 1693. (Also available in 1708 edition, HB161 .G65 1974 Microfilm reel 273 in Business Library)

Available in digital format from Early English Books Online.

1621 (DA20 .C1719 v.103 in Ackerman)

Notes of the debates in the House of Lords, officially taken by Henry Elsing, clerk of the Parliaments, A.D. 1621. Edited from the original ms. in the possession of Lieutenant-Colonel Carew, by Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Esq. New York, AMS [1968].

1621, 1625, 1628 (DA20 .C17 Ser.3 v.42 in Ackerman)

Notes of the debates in the House of Lords, officially taken by Robert Bowyer and Henry Elsing, clerks of the Parliaments, A. D. 1621, 1625, 1628. Edited from the original manuscripts in the Inner Temple library, the Bodleian library and House of lords, by Frances Helen Relf. London, Offices of the Royal society, 1929.

1624, 1626 (DA20 .C17 new ser.v.24 in Ackerman)

Notes of the debates in the House of Lords, officially taken by Henry Elsing, clerk of the Parliaments, 1624 and 1626. Ed., from the original ms. in the possession of E. G. Carew, esq., by Samuel Rawson Gardiner [Westminster] Printed for the Camden society, 1879.

1909-1986 (J301H651 in Ackerman)

The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), official report, 5th series. London, H.M. Stationery Off., 19 -

1986-present (J301H651 Microfiche in Ackerman Microfilm

The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Lords Official Report. London: H.M.S.O., 1944- .)

1995- (part text) 2002-(complete) (Online WEB Access)

The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), http://www.parliament.uk/hansard/hansard2.cfm “Includes text and indexes edited verbatim report of proceedings in the Chamber, in Westminster Hall and in Standing Committees. MPs' words are reported with repetitions and redundancies omitted and with obvious mistakes corrected, but nothing is left out which adds to the meaning of the speech or illustrates the argument.”

PARLIAMENTARY (SESSIONAL) PAPERS

House of Commons Papers

1715-1802 (J301 .K7 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives; Index in in SUL)

Reports from Committees of the House of Commons : reprinted by order of the House. [London : s.n., 1803].

18^th Century (J301K6261975 on 5th floor of Main Library)

House of Commons. Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century. 145 Vols. . SEE the 2 volume INDEX in Reference Dept. (J301K6251975). The sessional papers are reports, accounts and bills produced by the House. Not all of the documents listed in the index are printed in this set.

1731-1900 (Microprint J301K6 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives).

British Sessional Papers (House of Commons). 1731-1900. House reports, accounts, and bills. Use the Catalogue and Index in the first box of microprints to aid your search. The documents are arranged in chronological order.

1780-1921 (K301K68 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers. Original print edition incomplete.

1801-1921 (DA530 .H5762 1980 Microfiche)

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 1801-1900. Cambridge, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1980-1982. (1801-1900, DA530 .H576 1980 Microfiche; 1901-1921,

Index: 1801-1979, Index to the House of Commons parliamentary papers on CD-ROM. Microforms Rm.

Index: 1801-1900, Subject catalogue of the House of Commons Parliamentary papers, 1801-1900. 5 Vols. (Z2019 .C63 1988 in in SUL). This catalog includes references to microfiche collection.

Guide: House of Commons parliamentary papers 1801-1900 : guide to the Chadwyck-Healey microfiche edition. (DA530 .H576 1980 Guide in in SUL)

1922-1982 (J301K68 in Ackerman)

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers. London, [His Majesty's Stationery Office, 190 -

Index: 1801-1979, Index to the House of Commons parliamentary papers on CD-ROM. Microforms Rm.

1979-present (J301H6525 Microfiche in Microforms Rm.)

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers. Bills, 1982- present; Command Papers, 1979-present; House of Commons, 1979- [London : H.M.S.O., ]

Index: 1996- Index to current House of Commons parliamentary papers [CD-ROM]. J301 .H6526 CD at Ackerman Microfilms.

Recent (Online WEB Access)

Parliamentary Publications and Archives. (House of Lords) “…current and past publications of …[the House of Commons], including those of select committees, as well as a link to the Parliamentary Archives where the historic records of Parliament are stored and made available to the public.” http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/parliamentary_publications_and_archives.cfm

House of Lords Papers

1921-1985 (J301J6 in Ackerman Library)

Sessional Papers. [London, H. M. Stationery Off.], 19 -

1985-present-- (J301J6 Microfiche)

Sessional Papers. [London, H. M. Stationery Off.], 19

Recent (Online WEB access)

Parliamentary Publications and Archives. “…current and past publications of …[the House of Lords], including those of select committees, as well as a link to the Parliamentary Archives where the historic records of Parliament are stored and made available to the public.” http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/parliamentary_publications_and_archives2.cfm

Lords Papers. General Index 1714-1805. A general index to the Sessional Papers Printed by Order of the House of Lords or Presented by Special Command 1714-1805. Oceana Publ., 1986. (J301G743 in in SUL)

Although this index is available, OSU does not own the Lords sessional papers for the 18th century.

A General Index to the Sessional papers printed by order of the House of Lords, or presented by special command; from the union with Ireland to the termination of the fifth session of the fifteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom. (1801-1859) Comp. by order of the Select Committee on the Library of the House of Lords. [London] 1854. Also available: 1859-70, 1871-85 (J301J6 in in SUL); 1890-1914 (being cataloged as of 5/06) for J301J6 in Rare Storage due to poor condition (request in Rare).

Special Printed Indexes to Parliamentary Papers

Hansard's Catalogue and Breviate of Parliamentary Papers, 1696-1834. Reprinted in facsimile from 1836 edition. Oxford: Blackwell, 1953. (J301 .K62 1836A in in SUL)

Southeast Asia References in the British Parliamentary Papers, 1801-1972/73: An Index. (Z3221.W54 in Depository)

Select list of British Parliamentary Papers, 1833-1899. (J301.M3 1833-1899 in in SUL)

Serial Publications in the British Parliamentary Papers, 1900-1968: A Bibliography. (Z2009.R6 in HIS, in SUL, in Ackerman Library)

Select list of British Parliamentary Papers, 1955-1964. (J301.M3 1955-1964 in Depository)

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. London, H. M. Stationery Off., 1960. (J301M3 in in SUL)

PARLIAMENTARY STATUTES (HISTORICAL)

The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England 1275-1504. Woodbridge: Boydell Press; London : National Archives, 2005. Texts in Latin, Anglo-Norman or Middle English with modern English translations ; introduction and notes in modern English. Searchable CD-ROM of 16 Vols., JN515 .P37 2005 at Main Reserves. (Printed 16 Vols., JN515 .P37 2005 at Main) Contains full text and translation of the meetings of the English parliaments from Edward I to Henry VII the text of statutes.

The Public General Acts. [1879-1911] London, Printed for H.M. Stationery Office. (KD129G74 at Law, 3rd foor)

The Statutes, third revised edition By authority. [1215-1948] 32 Vols. London, Eyre and Spottiswoode 1235-1948. (KD130S743 at Law, 3rd floor)

The Statutes at Large, From Magna Charta, to the Twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of King George the Third, ... [1215-1800] By Owen Ruffhead, Esq. A new edition, in ten volumes, revised, corrected, and continued, by Charles Runnington... London : printed by Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan; and by William Woodfall and Andrew Strahan, 1786. Available in digital format from Eighteenth Century Collections Online.

Statutes at Large. [1215-1882] Cambridge [London], 1762-1882. 121 vols in 125. (KD135 .S83 at Law, 3rd floor)

Statutes of the Realm. [1235-1713] Buffalo : W.S. Hein, 1993. 11 Vols. facsimile edition. (KD130 1235 in Ackerman) v. 1. 1235-1377 -- v. 2. 1377-1504 -- v. 3. 1509-1545 -- v. 4, pt. 1. 1547-1585 -- v. 4, pt. 2. 1586-1624 -- v. 5. 1625-1680 -- v. 6. 1685-1694 -- v. 7. 1695-1701 -- v. 8. 1702-1707 -- v. 9. 1708-1713 -- v. 10. Alphabetical index -- v. 11. Chronological index. OSU also owns the 1810-1822 edition (DA25 L1 1810 in Rare). Online Access to selected volumes at British History Online.

JOURNALS AND PROCEEDINGS

Both Houses of Parliament

1558-1603 (J301.H14 1682 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives; Z2002.W76 E242 Microfilm Reel 180, Micro. Rm)

The Journals of All the Parliaments During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, both of the House of Lords and House of Commons. Collected by Sir Simonds D'Ewes. London, Printed for John Starkey at the Mitre in Fleetstreet near Temple-Bar. 1682. Available in digital facsimile format from Early English Books Online (EEBO). Also available in transcript from British History Online.

1610 (J301 .H32 in in Ackerman Library)

Proceedings in Parliament, 1610. 2 Vols. Edited by Elizabeth Read Foster. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966.

1625 (JN534 1625.P76 in in Ackerman Library)

Proceedings in Parliament, 1625. Edited by Maija Jansson and William B. Bidwell (the Yale Center for Parliamentary History) New Haven : Yale University Press, c1987

1626 (JN534 1626.P76 in in Ackerman Library)

Proceedings in Parliament, 1626. 4 Vols. Edited by William B. Bidwell and Maija Jansson, the Yale Center for Parliamentary History. New Haven : Yale University Press, c1991-

1628 (DA395 .G738 in in Ackerman Library)

Proceedings in Parliament. 1628. Same as Commons Debates 1628. 6 Vols. edited by Robert C. Johnson ... [et al.]. New Haven : Yale University Press, 1977-

House of Commons Journals

Digital Information

House of Commons Journals (1547-1699; 1830).

Print Information

1547-1839 (J301K3 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)

Journals of the House of Commons. [S.l.]: printed by order of the House of Commons, 18??-

1558-1581, 1584-1589, 1593-1601 (JN525 .P76 1981 in in Ackerman Library)

Proceedings in the Parliaments of Elizabeth I. Edited by T.E. Hartley. Wilmington, Del. : Michael Glazier, c1981-

1614 (Q11 .P612 v.172 in in Ackerman Library)

Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 : (House of Commons). Ed. By Maija Jansson. Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, c1988.

1638-1801 (J301K32 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)

Journal of the House of Commons. [n.p.] 1803.

1640-1641 (JN534.1641 .P76 2000 in in Ackerman Library)

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament. Edited by Maija Jansson. Rochester, N.Y.: University of Rochester Press, 2000- 4 Vols. (Additional vols. to come) v. 1. House of Commons, 3 November-19 December 1640 -- v. 2. House of Commons, 21 December 1640-20 March 1641 -- v. 3. House of Commons and the Stafford trial, 22 March-17 April 1641 -- v. 4. House of Commons, 19 April-5 June 1641.

1660-1740s (J301 .K43 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons From the Restoration to the Present Time, containing the most remarkable motions, speeches, resolves, reports and conferences… 14 Vols. London: Printed for Richard Chandler, 1742-1744. Available in digital format from Eighteenth Century Collections.

1986-present (J301K3 Microfiche at Ackerman Microfilms)

Journals of the House of Commons.

House of Lords Journals

Digital Information

House of Lords Journals (1509-1717, 1832-4)

Print Information

1509-1834 (J301J3 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives [11/23/04])

Journals of the House of Lords. [London: H.M.S.O., 18??-]

1660-1740s (J301 .J45 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)

The History And Proceedings of the House of Lords, From The Restoration In 1660 To The Present Time. Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Debates, Orders and Resolutions. London, Printed for Ebenezer Timberland, 1742-1743. Available in digital format from Eighteenth Century Collection.

ADDITIONAL COLLECTIONS OF PARLIAMENTARY DOCUMENTS

Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660. 3 Vols. Collected and ed. by C.H. Firth and R.S. Rait for the Statute Law Committee. London, Pub. by H.M. Stationery Off., Printed by Wyman and Sons, Limited, 1911. (DA400 .A5 1911 in Depository) I. Acts and ordinances from 5th March, 1642, to 30th January, 1649.--II. Acts and ordinances from 9th February, 1649, to 16th March, 1660.--III. Introduction, chronological table and indices

Guide to the Principal Parliamentary Papers Relating to the Dominions, 1812-1911. Prepared by Margaret I. Adam, John Ewing and James Munro. Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1913. (Z2021.C7 A2 in in SUL)

The Mirror of Parliament for the ... session of the ... Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland. London : Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1828-1841. 60 Vols. “ Sometimes bound as Barrow’s Debates. It is fuller than Hansard for the period 1828-1833, and Members at that time corrected their speeches for its editors.” [Not held by OSU. Limited holdings in Ohiolink.]

The Parliamentary writs and writs of military summons, together with the records and muniments relating to the suit and service due and performed to the King's high court of Parliament and the councils of the realm, or affording evidence of attendance given at Parliament and councils. Collected and edited by Francis Palgrave. Printed by command in pursuance of an address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. [London] 1827-34. 2 Vols. in 4 parts. (DA25 .B1 1827 A in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)

Proceedings and Debates of the British Parliaments Respecting North America. 5 Vols. Ed. by Leo Francis Stock. Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1924-1941. Prints the text of proceedings and debates from the period from 1542 to 1754. Arranged chronologically. Refer to introduction for background on sources. (E187G7 in in Ackerman Library)

Proceedings and Debates of the British Parliaments Respecting North America, 1754-1783. 5 Vols. Kraus, 1982. (E187G71982 in in Ackerman Library) Continues Stock's earlier work listed above. Arranged chronologically. Refer to introduction for background on sources

Historical collections: or, An exact account of the proceedings of the four last parliaments of Q. Elizabeth of famous memory. [1589 until 1601] Wherein is contained the compleat journals both of the Lords & Commons, taken from the original records of their houses. As also the more particular behaviours of the worthy members during all the last notable sessions together with the most considerable passages of the history of those times. Faithfully and laboriously collected by Heywood Townshend. London, Printed for T. Basset, W. Crooke, and W. Cademan, 1680. Available in digital facsimile from Early English Books Online. Also available in the original from the Rare Book Room (DA350 .T6). Request at the Library Archive.

Tory and Whig: The Parliamentary Papers of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford, and William Hay, M.P. for Seaford, 1716-1753. Edited by Stephen Taylor and Clyve Jones. Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 1998 (J301.K2 O93 1998 in in Ackerman Library)

The Parliamentary or Constitutional History of England, From the Earliest Times, to the Restoration of King Charles II. 2^nd ed. 24 Vols. London, Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1761-63. (J301 .H18 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)
Available in digital format from Eighteenth Century Collection.

Rotuli parliamentorum; ut et petitiones, et placita in parliamento. (Rolls of Parliament) [London, 1767-77]. 6 Vols. OSU owns 2-6. (Reigns of Edward I - Henry VII) (J301 .H3 in Rare Storage. Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives) Available in digital format from Eighteenth Century Collection.

INDEX: J301 .H3 INDEX (Request in Rare Book Room at Univ. Archives)

September 1, 2002; most recent revision- February 12, 2007