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Research Assistant Classes
May 2009
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Finding older legal materialsHein, other subscription
databases, some on the webFind most in
Electronic Resources: Legal History
Few older materials on Lexis and Westlaw
Secondary sources Older versions of codes and
regulationsStatutes and legislative
historyEnglish law
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Reliance in early U.S. law on noted treatises
Making of Modern Law: U.S. and British, 1800-1926, searchable full-text or within works
Hein Online Legal Classics: important historical works
Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Making of the Modern World: Economic Literature (Emory Databases)
Univ. of Michigan: Making of America Books (http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/)
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Hein Online Law Journal Library: Journals usually from vol. 1, searchable, citator
Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective 1908-1981: SFX links to full-text
Jones & Chipman’s Index 1786-1922: Select Index to Legal Periodical Literature
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Some collections of historical documents are on the web
Emory Law Ready Reference
Yale Law Avalon ProjectUniv. of Okl.
Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
Library of Congress American Memory Collection
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Official U.S. Code: published every 6 years, beginning with 1926
Previous codification Revised Statutes (1875 & 1878)
In the library: 2000-current Range 301, 1976-1994 in Docs, 1926-2000 in fiche
Hein Online US Code 1925-2006 plus Revised Statutes, browse or citation search tool
Westlaw USCA versions from 1990
Lexis USCS versions from 1992
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U.S. Public Laws, later compiled in Stat. volumes in P.L. order
First published 1845 Law Library: AE 2.111 Hein Statutes at Large 1789-
2006, browse by volume, PL No., Popular Name, citation navigator
Lexis Congressional 1789-current, searchable
Westlaw :Stat. from 1789, searchable
Lexis : Stat or PL, retrieve pdf by citation using Lexsee, find citations using the Statutes at Large or Popular Name tables
Thomas and GPO Access/FDsys: Public Laws
Library of Congress: 1789-1873
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Hein Online: Legislative History (sources & some full-text), Congressional Documents (Cong. Record)
Readex US Congressional Serial Set
Lexis Congressional: hearings, Cong. Record
Westlaw: FED-LH, USCCANLibrary of Congress: Cong.
Record 1789-1875 In the Library: USCCAN,
Cong. Index, Cong. Record, Serial Set
At Woodruff: Serial Set, Cong. Record
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Georgia Code: Previous Codes Ranges 355 & 366Codes of 1933, 1926,
1914, and earlierNote that code numbers
vary, use tablesFiche: Superseded State
Codes & Session LawsHein State Session Laws :
most states from 1995, a few states with older statutes
LLMC: includes some state codes and session laws
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Indiana Univ.: State Legislative History Research Guides http://www.law.indiana.edu/library/services/sta_leg.shtml
Westlaw: State Legislative History tab
State Legislative Sourcebook: Ref. Office
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CFR:Sets in storageHein CFR: 1938-2008Westlaw from 1984Lexis from 1981GPO Access from 1996 in pdf
Federal Register:Volumes in storageHein Federal Register: 1936-
2009, with citation navigatorGPO Access/FDsys from 1994Westlaw from 1936 (1936-
1980 pdf)Lexis from 1980
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Statutes at Large 1225-1867: by year of reign
In the library: Hansell Rm. and Spec. Collections
Eighteenth Century Collections & Early English Books: Search 1st for “Statutes at Large”
OPSI: statutes as enacted 1837-present, in pdf: http://www.opsi.gov/uk/acts.htm
Hein: Statutes of the Realm by year 1235-1713
Lexis and Westlaw: if still in force, find in UK databases
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Official: The Law Reports 1865-present
Unofficial: English Reports Full Reprint 1220-1865, All England Law Reports 1558-present w/ headnotes 1558-current
Hein: English Reports Full Reprint: 1220-1865 w/ citation navigator & case locator
LLMC digital 1220-1865 Lexis:
The Law Reports 1865-current UK Cases and
England & Wales cases 1558-current Westlaw:
England Reports Full Reprint 1220-1865
All Reports and UK Reports 1919-current
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Emory Law Library: Legal History Resources
Univ. of Michigan: American Legal History Resources
Univ. of Chicago: Legal History Sources
Duke Law Library: English Legal History