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United States Federal Government Information: How to find Government Information

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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (US Government Publishing Office)
Online from 1895 - 2004
The Monthly Catalog was the official index to US government documents between 1895 and Sept-Dec. 2004.  Two supplemental tools are:

  • Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1900-1971 , 15 volumes(Carrollton Press)
    Lockwood Library Z1223 .A182
  • United States Government Publications, Monthly Catalog: Quinquennial Cumulative Personal Author Index , 1941-1975 (Pierian Press)
    Lockwood Library Z1223 .A1823

Select years of the Monthly Catalog can also be found online via HathiTrust and the University of Illinois Digitized Books project.

Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents, 1789-1976 , 16 volumes (United States Historical Documents Institute)
Lockwood Library Z1223 .A115

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