Great Britain Parliament. Hansard's Parliamentary Debates, Lords and Commons, 1066+. Great Britain Parliament. New York Readex Microprint Corp.

Library has 1066-1958. Microprint.

      SCOPE:

            The British equivalent to the Congressional Record. Named after its first printer, Luke Hansard and Sons, this is a record of Parliamentary debates since the Norman Conquest. Until 1909, however, it is not a verbatim transcription. William Cobbett's Parliamentary  History, 1066-1803 forms the first part of the set; he compiled this from old record, Parliamentary rolls, and the material of other historian. From 1803-1908 Hansard's was based on contemporary records; it became the official record of 1909.

      ARRANGEMENT:

            Cobbett's Parliamentary History, 1066-1803.  36 volumes.

            1st series, 1803-1820: 41 vols.

            2nd series, 1820-1830: 25 vols.

            3rd series, 1830-1891: 356 vols.

            4th series, 1892-1908: 199 vols.

            5th series, 1909+.

      FINDING AIDS:

            A detailed "Location of Indexes for the Hansard Debates" is posted in the Government Publications area.

      SUBJECTS:

            Great Britain--Government Publications

            Great Britain--Parliament