Good afternoon!
I had (if my count is correct) TEN helpful replies to my query last week
about unpassed bills from the 1930s-50s. I also had several people
request that I post a summary, so here it is.
I ultimately requested copies from libraries holding CIS's Bills,
Resolutions and Laws on microfiche (which covers 1933-2002), as
suggested by Rick McKinney at the Federal Reserve Board (directly and
through others!); Barbara Bridges at Tarlton; Sally Hand at Holland &
Knight; Francis McKeown (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe); Sandy Keller
(U. Iowa Law) and Patrick Charles (Gonzaga).
Patrick was kind enough to point out the section in Rick McKinney's
excellent pathfinder
(http://www.llsdc.org/attachments/wysiwyg/544/fed-leg-hist.pdf) that
dealt with this.
Other sources suggested:
The state library of California (microform - may be the CIS set?) - via
Kathryn Lee at the CA Attorney General's Library
Law Library of Congress (for bills from the 1800s) - via Rick McKinney
and Barbara Bridges, Sara Sonet at the Supreme Court Library, Maggie
Hobden (Bingham & McCutchen, Kasia Solon at GWU Law Library.
1880-1938 - Contact Center for Legislative Archives 202-501-5350 or
Interlibrary Services. (CRL, Chicago owns 1789 through 1933) -Barbara
Bridges
University of Texas at Austin (Perry Castenada Library [main library]
has the 76th-85th Congresses (1939-1958) in paper in their Library
Storage Faciilty. Senate is classed 328.731 Un3bi, Un3jr and Un3r;
House is classed 328.732 Un 3b, Un3re and Un3j. Barbara Bridges
Early Congressional bills (1799-1873) - Library of Congress American
Memory site http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhbsb.html - Rick
McKinney via Barbara Bridges
Rick also mentioned a site he's working on to address questions like
this and others - http://www.llsdc.org/Cong-Bill-Sources/ He mentions
"it still needs work and input from others" which maybe is a hint to all
of us. J
Thank you all - and especially Rick - for sharing the knowledge. I hope
I didn't overlook anyone. I was overwhelmed by the response.
Kate
Kate Irwin-Smiler
Reference Librarian
Professional Center Library
Wake Forest School of Law
P.O. Box 7206
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
336-758-4009
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Irwin-Smiler, Catherine
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:12 PM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: [LAW-LIB:56925] Friday Questions - House & Senate Bills from
1950s & before
Good afternoon -
Our Law Review is looking for copies of several House and Senate bills
that were never passed into law, dating from the 1930s-1950s. We've been
scratching our heads over these. We've checked the Congressional Record
and any associated reports, but have struck out on all counts. We
haven't come up with a published source for unenacted bills from this
era. Does anyone have other ideas? A source we missed? For law review
purposes, of course, they need a page image of the original, but for my
own edification I'd like to hear about any text sources as well.
(Of course, if the answer is "It doesn't exist" that's also helpful!)
Thanks in advance -
Kate
Kate Irwin-Smiler
Reference Librarian
Professional Center Library
Wake Forest School of Law
P.O. Box 7206
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
336-758-4009
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