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A Guide to the Microform Collections of the University of Missouri Libraries
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Great Britain. Indian Disorders Committee 1920. REPORTS, PROCEEDINGS AND MEMORANDA OF THE CABINET COMMITTEE ON INDIAN DISORDERS CAB 27/91-93.
London: Public Record Office,
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The Disorders Inquiry Committee investigated the civil disturbances in Bombay, Delhi, and the Punjab following the passage of the Rolwatt Acts. The committee attempted to determine the causes and evaluate the measures taken to cope with the disturbances. In particular, the committee heard testimony on the events leading up to the massacre at Amritsar, the arrest of Gandhi, and the riots in Ahmedabad. The first reel also contains the minutes of meetings of the British Empire Delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, January to June 1919 (CAB 29/28). The second reel contains reports, proceedings, and memoranda of the War Cabinet Committee on the proposed exchange of Gibraltar for Ceuta, April 1917 to February 1919 (CAB 27/51).
Record groups filmed also include CAB 29/28 and CAB 27/51.
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. BRITISH SESSIONAL PAPERS, 1731-1900 {LONDON, H.M.S.O.}.
New York: Readex Microprint, 1964.
The House of Commons bills, the House of Commons papers, and the Command papers (1731-1900) are sorted into four classes: 1) public bills, 2) reports from committees of the House of Commons, 3) reports from commissioners, inspectors and others (reports of Royal Commissioners, standing and ad hoc advisory committees, and various annual reports), and 4) accounts and papers (financial and statistical returns and treaty papers). Within each class the documents are arranged under alphabetical subject headings. Subjects reflect the variety of concerns of the British government, such as taxes, the relief of debtors, elections, government reform, the slave trade and the abolition of slavery, military affairs, the effects of the Industrial Revolution, improvements in transportation and communication, and the opening of Africa and the Far East. The collection consists of 80,000 documents totaling nearly 5,000,000 pages. It was originally published during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in more than 6,000 volumes. The last volume of each session contains a subject index and a numerical listing of bills, reports, accounts and papers, and command papers. The library has paper copies of sessional papers for the years between microform holdings.
Guides:
British Sessional Papers: Collection of Indexes
The guide is shelved after the British Sessional Papers collection. It contains assorted indexes covering the period 1696 to 1900.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. HOUSE OF COMMONS SESSIONAL PAPERS, 1731-1900 {LONDON, H.M.S.O}.
New York: Readex Microprint, 1964.
The House of Commons bills, the House of Commons papers, and the Command papers (1731-1900) are sorted into four classes: 1) public bills, 2) reports from committees of the House of Commons, 3) reports from commissioners, inspectors and others (reports of Royal Commissioners, standing and ad hoc advisory committees, and various annual reports), and 4) accounts and papers (financial and statistical returns and treaty papers). Within each class the documents are arranged under alphabetical subject headings. Subjects reflect the variety of concerns of the British government, such as taxes, the relief of debtors, elections, government reform, the slave trade and the abolition of slavery, military affairs, the effects of the Industrial Revolution, improvements in transportation and communication, and the opening of Africa and the Far East. The collection consists of 80,000 documents totalling nearly 5,000,000 pages. It was originally published during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in more than 6,000 volumes. The last volume of each session contains a subject index and a numerical listing of bills, reports, accounts and papers, and command papers. The library has paper copies of sessional papers for the years between microform holdings.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD). HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT.
Cambridge, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1987.
The Parliamentary Debates are the official records of things said in Parliament. Since 1909, they are mostly verbatim, and written in the first person style. The Debates are published daily and weekly. Debates on a Bill are issued together and are subsequently published in bound volumes. There is an index for each volume and a general index for the whole year. A government minister in the department responsible for the measure normally proposes a Bill. Main principles are outlined and important clauses summarized. The official Opposition spokesman responds and the views of other Opposition parties and backbenchers are heard. The debate normally concludes with a response from another government minister who deals with major points raised during the debates.
Guides:
Ford, P. (Percy), 1894- A guide to parliamentary papers; what they are, how to find them, how to use them.
The guide traces the development and organization of the parliamentary papers. It explains how standards were set for the compilation, scope, grammatical style, and cost of production of the debates.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. BILLS {LONDON: H.M.S.O.}.
Cambridge, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1980.
The House of Commons bills, the House of Commons papers, and the Command papers cover the period from 1979 to 1980 to date for each session of Parliament. They contain reports, correspondence, bills, accounts, statistics, and other materials Parliament ordered to be printed. Header strips on each microfiche identify the collection as a bill, a House of Commons paper, or a Command paper and give the collection title, the session date, and the pagination if an item extends beyond one fiche. The library has paper copies of sessional papers for years between microform holdings
Guide: [microfiche] House of Commons. Sessional Papers. Monthly Index. 1985-. This index is located in the Special Collections Office.
Guides:
Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Government publications issued during ....
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD). HOUSE OF LORDS OFFICIAL REPORT.
Cambridge, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1987.
The Parliamentary Debates are the official records of things said in Parliament. Since 1909, they are mostly verbatim, and written in the first person style. The Debates are published daily and weekly. Debates on a Bill are issued together and are subsequently published in bound volumes. There is an index for each volume and a general index for the whole year. The House of Lords papers take the same form as those of the Commons. The content is different in that the House of Lords do not represent constituencies nor are they involved in matters of taxation and finance. But they do debate other major issues of current interest. A government minister in the department responsible for the measure normally proposes a Bill. Main principles are outlined and important clauses summarized. The official Opposition spokesman responds and the views of other Opposition parties and backbenchers are heard. The debate normally concludes with a response from another government minister who deals with major points raised during the debates. The House of Lords rarely debates in smaller committees as does the House of Commons. Their debates normally take place in the "committee as a whole".
Guides:
Ford, P. (Percy), 1894- A guide to parliamentary papers; what they are, how to find them, how to use them.
The guide traces the development and organization of the parliamentary papers. It explains how standards were set for the compilation, scope, grammatical style, and cost of production of the debates.
Great Britain. Public Record Office. CABINET LETTERS IN THE ROYAL ARCHIVES, 1868-1916. CAB. 41.
London: Public Record Office, 1966.
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Until the formation of the Cabinet Secretariat in December 1916, no minutes were kept of the proceedings of British cabinet meetings. The only record of cabinet decisions was contained in the letters written by prime ministers to the sovereign after each meeting. These letters, which vary from brief statements of subjects discussed to more detailed accounts of arguments made and decisions reached, are preserved in the Royal Archive at Windsor Castle. This microfilm collection contains copies of almost 1,700 of these letters written between 1868 and 1916. Disraeli, Gladstone, Salisbury, Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith were the Prime Ministers.
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Guides:
Great Britain. Public Record Office. Cabinet letters at Windsor, 1868-1916..
Great Britain. Public Record Office. CABINET PAPERS, 1880-1916, 1918-1923. CAB. 37, 26, 27.
London: Public Record Office, 1967.
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Cabinet ministers arranged for a printed memorandum to be circulated to their colleagues when they wanted to provide them with information or to secure their approval for a proposal. After the formation of the Cabinet Secretariat in December 1916, complete sets of papers were filmed and preserved. Before 1916 the papers that survived were scattered in a number of official and private collections; these papers have also been filmed and included in this collection. Topics covered include foreign relations, colonial affairs, taxation, and internal affairs.
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Great Britain. Public Record Office. List of Cabinet papers, 1880-1914..
Great Britain. Public Record Office. LETTERS OF MARQUE FOR THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE FROM THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: EP Microform Limited, 1980.
British records relating to America
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As in previous wars, the British Crown issued letters of marque allowing private individuals to seize American shipping during the War for Independence. The letters provide details about the vessel, its place of ownership, tonnage, type and armament, master, owner and crew, and the period for which it was under the letter of marque. At the beginning of the first reel, the legislation creating letters of marque is reprinted which contains all of the regulations and restrictions that accompanied their use.
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Guides:
Minchinton, Walter E. Letters of marque, declarations against America 1777-1783 : in the Public Record Office, London.
The guide contains the provenance of the letters, background information on letters of marque, the use of letters of marque during the America War for Independence, a list of reel contents, and a bibliography of related works.
Great Britain. Public Record Office. MEMORANDA: 1915 TO 1922. CAB. 24.
London: Public Record Office, 1967.
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Papers prepared by ministers and officials that were printed and circulated to the British Cabinet from 1915 to 1922 are included. Their purpose was to initiate discussion of new policies, to state arguments for and against proposals made by ministers or departments, or simply to provide background information on topics to be discussed by the Cabinet. Although matters discussed at Cabinet meetings were frequently raised verbally by a minister, the most common method of bringing any subject to the attention of the Cabinet was by circulation of printed or typewritten memoranda in advance of a meeting. Among matters discussed were expenditures, activities of the League of Nations, foreign relations, postwar planning, and colonial matters. Included are memoranda circulated to the War Cabinet (December 1916 - October 1919).
(List and index society series. V. 29, 41, 52, 156). These indexes provide subject access to the collection.
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Guides:
Great Britain. Public Record Office. List & Index Society Series
Great Britain. Public Record Office. MINUTES AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE WAR CABINET AND CABINET. CAB. 23/1-47, 61-67, 81-88.
London: Public Record Office, 1967.
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Minutes and conclusions of the War Cabinet, formed on December 9, 1916, span the period from 1916 to 1937. Subjects discussed are naval, military, domestic, and diplomatic matters such as news from the battle fronts, troop movements, disposition of guns and munitions, man-power planning, agreements with other countries, and peace proposals. Later meetings discuss reparations, treaties, shipping, continuing problems in Ireland, and foreign relations. The papers provide an unambiguous statement of each decision reached, a general synopsis of the expert evidence upon which conclusions were based, and a general summary of the arguments for and against the decisions made.
(List and index society series. V. 40, 51, 61, 62, 92, 100). These guides provide subject access. An index on reels 14-16 also provides subject access.
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Guides:
Great Britain. Public Record Office. List & Index Society Series
Great Britain. Public Record Office. PAPERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENSE, 1888-1914: CAB 38, 1-28.
London: Public Record Office, 1967.
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In 1902 the Defense Committee of the Cabinet, formed in 1895, reorganized to include not only Cabinet ministers, but also heads of the Army and Navy. In 1904, the Prime Minister took the responsibility of the chairmanship, with absolute discretion in the selection of other members. The committee considered questions of defense against invasion both at home, and in particular, overseas territories. Memoranda concern subjects such as the Russian threat to India in Afghanistan and Persia (Iran), Egyptian defense, the Suez Canal, the Far East, national insurance of war risks, mine defenses, censorship, Russian navy movements, possible military action against Germany, and use of wireless telegraphy.
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Guides:
Great Britain. Public Record Office. List of papers of the Committee of Imperial Defence to 1914 [by A. W. Mabbs].
The guide provides a chronological list of documents as they appear on the film. Subject content notes are provided.
Great Britain. Public Record Office. PAPERS OF THE WAR COUNCIL, DARDANELLES COMMITTEE AND WAR COMMITTEE, 1914-1916: CAB 42, 1-26.
London: Public Record Office, 1967.
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In November 1914, the Cabinet of Great Britain appointed a War Council to consider general matters of war policy. The War Council existed only six months. In May 1915, the Coalition government created the Dardanelles Committee to review operations in the Dardanelles and Gallipoli. Replacing the War Council, it extended its deliberations to more general strategic and operational problems. On November 3, 1915, the War Committee superseded the Dardanelles Committee. For the thirteen months of its existence, committee's agenda covered the whole range of naval and military operations and the more general aspects of war policy. By the later part of 1916, it had assumed a considerable measure of executive authority in the day-to-day conduct of the war. It dealt with complicated problems of production, manpower, food supply, shipping, and other matters affecting the war effort, as well as diplomatic relations with allies and neutral countries.
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Guides:
Great Britain. Public Record Office. List of Cabinet papers, 1880-1914..
Great Britain. Public Record Office. RECORDS RELATING TO AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR, 1812-1815.
East Ardsley, England: EP Microfilm Limited, 1981.
British Records Relating to America
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The records relating to Americans taken prisoner by British forces during the War of 1812 form a portion of the Admiralty records in the Public Records Office. The largest group of material is Medical Department: Registers. This consists of ledgers of information on American prisoners-of-war for prison ships and depots. The records were generated in the process of receiving and housing prisoners and monitoring their passage through the prison system. The ledgers recorded prisoners by number, name, place of birth, age, and physical attributes. They also recorded how the prisoners were taken, time and place of capture, ship from which prisoners were taken, supplies issued, and disposition of the prisoners. American prisoners were detained in England (8 locations), Canada (3 locations), Bermuda, New Providence, Barbadoes, Jamaica, Gibraltar, Malta, and Cape of Good Hope.
The guide is also reproduced on reel one.
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Dye, Ira. Records relating to American prisoners of war 1812-1815 : in the Public Record Office, London.
Great Britain. INDIA OFFICE RECORD SELECTIONS.
London: Kodak, Ltd, 1964.
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These records contain letters, charts, bills, proceedings, and reports regarding India in the early 1900s. Reel 1 contains proceedings of the Home Department, January 1902-December 1907. Reel 2 contains proceedings of the Home Department, January 1908-October 1909, and proceedings of the Department of Revenue and Agriculture, January 1907, and July-September 1909. Reel 3 contains Home Department reports regarding the plague from 1904-1907, proceedings from the Department of Revenue and Agriculture from 1902 and 1904, agriculture bills, and 1903 maps showing positions of the Chenab Nahri Circle in different areas of India. Reel 4 contains proceedings from the Department of Revenue and Agriculture from 1905-1908 and 1910, and confidential letters to the Governor General of India in Council. Reel 5 contains confidential letters, newspapers articles, and criminal reports regarding East Indians in British Columbia, a paper on the Hindu-Muhammadan riots from 1889-1893, and Home Department letters.
Note: Selected by N.G. Barrier in the summer of 1964.
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Great Britain. INQUIRY INTO THE CHARACTERS OF PARTIES IN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
London: Microfilmed by the Newberry Library, Chicago, 1782.
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This pamphlet discusses the Monarchical and Republican parties and events which have influenced them: “the Roman and Saxon establishments in Britain;” “the Norman establishment of the events which gradually formed the English Government;” “the reigns of the Stuarts;” and “the reigns since the Revolution to the present period.” It also discusses Tories and Whigs and their various characteristics.
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Great Britain. INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE CROWN OVER PARLIAMENT.
London: 1780.
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This pamphlet was written to call attention to the topics of: “shortening the duration of parliaments,” “increasing the number of representatives,” and “altering the nature of representation in order to destroy the influence of the crown over parliament.” It also discusses Britain’s failure in the American Revolution and states that “the influence of the crown [upon members of parliament] is too great for the safety of the constitution, and ought to be diminished.”
Title continues “Submitted to the Consideration of the Electors of Great Britain.” Dedicated to the “Right and Honourable The Earl Temple, A Young Nobleman.”
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Green, Duff 1791 -1875. DUFF GREEN PAPERS IN THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY.
Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina, 1967.
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Duff Green was a journalist, politician, and industrial promoter. His papers include letters, business papers, clippings, maps, and thirty-four manuscript volumes. The letters (1810-1902) largely concern his business activities. Many were written to Benjamin Edwards Green, Duff Green's eldest son and business partner. The undated papers have been classified by business categories. Topics include the solicitation of subscriptions to Green's publications, the purchase and sale of land, especially Allegheny coal lands, the financing of companies, the construction of railroads, law cases, and claims against the government. The manuscript volumes contain letters, notebooks, correspondence records, account books, survey data, and records of the various companies owned by Green.
An uncataloged guide, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Duff Green Papers, is available in the Special Collections Office. It provides a list of reel contents and a list of correspondents.
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Greene, Nathanael. NATHANAEL GREENE PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1966.
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After the military disaster at Camden in August 1780, General George Washington sent his trusted lieutenant, General Nathanael Greene, to take command of patriot forces in the South. Greene's immediate problem was to contest the British advance under Lord Cornwallis through the Carolinas and into Virginia. The papers center on correspondence between Greene and various other patriot leaders from 1780 to 1782. They include casualty reports from the battles at Guilford Court House and Cowpens, and from skirmishes around Charleston. They also include lists of militia, reports on negotiations with Indian tribes, and a copy of Cornwallis's plan for creating a Loyalist militia in South Carolina. The letter books cover the periods October-December 1780, January-February 1781, and January-April 1782. The general correspondence runs from 1775 to 1785. One additional volume contains the report of the commission appointed by Greene to negotiate with the Cherokees.
This collection contains three letter books, three volumes of general correspondence arranged chronologically, and one volume of commission reports.
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GUITEAU’S CONFESSION. THE GARFIELD ASSASSINATION: BEING A FULL HISTORY OF THIS CRUEL CRIME.
Philadelphia: The Old Franklin Publishing House, 1881.
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This illustrated pamphlet contains a short biography of Charles Julius Guiteau and the story of his assassination of President James A. Garfield in 1881.
Microfilmed by the Library of Congress; [n.d.]
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GUITEAU’S CRIME. THE FULL HISTORY OF THE MURDER OF PRESIDENT JAMES A. GARFIELD WITH COMPLETE SECRET BIOGRAPHY OF THE ASSASSIN
New York: Richard K. Fox, 1881.
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Note: This is issue #3 from the “Police Gazette Series of Famous Criminals.”
This illustrated gazette contains a short biography of Charles Julius Guiteau and the story of his assassination of President James A. Garfield in 1881.
Microfilmed by the Library of Congress; [n.d.]
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