| Get help at the Reference Desk on Level 2 if you have questions about foreign policy documents or treaties.
Foreign Relations of the United
States
Records of American diplomacy from 1861 to 1976 (but an ongoing series) that include diplomatic communications, memoranda, notes, telegrams and other documents that trace the formulation of foreign-policy decisions.
In print, we have volumes covering
the years from 1861 to 1976. Print volumes
are in the government documents shelving on Level
1, under call number S 1.1:
See the list
of all published volumes.
Electronic Access:
1861-1976: Hein Online
1861-1960
1961-1976
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Major publications of the U.S. Department of State
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Department of State Dispatch and Department of State Bulletin
The Bulletin was published from 1939-1989, and continued by the Dispatch, which was published from 1990-1999. These publications include speeches and testimony from State Department officials, policy statements and profiles of countries.
Department of State Bulletin
In print, we have 1939-1989. Print volumes are in the government documents shelving (GOVDOCS) on Level 1, under call number S 1.3:
Electronic version (1939-1989) available from Hein Online (Emory only).
Department of State Dispatch
In print, we have 1990-1999. Print volumes are in the government documents shelving (GOVDOCS) on Level 1, under call number S 1.3/5:
Electronic version (1990-1999) available from Hein Online (Emory only) and Proquest Research Library (Emory only).
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A search in EUCLID
for
united states and (diplomacy
or foreign relations) and (sources or documents)
will retrieve a huge number of items,
many of them confidential documents from the Department
of State and the national security files of various
presidents.
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To find FULL-TEXT TREATY DOCUMENTS
For 1776-1949, use the 13 volume Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America
REF KZ236 1968
in the Reference shelving on Level 2.
Also available online in Hein Online's Treaty and Agreements Library.
For 1950-1984, use United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
REF KZ235.3 .U55 (35 Volumes)
in the Reference shelving on Level 2.
Also available online in Hein Online's Treaty and Agreements Library.
For 1985-1996, use the Treaties and International Act Series ( individually printed treaties as opposed to the bound volumes listed above) at
REF JX235.9 .A32
in the Reference shelving on Level 2.
Also available online in Hein Online's Treaty and Agreements Library.
For treaties since 1996, use the KAV Agreements section that's online in Hein Online's Treaty and Agreements Library.
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To find out which treaties are currently in force, use Treaties in Force
This publication lists treaties and other international agreements of the United States on record in the Department of State as being in force as of January 1 of the specified year. The latest edition (2006) is online. Print volumes are at
REF KZ235 .T74
in the Reference shelving on Level 2.
Volumes covering 1929 to the present are also available online in Hein Online's Treaty and Agreements Library.
To determine the status of recent treaties, use U.S. Department of State TREATY ACTIONS
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Indexes for treaties include:
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements Cumulative Index, 1776-1949
REF JX231 .K4 (4 vols)
This is followed by the following supplements:
1950-1970
REF JX231 .K38 (4 vols)
1971-1975
REF JX231 .K37
1976-1979
REF JX231 .K412 1985
These volumes are in the Reference shelving on Level 2.
Current Treaty Index
1982-1999
REF JX231 .K421
These volumes are in the Reference shelving on Level 2.
Also in Hein Online from 1982-1999.
A Guide to the United States Treaties in Force
1983-present
REF JX231 .G85
These volumes are in the Reference shelving on Level 2.
Also in Hein Online from 1982-present.
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American Foreign Relations since
1600: A Guide to the Literature
Reference Z6465.U5 G84 2003
Two-volume set with annotated bibliographies for major
events in American foreign relations.
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Documents
in Law, History and Diplomacy -- The Avalon Project
(Yale)
An ever-growing collection of primary source texts dealing
with law, history, and diplomacy from the ancient world
to the present, with emphasis on European and United
States history from the 18th through 21st centuries.
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