HeinOnline, our popular fully image based database containing thousands of law journal articles, the CFR, Federal Register and much, much more (see below), has added three new digital collections.
All contain the same full-text search as found in the other HeinOnline libraries, and all contain the images of the original documents.
U.S. Congressional Documents
The Congressional Record and its three predecessor titles are now available in HeinOnline’s U.S. Congressional Documents library. The Congressional Record, first published in 1873, is essentially the complete printed chronicle of debates, proceedings and speeches of the United States Congress.
Also included via this library are the U.S. Statutes at Large, the American State Papers, and the Journals of the Constitutional Congress.
The three predecessor titles to the Congressional Record – Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837) and Congressional Globe (1833-1873) – are available now. The Congressional Record is not quite all scanned and loaded, but is due to be complete on HeinOnline in the next few months. Currently, the Congressional Record is available for the years 1873-1893 and 1990-2003.
Foreign & International Law Resources Database
The Foreign and International Law Resources Database (FILRD) allows researchers to browse online through the treasures of some of the world’s best international law publications.
FILRD offers in-depth coverage of publications from the American Society of International Law and the prominent Yearbooks from around the world, as well as the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice series and the publications of dozens of other highly-respected publishers.
Part 1 will include International Yearbooks and Serials, Part 2 contains U.S. Law Digests, Part 3 consists of International Tribunals and Judicial Decisions and Part 4 includes other significant works relating to foreign and international law.
Foreign Relations of the United States
The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The series, produced by the State Department’s Office of the Historian, comprises more than 350 volumes of resourceful historical information.
The series began in 1861 during Abraham Lincoln’s administration and continues through the administration of Richard Nixon in 1975.
The Foreign Relations volumes contain documents from various Presidential libraries, the Department of State and Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Agency for International Development, and other foreign affairs agencies as well as the private papers of individuals involved in formulating U.S. foreign policy.
World Trials
HeinOnline’s World Trials collection provides transcripts and court documents from hundreds of major trials from all over the world.
Since the earliest of times, trials have stood as landmarks in humankind’s quest for truth, freedom and justice. Famous trials have also served to solidify social issues, cultural conflicts and political questions of a particular period of time.
This collection contains such famous and important works as John Lawson’s “American State Trials,” “Howell’s State Trials,” “Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals,” “Reports of State Trials” and “Sixty Famous Cases.” Also included is the full trial collection from Cornell University Law Library, one of the most complete collections in the United States. Future releases will include the Lawson collection from the University of Missouri. We welcome your suggestions for additional content.
In addition to trial transcripts and other critical court documents, this image-based (PDF) collection includes trial-related resources such as monographs which analyze and debate the decisions of famous trials as well as biographies of many great trial lawyers in history.
Complete HeinOnline Collection of Libraries
Don’t miss the many other invaluable HeinOnline digital libraries. Here is the full list of available through our subscription:
As with most of our other subscription databases, HeinOnline digital collections are available to active students, faculty and staff of Lewis & Clark Law School. Access from on-campus is seemless; from off-campus merely input your L&C username and password when prompted.
Not a current student or law faculty? HeinOnline and our other subscription databases are available at the legal research computer stations located behind the reference desk. Check Law Library hours here.
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