Government Documents on Labor and Women´s History

The U.S. Government has produced and continues producing many publications on labor and women´s history. Numerous government publications on these subjects can be found in Purdue´s HSSE and MEL Libraries as well as in the HSSE attic and HIKS Repository. Examples of subject headings you can use to search the Library Catalog for U.S. Government documents on labor and women´s history include:

Collective Labor Agreements United States
Labor Unions History
Labor Unions United States History
Labor Unions United States Political Activity
Women Employment United States

The principal index for locating U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is available online from 1994-present. The GPO Index covers U.S. government publications from 1976 to the present.

Additional U.S. Government indexes and reference sources include:

Guide to U.S. Government Publications	HSSE REF 015.73 G943 2000
Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications 1900-1971	HSSE REF 016.353 Un36a
Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index	HSSE REF 328.73005 C76
CIS U.S. Congressional Serial Set Index 1789-1969	HSSE REF 328.73 C761c
U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index 1833-1964	HSSE REF 348.731 C76
U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index Through 1969	HSSE REF 348.731 C755c
CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909	HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990
CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932	HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996

Reference Sources

Statistical Abstract of the United States	HSSE REF 317.3 ST29 HSSE DOC C 3.134:
Historical Statistics of the United States (Online-Purdue users only)	HSSE REF 317.3 ST29sh
U.S. Government Manual	HSSE REF 353 Un35 HSSE DOC AE 2.108/2:
Congressional Directory	HSSE & HIKS Repository 328.73 Un28

Executive Branch Agencies
Examples of U.S. executive branch agency publications on labor and women´s history and the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) call numbers for these publications include:

U.S. Dept. of Labor-Women´s Bureau	HSSE Repository L 13
Women´s Bureau Annual Report	MEL & HIKS Repository 331.09 Un3wor
Employment Standards Administration	MEL L 36
Bureau of Labor Statistics	MEL L 2
Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletins	MEL L 2.3:
Monthly Labor Review	MEL & HIKS Repository 331.09 Un3m
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	HSSE DOC L 35
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)	MEL PM
National Institutes of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)	HSSE DOC HE 20.7100´s

Independent Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)	HSSE DOC MEL Y 3.EQ 2:
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)	MEL LR
NLRB Annual Report	MEL MF LR 1.1: MEL 331.8 Un348a
NLRB Decisions and Orders	MEL & HIKS Repository 331.8 Un348
Federal Labor Relations Authority	MEL & HIKS Repository Y 3.F 31/21-3:

Congressional Resources

Congressional Record (Online 1994-present)	HSSE Repository X/A:
Congressional Serial Set (Purdue users only for online edition)	HSSE Repository Y 1.1/2:
House Appropriations Committee (Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee)	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:L 11/
Senate Appropriations Committee (Appropriations committee publications are excellent sources of project expenditure information.)	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2:
House Education & Labor Committee (Reps. Mark Souder (R-IN), is a member of this committee.)	HSSE DOC & Repository Y 4.ED 8/1:
Senate Health, Education, Labor... Committee	HSSE DOC & Repository Y 4.L 11/4:
Joint Economic Committee	HSSE DOC & Repository Y 4.EC 7:
Government Accountability Office Reports	MEL MF GA 1.13:

Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)

Internet Resources

Increasing volumes of government information are on the Internet. The Purdue Libraries Government Documents Department homepage is a starting point. Other useful U.S. Government Internet resources for labor/women´s history include:

GPO Access contains the complete text of major federal legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources such as the U.S. Code, Federal Register, Congressional Record, and other congressional committee reports on legislation. Examples of other related federal agency web resources include: