Congressional Record


Book Description

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
















Proceedings of the Joint Committee on the Celebration of the Two-Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Benjamin Franklin, January Seventeenth, 1906


Book Description

Materials of the joint committee on the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, January 17, 1906. Includes: typescript meeting minutes of the first through thirteenth meetings of the committee; typescript minutes of the first through third meetings of the sub-committee on invitations; correspondence of the Committee, some pasted in and some typescript transcriptions; clippings from newspapers and state publications about the event; example invitations and tickets; and other materials.