Foreign Affairs Resources from the U.S. Government

FRUS began in 1861 and consists of sensitive correspondence, other documents of the State Department, and other materials affecting the foreign relations of the U.S. Materials are not released for publication until 25 years after they were originally produced. Prior to 1861 similar materials were printed in the Annual Report of the Secretary of State which can be found in the Serial Set, and indexed in the Proquest Congressional database. See also digital versions of FRUS (follows).

Selected volumes of FRUS (1861-1958/1960) have been digitized by the University of Wisconsin.

A growing collection. Coverage of selected material extends through the Reagan administration.

Selected volumes from the Library of Congress (1817-1830s)

Print volumes 1939-1989. This monthly periodical reprinted speeches of U.S. officials on important foreign policy matters. The speeches didn't have to be by State Department officials, but do always deal with foreign policy. Many of these speeches are also to be found in Current Policy (S 1.71/4:). this is a good place to see what U.S. policy towards a country or an event was.

1990-1999. Similar, but not as detailed, as Department of State Bulletin. "The United States Department of State Dispatch has provided key speeches and testimony by senior State Department officials as well as current U.S. treaty actions since 1990. However, since all speeches, briefings, and testimony from State Department officials and the current U.S. treaty actions are available on the web site at www.state.gov upon release, hard copy distribution of this publication will end with the December 1999 issue and Index."

Also in microfiche and online at the Library of Congress.
This is the earliest collection of Congressional and, especially, presidential materials. It is the precursor of the Serial Set and is indexed in Proquest Congressional. The American State Papers are arranged in 10 Series:
Foreign Relations - v. 1-6
Indian Affairs - v.7-8
Finance - v.9-13
Commerce and Navigation - v.14-15
Military Affairs - v.16-22
Naval Affairs - v.23-26
Post Office - v.27
Public Lands - v.28-35
Claims - v.36
Miscellaneous - v.37-38

Y 1.2/2:
1818 - 1924 - Ivy Stacks & LexisNexis Microfiche
1924 - present- Shannon 3 New -- Back Wall and East Side Wall
Also: 1970 - present -- Y 1.2/2: -- Law Library
Also available in the Proquest Congressional database.