Archival Research Resources for the House of Representatives
Standard Reference Volumes about Congressional Records
The following publications provide basic information about committees, Members of Congress, and the archived records of the institution.
National Archives and Records Administration. Guide to the Records of the United
States House of Representatives at the National Archives: 1789–1989, Bicentennial
Edition. 100th Cong., 2nd sess., H. Doc. 100-245. Washington, D.C.: Government
Printing Office: 1989 (http://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/house/table-of-contents-short.html).
Guide to Research Collections of Former Members of the United States House of Representatives, 1789-1987, Bicentennial Edition. 100th Cong., 2nd sess., H. Doc. 100-171.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office: 1989, (http://www.archives.gov/legislative/repository-collections/).
Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office:
1887–present. The Congressional Directory is a publication containing information on
Members, State Delegations, Committee Assignments, and House Officers. The Congressional
Directory is available from 1997 to the present, http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CDIR.
Print editions and compilations are available at your local depository library.
Office of the Clerk. U.S. House of Representatives. A Bibliography of Committees
of the U.S. House of Representatives, http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/research/committees.aspx.