House of Commons Parliamentary Papers: Information at a Glance
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Resource Type
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Full text primary historical documents. |
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Subject Area
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Canadian Studies, Native Studies, History, Women's Studies, Political Studies, and Philosophy |
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Availability
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Trent - Access available to any valid Trent user, using their Novell Password in the Library, or at home through the PROXY SERVER. |
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How to Access
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Click Here to Connect to House of Commons Parliamentary Papers For off campus access, learn how to use the proxy server |
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Description
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Between 1801 and 2000, around 9.5 million pages for over 184,000 British parliamentary papers were published. Since 2001, the number of papers has grown by approximately 4,000 for each parliamentary session. HCPP delivers searchable full text for each paper, along with a detailed index. HCPP currently contains an index for 1801-2004, and full text for 1840-1891 and 1901-1904. The 19th century will be complete by early 2006, with the 20th century following later in the year. The House of Commons Parliamentary Papers are vital to the historical record of Britain, its former Colonies and the wider world. They are among the richest and most detailed primary sources for the history of the past two centuries, and are fundamental to an understanding of current legislation, policy making and the political environment. HCPP online, with searchable full text, and detailed subject indexing, makes it possible to fully exploit the enormous potential of this resource for the first time. |
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Notes
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The papers are mostly images of pages. |
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Coverage
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Index for 1801-2004; full text for 1840-1891. |
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Update Frequency
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ongoing |
Maintained by Information Services, Trent University Library.