Primary Sources in History: France
76. CONDITION OUVRIERE EN FRANCE AU 19E SIECLE: ENQUETE - STATISTIQUES - ETUDES (CONDITION OF THE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH WORKING CLASS). CALL NUMBER: Microcard 4x6 8117 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: HD 8428 .C6x Index Micro Ref. Has chronological list of documents and an author list of books. Provides microfiche numbers. Titles were selected from Michelle Perrot's Enquete sur la Condition Ouvriere en France (HD 8428 .E57x Micro Ref.), which includes a subject index and descriptive text. The individual titles are not listed in the Online Catalog. There is a complete list of contents (by author) in A. Niles, Index to Microform Collections (Z 1033 .M5 I53 Ref. Vol. 2). SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Contains documentation on various economic and social aspects of 19th century working class life in France. ASU appears to lack some of the total collection of 1215 fiche. Includes text of 19th century publications in French. The collection contains both government (official statistical surveys and reports of commissions of inquiry) and non-government titles (i.e., works by physicians, economists, statesman and men of letters, including polemical and theoretical writings). SUBJECTS: Labor and Laboring Classes - France - History; France - Social Conditions; France - Statistics; 19c
77. DOCUMENTS DIPLOMATIQUES FRANCAIS, 1871-1914. CALL NUMBER: Northern Arizona University Microfiche 106. NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Index is included on the fiche. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: A history of the involvement of France in the origins of World War I as told through the official government documents from the archives of the French Foreign Ministry. Organized in three sequences: 1871-1900; 1901-Nov. 4, 1911; and Nov. 4, 1911-August 3, 1914. Within each group the documents are arranged by year. SUBJECTS: France - History - World War I; Foreign Relations; 19c; 20c
78. EVENEMENTS DE MAI-JUIN 1968. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 9009 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 57 R INDEX OR GUIDE: There is no index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Reproduces French newspapers covering the student riots during the period May 2-July 3, 1968. There are two series: daily newspapers (reels 1-54) and weekly newspapers (reels 55-57). For a list of the papers included, consult the Online Catalog. SUBJECTS: College Students - France - Political Activity; Riot; 1968; 20c; 1960s; History
79. FRANCE. ARMEE. ETAT-MAJOR. LES ARMEES FRANCAISES D'OUTRE-MER. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 8000 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 5 R (21 VE) INDEX OR GUIDE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: A history of the conquest and pacification of French colonies: Algeria, Tunesia, Morocco, Indochina, Madagascar, Cameroon and Togo. SUBJECTS: France - Colonies; Military History; 19c; 20c
80. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL, 1869- . CALL NUMBER: Varies for each series. See records below. NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 800+ INDEX OR GUIDE: See separate record for: France. Journal Officiel. Tables. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: The official daily publication of the French government, including all laws, decrees, administrative orders, instructions and other documents issued by the French government. It is the prime source for information on the activities of the legislative as well as the executive arms of government. Published under varying titles since 1870. The major series are described in separate records (see below). We have some volumes in paper, as noted when appropriate. Holdings are also listed in the Public Serials List. When the Center for Research Libraries owns parts that ASU lacks, this information is included. For a discussion of French government publications, their arrangement and use, see Gloria Westfall, French Official Publications (J 341 .W47x Stacks). SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; 19c; 20c
81. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE (CHAMBRE DES DEPUTES). DEBATS PARLEMENTAIRES, 1881- CALL NUMBER: Microfiche or Microcard 3x5 J 341 .K2x (1881-1940); Microfilm J 341 .K21 (1947-1962; 1980- ); Microfilm S1019 (1973-1979). NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Annual indexes by personal name and subject of debate and questions are usually found at the end of the session. See also Tables, below. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Contains verbatim reports of the proceedings and written and oral questions put to ministers by members of Parliament and the answers to these questions. From 1980- the questions are in Microfilm J 341 .K25x. ASU has the following years in paper: 1964-1970. These are shelved with their indexes in Serial Compact Shelving, J 341 .K2x. For missing years, borrow from Center for Research Libraries. SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; 19c; 20c
82. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. SENAT. DEBATS PARLEMENTAIRES, 1881- CALL NUMBER: Microfilm J 341 .J2x (1881-1961; 1983- ); Microfilm S1020 (1973-1982). NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Annual indexes by personal name and subject of debates and questions. See also record for Tables, 1881-1946. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Contains verbatim reports of the proceedings and written or oral questions put to ministers by members of Parliament. From 1983- , the questions are in J 341 .J25x. From 1946-1958, known as Conseil de la Republique. We have the following years in paper: 1964-1970. These are shelved with their indexes in Serial Compact Shelving, J 341 .J2x. Any missing volumes may be borrowed from the Center for Research Libraries, which has 1881-1972. SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; 19c; 20c
83. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE. IMPRESSIONS [FORMERLY DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES], 1881-1938, 1948-1960, 1972- CALL NUMBER: Microfilm J 341 .K5x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Indexed in Debats indexes. See also record for Tables, 1881-1946. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: An annex to the Debats. Includes bills and resolutions, reports and opinions of parliamentary committees, and messages from the President. There are two categories of committee reports: rapports and avis. ASU has the following years in paper: 1962-1970. These are shelved in Serial Compact Shelving, J 341 .K6x. Missing years may be borrowed from the Center for Research Libraries. SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; 19c; 20c
84. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. SENAT. IMPRESSIONS [FORMERLY DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES], 1881- CALL NUMBER: Microfilm J 341 .J6x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Indexed in Debats indexes. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: See notes for Assemblee Nationale Impressions. ASU has the following years in paper: 1963-1970. These are shelved in Serial Compact Shelving, J 341 .J6x. SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; 19c; 20c
85. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. LOIS ET DECRETS, 1938- CALL NUMBER: Microfilm KJV 17 .A22 J68x (1938-1984 temporarily in storage room, 12/90; 1985- in drawer) NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Tables on film. These are annual subject and chronological indexes. Note: the tables in the film from University Microfilms are indexes to all major sections of the Journal Officiel for that year; the ACRPP film (1985- ) appears to have only monthly indexes for Lois et Decrets. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Contains both statutes, treaties and administrative regulations. All bills, reports, debates, votes and other measures related to a law are cited below it. Besides the main series, the Journal Officiel since 1976 contains a "numero complementaire" series (Microfilm KJV 17 .A22 J6815x), which contains legislation of limited interest. ASU has the following years in paper: 1941-1943; 1964-1970, including tables for some years. These are shelved in Serial Compact Shelving, KJV 17 .A22 J68x. For the years 1881-1937, borrow from Center for Research Libraries. SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; 19c; 20c
86. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. DOCUMENTS ADMINISTRATIFS, 1949- CALL NUMBER: Microfilm J 341 .R84x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Annual table of contents SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Material published in this series includes such varying items as the annual reports of ministries, commissions and committees; quarterly vital statistics; reports of investigations; guides to nomenclature; and technical studies. ASU has the following years in paper: 1964-1970. These are shelved in Serial Compact Shelving, J 341 .R84x. (Earlier inventory indicates that we should also have 1938-1948, but these could not be located 12/90; at this time, a single reel - for 1974 - was located in Microfilm S 1003). SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; Population; 20c
87. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. AVIS ET RAPPORTS DU CONSEIL ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL, 1947-1956, 1973- CALL NUMBER: Microfilm J 341 .R7x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Annual table of contents SCOPE AND CONTENTS: The reports and opinions of the Economic and Social Council, an appointed consultative assembly, are issued in this series. The purpose of this assembly is to bring together representatives of various special interests in the economic and social areas in the early stages of policy making. ASU has the following in paper: 1964-1970. These are shelved in Serial Compact Shelving, J 341 .R7x. Missing years may be borrowed from the Center for Research Libraries. (Some years are still on reels combined with other series, as of 12/90. These need to be separated and filed with this series. These are: 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958/59). SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; 20c
88. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. TABLES, 1871-1946. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm KJV 18 .A215 J68x (temporarily in Microform Storage Room; a few of these, 1876 and 1878-1880, should be on 3x5 microcards, but have not been located). NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: The Tables are indexes to the various parts of Journal Officiel. Note that many of the series have their own indexes, usually found at the end of each year. For more information on the arrangement and indexing, see Gloria Westfall, French Official Publications, (J 341 .W47x Stacks). Tables for 1947-1972 may be borrowed from the Center for Research Libraries. In order to demonstrate the type of indexing available, the following is a list of the contents of the Table for 1927: Lois et Decrets: Subject index, followed by "Tirage Financiers," an alphabetical list of corporate names. Debats Parlementaires: separate indexes for each chamber. There is first an index to the names of speakers, followed by an annex consisting of a subject index to questions. Table des Travaux Parlementaires: a subject index. Documents Parlementarires: separate indexes for each chamber. These are chronological tables rather than subject indexes. Documents Administratifs: a subject index. Note that the Lois et Decrets series until 1984 contains an index much like the one described above. The ASU collection may lack such indexes after 1985. At least their locations on the film has not be determined. SUBJECTS: France - Politics; History; 19c; 20c
89. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. [WORLD WAR II]. ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE CONSTITUANTE, DEBATS PARLEMENTAIRES, 1943-1946. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm J 341 .H2x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: SUBJECTS: France - History; Politics; World War II; 1940s; 20c
90. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. [WORLD WAR II & POST-WAR PERIOD]. ASSEMBLEE CONSULTATIVE PROVISOIRE, DOCUMENTS, 1944-1946. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm J 341 .H6x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Includes documents of the Assemblee Nationale Constituante, 1945-46. SUBJECTS: France - History; World War II; 1940s; 20c
91. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL. CONSEIL ECONOMIQUE. BULLETIN, 1947-1959. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm KJV 5556 .C66 A153x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Contains the debates of the forerunner of the Counseil Economique et Social. SUBJECTS: France - Economic Conditions; 1940s; 1950s; 20c
92. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIAL. [WORLD WAR II. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS]. CALL NUMBER: Varies, see below. All are microfilm. NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Titles and call numbers are given below:
Forces Francaises Libres. Bulletin Officiel, 1940. KJV 17 .A22 J682x Comite Francais de la Liberation Nationale. Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise, 1943-1944. KJV 17 .A22 J684x
Haut Commissariat de France en Afrique. Journal Officiel, 1943. KJV 17 .A22 J683x
Commandement en Chef Francais Civil et Militaire. Journal Officiel, 1943. KJV 17 .A22 J683x
France Libre. Journal Officiel. Lois et Decrets, 1941-1942. KJV 17 .A22 J682x
France Combattante. Journal Officiel. Lois et Decrets, 1942-43. KJV 17 .A22 J682x
France. Ministere de le Guerre. Lists des Beneficiaires de Citations, 1941-1943, 1946-1947. UB 435 .F8 SUBJECTS: France - History - World War II; 1940s; 20c
93. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE L'EMPIRE FRANCAISE, 1869-1870. CALL NUMBER: Microfiche 3x5 KJV 14 .A215 J68x (Edition du Matin) and KJV 14 .A215 J682x (Edition du Soir). NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Before the Journal Officiel took its present name in 1870, it appeared briefly as Journal Officiel de L'Empire Francaise. During this period, it consisted of a single publication combining laws, decrees, and debates. SUBJECTS: France - History; 19c
94. FRANCE. JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, 1876-1880. CALL NUMBER: Microfiche 3x5 KJV 17 .A215 J68 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Tables at end of each session. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: During this period, the JO consissted of a single publication combining laws, decrees and debates. Beginning in 1881, the JO was broken into various sections, Chamber of Deputies, Senate, etc., each having its own pagination. SUBJECTS: France - History; Politics; 19c
95. FRENCH BOOKS BEFORE 1601. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 3755 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 197 R INDEX OR GUIDE: z 2162 f7X Microform Ref. "French Books Before 1601: Short-title List" is a reel guide only; there is no index. Micro Ref. has a card file, which consists of cards for each title, arranged as they appear on the reels, for reels 1-140. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Includes books printed in France or in French before 1601. All areas of knowledge and activity are represented, from Amadis de Gaula to Calvin's Catechismus to editions of Galen and Hippocrates, and other works invaluable for studies of the renaissance and the Reformation. The collection is based on, but not restricted to, titles listed in: British Museum, Short-title Catalogue of Books Printed in France and of French Books Printed in Other Countries from 1470 to 1600 (Z 21562 .B86 and Supplement). Note: these works are separated: basic vol. Is cataloged for stacks, but has BIBL label and is shelved in Ref. The supplement is correctly shelved in stacks. The books were not filmed in any particular order. In the absence of an index, it is necessary to scan the entire reel guide in order to determine which reel contains the desired book. SUBJECTS: France; Renaissance; Reformation; 15c; 16c
96. FRENCH POLITICAL PAMPHLETS, 1560-1653. CALL NUMBER: Center for Research Libraries (Request at Interlibrary Loan). NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 28 R INDEX OR GUIDE: A checklist of these materials is available for loan from the Center. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Microfilm copy of 2,543 pamphlets in the Newberry Library collection. Issued during the period of the religious wars and the establishment of the absolute monarchy, these publications provide source material on constitutional, religious, social, economic and philosophical matters. Arranged chronologically with sub-arrangement by author of title. SUBJECTS: France - History; 16c; 17c
97. MACLURE COLLECTION OF FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY MATERIALS. CALL NUMBER: Center for Research Libraries (Request at Interlibrary Loan). NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 372 R INDEX OR GUIDE: James Hardy, The Maclure Collection (Z 2179 .P4 Stacks). Includes a listing of each volume in the collection, with indexes of deputies, authors and national committees and commissions. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Some 25,000 publications collected by a wealthy Philadelphia merchant and social reformer. Totals 100 volumes from the years before the Revolution, including newspapers, legislative proceedings, speeches, almanacs and petitions. They cover fiscal, agricultural, colonial, commercial and technological matters. There are 39 serial publications for the years 1768-1815. SUBJECTS: France - History - Revolution; 18c; 19c
98. PERIODIQUES DIFFUSES CLANDESTINEMENT EN FRANCE, 1941-1945. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm S1030-S1037 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 6 R INDEX OR GUIDE: There is no index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Consists of the texts of anti-nazi newsletters and periodicals published by underground organizations in Europe during World War II. S1030 contains publications of various foreign members of the French Resistance, written in their languages (Armenian, Spanish, Catalog, Italian, etc.) S1031 contains German language papers addressed to the occupation troops and to anti-Nazi Germans. S1032 - S1034 are similar publications in Danish, Dutch and Polish. S1035-1037 contain additional publications of the French Resistance, including those of Communist organizations. [S1036 was not on the shelf at the time of this inventory, 12/20/90]. SUBJECTS: Underground Newspapers - World War II; 1940s; 20c; France - Resistance; Communist Party
99. SOURCES STATISTIQUES DE L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE (STATISTICAL SOURCES ON THE HISTORY OF FRANCE: PERFECT STUDIES UNDER THE EMPIRE). CALL NUMBER: Microcard 4x6 8033 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 436 F INDEX OR GUIDE: HA 1215 S6x Micro Ref. First part arranged by type of publication (e.g., methodological works); periodicals, etc.; 2nd part arranged by department. Guide provides fiche number. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Regional descriptions undertaken between 1795 and 1815; useful to historians and demographers. Includes essays on statistics; periodicals; general works on statistics; memoires or replies by various prefects to the questionnaires from the government. SUBJECTS: France - History; France - Population; France - Statistics; 18c; 19c
100. U. S. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT. FRANCE, 1919-1941. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm DC 385 U7x 1985 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE:
12 R INDEX OR GUIDE: DC 385 U7x 1985 Guide SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Reports of American military attaches on internal and international crises between World War I and II. Covers depression, political unrest, relations with Germany. Considerable information on colonies and the state of French military. SUBJECTS: France; World War II; 20c
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