The Department of the Interior was created in 1849 and became the home for several agencies from other departments: the Patent Office and the Census Office from the State Department; the General Land Office, from Treasury; the Indian Affairs Office, from War; and the Pension Office, from War and Navy. In time, other agencies were added to Interior, many dealing with the exploration and management of America's lands. The Secretary's annual report started in 1849 and eventually included annual reports from some of the other Interior agencies:
These titles have their own finding lists, which cover the years when these series were published as part of the Secretary's annual report as well as when they were published separately. (Andriot 469, Checklist 426-432)
Date | Congress | Session | Type | Volume | Number | Serial Set Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1849 | 31st | 1st | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
2 3 pt.2 |
1 pt.2 5 pt.2 |
550 pt. 570 pt. |
1850 | 31st | 2nd | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
1 1 |
1 1 |
587 pt. 595 pt. |
1851 | 32nd | 1st | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
2-3 2 |
1 pts.2-3 2 pts.2-3 |
612 pt., 613 635 pt., 636 |
1852 | 32nd | 2nd | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
1 1 |
1 pt.1 1 pt.1 |
658 pt. 673 pt. |
1853 | 33rd | 1st | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
1 1 |
1 pt.1 1 pt.1 |
690 pt. 710 pt. |
1854 | 33rd | 2nd | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
1 1 pt.1 |
1 pt.1 1 pt.1 |
746 pt. 777 pt. |
1855 | 34th | 1st | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
1 1 pt.1 |
1 pt.1 1 pt.1 |
810 pt. 840 pt. |
1856 | 34th | 3rd | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
2 1 pt.1 |
5 pt.1 1 pt.1 |
875 pt. 893 pt. |
1857 | 35th | 1st | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
2 2 pt.1 |
11 pt.1 2 pt.1 |
919 pt. 942 pt. |
1858 | 35th | 2nd | S.exec.doc. H.exec.doc. |
1 2 pt.1 |
1 pt.1 2 pt.1 |
974 pt. 997 pt. |
1859 | 36th | 1st | S.exec.doc. | 1 | 2 pt.1 | 1023 pt. |
1860 | 36th | 2nd | S.exec.doc. | 1 | 1 pt.1 | 1078 pt. |
1861 | 37th | 2nd | S.exec.doc. | 1 | 1 pt.1 | 1117 pt. |
1862 | 37th | 3rd | H.exec.doc. | 2 | 1 pt.2 | 1157 |
1863 | 38th | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 3 | 1 pt.3 | 1182 |
1864 | 38th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 5 | 1 pt.5 | 1220 pt. |
1865 | 39th | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 2 | 1 | 1248 |
1866 | 39th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 2 | 1 pt.4 | 1284 |
1867 | 40th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 3 | 1 | 1326 |
1868 | 40th | 3rd | H.exec.doc. | 2 | 1 | 1366 |
1869 | 41st | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 3 | 1 | 1414 |
1870 | 41st | 3rd | H.exec.doc. | 4 pts.1-2 | 1 | 1449-1450 |
1871 | 42nd | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 3 pts.1-2 | 1 pt.5 | 1505-1506 |
1872 | 42nd | 3rd | H.exec.doc. | 3 pts.1-2 | 1 pt.5 | 1560-1561 |
1873 | 43rd | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 4 pts.1-2 | 1 pt.5 | 1601-1602 |
1874 | 43rd | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 6-7 | 1 pt.5 | 1639-1640 |
1875 | 44th | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 4 pts.1-2 | 1 pt.5 | 1680-1681 |
1876 | 44th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 4 pts.1-2 | 1 pt.5 | 1749-1750 |
1877 | 45th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 8-9 | 1 pt.5 | 1800-1801 |
1878 | 45th | 3rd | H.exec.doc. | 9-10 | 1 pt.5 | 1850-1851 |
1879 | 46th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 9-11 | 1 pt.5 | 1910-1912 |
1880 | 46th | 3rd | H.exec.doc. | 9-11 | 1 pt.5 | 1959-1961 |
1881 | 47th | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 9-12 | 1 pt.5 | 2017-2020 |
1882 | 47th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 10-13 | 1 pt.5 | 2099-2102 |
1883 | 48th | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 10-12 | 1 pt.5 | 2190-2192 |
1884 | 48th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 11-14 | 1 pt.5 | 2286-2289 |
1885 | 49th | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 11-15 | 1 pt.5 | 2378-2382 |
1886 | 49th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 8-11 | 1 pt.5 | 2467-2470 |
1887 | 50th | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 10-14 | 1 pt.5 | 2541-2546 |
1888 | 50th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 10-15 | 1 pt.5 | 2636-2641 |
1889 | 51st | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 11-15 | 1 pt.5 | 2724-2730 |
1890 | 51st | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 11-16 | 1 pt.5 | 2840-2846 |
1891 | 52nd | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 14-19 | 1 pt.5 | 2933-2939 |
1892 | 52nd | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 12-19 | 1 | 3087-3094 |
1893 | 53rd | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 13-18 | 1 | 3209-3215 |
1894 | 53rd | 3rd | H.exec.doc. | 14-18 | 1 | 3305-3308, 3309-1 and -2 |
1895 | 54th | 1st | H.doc. | 14-22 | 5 | 3381-3389 |
1896 | 54th | 2nd | H.doc. | 12-19 | 5 | 3488-3495 |
1897 | 55th | 2nd | H.doc. | 12-22 | 5 | 3640-3650 |
1898 | 55th | 3rd | H.doc. | 14-25 | 5 | 3756-3767 |
1899 | 56th | 1st | H.doc. | 17-31 | 5 | 3914-3928 |
1900 | 56th | 2nd | H.doc. | 26-41 | 5 | 4100-4115 |
1901 | 57th | 1st | H.doc. | 22-33 | 5 | 4289-4300 |
1902 | 57th | 2nd | H.doc. | 18-26 | 5 | 4457-4465 |
1903 | 58th | 2nd | H.doc. | 18-26 | 5 | 4644-4652 |
1904 | 58th | 3rd | H.doc. | 18-26 | 5 | 4797-4805 |
1905 | 59th | 1st | H.doc. | 18-24 | 5 | 4958-4964 |
1906 | 59th | 2nd | H.doc. | 14-20 | 5 | 5117-5123 |
1907 | 60th | 1st | H.doc. | 26-29 | 5 | 5295-5298 |
1908 | 60th | 2nd | H.doc. | 42-45 | 1046 | 5452-5455 |
1909 | 61st | 2nd | H.doc. | 43-46 | 107 | 5746-5749 |
1910 | 61st | 3rd | H.doc. | 31-34 | 1006 | 5975-5978 |
1911 | 62nd | 2nd | H.doc. | 40-43 | 120 | 6222-6225 |
1912 | 62nd | 3rd | H.doc. | 42-43 | 933 | 6408-6409 |
1913 | 63rd | 2nd | H.doc. | 36-37 | 1009 | 6633-6634 |
1914 | 63rd | 3rd | H.doc. | 29-30 | 1475 | 6814-6815 |
1915 | 64th | 1st | H.doc. | 37-38 | 90 | 6991-6992 |
1916 | 64th | 2nd | H.doc. | 33-34 | 1899 | 7159-7160 |
1917 | 65th | 2nd | H.doc. | 27-28 | 915 | 7357-7358 |
1918 | 65th | 3rd | H.doc. | 28-29 | 1455 | 7497-7498 |
1919 | 66th | 2nd | H.doc. | 34-35 | 409 | 7705-7706 |
1920 | 66th | 3rd | H.doc. | 25-26 | 849 | 7819-7820 |
Disclaimer: This finding list is provided for general reference use only and is not indicative of the Serial Set or agency holdings at the College of Wooster. If you are looking for a report listed here, please check at your local depository library.