The National Academy of Sciences was incorporated in 1863 "to investigate and make report upon scientific subjects" for any department of the federal government. Although the National Academy is a private, nonprofit organization, its mission has created a close relationship between the National Academy and the government. The annual report began publication in 1863 and continues today both in the departmental edition and the congressional edition (as a Senate document). (Andriot 618, Checklist 832-833)
| Date | Congress | Session | Type | Volume | Number | Serial Set Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | 38th | 1st | H.misc.doc. | 3 | 81 | 1200 pt. |
| 1864 | 38th | 2nd | H.exec.doc. | 13 | 66 | 1229 pt. |
| 1865 | 39th | 1st | H.exec.doc. | 8 | 72 | 1256 pt. |
| 1866 | 40th | 1st | S.misc.doc. | -- | 44 | --* |
| 1867 | 40th | 2nd | S.misc.doc. | 1 | 106 | 1319 pt. |
| 1868-1872 | None issued | |||||
| 1873 | 42nd | 3rd | S.misc.doc. | 1 | 101 | 1546 pt. |
| 1874-1877 | None issued | |||||
| 1878 | 46th | 1st | H.misc.doc. | 1 | 7 | 1876 pt. |
| 1879 | 46th | 2nd | H.misc.doc. | 4 | 43 | 1931 pt. |
| 1880-1881 | 47th | 1st | S.misc.doc. | 1 | 54 | 1993 pt. |
| 1882 | None issued | |||||
| 1883 | 48th | 1st | S.misc.doc. | 2 | 85 | 2171 pt. |
| 1884 | 48th | 2nd | S.misc.doc. | 1 | 68 | 2265 pt. |
| 1885 | 49th | 1st | S.misc.doc. | 5 | 153 | 2346 pt. |
| 1886 | 49th | 2nd | S.misc.doc. | 2 | 30 | 2451 pt. |
| 1887 | 50th | 1st | H.misc.doc. | 6 | 596 | 2570 pt. |
| 1888 | 51st | 1st | S.misc.doc. | 2 | 163 | 2698 pt. |
| 1889 | 51st | 2nd | S.misc.doc. | 3 | 47 | 2821 pt. |
| 1890 | 51st | 2nd | S.misc.doc. | 3 | 60 | 2821 pt. |
| 1891 | 52nd | 1st | S.misc.doc. | 5 | 170 | 2907 pt. |
| 1892 | 52nd | 2nd | S.misc.doc. | 1 | 69 | 3064 pt. |
| 1893 | 53rd | 3rd | S.misc.doc. | 1 | 27 | 3281 pt. |
| 1894 | 53rd | 3rd | S.misc.doc. | 1 | 49 | 3281 pt. |
| 1895 | 54th | 1st | S.doc. | 3 | 55 | 3349 pt. |
| 1896 | 54th | 2nd | S.doc. | 3 | 50 | 3469 pt. |
| 1897 | 55th | 2nd | S.doc. | 3 | 57 | 3592 pt. |
| 1898 | 55th | 3rd | S.doc. | 4 | 56 | 3728 pt. |
| 1899 | 56th | 1st | S.doc. | 9 | 117 | 3851 pt. |
| 1900 | 56th | 2nd | S.doc. | 5 | 72 | 4033 pt. |
| 1901 | 57th | 1st | S.doc. | 13 | 153 | 4231 pt. |
| 1902 | 57th | 2nd | S.doc. | 7 | 81 | 4422 pt. |
| 1903 | 58th | 2nd | S.doc. | 3 | 73 | 4588 pt. |
| 1904 | 58th | 3rd | S.doc. | 4 | 178 | 4766 pt. |
| 1905 | 59th | 1st | S.doc. | 4 | 144 | 4912 pt. |
| 1906 | 59th | 2nd | S.doc. | 5 | 308 | 5072 pt. |
| 1907 | 60th | 1st | S.doc. | 6 | 242 | 5239 pt. |
| 1908 | 60th | 2nd | S.doc. | 22 | 770 | 5409 pt. |
| 1909 | 61st | 2nd | S.doc. | 58 | 369 | 5657 pt. |
| 1910 | 61st | 3rd | S.doc. | 85 | 868 | 5943 pt. |
| 1911 | 62nd | 2nd | S.doc. | 36 | 343 | 6175 pt. |
| 1912 | 62nd | 3rd | S.doc. | 25 | 1107 | 6365 pt. |
| 1913 | 63rd | 2nd | S.doc. | 11 | 437 | 6578 pt. |
| 1914 | 63rd | 3rd | S.doc. | 16 | 989 | 6784 pt. |
| 1915 | 64th | 1st | S.doc. | 41 | 264 | 6951 pt. |
| 1916 | 64th | 2nd | S.doc. | 13 | 707 | 7126 pt. |
| 1917 | 65th | 2nd | S.doc. | 19 | 192 | 7329 pt. |
| 1918 | 65th | 3rd | S.doc. | 6 | 388 | 7462 |
| 1919 | 66th | 2nd | S.doc. | 8 | 238 | 7664 |
| 1920 | 66th | 3rd | S.doc. | 7 | 374 | 7785 |
| 1921 | 67th | 2nd | S.doc. | 8 | 119 | 7974 |
| 1922 | 67th | 4th | S.doc. | 3 | 285 | 8162 |
| 1923 | 68th | 1st | S.doc. | 25 | 54 | 8257 |
| 1924 | 68th | 2nd | S.doc. | 25 | 185 | 8417 |
| 1925 | 69th | 1st | S.doc. | 23 | 42 | 8561 |
| 1926 | 69th | 2nd | S.doc. | 25 | 175 | 8716 |
| 1927 | 70th | 1st | S.doc. | 28 | 49 | 8874 |
| 1928 | 70th | 2nd | S.doc. | 19 | 174 | 9002 |
| 1929 | 71st | 2nd | S.doc. | 25 | 61 | 9222 |
| 1930 | 71st | 3rd | S.doc. | 18 | 248 | 9350 |
| 1931 | 72nd | 1st | S.doc. | 26 | 35 | 9524 |
| 1932 | 72nd | 2nd | S.doc. | 14 | 187 | 9668 |
| 1933 | 73rd | 2nd | S.doc. | 22 | 126 | 9804 |
| 1934 | 74th | 1st | S.doc. | 18 | 17 | 9912 |
| 1935 | 74th | 2nd | S.doc. | 21 | 166 | 10019 |
| 1936 | 75th | 1st | S.doc. | 18 | 13 | 10107 |
| 1937 | 75th | 3rd | S.doc. | 12 | 130 | 10249 |
| 1938 | 76th | 1st | S.doc. | 18 | 31 | 10319 |
| 1939 | 76th | 3rd | S.doc. | 27 | 139 | 10472 |
| 1940 | 76th | 3rd | S.doc. | 29 | 310 | 10474 |
| 1941 | 77th | 2nd | S.doc. | 11 | 199 | 10679 |
| 1942 | 78th | 1st | S.doc. | 11 | 21 | 10775 |
| 1943 | 78th | 2nd | S.doc. | 14 | 160 | 10864 |
| 1944 | 79th | 1st | S.doc. | 16 | 88 | 10953 |
| 1945 | 79th | 2nd | S.doc. | 13 | 232 | 11039 |
| 1946 | 80th | 1st | S.doc. | 9 | 104 | 11134 |
| 1947 | 80th | 2nd | S.doc. | 8 | 200 | 11222 |
| 1948 | 81st | 1st | S.doc. | 11 | 85 | 11312 |
| 1949 | 81st | 2nd | S.doc. | 14 | 238 | 11404 |
| 1950 | 82nd | 1st | S.doc. | 12 | 42 | 11513 |
| 1951 | 83rd | 1st | S.doc. | 12 | 12 | 11679 |
| 1952 | 84th | 1st | S.doc. | 12 | 38 | 11839 |
| 1953 | 84th | 2nd | S.doc. | 12 | 118 | 11920 pt. |
| 1954 | 84th | 2nd | S.doc. | 12 | 121 | 11920 pt. |
| 1955-1956 | Not included in Congressional documents | |||||
| 1957-58 | 86th | 1st | S.doc. | 13 | 46 | 12181 |
| 1958-59 | 86th | 2nd | S.doc. | 12 | 89 | 12267 |
| 1960 | 87th | 1st | S.doc. | 14 | 21 | 12361 |
| 1961 | 88th | 2nd | S.doc. | 8 | 61 | 12629 |
| 1962 | 89th | 2nd | S.doc. | 6-1 | 76 | 12721-1 |
| 1963 | 89th | 2nd | S.doc. | 6-2 | 114 | 12721-2 |
| 1964 | 90th | 1st | S.doc. | 9 | 31 | 12764-1 |
| 1965 | 90th | 1st | S.doc. | 9-2 | 57 | 12764-2 |
| 1966 | 90th | 2nd | S.doc. | 6 | 66 | 12803 pt. |
| 1967 | 90th | 2nd | S.doc. | 6 | 81 | 12803 pt. |
| 1968 | 91st | 2nd | S.doc. | 9 | 70 | 12895** |
| 1969 | 92nd | 2nd | S.doc. | 8 | 62 | 12984** |
| 1970 | 93rd | 1st | S.doc. | 7-2 | 25 | 13029-2** |
| 1971 | 93rd | 2nd | S.doc. | 7-2 | 63 | 13071-2** |
| 1972 | 94th | 1st | S.doc. | 7-2 | 27 | 13108-2** |
| 1973-1974 | 94th | 1st | S.doc. | -- | 41 | 13105-4 |
| 1975 | 94th | 2nd | S.doc. | -- | 155 | 13138 |
| 1976 | 94th | 2nd | S.doc. | -- | 258 | 13138-2 |
| 1977 | 95th | 2nd | S.doc. | -- | 78 | 13206 |
| 1977-1978 | 96th | 1st | S.doc. | 6 | 12 | 13225 pt. |
* 1866 edition printed as S.misc.doc.44, 40th Congress, 1st Session, but not included in bound Serial Set volume.
** These documents were distributed only in the format used by the agency and were not published as Congressional documents, despite having been assigned to Serial Set volumes.
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