The Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, otherwise known as the Official Register, began publication in 1816 and was made a biennial publication in 1817, reverting to annual publication after 1921. (The dates refer to the latest date covered by the Register, not the imprint date.) The Official Register became known as the "Blue Book" due to its binding in blue roan from 1817 onward. It was originally published by the State Department, but the publications was transferred respectively to the Interior Department, the Census Bureau, and finally the Civil Service Commission; not all issues, however, were published as part of the Congressional Serial Set.
| 1816-1859 | S 1.11: | Department of State |
| 1861-1905 | I 1.25: | Department of the Interior |
| 1907-1932 | C 3.10: | Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce |
| 1933-1959 | CS 1.31: | Civil Service Commission |
(Andriot 106, 216, 470, 675; Checklist 321, 439, 908)
| Date | Congress | Session | Type | Volume | Number | Serial Set Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816-1881 | Not included in Congressional documents | |||||
| 1883 | 48th | 1st | H.misc.doc. | 2-3 | 4 | 2214-2215 |
| 1885 | 49th | 1st | H.misc.doc. | 5-6 | 27 | 2410-2411 |
| 1887 | 50th | 1st | H.misc.doc. | 3-4 | 87 | 2567-2568 |
| 1889 | 51st | 1st | H.misc.doc. | 5-6 | 41 | 2764-2765 |
| 1891 | 52nd | 1st | H.misc.doc. | 27-28 | 50 | 2985-2986 |
| 1893 | 53rd | 2nd | H.misc.doc. | 2-3 | 29 | 3230-3231 |
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.
The College of Wooster Libraries, October 2003
Editor: Jennifer E. McMullen
Contact: Mark Gooch