General Assembly papers, 1871-2010
Scope and Content
The General Assembly Papers begin in the year 1803 and continue through 2010. The papers described here cover the years 1871-2010. They consist of official papers that document the activities of the General Assembly such as petitions, appointments, proclamations, resolutions, amendments, committee reports, Public and Special Acts, rejected bills, and unfinished business. Public and Special Acts begin in 1880. Rejected bills and unfinished business both begin in 1913.
Dates
- 1871-2010
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Years 1871-1911, which is accession T003307, are stored onsite. All years after 1911 are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Extent
948.75 cubic feet
Abstract
The General Assembly Papers begin in the year 1803 and continue through 2010. The papers described here cover the years 1871-2010. They consist of official papers that document the activities of the General Assembly such as petitions, appointments, proclamations, resolutions, amendments, committee reports, Public and Special Acts, rejected bills, and unfinished business.
Arrangement
The General Assembly Papers are arranged chronologically by year and then by type of document. For the years 1882-1883 and after 1907, Public and Special Acts are chronological by act number within the year. Rejected bills are alphabetical by committee between 1913-1961. Beginning in 1947, unfinished business is alphabetical by committee.
Provenance
The General Assembly submitted these records to the Office of the Secretary of the State, which subsequently transferred them to the Connecticut State Library. For records after the years listed here contact the Office of the Secretary of the State.
Processing Information
Starting in 1913, rejected bills were not separated into a different series and can be found among these papers.
- Bills (legislative records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Bills, legislative -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Petitions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- RG 002:004, General Assembly Papers
- Subtitle
- Inventory
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
