French Legislative Debates/Documents
Debates and documents (sometimes called Impressions) were published in the Moniteur Universel and the Journal officiel. Beginning in 1814, they were also published in series often called Annales which were revised versions with their own indexes.
Major Series and Abbreviations:
Archives parlementaires de 1787 à 1860
Ser I 1787-1799 (Full text online through Jan. 1794) AP-I
Ser II 1800-1860 (Full text online through 17 July 1839; Publication stopped at 1839; never completed to 1860) AP-II
Fr 1325.160 (Widener) (AP-I) 1787-1799
HathiTrust (API, APII)
Google Books (API, APII)
Fr Doc 25.6.2 (at HD) (AP-II) 1803-1839
AP-I indexes: v.1-7 (1787-1789) in v. 7; v. 8-32 (1789-1791) in v. 33; v. 34-50 (1791-1792) in v. 51; v. 52-70 (1792-1793) in v. 71; v. 72-82 (1793-Jan. 4 1794) in v. 82.
AP-II indexes: v. 1-13 (1800-1815) in v. 14; v. 15--61 (1815-1830) in v. 62.
The Archives parlementaires is a compendium of debates and documents from various sources, including newspapers, intended to give a full picture of parliamentary activity.
Annales du parlement français, ed. by M. Fleury. Paris, F. Didot frères, 10 v. 1839-1849. APF
Covers 1839-1849
Gallica (1843-1848)
HathiTrust 1839-1849
Le Moniteur Universel. Réimpression de l'ancien Moniteur: depuis la réunion des
États-généraux jusqu'au Consulat (mai 1789-novembre 1799).... 1840-1845. 32 v. MU
Widener | Harvard Depository | Fr 1325.39
Making of the Modern World
Google Books
Widener | Fr 1325.38 and Fr 1325.39
Le Moniteur universal (title varies), 1789-1870
Law School HD (1799-1869)
Journal officiel de l'Empire français, 1869 (1 Jan.) – 1870 (4 Sept.)
Gallica
Journal officiel de la République française, 1870-1941.
Law School Harvard Depository Microfilm
Gallica 1870-1880
1799-1804 Revolution/First Republic/Directory/Consulate
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Chambre/Senat |
Debates |
Fr 1325.160 (Widener) (AP-I) 1787-1799 |
1804-1814 First Empire
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Chambre/Senat |
Debates |
Fr Doc 25.6.2 (at HD) (AP-II) 1803-1839 |
Note: During some of these years France used a “Republican” calendar and not the Gregorian; a concordance can be found at the beginning of most of the volumes).
1814-1848 Restoration (Louis XVIII, Charles X, Louis-Philippe)
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HathiTrust (1839-1848) APF |
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Chambre des deputes |
Debates |
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Chambre des pairs |
Debates |
Fr Doc 25.6.2 (at HD) AP-II 1800-1839 |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 25.12 (at HD) 1842-44, 1846 |
1848-1849 Provisional
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Assemblee nationale Constituante |
Debates |
Fr Doc 25.19.20 1848 |
1849-1851 Second Republic
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Assemblee nationale Legislative |
Debates |
HathiTrust 5/1849-12/1851 --Index: Fr Doc 25.19.2 |
1852-1870 Second Empire
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Assemblee (Corps législatif) |
Debates |
HathiTrust 1861-1870 |
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Senat |
Debates |
Fr Doc 25.27 1865-1870 inc |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 25.27.20 1851-59, 1865 |
1871-1876 Provisional
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Assemblee nationale |
Debates |
Fr Doc 25.30.10 (at HD) 1871-1876 |
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Documents |
Included with debates |
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Senat |
Debates |
Fr Doc 14.40 1871-1942 |
1876-1942 Third Republic
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Chambre/Senat |
Debates (Debates published together 1876-1880) |
Fr Doc 12.30 1876-1880 Google Books 1876-1880 |
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Chambre/Senat |
(Documents published together 1876-1883) |
Fr Doc 25.30.25 (at HD) 1881-1883 |
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Chambre des deputes |
Debates |
Fr Doc 16.26 1881-1909 |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 25.30.55 (at HD) 1883-1909 |
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Senat |
Debates |
Gallica (1881-1940) |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 25.30.40 (at HD) 1883-1937 |
Provisional 1943-1946
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Assemblee consultative Provisoire |
Debates |
Film S 26 11/1943-7/1944 |
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Documents (Lois) |
Law Sch. KJV17 .F73 1943 6/1943-8/1944 |
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Assemblee nationale Constituante |
Debates |
Fr Doc 16.48 11/1945-4/1946 |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 16.48.5 11/1945-4/1946 |
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Assemblee nationale |
Debates |
Fr Doc 16.48 6/1946-12/1946 |
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Documents Annexe no. II |
Fr Doc 16.48.10 6/1946-10/1946 |
Fourth Republic 1946-1958
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Assemblee nationale |
Debates |
Fr Doc 16.49 1947-1970 |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 12.50 1946-1957 |
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Conseil de la Republique |
Debates |
Fr Doc 12.40 1947-1958 |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 12.50 1946-1957 |
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Union francaise |
Debates |
Fr Doc 25.170 1947-1958 |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 25.170.5 1947-1958 |
Note: Through 1949 the Annales de l’assemblee nationale includes Compte-rendu Integral (Verbatim Report), and Questions ecrites et reponses des ministres (Written Questions and Ministerial Replies). In March of 1950 these were replaced by the Debats de l’assemblee nationale.
Fifth Republic 1958-
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JO électronique authentifié 1990 |
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Assemblee nationale |
Debates |
Fr Doc 16.49 1947-1970 |
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Documents |
Fr Doc 16.55 1946-1970 |
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Senat |
Debates |
Fr Doc 16.49.5 1970-1996?? Index: end of each year |
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Documents |
Film S 3094 1975-1988 |
Indexes for 1913-1953 (inc.) are bound separately in Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise: Tables (Fr Doc 5.2 F); indexes for 1871-1965 (Film S 1154). For years prior to 1913 and after 1953, the Tables du Journal Officiel were separated and bound with the various part of the Journal Officiel to which they referred.
Microfilm of most series are available on Inter-Library Loan from the Center for Research Libraries. Search in HOLLIS Everything
Note: “Documents” in general include legislative proposals, draft bills, committee reports, and recommendations.