Subject Specialist:
Law, Political Science, International Affairs
814-863-1347
e-mail: hms2@psu.edu
Helen Sheehy
Title: Head Social Sciences Library
Subject Specialist:
Law, Political Science, International Affairs
814-863-1347
e-mail: hms2@psu.edu
| Official U.S. Sources | Coverage |
|---|---|
| STAT United States Statutes at Large |
treaties only 1789-1950 irregular coverage through 1903 vol. 8, collected treaties vol. 64, pt. 3, Index |
| UST United States Treaties and Other International Agreements |
treaties and executive agreements 1950 to the present bound volumes supercede TIAS pamphlets excellent index |
| TIAS Treaties and Other International Acts Series |
treaties and executive agreements current pamphlets series superceded by UST volumes |
Treaties in Force
Treaties in Force online is available via the Government Printing Office.
U.S. Department of State Dispatch
Dispatch online is available via the Government Printing Office
| New Treaties Sources | Coverage |
|---|---|
| International Legal Materials | treaties of major significance more current than TIAS 1962 to the present |
| Senate Treaty Documents | proposed treaties submitted to U.S. Senate |
| Senate Executive Reports | treaties recommended by Senate Foreign Relations Committee for ratification |
| Historical Treaty Research Sources | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Bevans United States Treaties and Other International Agreements |
treaties and executive agreements 1776 to the present multi-volume set excellent index |
| EAS Executive Agreement Series |
executive agreements only 1929-1945 superceded, see Bevans |
| Foreign Relations Foreign Relations of the United States Foreign Relations of the United States online is available via the Government Printing Office |
significant documents of historical interest not limited to international agreements 1861-1968 |
| Malloy Treaties, Conventions, International Acts, Protocols and Agreements Between the United States of America and Other Powers |
treaties only 1776-1937 four volumes superceded, see Bevans |
| Miller Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America |
treaties only 1776-1863 eight volumes superceded, see Bevans |
| Treaties of the World | Coverage |
|---|---|
| CTS The Consolidated Treaty Series |
1648-1919 historically significant international agreements usually in English or French |
| ETS European Treaty Series. Council of Europe |
Council of Europe series 1949 to the present pamphlet series |
| LNTS (League of Nations Treaty Series) League of Nations Documents and Serial Publications, 1919-1946 |
League of Nations treaties 1920-1946 indexes on reels 546-549 or use World Treaty Index together with League of Nations Documents guide (see list following this table) |
| UNTS Treaty Series (United Nations) United Nations Treaty Series online is available from the United Nations |
includes non-U.S. treaties 1946 to the present |
Finding aids to treaties of the world
Conventions and Agreements (Council of Europe)
Chart showing signatures and ratifications of conventions and agreements concluded within the Council of Europe
League of Nations Documents, 1919-1946 : a Descriptive Guide and Key to the Microfilm Collection
Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (United Nations)
United Nations Treaty Collection [Penn State Libraries] (available to researchers with a Penn State Access Account)
