Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series... Edward VI - William III, 1547-1702

About

"Calendars" are digests of actions and papers from the monarch's council created by the Secretary of State. These abstracts can be quite detailed and, in some cases, reproduce documents in their entirety. The original documents are housed in the Public Record Office (PRO).
Papers in the Domestic Series treat every aspect of internal governmental affairs including "social and economic affairs, law and order, religious policy, crown possessions and intelligence gathering as well as some references to foreign policy" (PRO web site).

Location

Library Annex Cabinets; see call numbers below

Format

Microcard - Opaque

Arrangement

Arranged by monarch, and then chronologically with some addenda. Contents:

• Edward VI, 1547-1553, Mary, 1553-1558, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603, James I, 1603-1625: Library Annex Cabinets DA25 .H7 1861
• Charles I, 1625-1649: Library Annex Cabinets DA395 .A25
• Commonwealth, 1649-1660:  Library Annex Cabinets DA420 .A25 1649
• Charles II, 1660-1685: Library Annex (print volumes) DA395 .A25 (volume 1 only)
• James II, 1685-1688: Library Annex (print volumes) DA25 .F4 (volume 3 only)
• William III, 1689-1702: Library Annex Cabinets DA25 .C21 1908

Items

Several hundred cards representing more than 50 printed volumes

Publication

Longman. originally published 1956-72

There is no printed guide but see the National Archives site for more information. 

The Libraries do not subscribe to the State Papers Online database from Gale. However, some digital versions of nineteenth century collections can be found at HathiTrust. Note that some series have since been re-edited and published in more modern editions.