The Senate Committee on Armed Services, 1947-1996

A Brief History of the Committee

• Formative Years, 1947-1954
• The Russell Era, 1955-1968
• The Stennis Era, 1969-1980
• A New Era, 1981-1996

Descriptions of Committee Records

• Records of the Committee on Armed Services, 1947-1986 from Guide to the Records of the United States Senate at the National Archives
• Records of Committees Relating to Defense, 1816-1988 from Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States
• Historical Documents

Historical Information

• Committee Chairmen, 1947-present
• Major Subcommittees and their Chairmen, 1955-1978
• Bibliography

U.S. Senate Website Resources

• Senate Armed Services Committee
• Senate Historical Office
• U.S. Senate

• Guide to the Records of the U.S. Senate (Record Group 46)
• Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives (Record Group 233)
• Guide to the Records of the Joint Committees of Congress (Record Group 128)
• Publications of the U.S. Government (Record Group 287)
• Special Collections of the Center for Legislative Archives