CRL has acquired scattered holdings of archives of the French Foreign Ministry, including the Correspondence Angleterre for 1770–89 [catalog record], a considerable amount of diplomatic and consular correspondence with parts of northern Italy for the first half of the 19th century, and selected correspondence with other countries in Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

The Journal Officiel is the official gazette of France. It appears daily, except for Mondays and holidays and contains texts of national laws and decrees, important administrative orders and proclamations, and parliamentary debates and committee reports. After 1881, the Journal was published in several parts: 1.) Lois et Decrets; 2.) Debats Parlementaires, which contains A. Senat, and B. the Assemblee Nationale; 3.) Documents Administratifs; 4.) Impressions; 5.) Avis et Rapports du Conseil Economique et Social. The indexes (Tables) are published annually.