Dan,

The FAA's Law Library in HQ (which I used frequently) has the FARs
dating all the way back to the original CARS and CAMS, about the
mid-1930s. Statutes also.

Here's their contact info:

Library Name: Law Library
Address: 800 Independence Ave., SW, Rm. 924, Washington, D.C. 20591
Phone Number: Reference -- 202/267-3174
Fax Number: 202/493-5077
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., M-F
Visitor Policy: Open to the public with photo ID; all visitors must
be escorted; appointments are preferred but not required
Staff Contacts: Reference -- Terry Dempsey; ILL -- D'borah Hart
Library Web catalog: TBA
Other Agency Library: DOT Library, 202/366-0746
Agency Web Site: http://www.FAA.gov/


Best

Rick Cremer
FAA Safety Inspector (Ret.)