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As part of a continuing effort of the Subcommittee on Failure Modes in Pressure Vessel Components, of the Materials and Fabrication Division, of the Pressure Vessel Research Committee of the Welding Research Council a current Bibliography On The Fatigue of Weldments with particular emphasis on the influence of weld discontinuities was deemed desirable. The bibliography, together with a review of the present state of assessment of the factors which affect fatigue crack initiation makes up this document. The bibliography was compiled through the efforts of many students at The University of Tennessee utilizing the previously available bibliographies and updates both hand and computer searches of the literature. The bibliography stands alone as a document which can serve the welding community and the literature review serves as a basis for continued effort by researchers in the evaluation of the factors influencing the fatigue initiation event in welded structures.