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Library Research Guide:
Census Publications: 1790-1940
Guide to using early Census publications, and microfilm manuscript
census, in the Homer Babbidge Library.
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census
Anderson, Margo J. Washington, DC: CQ Press 2000
Ref. HA 37 U55 C66 2000
Excellent overview of topics, procedures and products of the Decennial Census
from 1970 to the present.
Understanding the Census: A Guide for Marketers, Planners, Grant
Writers and Other Data Users
The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity Subject Index to the 1990 Census of Population & Housing
Subject Index To 1980 Census of Population & Housing
Catalog of United States Census Publications 1790-1945
Comprehensive listing of all materials issued by the Bureau of the Census
and its predecessor organizations from 1790 to 1945. The print Census
publications in the Babbidge Reference collection are shelved by the "Dubester"
numbers assigned in this volume. Contains a bibliography of publications
produced by first 16 decennial censuses, and a bibliography of publications
produced by censuses other than decennial:
Key to the Publications of the U.S. Census 1790-1887
Provides a history, and bibliography of publications issued for the
first 10 Censuses (1790-1880)
Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications: 1790-1972
A reprint of the Dubester catalog of publications from 1790-1945, and
a similarly structured catalog of 60,000 decennial Census publications
from the 1950, 1960, and 1970 censuses, and publications produced by the
Bureau of the Census other than decennial, from 1946-1972.
200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions,
1790-1990
Reproduces original data collection forms and questionnaires, and instructions
to enumerators.
Guide to state and local census geography
Dictionary of U.S. Government Statistical Terms
External Guides to microfilm decennial census schedules:
Federal Population Censuses 1790-1890: a catalog
of microfilm copies of the schedules
These guides give the film
order of counties and for cities, wards and enumeration districts.
For urban areas a second set of microfilm, which relates wards and enumeration
districts to streets may be necessary. These are shelved directly
after the schedules themselves:
Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumeration Districts
1830-1950
Lavin, Michael R. New York: Oryx Press 1996
Ref. HA 201 1990
History, subject terminology and concepts, Census geography, an use
of electronic Census products and software are some of the topics covered
in this comprehensive guide to Census information.
Emphasis is on the 1990 Census.
Committee on National Statistics Washington, D.C.: National
Academies Press 2004
HA 201.12 .N37 2004x
Detailed technical history and assessment of the 2000 Census.
Lavin, Michael R., et al. New York: Epoch Books, Inc.
Ref. HA 201 1990 F3 1997
A detailed, single-source guide to the tables found in major print
and CD-Rom publications of the 1990 Census, and Summary Tape File (STF)
products.
Farrington, Polly-Alida. Clifton Park, N.Y. : Specialized Information
Products, c1985.
Ref. HA201 1980 .F3 1985
New York: Greenwood Press 1968
Henry J. Dubester
Ref. HA 37 U6 L52 1968
Detailed subject index to all publications appears in the back of the volume.
Agriculture
Business
Dependent, defective, and delinquent classes
Foreign trade
Government
Housing
Industry
International
Special population groups
Religious bodies
Vital statistics
Employment and occupations
Cuba, Philippine Islands, Virgin Islands
New York: Arno Press 1976
Edward Clark Lunt
Ref. HA 195 .L86 1976
Provides citations for relevant sections and tables in each of these
for topics within the categories of Population, Agriculture, Manufactures,
and Mining
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Ref. HA 37 U6 U53
Washington: U.S. Bureau of the Census 1989
Ref. HA37.U55 B63 1989
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Garwood, Alfred N. and Louise L. Hornor, Eds.
California: Information Publications 1991
Ref. HA 17 D52 1991
Useful for definitions of geographic and data terminology used by the
Bureau of the Census.
Washington, 1977
Ref. HA 37 U548 1977
1900 Federal Population Census
Ref. HA 37 U5482 1978
1910 Federal Population Census
Ref. HA 201 1910b
1920 Federal Population Census
Ref. HA 201 1920b
Supervisor’s District Plan of Division into Enumerations Districts 12th
Census 1900
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