Census of Population and Housing 1790-1960

Not all census reports from 1790-1960 are included in the volumes at the Social Science Library. Search Orbis for additional census reports.

For a more detailed description of the contents of each volume of the 19th and 20th century decennial censuses, consult the following guides in print:

• Population Information in Nineteenth Century Census Volumes, by Suzanne Schulze. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1983.
• Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes: 1900-1940, Suzanne Schulze. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1985.
• Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes: 1950-1980, Suzanne Schulze. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1988.

Census data are also available online from a variety of sources.

Congressional Record , 1789 (1st Congress) - 1994 (103rd Congress)

Congressional Record and its predecessors (Annals of the Congress of the United States, Register of Debates in Congress, and Congressional Globe) are available online. Volumes of Congressional Record post-1994 are also available in print.

Congressional Roll Call

Published by Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Provides a chronology and analysis of votes in the House and Senate.

Congressional roll call vote data are also available online through CQ Congress Collection.

Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)

Also available online.

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 1895-1976

Also available online

Print indexes:

Cumulative title index to United States public documents, 1789-1976 / compiled by Daniel W. Lester, Sandra K. Faull and Lorraine E. Lester.

Cumulative subject index to the Monthly catalog of United States Government publications, 1900-1971 / compiled by William W. Buchanan and Edna M. Kanely.

United States Statutes at Large

Also available online through ProQuest Congressional.