Census of Population and Housing 1790-1960

Not all census reports from 1790-1960 are included in the volumes at the Social Science Library. Other census volumes are held at the Government Documents and Information Center. Many are cataloged in Orbis.

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

• 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.

For assistance locating census volumes, contact govdoc@yale.edu

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

Congressional Record, 1873 (43rd 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. Predecessors of Congressional Record and Congressional Record post-1994 are also available in print at the Government Documents and Information Center.

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 1895-1975

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.

Some of the Monthly Catalog volumes have been scanned and are browsable (but not searchable) online.

United States Statutes at Large

Available online through LexisNexis Congressional.