Library Links

• Home
• Services
• Get Help
• About Us

HIST 298G: History of Reproduction

Prof. Leslie Reagan

Statistical Sources

Census of the United States, 1790-1990:

• United States Historical Center Data Browser, 1790-1960
  Provides census data at the national, state, and county levels.  The type of data varies considerably from one census to another, and a relatively small percentage of the statistics contained in each census are available through this resource.

• Census of the United States, 1790-1990
  (Arranged chronologically under various call numbers on the east and south walls)
  These volumes serve as the only complete records of each census.

Health, United States, 1975-
DOC.HE20.6223:
The detailed tables in the back of this source cover health status, health care resources, the utilization of health resources, and health care expenditures.  Scroll down the page for links to editions dating back to 1975.

LexisNexis Statistical
Find thousands of tables on almost any topic, primarily for the 20th century.  Use the Subject Lists on the search page.

National Center for Health Statistics, Current.
Use this site's indexes-- FastStats A-Z and the more detailed Health Topics A-Z--to access a broad spectrum of current data related to health and reproduction.  The NCHS Data Warehouse is also loaded with pertinent statistics.

Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878-
DOC.C3.134: (Deck 5, Main Stacks and Government Documents)
Index entries may refer to either page numbers or table numbers.

Vital Statistics

General Catalog

Cumulative Subject Guide to U.S. Government Bibliographies, 1924-1973.
015.73C913 (Government Documents, Central Bookcases)
"Contains more than 40,000 entries by subject, alphabetically arranged, taken from 50 years of Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications."

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications. 1895-
015.73Un35; DOC.GP3.8: (Government Documents, Central Bookcases)

Nothing comes closer to being a comprehensive catalog of U.S. government publications than the Monthly Catalog. The Government Documents Library has cumulated indexes for 1900-1971, 1971-1976, 1976-1980, and 1981-1985.

Congressional Documents

LexisNexis Congressional
Select Congressional indexes, 1789-1969 for congressional hearings, reports, and other types of documents.  Use the Subject List option on the search page.  To find U.S. public laws, click on Laws and then Statutes at Large.

CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index. 1833-1969.
015.73C497
Indexes the text of committee hearings, most of which contain expert testimony. Includes an Index for Subjects and Organizations. The Reference Bibliography gives complete bibliographical data--as well as the page number where each witness's testimony begins--for each hearing.

CIS Annual, 1970-
015.73C76 (Low bookcases)
Provides access to a wide range of health-related information contained in House and Senate documents.

CIS U.S. Serial Set Index, 1789-1969.
015.73C759
Indexes the 14,000 volumes--and more than 325,000 individual documents--of the U.S. Serial Set. The index provides subject and keyword access.  Note that volumes 2,817 to 13,914 can be found on Deck 1 East of the Main Stacks in print format. All other volumes are available on microfiche in the Government Documents Library. The print volumes can be checked out, but they must be returned on the same day by closing time.

Executive Documents

CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909: Guide to Documents Listed in Checklist of U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1909, Not Printed in the U.S. Serial Set
Q.015.730534C497
This set provides access to hundreds of documents related to health. It consists of six parts, each of which has a subject index and a "reference bibliography."  The index gives the publication date followed by a number that you can use in two ways. One option is to use it to find an abstract in the reference bibliography, where you will find the title and a detailed description of the document. The other option is to give the number to a Government Documents reference librarian, who will use it to find the document itself.

For comments on this page contact: Government Documents Library

Last modified by: Leo Dion on 2/2/09