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A Guide to the Microform Collections of the University of Missouri Libraries
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U.S. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS: SURVEILLANCE OF RADICALS IN THE U.S., 1917-1941.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1984.
34 reel(s)
After United States entry into World War I, a number of official agencies began surveillance and persecution of organizations considered radical and "unpatriotic." This collection contains documents from the Military Intelligence Division of the Department of the Army (National Archives record group 165) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that came out of that surveillance. Specifically, the materials refer to such organizations as the American Federation of Labor, the American Communist Party, the Industrial Workers of the World, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Socialist Party, and the Non-Partisan League. The material also contains reports on activities by both strikers and students, the Scottsboro Case, the Sacco-Vanzetti Case, and on radical individuals like John Reed, Bill Haywood, Emma Goldman, Marcus Garvey, Eugene Debs, and Clarence Darrow.
Guides:
The guide contains an introduction explaining what documents were excluded from the collection, a table of contents, a reel index, and a subject index.
Ullman, Edward L. OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, REPORTS ON TRANSPORTATION GEOGRAPHY.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1951.
1 reel(s)
These six reports marked the end of the Harvard phase of an O.N.R. research contract in transportation geography to Ullman, associate professor of regional planning at Harvard. Most are in preliminary form. Report no. 1 – “Toward a More Analytical Economic Geography: The Analysis of Flow Phenomena” by Ullman and Walter Isard. Report no. 2 – “A Study of Direct and Indirect Employment in Transportation and Communication in the United States” by Henry Jameson, Jr. Study no. 3 – “Maps of State-to-State Rail Freight Movement for 13 States of the United States” by Ullman and others. Report no. 4 – “Flow Maps of United States Ocean-Borne Foreign Trade, 1938” by Ullman, Albert E. Burke, Jack C. Ransome, and Edward A. Schmitz. Report no. 5 – “Advances in Mapping Human Phenomena” by Ullman. Report no. 6 – “Rivers as Regional Bonds: The Columbia Snake Example” by Ullman.
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UMC LIBRARY UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER COLLECTION.
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri, Microfilm Publications, 1985.
9 reel(s)
The UMC Underground Library Collection supplements the Underground Press Collection with additional newspapers not in that collection. Focusing on the same subjects: anti-war, social reform, women's liberation, gay rights, ecology, civil rights, and Indian rights during the 1960s and 1970s.
Guides:
Underground newspaper collection..
The guide contains a list of the newspapers filmed with a brief description of the newspaper's focus.
UNDERGROUND PRESS COLLECTIONS.
Wooster, OH: Bell and Howell, Microphoto Division, 1964.
476 reel(s)
The underground press during the 1960s and 1970s expressed the views of political dissenters and members of the counterculture. These periodicals focused on the anti-war, social reform, ecology, civil rights, women's liberation, gay liberation, Indian rights, the drug revolution, and other movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
Titles are listed in MERLIN, but consult index for specific dates owned.
Guides:
Underground press collection. Listing of contents..
The guide contains a list of contents in the microfilm colllection.
United Nations. UNITED NATIONS DOCUMENTS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS.
New Canaan, CT: Readex Microprint, 1946.
Records include all of the mimeographed and printed materials as well as the official records of each major division of the United Nations: the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Security Council, and the Trusteeship Council. Documents of all committees, commissions, conferences, and seminars are also included. Materials from the specialized agencies (FAO, UNESCO, GATT, ILD, WHO) are not in this collection unless they carry a joint symbol with one of the principal divisions. Materials are arranged by year. Arrangement since 1975 is by issuing agency, using United Nations symbols.
Located in Government Documents (first floor).
Guides:
Dag Hammarskjöld Library. Check list of United Nations documents..
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS (DEPOSITORY).
New Canaan, CT: Readex Microprint, 1956.
478200 items
Every depository document listed in the Monthly Catalog has been reproduced in microformat. The depository collection consists of those publications distributed through the Government Printing Office's depository library program. These include agency annual reports, Congressional hearings, reports, and documents, public laws, general publications from federal agencies, regulations, and decisions of regulatory agencies. All issues of major government periodicals are filmed at the end of the year in which they were issued. The title is listed once each year in the periodical supplement.
Guides:
Monthly catalog of United States government publications
The guide provides an index to the collection. The entry numbers in the Monthly Catalog and the designation, depository, are the keys to finding the appropriate microform.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS (NON-DEPOSITORY).
New Canaan, CT: Readex Microprint, 1953.
25576 items
Every non-depository document listed in the Monthly Catalog is reproduced in microformat. This collection includes materials mailed directly from federal agencies to libraries, and also publications not included in the Federal Depository Library program. Examples of these materials are speeches, excerpts from reports, Congressional committee prints until 1977, and new releases. In recent years, earlier non-depository materials have been included in the depository program so that a title found in the non-depository collection one year may be in the depository collection the next year
Guides:
Monthly catalog of United States government publications
The guide provides an index to the collection. The entry numbers in the Monthly Catalog and the designation, depository, are the keys to finding the appropriate microform.
United States. Atomic Energy Commission. HIGH FLUX ISOTOPE REACTOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDY.
Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Lab, 1959.
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The Oak Ridge National Lab was operated by Union Carbide Corporation for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Chapters in this study include “Description of Facility,” “Required Research and Development,” and “Construction Schedule and Cost Estimate.” Also contains graphs, charts, tables, and diagrams.
(Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.)
Note: Table of contents at the beginning, appendix and bibliography on flux-trap reactors at the end.
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United States. Census Office. FIFTH COUNT SUMMARY TAPES FROM 1970 CENSUS OF POPULATION: MISSOURI.
1970.
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This summary of the 1970 census lists Missouri counties alphabetically. Population information includes income, race, age, sex, school enrollment, employment, years of school completed, and more.
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United States. Department of State. Division of Library and Reference Services. AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS AND JOURNALISTS IN MOSCOW, 1917-1952: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THEIR BOOKS ON THE USSR.
Washington, DC: Division of Library and Reference Services, 1953.
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This bibliography covers American newspaper correspondents and other journalists in the USSR and their books on that subject, as well as American newspaper correspondents and other journalists in the USSR who did not write books on the USSR. There are a total of 695 books by 190 authors.
(Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.)
Note: Table of contents at the beginning, index at the end. Division of Library and Reference Services Bibliography no. 73
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United States. Department of the Air Force. Air Weather Service. FOUR TECHNICAL SERVICE REPORTS.
Washington, DC: Air Weather Service, 1954.
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The four technical service reports are: 1) “Fjortoft’s graphical method for preparing 24-hour 500-mb prognostic charts.” 2) “Wind temperature and their variabilities to 120,000 feet” by Adam B. Kochanski. 3) “Winds over 100 knots in the northern hemisphere.” 4) “Thermal structure and vertical motion in the lower stratosphere.”
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United States. Office of Ordnance Research. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4TH ORDNANCE CONFERENCE ON OPERATIONS RESEARCH.
Durham, N.C.: Office of Ordnance Research, 1959.
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This conference was held at the headquarters of the U.S. Ordnance Missile Command, April 1-3, 1959. These conferences were held “to disseminate information on the methods and new developments in the field of operations research to a large number of government personnel.” Thirteen of the papers presented are on this reel.
Report no. 59-3. Table of contents and program schedule at the beginning, attendance list at the end.
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United States. President (1801-1809, Jefferson). ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA
London: 1804.
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The first page states “the object of the following pages is to consolidate the information respecting the present state of Louisiana, furnished to the Executive by several individuals among the best informed upon that subject.” This book describes the boundaries, divisions, parishes, towns, rivers, effect of hurricanes, inhabitants, militia, fortifications, Indians, and more of the newly purchased Louisiana territory. Appendix no. 1 is the 1785 census of Louisiana. Appendix no. 2 is the census of the districts or posts of Louisiana and west Florida. Appendix no. 3 is a statement of the population of the settlements of upper Louisiana, with the births, marriages, deaths, stock and productions of 1799. Appendix no. 4 is the census for the city of New Orleans for 1803. Appendix no. 5 is the population approximations of other areas.
Title continues “Being an abstract of documents delivered in, or transmitted to Mr. Jefferson, President of the United States of American, and by him laid before Congress, and published by their order.” Five appendices at the end.
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United States. President (1801-1809, Jefferson). ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA, LAID BEFORE CONGRESS BY DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 14, 1803.
Providence, RI: Heaton and Williams, 1803.
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This is a shorter version of “An Account of Louisiana, Being an abstract of documents delivered in, or transmitted to Mr. Jefferson, President of the United States of America, and by him laid before Congress, and published by their order.” There are no appendices. Taping and stains have made parts difficult to read.
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United States. Research and Development Board. Committee on Geophysics and Geography. SELECTED PAPERS ON PHOTOGEOLOGY AND PHOTO INTERPRETATION.
Washington, DC: The Committee, 1953.
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These papers cover subjects relating to photo interpretation, including military use, terrain intelligence, photogeologic evaluation, teaching photogeologic interpretation, studies of Arctic Alaska, and mapping with aerial photographs.
(Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.)
Note: Table of contents at the beginning.
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United States. Adjutant General's Office. GENERAL INDEX TO COMPILED MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1942.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 515; v. National Archives record group 93.
58 reel(s)
Arranged by surname, the index gives the name and unit of a soldier or civilian and sometimes his rank, profession, or office. The index may refer to more than one jacket or envelope if a soldier served in more than one unit. Besides soldiers, the entries include sailors, members of army staff departments, and civilian employees, such as teamsters, laundresses, carpenters, and cooks. The compiled service records to which this index refers is reproduced in the collection, Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, (National Archives M 881), which is not presently owned by Ellis Library.
The National Archives catalog, Microform Resources for Research now lists this collection as Microcopy no. M 860
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Military service records : a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications..
The guide provides background on the various collections and indicates the alphabetical range for each reel.
United States. Adjutant General's Office. INDEX TO COMPILED MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR NAVAL PERSONNEL.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1943.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 516.
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There are approximately 1,000 cards that have been filmed for this collection, each giving the name of a sailor or civilian employee. Rank of profession is sometimes given, typically as seaman, surgeon, lieutenant, pilot, quartermaster, carpenter, or midshipman. Cross references refer to the correct envelope for variant spellings. The names in this index are duplicated in the general index, General Index to Compiled Military Service of Revolutionary War Soldiers (National Archives T 515, renumbered M 860).
The National Archives catalog, Microform Resources for Research now lists this collection as Microcopy no. M 879
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Military service records : a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications..
The guide provides background on the various collections and indicates the alphabetical range for each reel.
United States. Adjutant General's Office. INDEX TO COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS OF VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS WHO SERVED DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1958.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 257; v. National Archives record group 93
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This collection contains an index card for each individual for whom there are records of service as a volunteer in the Revolutionary War. The cards are arranged alphabetically by name. The introductory pamphlet explains how to locate additional information for any particular individual in the card index.
An uncataloged pamphlet describing the collection is available in the Special Collections Office. At the beginning of the first reel there is reprint of the introductory pamphlet.
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United States. Adjutant General's Office. NEGRO IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, 1639-1886.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 823; v. National Archives record group 94.
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Between 1885 and 1888 the United States Adjutant General's Office compiled federal documents relating to military service of blacks from miscellaneous sources such as secondary works, colonial records, and state legislative records. The largest portion of the material focuses on blacks during the Civil War. Fugitive slaves, black laborers, the Confederate use of blacks, the changing legal status of blacks, and black military service are covered. Blacks served in the Georgia, Louisiana, North and South Carolina militias before the Civil War. Often they were laborers, but sometimes they served as fighting men. They also served in the American Revolutionary Army and in other wars.
There is a description of the contents at the beginning of each reel.
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United States. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. MINUTES OF THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE, 1936-1960, AND OF ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 1936-1955.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1964.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 591; v. National Archives record group 82
15 reel(s)
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System determines the monetary, credit, and operating policies of the institution with an eye to managing the growth rate of the national economy. Members of the Board of Governors also sit on the Federal Open Market Committee along with representatives of the Reserve Banks. This committee carries out open market operations with the purchase and sale of securities to provide reserves for the credit and money necessary for long term economic growth. This collection contains the minutes of the Open Market Committee from 1936 to 1960 and of the Executive Committee from 1936 to 1955.
An uncataloged guide, Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, 1936-60, and of its Executive Committee, 1936-55, is available in the Special Collections Office.
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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1824-1881.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1956.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 234; v. National Archives records group 75
962 reel(s)
This collection contains most of the correspondence received by the Office of Indian Affairs from its inception in 1824. The Bureau was organized on a system of superintendencies and agencies, with superintendents presiding over a geographical region while agents bore responsibility for particular tribes. The guide provides essential information on the Bureau, how the material in the collection is organized, and what parts of the correspondence are located in other collections.
Uncataloged guides, Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880 and Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80, are in the Special Collections Office. These guides contain background on the collection and the Office of Indian Affairs, a tribal index to the material, a jurisdictional index to the material, and a list of contents for each reel. The guide Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880 is also reproduced at the beginning of reel one.
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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. LETTERS SENT BY THE OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1824-1882.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 21; v. National Archives record group 75
166 reel(s)
This collection of correspondence from the commissioner of Indian affairs includes instructions to superintendents, agents and other field officials of the Bureau, reports to the secretary of war, and other communications covering all aspects of Bureau operations. Before 1869, the letters were recorded chronologically. After 1869, the letters were recorded chronologically but under broad topics (land settlement, finance, accounts, and miscellaneous). Most of the volumes are indexed by the name of the addressee of a particular letter. The guide provides essential information about the contents of the letterbooks.
An uncataloged guide, Letters Sent by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1881, is located in the Special Collections Office. The guide contains background on the Office of Indian Affairs and this collection of outgoing correspondence, a description of related records in microfilm, and a list of contents on each reel. The guide is also reproduced at the beginning of reel one.
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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. REPORT BOOK OF THE OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1838-1885.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1964.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 348; v. National Archives record group 75
53 reel(s)
This collection contains the correspondence from the commissioner of Indian affairs to the secretary of war and occasionally to the president. These "reports" may range from extended narratives to short letters. The guide provides essential information for deciphering the contents as well as explaining the record system of the Office of Indian Affairs. Some report books provide an index of the individuals mentioned. Also, each reel contains notes at the beginning giving information about that particular portion of the collection.
An uncataloged guide, Report Books of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1838-1885, is located in the Special Collections Office. This guide contains background on the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the report books, and also a list of contents for each reel in the collection. The guide is also reproduced at the beginning of reel one.
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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. REGISTERS AND LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS, 1865-1872.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1969.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 752; v. National Archives record group 105
74 reel(s)
The Bureau was established by the War Department through an act of Congress approved on March 3, 1865, and assumed responsibilities previously shared by military commanders and agents of the Treasury Department. Besides disposing of abandoned and confiscated lands, staff of the Bureau issued rations, clothing, and medicine to refugees and freedmen. They established hospitals, dispensaries, and supervised housing or camps for the homeless. They cooperated with others to establish schools, employment offices, and relief stations. They supervised the writing of labor contracts and the terms of indenture, registered marriages, helped black soldiers file and collect claims for pensions and pay, and generally tried to improve the lives of the freedmen.
An uncataloged guide, Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872, is available in the Special Collections Office.
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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. SELECTED RECORDS OF THE TENNESSEE FIELD OFFICE OF THE BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LAND, 1865-1872.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1958.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 142; v. National Archives record group 105
73 reel(s)
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land was in charge of helping freedmen and refugees find food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. It also distributed abandoned lands following the Civil War. Types of records include letters and telegrams sent by the commissioner, letters sent by other government officials to the Bureau, claims entered by freedmen, letters relating to seized land and property, monthly reports by teachers, and labor contracts.
An uncataloged guide, Selected Records of the Tennessee Field Office of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land, 1865-1872, located in the Special Collections Office, indicates the contents of each reel.
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United States. Bureau of the Census. AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING CENSUS RECORDS, ALABAMA.
Chapel Hill. N.C.: University of North Carolina, 1963.
29 reel(s)
The agricultural census for Alabama (1850-1880) enumerates agricultural products, livestock, produce, and the value of individual farms. The manufacturing census gives numbers of workers, production, and value of products. The census is organized by geographical area. This census and other agricultural and manufacturing censuses are also filmed in the collection United States Decennial Census Publications 1790-1970 described in this guide.
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United States. Bureau of the Census. AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING CENSUS RECORDS, GEORGIA.
Chapel Hill. N.C.: University of North Carolina, 1962.
21 reel(s)
The agricultural census covers the years 1850-1880 and the manufacturing census covers 1880. The agricultural census enumerates agricultural products, livestock, produce, farm value, and other such items. The manufacturing census gives numbers of workers, production, and the value of products. The census organizes this data by geographical area. This census and other agricultural and manufacturing censuses are also filmed in the collection United States Decennial Census Publications 1790-1970 described in this guide.
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United States. Bureau of the Census. AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING CENSUS RECORDS, MISSISSIPPI.
Chapel Hill. N.C.: University of North Carolina, 1963.
18 reel(s)
Census records cover the period 1850-1880. The agricultural census enumerates agricultural products, livestock, produce, farm value, and other such items. The manufacturing census gives numbers of workers, production, and the value of products. The census organizes data by different geographical areas. This census and other agricultural and manufacturing censuses are also filmed in the collection United States Decennial Census Publications 1790-1970 described in this guide.
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United States. Bureau of the Census. AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURING CENSUS RECORDS, LOUISIANA.
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University, 1969.
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The agricultural census covers the years 1850-1880 and the manufacturing census covers 1880. The agricultural census enumerates agricultural products, livestock, produce, farm value, and other such items. The manufacturing census gives numbers of employees, production, and the value of products. The census organizes this data by geographical area within the state. This census and other agricultural and manufacturing censuses are also filmed in the collection United States Decennial Census Publications 1790-1970 described in this guide.
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