Scope and Content

The collection consists of a manuscript, correspondence, and research notes for Scott's book on the history of the United States census, Census, U.S.A.: Fact Finding for the American People, 1790-1970. (New York: Seabury Press [1968]). The collection consists of 2.5 cubic feet and was donated on behalf of Ms. Scott by Dr. Elmer Rusco. Copyright was retained by the author.

Box 1

• Corrected draft 1 (4 folders).
• Draft 2-Uncorrected (4 folders).
• Misc. research notes.
• Resources to write away for.
• Notes on background reading.
• Remington Rand & U.S. Bureau of Census present "Census Sixty" Jan. 9, 1960.
• Misc. correspondence. Dr. Eckler interview.
• Photos.
• Carbons of graphics (to Jim 4/68).
• A.H.S. (Ann H. Scott) to W.T.S. (William T. Scott) Summer 1966.
• John Baker-1966.
• William Blackburn.
• Archives [research notes from National Archives].
• Census misc.
• Bureau visit-misc. 1966.
• Movies.
• Questions to answer.
• Sampling.
• Population growth.
• 1960 Census background.
• Archives copies [photos of Nat'l Archives Documents].
• Graphics-original plans.
• Original materials for graphics-not selected 4/68.
• Materials not used.
• Intensive Interview Committee.
• Misc. correspondence 1968.
• Census Bureau pictures.
• Pix-nine (pictures for chapter 9).
• Pix-eight (empty folder);
• Pix seven. Criticisms.
• Chapter 1 reader's comments.
• Chapter 2 reader's comments.
• Chapter 3 reader's comments.
• Chapter 5 reader's comments.
• Chapter 6 comments.
• Chapter 7 comments.
• Chapter 8 comments.
• Chapter 9 comments.
• Chapter 10 comments.
• Chapter 11 comments.
• Chapter 9 10 [pages marked as both chapters 9 and 10].
• Chapter 10 comments.
• Chapter 10 notes.
• Using Census data.
• Chapter 11 comments.
• Appendix I comments.
• Appendix notes.
• Census bibliography.
• H. and M. Hansen's review and comments.

Box 2

• Evaluations by teachers and students.
• Census outlines.
• Early drafts: incomplete and unarranged.
• Chapter V notes.
• CPS chapter IX.
• Chapter 7 notes.
• Chapter 7 draft.
• 1960's bureau [lectures] (3 folders).
• Census Bureau interviews.
• Pictures to research.
• Resources-people.
• Book-organization.
• Age search.
• Agriculture Census.
• Automation job crisis-Bumper Baby Crop.
• Bureau of the Census.
• Business cycle developments.
• Confidentiality.
• Catalogs.
• Census Tract Conferences.
• Census tract-Washoe County.
• City planning.
• Cleveland special census (2 folders).
• Computers.
• Commerce Census releases (5 folders).
• Census Act 1965.
• Current publications.
• Economic Censuses (3 folders).
• Economic planning.
• Education.
• Family.
• Field division.

Box 3

• Governments Census.
• Health statistics.
• Geography (2 folders).
• Historical society correspondence.
• Housing.
• Howell's Dept. of Commerce field office.
• Immigration.
• Income.
• Intensive Review Committee.
• International Statistical Programs.
• Jeffersonville office.
• Jobs classification.
• Kaysen report.
• Legal basis-Title 13. U.S. Code, Census.
• Los Angeles and other meetings.
• Los Angeles trip.
• Malthus.
• Marketing.
• Megapolis.
• Metropolitan areas.
• Migration.
• New Haven Census.
• New math.
• 1940 Census.
• 1950 Census.
• 1960 Census.

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Please direct questions to Jacquelyn Sundstrand
Updated October 17, 2008