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• Bureau of the Census catalog of publications, 1790 - 1972
  GIC Census Z7554.U5 U58
  • Complete guide to Census publications; essential for historical research

• Census Catalog and Guide (available online)
  GIC Census Z7554 .U6 U61
  • Annual, from 1950 + (print)
  • Annual, from 1946 + (online)

• Topical index of population census reports, 1900-1930...
  GIC HA 201 1930 .Z2
  GIC C3.2: P 81/3

• Anderson, Margo. Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census.
  Ref HA37 .U55 C66 2000
  • Good basic overview; includes differences between censuses

• Schulze, Suzanne. Population Information in Nineteenth Century Census Volumes.
  Ref Z7164 .D3 S44 1983

• Schulze, Suzanne. Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes, 1900 - 1940.
  Ref Z7164 .D3 S45 1985

• Schulze, Suzanne. Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes, 1950 - 1980.
  Ref Z7164 .D3 S46 1988