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United States
Alphabetical List of Links by Subject
Alabama Maps historical and contemporary
ALASKA notes and links
American Fact Finder U.S. Census Bureau
American Field Guide video clips and information from PBS
American Folklore contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States
America's Most Literate Cities "a literacy profile of America's 64 largest cities, drawing from U.S. Census data, newspaper circulation rates, library resources, publishers, and other public documents
California Location Handbook
California Statistical Abstract
Calvin Photographic Collection gelatin dry plates and glass plate negatives produced by Samuel Calvin from the 1880s to the 1920s, mostly about Iowa
Census Bureau
Chicago Fact Book
Chicago, Learn lots of facts and history
City Lore NYC folkways and traditions
Colorado by the Numbers statistics
Colorado Data Book
Colorado Economic and Demographic Information System
County and City Data Book (Univ. of Virginia Libraries)
1988 and 1994 editions
County Business Patterns (Univ. of Virginia Libraries)
1977-1993
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau)
1993-1995
Economic Indicators (GPO Access)
1995-current
Education Statistics - Publications of the National Center for Education Statistics
Federal Holidays U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Fedstats --Statistics from more than 70 U.S. Government agencies
Florida Statistical Sources
Glimpses of Our National Monuments (1930)
Hawaii Data Book
Highway Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
Historic Pelham tells the history of Pelham, NY
Historical Text Archive: United States articles, links
Housing Survey, American
Hudson River Portfolio prints, maps, photographs, guidebooks, histories, and literature
Idaho Blue Book elections, govt., history
Illinois Blue Book elections, govt., history
Labor Statistics (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Louisiana Photograph Collection 1,500 photographs of Louisiana cities, culture, people, landscape, and waterways. These historical photographs date from mid 1800 to early 1900
Maryland Manual a guide to Maryland government
Meet the Mayors mayors in U.S. from U.S. Conference of Mayors
Michigan County Profiles
National Atlas of the United States maps
National Center for Health Statistics FAST STATS
Nebraska Databook
New England Yankee magazine's guide to the region
New Hampshire Almanac
New Mexico's Blue Book official reference
New York - The Center of the World PBS special covering the history of lower Manhattan, the building and destruction of the twin towers, outtakes from the movie
New York City Signs--14th to 42nd Street emphasis is on vintage signs
New York State Thruway Factbook
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Fact Sheets
Oklahoma, Chronicles of covers 1923 to 1942
Oregon Blue Book official reference
Pennsylvania Manual [pdf]
Poverty in the U.S. (Census Bureau)
Presidential Timeline with archives from Hoover to Clinton
San Francisco, Virtual Museum of the City of major exhibits include the Gold Rush, the Great Fire and Earthquake, and a history of the Golden Gate Bridge
State and County Quick Facts Census Bureau
State and Local Government Data (Census Bureau) -
Includes Finance data for city and county governments, school finance data,
public employment data and more
State Fact Sheets USDA
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. in PDF format
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Tennessee Blue Book official reference [pdf]
TEXAS page of links
United States - Digital Atlas (William Bowen)
Maps depict population, race, ancestry, citizenship, income, poverty and
adult educational attainment
U.S. Congressional Directory
U.S. Demographics
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fact Sheets many subjects covered including aging, asthma, bioterrorism, Diabetes, disabilities, genetic testing, infant mortality, lead poisoning, mad cow disease, nursing homes, violence against women and much more
U.S. Economic Indicators
U.S. Economy at a Glance
U.S. Education Statistics
U.S. Government Annual Report
U.S. Government Manual
U.S. Health Statistics
U.S. Population Clock (Census Bureau)
U.S. Statistics in Brief
U.S. War Crimes excerpts from an article by John Ross
Wisconsin Blue Book
Wisconsin Folks culture
Women in U.S. Congress Historical Directory biographies
Wyoming State Almanac
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Colby Glass, MLIS
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