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Following the Revolutionary War, there was a need for a census of the entire Nation. The first census was taken in 1790. Over the years, the Nation's needs and interests became more complex and the content of the decennial census changed accordingly. The 1810 census included the first inquiry on manufacturers, quantity and value of products was conducted. In 1840, questions on fisheries were added. In 1850, the census included inquires on social issues, such as taxation, churches, pauperism, and crime. The sole purpose of the censuses and surveys is to secure general statistical information. Personal census information is closed for seventy-two years after the date of the census. The collection contains official manuscript copies, photostats, and microfilm copies of the United States census schedules for Connecticut, with a few schedules for neighboring states.Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf).

The collection contains documentation, publications, and announcements produced by the H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center.

The collection contains the administrative documentation of the projects, and associated oral histories, conducted by the Center.

administrative records, correspondence, reports

The collection contains reports, administrative records and publications of the Institute of Urban Research.

Meeting files documenting the committee's activities and decisions.

Records of the chief administrative officer of the University of Connecticut and its predecessor institutions. The records are subdivided by administration (with "bold">links to individual President's papers finding aids

This collection includes: Correspondence, Photographs, Fliers, maps (documents), Architectural drawings (visual works), Audiocassettes, Video recordings (physical artifacts), Born digital

The collection contains several reports generated by the office.

This is an artificial collection of publications, timetables, forms, reports, track diagrams and charts, equipment blueprints, maps, drawings and artwork, and photographs almost exclusively associated with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and its predecessor railroad lines, gathered from many donors and purchases.