CSSLibraryGuides: Statistical Sources: Historical statistics

Historical statistics

Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence: From Ancient Times to the Present
Call Number: Ref. RA649 .E53 2001
This encyclopedia presents brief articles on outbreaks of disease over the centuries. For more current outbreaks, when numbers were kept, they do estimate or report deaths.
The Value of a Dollar. What people earned in America and what items cost.
Call Number: Ref. HB235 .U6 V35
The Library own both editions, which cover the years 1860 - 2004.
The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War, 1600 - 1865
Call Number: Ref. HB235 .U6 D47
What people earned in America and what items cost, for the years 1600 - 1865.

International Historical Statistics, Europe, 1750 - 2000, 5th edition
Call Number: Ref. HA1107 .M5 1992
Statistics on a wide range of topics.
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750 - 2000, 4th edition
Call Number: Ref. HA 4675 .M55x 1995
Statistics on a wide range of topics.
International Historical statistics: The Americas 1750 - 2000, 5th edition
Call Number: Ref. HA175 .M55 1993x
Statistics on a wide range of topics.

Almanacs of American Life
Call Number: Ref. E178 .A45x 1995
Six volume set includes Colonial America to 1763; Revolutionary America, 1763 to 1800; Civil War America, 1850 to 1875; Victorian America, 1876 to 1913; Modern America, 1914 to 1945; Cold War America, 1946 to 1990. Great source for papers or just plain browsing.
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
Call Number: Ref. HA202 .B87 1975
Great source of statistics on the United States covering all aspects of its history. Remember, though, not all statistics are available back to Colonial times. Statistics start when someone deems the information worth collecting.
Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition
Call Number: Ref. HA202 .H57 2006
Updated version of the 1975 classic. Statistics current up to the year 2000.
Working Americans [series]
Call Number: Ref. HD8066 .D47
Vol. 1. - The working class; Vol. 2. - The middle class; Vol. 3 - The upper class; Vol. 4 - Their children; Vol. 5. Americans at war; Vol. 6 - Women at work; Vol. 7 - Social movements; Vol. 8 - Immigrants; Vol. 9 - From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War. Each volume focus on a sample family for each decade covered. Examples of income and expenses are provided.

Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1500-2000, 2nd edition
Call Number: Ref. D214 .C54 2001
An attempt to estimate or report the number of military and civilians casualties in wars and other conflicts of the last 500 years.
The World War I Data Book: The Essential Facts & Figures for All Combatants
Call Number: Ref. D523 .E44 2001
Includes statistics on casualties, both military and civilian, army strengths, munitions, military hardware, etc.
World War II: A Statistical Survey: The Essential Facts & Figures for all Combatants.
Call Number: Ref. D744 .E45 1995x
Includes statistics on casualties, both military and civilian, army strengths, munitions, military hardware, etc.