Historical City Data Catalogue

A listing of archival sources, published documents, and data files that contain structured data documenting the history of the city. Search here for data and potential project leads for use in research and teaching.

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Electoral and Demographic Data for New York, 1830-1875

Data focused on the electoral and demographic history of New York State. Files derived from federal and states censuses, New York State Negro Suffrage Referenda Returns, New York State Liquor License Referendum Returns, New York State Assembly documents, counts of

Strangers in the West Source Material

This is the biographical and source material for members of the Syrian colony of New York City 1880-1900. It supports the book, Strangers in the West: The Syrian Colony of New York City, 1880-1900 (New York, 2015).

Tax and Census Records, New York City, 1789-1790 and 1810

The objective of this data collection was to examine inequalities of wealth and the geographic distribution of wealthy individuals in late 18th- and early 19th-century New York and to investigate wealth in relationship to occupation and location. For this study,