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Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610-7324
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Online (computer) catalog only contains acquisitions since 1978. Paper card catalogs must also be consulted on site to assess the collection.

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These pages are a work in progress. They are not intended to represent the entire holdings of this institution nor is it our intent to individually catalog every item in the collection. Please visit the institution's web pages for more complete information.

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  CENSUS, SOUNDEX, INDEX AND FINDING AIDS

    Entire US
  1790-1850 Federal Census Population Schedules   also many of the published indexes
    Illinois
  All available Federal Census Population Schedules   also soundex films (IL only) for 1880, 1900 & 1920
Chicago ED maps prepared for 1870-1920
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  CITIZENSHIP, NATURALIZATIONS AND INDEXES

    Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
  1888-1892 Voter's Register  
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  CITY, COUNTY, AND TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

    Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
  1839-1929 City Directories  
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  MISC. DATABASES AND INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONS

    Entire US
  Ancestry.com  
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  PASSENGER LISTS, SOUNDEX AND INDEXES

    Entire US
  1902-1943 Soundex Index to New York City Passenger Ship Arrivals   NARA record group [T621]
Roll descriptions can be found at:
NARA NYC films
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  VITAL RECORDS, SUBSTITUTES AND INDEXES

    Illinois
  1916-1947 Death Index  
    Illinois, Cook County
  1871-1916 Birth Records Index  
  1871-1916 Death Index  
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