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Paul Webb asked:
> I have been trying to locate agricultural census schedules for 1900-1920
> (for North Carolina), but am having no luck and have been told by several
> people that they no longer exist. Can anyone on the list confirm this or
> provide other information; these schedules don't appear to be included on
> the NARA website . ..
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I cannot speak for the agricultural schedules, but I suspect they
fall into the same category as the maufactory schedules which are
routinely destroyed (although I cannot remember the timing for the
destruction).
I wanted the manufactory schedules because they contain important
information about individual businesses. When I wrote the national
archives, I was informed that they were destroyed except for those
from 1931 and 1933. These were preserved because of thier relevance
to that rather disastrous period of U S history. The agricultual
schedules for the period may also still exist, although it sounds
like those may be too late (chronologically) for your project.
I got my information several years ago when I was not using the
internet, so I have no good suggestions as to how to find that
information using more current means. If anyone has suggestions,
please post them. I have been out of touch with the archives for
several years but could apply those schedules to some other histories
I am researching.
Bill
Bill Lockhart
New Mexico State University
Alamogordo, NM
(505) 439-3732
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