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Title: Working Papers IPUMS Full Count Datasets of Slaves and Slaveholders in the United States in 1850 and 1860 IPUMS Full Count Datasets of Slaves and Slaveholders in the United States in 1850 and 1860

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2024

DOI: 10.18128/IPUMS2024-01

Abstract: This article describes the development of IPUMS full count datasets of the censuses of slave inhabitants of the United States in 1850 and 1860. These data are a result of two collaborations. The 1850 slave dataset stems from a collaboration between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose volunteers transcribed the original manuscript forms, and IPUMS, which enhanced the raw data with editing, standardized coding procedures, constructed variables, and documentation. The 1860 dataset was the result of a similar collaboration between the genealogical company Ancestry and IPUMS. The article discusses the features of these datasets, their limitations, and suggests possible research uses.

Url: https://doi.org/10.18128/IPUMS2024-01

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Authors: Hacker, J David; Huynh, Lap; Nelson, Matt A; Sobek, Matthew

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IPUMS NHGIS NAPP IHIS ATUS Terrapop