Historical Census Bureau Data Recovered From Legacy Tapes: A Brief Archeological Guide

Randy A. Becker

CES Technical Notes Series from Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

Abstract: This technical note discusses two major efforts beginning in 2008 to recover historical Census Bureau data from legacy computer tapes. This note describes the scope of both efforts, where to find the files that were recovered, where to find more information about the recovered data (e.g., record layouts), some of the challenges in making them into usable data, and some of the tools and resources that are available to help.

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Date: 2025-05
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