Data for History 8510: Digital Methods for History II, Clemson University

This repository holds a variety of historical datasets for students in Digital Methods for History II at Clemson University.

The data in this repository is copied for educational purposes only.

To install the development version, you will first have to install devtools and then install this package from GitHub.

To install:

devtools::install_github("regan008/DigitalMethodsData")

To use the library run:

library(DigitalMethodsData)

And then you can load the dataset of your choice:

data(gayguides)

Datasets included in this repository:

• undergroundRR: Nick Sacco, William Still Underground Railroad Data
• almshouse_admissions: Billy G. Smith, Philadelphia Almshouse Admissions 1796-1803
• charlestonManumissions: John Marks, Manumissions Database, Charleston District, South Carolina (1776-1800)
• BostonWomenVoters: Boston Archives and Records Management, 1920 Boston Women's Voter Register
• gayguides: Bob Damron Address Book Data, 1965-1985
• statepopulations: US State Populations 1790-2020, Minnesota Population Center, National Historical Geographic Information System

Other Data Resources:

• Library of Congress Selected Datasets
• The Magazine of Early American Datasets, University of Pennsylvania
• The Supreme Court Database
• Labor Statistics and Resources
• Post-45 Data Collective