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Mexican-American Families in Los Angeles, 1844-1880

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Principal Investigator(s): del Castillo , Richard Griswold

Summary: This data collection contains two data files created from manuscript census returns. Part 1 is an aggregation of social characteristics of Spanish-surnamed and Mexican-born families in the city of Los Angeles from 1844-1880. The data were used to study family composition and socioeconomic mobility. Data items include real property held by head of household (1844, 1850, and 1880 missing), number of children in household, number of adults who were literate in household (no data for 1844), last nam... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07582.v2

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