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	"The Census of Massachusetts: 1875, Vol. II" 1877 L01.122 Nearly fifty percent of the children of Massachusetts aged 10-15 worked full-time in 1875.
	"The Census of Massachusetts: 1885, Volume II" 1888 L01.123 Three excerpts from the 1885 Massachusetts Census describe the extent of rural manufactures, the volume of women's home work, and the scope of child labor.
	"Massachusetts A Guide To Its Places and People" 1937 L02.144 This guide from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a part of a huge effort to create employment for the millions thrown out of work by the Great Depression (1929-1940).
	Schedule of the whole number of Persons within the Division alloted to William Shepard and David Sexton to enumerate, 1790 1790 L04.068 This is the Hampshire County, Massachusetts, census of 1790
	"Anti-Slavery Convention in Franklin County" article from Greenfield Gazette & Franklin Herald newspaper Dec 27, 1836 L05.023 The 1830s were the heyday of the formation of anti-slavery societies. Associations were established at the town, county and state levels.
	"Roman Catholics" article from the Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald newspaper Oct 13, 1835 L05.056 The people in New England were strongly opposed to the Catholic Church and its teachings.
	"Irish Immigration" article from the Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald newspaper Jul 28, 1835 L05.078 Immigrants were often viewed as undesirable additions to the community in the 19th century.
	"Growth and Future of the Nation" article from the Gazette and Courier newspaper Jun 14, 1869 L05.087 The United States population was increasing very quickly having grown from more than five million in 1800 to more than 23 million by mid-century.
	"Emigration from Britain to America" article from the Hampshire Gazette newspaper Nov 22, 1837 L05.089 This report concerns the numbers of immigrants from Great Britain to the United States in the early years of the 1830s.
	"Paupers in Massachusetts" article from the Gazette and Courier newspaper Jan 28, 1850 L05.090 Paupers were a drain on town and state budgets, and were enumerated every year.

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