Petitions, memorials, and resolutions of State legislatures and other bodies, 1879-1908 (5 in.) concern creation of a permanent census office (51A-J3, 52A-J3, 54A-J3, 57A-J4); requests for special censuses of the electrical industry (51A-J3) and livestock (57A-J4, 58A-J8); requests for marriage and divorce statistics (58A-J8); and use of competitive civil service examination to hire census clerks