Dear Folks from both lists, The other day I learned something about the 1900 census I never knew before. I belong to the list of the Association of Public Historians of NY State (I believe that's what APHNYS stands for) and someone asked a question about the census (at bottom of message) and Dee responded. You learn something new every day. vee ----- Original Message ----- From: Delia Robinson To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:31 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Historical definition Hi everyone, This is concerning the 1900 census which lists occupation as "capitalist". There is a website which has the instructions for enumerators of the census from 1850 to 2000. The site is: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/usa/voliii/tEnumInstr.html It states there in the instructions for 1900 -- "163. Many a person who does not follow any occupation still has an income. In that case indicate the source of the income. Report a person whose income comes from the rent of lands or buildings as "landlord." Report a person who receives his income, or most of it, from money loaned at interest, or from stocks, bonds, or other securities, as a "capitalist." " Hope this helps a little. Dee Robinson, President APHNYS ----- Original Message ----- From: Gilbertsville Free Library Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 07:45:31 -0500 To: [email protected] Subject: Fw: Historical definition From: Blodgett, Jan To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 4:08 PM Subject: Historical definition For those of you familiar with the 1900 census - is there a specific definition for the term "capitalist" under occupation? I'm running across a number of women with this listed as their occupation (and I don't know enough about them to know what it might mean from their context). Would it be something like an investor or just someone who owned rental property? Jan Blodgett College Archivist and Records Management Coordinator E.H. Little Library - Davidson College P.O. Box 7200 Davidson, NC 28035-7200 704/894-2632 fax: 704/894-2625 -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup