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We are located on the 2nd floor of the East Tower of the Wells Library. We have Federal and State government information and the largest collections of maps and microforms on campus. We are open the same hours as the rest of the East Tower. We also provide classes with tours, demonstrations, and instructional presentations.

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1940 Census Tracts

From 16th census of the United States, 1940. Population and housing. Statistics for census tracts, [city]. Includes a basic scan of the tract map plus a link to the HathiTrust for the census volume from which the maps came.
1950 Census Tracts

Akron, Ohio Atlanta, Georgia: part 1 ; part 2 Austin, Texas Baltimore, Maryland: part 1 ; part 2 Birmingham, Alabama Boston, Massachusetts: part 1 ; part 2 ; part 3...
African American Newspapers: Microfilm Holdings at IUB Wells Library

This list was derived from the website of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library. To search this page, use browser's "find" under edit. For specific information and holdings, search IUCAT...
AGS Place Name Index (and Uncataloged Maps)

Alphabetical index of the feature names in the AGS Area Code System. Each entry is preceded by the corresponding area code number.
Bloomington News-Letter 1855-56

According to John W. Miller in Indiana Newspaper Bibliography, 1982, Indiana Historical Society. “The NEWS-LETTER issued its first number on January 28, 1854.J.S. and A.B. Carlton were the publishers and...
Census Data Resource Guide

The IUB Libraries' Government Information, Maps and Microform Services (also known as East Tower 2), located on the 2nd Floor of the Wells Library's East Tower, is an official depository...
Census Maps

Census maps.
CensusCD

CensusCD, a product replaced by Simply Analytics.
Climate Data at the IUB Libraries

List of climate data resources.
Collection: Digital Archive: Bowkers

Bowker's State Publications: a provisional list of the official publications of the several states of the United States from their organization. Indiana. [About this page: Because of the fragile nature...
Collection: Digital Archive: Farm Security

USDA indicates "U.S. Department of Agriculture." FSA indicates "Farm Security Administration." America’s Land. Resettlement Admin., Washington, D.C.: 1936. http://bl-libg-doghill.ads.iu.edu/gpd-web/FSA/America’s Land.pdf (33767KB) Buying and Selling the Co-op Way. FSA Pub. 22...
Collection: Digital Archive: Fiery Cross

Digitized versions of the microfilm of the Fiery Cross, a KKK newspaper. These scans are not archival quality.
Collection: Digital Archive: Gas Warfare in World War I

PDF copies of issues of Gas Warfare in World War I, some of which are not available online elsewhere.
Collection: Digital Archive: GIMMPI

PDF copy of "Government Information Manual for the Motion Picture Industry" (1942), not available elsewhere online.
Collection: Digital Archive: IN Doc Journal

Transcribed index to the documentary journal of Indiana up until 1899.
Collection: Digital Archive: Index to Indexes

Index to Indexes of Indiana State Publications Publication indicates no author, no publisher, no date. It is assumed it was released through the Indiana State Library. Digitized by ET2 Government...
Collection: Digital Archive: Tuskegee Report

Final Report of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Ad Hoc Advisory Panel U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Public Health Service. Final Report of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Ad Hoc...
Collection: GIMMS Digital Archive

Publications listed alphabetically by Title. Selection is based on use. If we digitize or receive a document in digital format which is in the public domain, we will list it here. Most are in pdf format. They do not meet digital library standards.
Data: Statistics about Bloomington Indiana

Comprehensive Sources | Demographic Data | Government Finances/Budgets | Economic, Business & Labor | Health & Social Services | Education | Housing & Utilities | Criminal Justice | Transportation |...
Documents on Education on Microfiche: Sub-Saharan Africa

Indiana University Bloomington, Herman B Wells Library Government Information and Kent Cooper Services Dept., LC Microfiche Collection Call number: LA1501 .D635 DE-100 through DE-1119 See IUCat for holdings and location...
Education Statistics Resource Guide

Basic Print Sources at IUB Wells Library and Electronic Resources on the Web Basic Print Sources at IUB Wells Library The U. S. government publishes excellent and easy-to-use statistics on...
Employment and Labor Statistics Resource Guide

Basic Print Sources | Electronic Resources Online Basic Print Sources Note: Some locations of print materials may have changed. Consult IUCAT for current locations. U.S. Labor and Employment Statistics in...
Finding Aid Great Britain Colonial Office CO879

Confidential print: Africa, 1848-1961 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. DA45.G72 CO879 reels 1-101 Reel no. Vol. no. Year 1...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO13

General Correspondence before 1906: Brazil (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information and Kent Cooper Services -- East Tower 2 DA45.G72 FO13 reels 1-319 Reel No...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO16

General Correspondence before 1906: Chile (F.O. 16), 1823 to 1905 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information & Kent Cooper Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO16 reels 1-143...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO203

Foreign Office general correspondence, Mexico: Series I, 1823-1863, 1886-1915 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information & Kent Cooper Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO203 reels 1-126 Reel...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO204

Embassy, consulates and legation, Mexico: general correspondence, 1822-1973 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO204 reels 1-270 Reel no...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO25

General Correspondence before 1906: Ecuador (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information & Kent Cooper Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO25 reels 1-23 Reel no. Vol. no. Year...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO35

General Correspondence before 1906: Haiti, including Santo Domingo, 1825-1905 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO35 reels 1-36 Reel...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO50

General Correspondence before 1906 F.O. 50: Mexico (formerly incorporating Central America) (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information & Kent Cooper Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO50 reels...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO51

General Correspondence before 1906 F.O. 51: Republic of Uruguay (formerly Monte Video), 1823-1905 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information & Kent Cooper Services Dept. DA45.G72...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO55

General Correspondence before 1906: Colombia (formerly New Granada), 1835 to 1905 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO55 reels...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO59

General Correspondence before 1906: Paraguay, 1852 to 1905 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO59 reels 1-15 Reel no...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO61

General Correspondence before 1906: Peru, 1823-1905 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO61 reels 1-191 Reel no. Vol. no...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO80

General Correspondence before 1906: Venezuela, 1835 to 1905 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO80 reels 1-103 Reel no...
Finding Aid Great Britain Foreign Office FO84

Slave trade Africa, general correspondence before 1906: slave trade, 1816-1892 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. DA45.G72 FO84 reels 1-272...
Finding aid: Royal Commission on Labour

Reports 1st-5th of the Royal Commission on Labour, 1892-1894 (microfilm collection) Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University Bloomington Government Information, Maps and Microform Services Dept. Call Number: HD5765.A6 G743 1892a...
Finding aid: United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries

Paris, 1-14 September 1981 A/CONF.104/# Indiana University Library Bloomington Also available in UN microprint. Please inquire at ET 2 (East Tower 2 of the Wells Library) service desk for assistance...
Finding aid: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Trade and Development Board Official Records Indiana University Library Bloomington Also available in Readex UN microprint edition (1965-1981) and Readex UN microfiche edition (1982-1992). Please inquire at ET2 (East Tower...
Finding aid: United States Decennial Census Publications 1790-1970

A Brief Guide to the Microfilm Edition Indiana University Bloomington, Herman B Wells Library Government Information, Maps and Microform Services, LC Microfilm Collection HA181 .U565 1972 ET 2 (East Tower...
Finding aid: African Education by fiche number

Indiana University Bloomington, Herman B Wells Library Government Information and Kent Cooper Services Dept., LC Microfiche Collection Call number: LA1501 .D635 DE-100 through DE-1119 See IUCat for holdings and location...
Finding Aid: International Labour Conference

Report. 1919-1939 Indiana University Wells Library, Bloomington Call number HD4813 .R37. See IUCat for location and holdings. Session Year Report no./Title 1 1919 1. Report on the eight-hours day or...
Finding Aid: U.S. Public Health Reports Supplement

Public Health Reports is the official journal of the U.S. Public Health Service. It began in 1878 and continues to be published bi-monthly. The journal is peer-reviewed and provides scientific...
Finding aid: United Nations Conference on Desertification

Nairobi, Kenya, August 29-September 9, 1977 A/CONF.74/# Indiana University Library Bloomington Also available in UN microrint. Please inquire at ET2 (East Tower 2 of the Wells Library) service desk for...
Global Election Statistics Resource Guide

United States North America (including Canada and Mexico) Australia Germany Ireland India Isreal Japan United Kingdom Other Countries Note: Some locations of print materials may have changed. Consult IUCAT for...
Guide to the Journal Officiel: For Further Information

For further information, please consult the following sources: Assemble Nationale Home Page Recherches dans le Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise Senat Home Page Westfall, Gloria. French Official Publications. Oxford...
Guide: Foreign Office Microfilm in GIMMS

IU Libraries' microfilm collection includes several compilations of British Foreign Office/Colonial Office materials, mostly general correspondence from the 19th century; all have to do with Latin America and the Caribbean or Africa and the slave trade.
Guide: Apportionment/Reapportionment in Indiana

Bibliographic guide to resources -- both web and print with pdf copies of apportionment maps.
Guide: Bloomington City Directories

About city directories available at the IU Libraries for Bloomington, Indiana.
Guide: British Parliamentary Papers

Guide to British Parliamentary Papers: what they are, how they are arranged, and how to access them at IU.
Guide: Citing IGO Publications

Basic Citation Form Issuing Agency as Author United Nations Publications European Union Publications Microform Collections Electronic Information Basic Citation Form for CD-ROM Database Sources Basic Citation Form for World Wide...
Guide: Civil War in Indiana

Primary Documents | Secondary Documents | Internet Resources | Images and Maps This resource aims to collect in one place the various digital government documents pertaining to Indiana's involvement in...
Guide: Contemporary British Official Publications

Introduction: This guide is intended to introduce users to basic sources of information on current activities and publications of the government of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern...
Guide: Finding Historical Indiana Documents

Bibliography on historical Indiana documents.
Guide: Flood Maps

Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) Flood Insurance Rate Maps are produced by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Administration. The FEMA Map Service Center provides access to some of the maps...
Guide: German Parliamentary Papers in IUB

The German parliamentary papers are the official records of the sessions of the German national parliament currently known as the Deutscher Bundestag. The papers comprise debates, proceedings, and documents related...
Guide: Indiana Colonization Society

Identifies sources to for Indiana's Colonization efforts during the 19th century.
Guide: Journal Officiel - Economic & Social Council

The reports and opinions of the Economic and Social Council appear in this section. The opinions published include both those requested by the government and those produced by the Council...
Guide: Journal Officiel - Administrative Documents

In French Official Publications, Gloria Westfall notes that "materials published in the series Documents administratifs includes such varying items as the annual reports of ministries, commissions, and committees; quarterly vital...
Guide: Journal Officiel - Debates

The debates include exact accounts of proceedings as they occur in both houses. All speeches are related verbatim, including any responses they provoke from the floor. Each day's edition may...
Guide: Journal Officiel - Laws & Decrees

Before any law or decree passed by parliament is binding upon the French public, it must be published in the Journal Officiel. The Lois et decrets section, published daily, will...
Guide: Journal Officiel - Parliamentary Working Documents

The Documents parlementaires, later named Impressions, note bills, resolutions, reports, opinions of parliamentary committees, and messages from the President of the Republic. Committee reports come in two forms. The rapports...
Guide: Journal Officiel (France)

The Journal officiel serves as the primary source by which the French Government disseminates information about its activities. It includes, among other items, laws passed, documentation of parliamentary debates, and...
Guide: Journal Officiel, 1869-1880

Holdings in IUB Libraries Date Section Title Format Location Jan. 1, 1869 - Sept. 4, 1870 Journal officiel de l'Empire Francais Microfiche For Holdings, See IUCAT Link [1869-1870] Sept. 5...
Guide: JPRS

Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) [As of 2015, IU subscribes to Readex's digital JPRS. The information below refers to the library's microfiche holdings only.] [This guide was prepared in 1983...
Guide: National Youth Administration (NYA)

Bibliography for the National Youth Administration The National Youth Administration (NYA) was established in 1935 by the United States government to combat the unemployment issues facing underprivileged youth in the...
Guide: Paperless Archives Collection

This is a guide to the collection on DVD. There are more than 1,619,878 pages of documents archived on 15 DVD-ROM discs. All are searchable at: http://www.paperlessarchives.com/index.html The disks shelve...
Guide: Tax Information

Guide to finding help for filing federal and state taxes, updated annually. Last updated 2/1/2023.
Guide: The Freedom of Information Act

A Webpage to Accompany the Podcast about FOIA requests.
Guide: WPA Related Resources Available at IUB Wells Library

List of WPA and Federal Writers Project materials owned by the Library.
Guide: Yiddish Books from the Harvard Library

About the set Yiddish Books from the Harvard College Library contains the full text of 2,601 works in Yiddish on microfiche. Some works are in translation from other languages. There...
Guides to Microforms

Some help on finding and using microforms.
Hebrew books, fiche list

A listing of the titles in the Harvard College Library Hebraica set of microfiche.
Hiking Trails in Bloomington Area

There are many websites and resources in Bloomington's Wells Library and Government Information, Maps and Microform Services (ET2) that provide map guides and other information about hiking opportunities near IU...
Historical Statistics Resource Guide

Basic Print Sources at IUB Wells Library | Online Resources Statistics help flesh out the realities of history; they can be used to back up or disprove hypotheses. Anyone who...
Immigration Data Resource Guide

Serials | Other Publications | Offices and Agencies Immigration statistics are somewhat hard to find. Immigration Statistics: A Story of Neglect explain this problem. The best place to look for...
Indiana - FDLP in Indiana

This website provides copies of relevant documents and plans related to the Federal Depository Library Program in Indiana. For additional information, contact the Indiana State Library. Indiana Plans for Depository...
Indiana Historical Geography: A Bibliography

This bibliography lists articles, books, thesis, and dissertations concerning the geography, maps, and cartography of the state of Indiana, its cities, towns, and counties.
Indiana Maps in the Congressional Serial Set

The following list identifies and locates early maps of Indiana published by Congress.
Indiana Print Sources

The following are the most commonly used print sources for finding information about the Indiana State Government. Links to electronic versions have been provided when available. However, print sources may...
Indiana Sanborn Maps

Sanborn Maps, what they are and how to access them.
Indiana Soil Surveys at IUB 1899-1990

Indiana University Libraries have received copies of soil surveys through the Federal Depository Library Program, acquisition of early annual reports from Indiana's Geology Division of the Department of Conservation, and...
Indiana State and Local Government Archive

Collection Overview Indiana: State and Local Documents seeks to preserve and facilitate access to government information produced by the agencies of the state government and local governments within the state...
Indiana Statistics Resource Guide

Comprehensive Sources Census & Population Education Employment, Workforce, & Income Economic, Industry & Agricultural Politics & Criminal Justice Government Finances Environment and Energy Transportation This page is intended to provide...
Indiana Topographic Maps at IUB

List of USGS topo maps of Indiana held in print by IUB Libraries. Includes scans of many of them.
International Statistics Resource Guide

This web page introduces to you the basic international/foreign data resources that are available and/or accessible at Indiana University - Bloomington.
Key to the Union List of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Use the following guide as a key to interpreting the meaning of parts of the citations and abbreviations found in citations to Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Sample Citation and Explanation...
Kingsbury: Counties and County Seats

From page 9 of the Atlas of Indiana by Robert C. Kingsbury Adams County Seat: Decatur Date Established: 1836 Allen County Seat: Fort Wayne Date Established: 1824 Bartholomew County Seat...
Kingsbury: Gazetteer

An atlas of Indiana, by Robert C. Kingsbury. With contributions from John M. Hollingsworth and others. -- [Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Dept.of Geography, 1970] (Indiana. University Dept. of Geography. Occasional Publication...
Kingsbury: Index

An atlas of Indiana, by Robert C. Kingsbury. With contributions from John M.Hollingsworth and others. -- [BLOOMINGTON, Dept. of Geography, Indiana Univ.,1970] (Indiana. University. Dept. of Geography. Occasional Publication no...
Kingsbury: Table of Contents

An Atlas of Indiana, by Robert C. Kingsbury. Scanned and prepared by Matt Dye and Hui Hua Chua for the Government Publications Department as part of an Indiana Heritage Research Grant with funds provided by the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Humanities Council. 1999/2000.
Kinsey Maps

Unique Maps Title: Indiana University Second Mexican and Central American Biological Expedition Publisher: Date of map: 1931-1932; 1935-1936 Notes: Map shows Mexico and portions of the southern United States and...
Lake County Indiana Atlas

Lake County, Indiana, In Maps (PDF). By Daniel F. Dull Occasional Publication No. 6 Department of Geography Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. 47401. Robert C. Kingsbury Project Director. Support for publication...
Maps and GIS

Links to information about specific map collections in the Wells Library.
Maps: AGS by Code Number

The following is a list of numerical area codes and their associated physical feature (such as a continent, country, state, or body of water). There is also an alphabetical list...
Microform Guide: Draper Collection

A basic list of the materials in the Draper Collection indicating IUB holdings.
Microform Guide: National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

The IUB Libraries have recently acquired additional microfiche of the NCJRS publications with funds from our NEH Endowment. The microfiche provide access to the research reports and unpublished research abstracted...
Microform Guide: Newspapers: Indiana

Guide to Indiana newspapers owned by IU, especially on microfilm.
Microform Guide: Television News Programs

Brief guide to ABC, CBS, and the MacNeil/Lehrer television news programs that are available electronically and/or on microfiche.
Microforms Collections

Describes what microforms are and how to work with them at the Wells Library.
National Government Statistical Web Sites

Collection Overview National Government Statistical Web Sites is a selective collection of approximately 200 sites archived since June 2006. Statistical agencies from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the...
Newspapers of the American Revolution

A list of newspapers that were published during the American Revolutionary Era which are available in mircoformats at the Wells Library.
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Documents

Information about the Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) cleanup in Bloomington, Indiana.
Religion Statistics Resource Guide

Here is an introductory overview of sources, both print and electronic, for finding religious statistical information. These sources go beyond the mere percentages of major religions of nations found in...
Research Guides: Government Documents, Maps and Microforms

Topical guides GIMMS staff have compiled.
Russian Military Topographic Maps

The Russian Military Topographic Maps at the Herman B Wells Library and how to to access them.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps History

A brief history of the Sanborn Maps.
Statistical Data Services and Resources

A page collecting our many lists of data resources.
Tourism Statistics Resource Guide

Electronic Sources | Print Sources Electronic Sources United States Office of Travel and Tourism Industries This office (part of the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration) is the primary collector...
UN Energy Statistics Database

United National Statistics Division. Energy Statistics Database. 2011. The Energy Statistics Database contains basic statistics for more that 215 countries/territories. Currently, the database provides time series for the period 1950-2008...
Visual Relief Maps

List of Visual Relief Maps held in the Wells Library.
Voting Resources

Get started planning for election day! Links to government and community resources about voter registration, candidate information, and election dates and time. Updated seasonally.
World Health Statistics Resource Guide

Basic Print Sources | Online Resources Basic Print Sources There are a number of different ways to measure a person's or a people's health. Not all countries or organizations measure...
World Literacy Statistics Resource Guide

Basic Print Sources | Electronic Resources Online Basic Print Sources The best publications deal with international literacy data becasue it is a more critical issue in developing nations. United States...
WWII Newsmaps

The University of North Texas have digitized a wide array of the U.S. Army Newsmaps, in their collection of Federal Newsmaps. To see the originals at IU-B, contact staff in...
Zambia maps

This is a selection of topographic maps of Zambia, purchased from East View Cartographic. An IU login is required to download the files.

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