Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 19:30:22 -0400
From: "Click" <eclick@roanoke.edu>
To: labor-rap@csf.colorado.edu
Subject: Roanoke, VA data.
  I am currently a senior sociology majorat Roanoke College in Salem, VA
majoring in sociology.  As an independent study, I have chosen to
identify and analyze women's
roles in the Roanoke City labor force during the 1930's as a result of
the Great Depression; specifically, I would like to identify national
trends dealing with numbers employed, jobs held, and wages received by
women and then compare them to those of Roanoke.
    While my research thus far has been successful, I am having problems

finding annual data for the 1930's specifically for Roanoke City.  So
far I have used the 1930 and 1940 U.S. Census data and the annual
reports made by the VA Department of Labor and Industry, both of which
contain excellent data for populations larger than Roanoke City (but
offer little data for the city itself).  in addition to those, i have
also used the County and City Data Books, which do offer Roanoke data,
though much of it is not gender specific.  I am writing to ask if you
might have any ideas, suggestions, or even sources (government data,
books, similar research projects, etc.) you think might help me in
collecting this data.  I greatly appreciate any suggestions you can
offer; please e-mail me with any questions or suggestions you might
have.
Thank you very much,
Emily Click
eclick@roanoke.edu