Parenthood in Early Twentieth-Century America

Parenthood in Early Twentieth-Century America Project (PETCAP), 1900-1944,  comprises transcriptions of original handwritten and published materials relating to infant and child care dating from the turn of the century into World War II. There are three types of data in the collection: (1) popular magazine articles, (2) letters to educator and author Angelo Patri (1876-1965) and his replies, and (3) letters to the United States Children’s Bureau, along with the Bureau’s replies.

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Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES)

FACES is “an ongoing national longitudinal study of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of Head Start children”.  Head Start survey data is available for

1997 

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/04134.xml

2000 

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/04149.xml

2003

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/04149.xml