The catalog includes information on the reel numbers of the Soundex index. A Catalog of Microfilm Copies of the Schedules . A Catalog of Microfilm Copies of the Schedules . The returns for Delaware and some other states were destroyed by fire in 1814. Almost all of the 1890 census schedules were destroyed by fire in the 1920s.
None remain for Delaware.
The Library also has a small number of microfilm census schedules and indexes for nearby areas, notably Cecil County, Maryland, Lancaster and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania, and the cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia for some years. In most cases, if we own microfilmed schedules for another state, we did not purchase the whole state. The long record indicates which counties are on the film. The National Archives branch library in Philadelphia has Federal population censuses for all states, 1790-1920, on microfilm. University of Delaware faculty, students, and staff may also use the University Library's Interlibrary Loan service to borrow the microfilm reels.