History of Work

History Of Work Information System

We offer information on occupations in the past:

Tens of thousands of occupational titles from countries and languages around the world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century
linked to short descriptions of the content of the work
linked to images and iconographic essays on the world of work
a bibliography on the world of work and links to related websites
information on social class schemes and occupational stratification scales such as respectively HISCLASS and HISCAM

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hisco_3.tab Feb 27, 2016 - Files from HISCO database Tabular Data - 166.6 KB - 8 Variables, 298 Observations - UNF:6:BdgCw5tyX6wl99t5xJjq4A== List of HISCO Unit Groups (3-digit)
hisco_45.tab Feb 27, 2016 - Files from HISCO database Tabular Data - 344.1 KB - 9 Variables, 1674 Observations - UNF:6:d+9dNtIWo9cu3zap7P86kA== List of HISCO Categories (5-digit)
images.tab Feb 27, 2016 - Files from HISCO database Tabular Data - 570.5 KB - 30 Variables, 1524 Observations - UNF:6:nrNsh2UvHDSjCMc/qnRfMg== Images linked to occupations, including provenance
product.tab Feb 27, 2016 - Files from HISCO database Tabular Data - 421 B - 4 Variables, 6 Observations - UNF:6:M+I5OjPcrk+XjHo/h/n7gg== List of product categories (5 major categories only)
relation.tab Feb 27, 2016 - Files from HISCO database Tabular Data - 295 B - 4 Variables, 10 Observations - UNF:6:Z2P9mX7XjUgexMtMHqDLDQ== List of relation codes
status.tab Feb 27, 2016 - Files from HISCO database Tabular Data - 397 B - 4 Variables, 15 Observations - UNF:6:dmwDabv6c4DFYkdZG46aPA== List of status codes
HISCO(International Institute of Social History) Feb 27, 2016 The Historical International Standard Classification of Occupations (HISCO) allows for all occupational titles in the world from the 18th to the 20th century to be ordered, connected and linked to short descriptions of activities of work. HISCO has a tree-like structure with 9 'm...

hisco_3.tab