Often known by its acronym CRSP, Center for Research in Security Prices is a research center at the Booth School of Business (founded in 1898) of the University of Chicago. CRSP is a non-profit center which also functions as a vendor of historical data.
The Business School subscribes to the following CRSP databases:
- CRSP US Stock Database
- CRSP US Indices Database
- CRSP US Treasuries Database
CRSP databases are currently accessed via the SAS programming interface.
CRSP Website FAQ's
http://www.crsp.com/crsp/faq.htm