Over 150 journal articles, papers presented at professional meetings, dissertations, government publications, contract reports, and studies in progress as of March 1977 on the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) are annotated and indexed by subject, author, and sponsoring agency. Introductory chapters describe the NLS data base--including sample size, content areas of data coverage, the time frame in which variables were measured, and accessibility of the data files; and summarize the use of the NLS data, including frequency counts of studies by various categories (i.e. type of report, subject area, sponsoring agency, etc.) and present suggestions for future research. The NLS focuses on the educational, vocational, and personal development of high school graduates, and the personal, familial, social, institutional, and cultural factors that contribute to that development. The purpose of the NLS is to establish a factual basis for verifying and refining federal policy concerned with maximizing individual access to education and vocational opportunity, with improvement of the educational system as a vehicle for preparing youth for productive, satisfying adult roles. Another purpose is to extend knowledge of human development during the years spanning the transition from high school to adult careers. (Author/EVH)