Article The social life of data points: Antecedents of digital technologies
Would be an example of a theoretical social science paper discussing the history of data processing and storage. Note that there is not ONE structure, it varies between journals and disciplines. HTH Matthias
Have you thought about looking at the history of the various disciplines that comprise the social sciences? This includes when they entered the academy and became separate disciplines. Of course, different countries have different designations. The late 18th early 19th century are important, especially in Europe and then North America.