Thanks for the interesting summary, Craig. The trend toward fewer varieties is not encouraging, although this is a very limited snapshot. There has been some expansion in the number of available varieties in recent years due to renewed interest in old varieties.
One comment - just because a variety is not listed in the SSE Yearbook, or in their "Garden Seed Inventory" book, doesn't mean it is lost, it just means they are not easily accessible. For some crops, SSE does have other accessions they do not list in the Yearbook, and other seed saving organizations (NSL and similar organizations in other countries) might have others.
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