Resources
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Biography (In Context)GALE - Provides biographic information on over 500,000 people. Includes current, authoritative, media-rich information including curriculum aligned materials from GALE Biographical Sources.
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Biography & Genealogy Master IndexGALE - Index tool for identifying sources of biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor.
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Encyclopedia Britannica BiographiesSearch the biographies of the expansive Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Web of Knowledge Arts & Humanities Citation IndexWoS - (2008-present) This index of citations shows researchers how scholarly work from top sources in the Arts & Humanities has been referenced over time, as well as other scholarship that is closely related. Full text is linked when available. Coverage includes Biography (An Interdisciplinary Quarterly), the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, and others.
Biography websites
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Biography.comA & E Television. News and biographical information relating to entertainment, politics, and other areas.
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Political GraveyardInformation about U.S. political history and cemeteries, listing more than 210,000 politicians, both living and dead.
Biography ebooks
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A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.)Oxford University Press. Biographies of more than a thousand men and women who have shaped political events across the world.
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Who's Who in the Classical WorldOxford University Press. A dictionary of ancient biography, covering Greek and Roman history and politics, literature, philosophy, science, and art.
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Who's Who in the Twentieth CenturyOxford University Press. Biographies of men and women from different countries and cultures who have contributed to the thought as well as the action of the twentieth century.
Images for Biography subjects
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ARTstorA digital library of over 1 million images from a wide range of cultures and time periods and historical photographs from around the world.
Reference Books
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Current BiographyCall Number: REF CT100.C8From 1940 to the present Current Biography lists important living persons in all fields of human accomplishment. Obituaries are also included. -
American National BiographyCall Number: REF CT 213.A68 1999Important Americans who died before 1996 are profiled in this 24 volume set. Those dying 1997-2000 are profiled in the supplement. -
Women in World HistoryCall Number: REF HQ 1115.W6 1999Biographical Encyclopedia of Women. -
Dictionary of National BiographyCall Number: REF DA 28.D45Biography of important British Subjects who died before 1970. Original 22 volume set plus supplements.
