Smith College Libraries Class Guides - FYS128: Ghosts in the Library

Important Writers & Personalities

Remember that some important figures may appear only in the sources above.

American National Biography
Reliable scholarly biographies of major figures in American history.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001.
Biography Resource Center
Draws from a variety of biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias as well as magazines.

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Getting Started with Encyclopedias - Ghosts & Spiritualism

Consult encyclopedias to read about your topic and get lists of further readings. Unless otherwise indicated, all are shelved in Neilson Reference, Level 1 North

Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits
Call Number: ref BF 1461 .G85 2007
New Encyclopedia of the Occult
Call Number: ref BF 1407 .G74 2003
The Spirit Book: the encylcopedia of clairvoyance, channeling, and spirit communication
Call Number: ref BF 1311 .F8 B8 2006
Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore
Call Number: ref GR 111 .A47 G74 2006
Encyclopedia of African & African American Religions
Call Number: ref BL 2462.5 .E53 2001
Encyclopedia of parapsychology and psychical research
Call Number: Science ref BF 1025 .B47 1991
Encyclopedia of the Paranormal
Call Number: Science BF 1025 .E54 1996
Dictionary of Mysticism and the Esoteric
Call Number: ref BF 1407 .D78 1992
Encyclopedia of Occultism
Call Number: ref BF 1025 .S7 1968
South Asian Folklore: an encyclopedia
Call Number: ref GR 302 .S68 2003