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Major Biographical Sources
- Biography in Context MLIN [Gale] This link opens in a new windowBiographies from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and magazines. (Formerly Biography Resource Center.)
- American National Biography (subscription ends 7/1/25) This link opens in a new windowReliable scholarly biographies of major figures in American history.
Biographical Indexes & Genealogy
- Ancestry (Library Edition) This link opens in a new windowCensus, vital, church, court & immigration records for the US & UK, plus material on other areas. Major components: US federal census 1790-1940 (incl. manuscript returns); historical maps; Social Security Death Index; etc.
Biographical Sources by Topic
- Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Full text articles on scientists, from classical antiquity to modern times.
- Deutsche BiographieCovers German women and men who have made significant political, economic, social, scientific, technical, or artistic achievements.
- Dictionary of Irish Biography Covers Irish men and women who made a significant contribution in Ireland and abroad, and those born overseas who had noteworthy careers in Ireland.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography [Gale] This link opens in a new windowLengthy literary biographies by recognized literary scholars and critics, covering past & present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights.
- Gale Literary IndexSources for biographies of writers in many disciplines.
- Politics in America [CQ]Profiles of members of Congress - personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations.