American Biographies
All of these biographical books and series can be found in our Reference Collection.
- Contemporary Black BiographyCall Number: Ref. DT18 .C66Vol. 1 to present. Published twice each year.
Biography Databases
American and International biography resources.
- Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
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Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present.
- Dictionary of Canadian BiographyAlso available in print.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) is the national record of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century.
More Biographies
Subject specific and foreign language biographical information may be found in the subject resource guides.
- Dizionario biografico degli ItalianiCT1123.D5
- Neue deutsche BiographieCT1053.N4
- Russkiĭ biograficheskiĭ slovarʹCT1203 .R87 2007
International Biographies
Note the location of the book (reference or folio collections).
Dictionary of World BiographyCall Number: Ref. CT104 .D54 1998ISBN: 0893562734Ancient world to the 20th century
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: In Association with the British Academy: From the Earliest Times to the Year 2000Call Number: Ref. DA28 .O95 2004ISBN: 019861411XBritish biographies.
