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Core Databases
- Biography Index (1946-1997) [about]
Biography Index (1946-1997)
Coverage Dates: 1946 - 1997
Format: Print
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Biography Index (1984- )
Coverage Dates: 1984 - Present
Format: Online
Includes indexing to autobiographies, biographies, bibliographies, critical studies, fiction and drama, pictoral works, poetry, juvenile literature, obituaries, journals, collections of letters, book reviews, and interviews.
« Hide Description - In the First Person [about]
In the First Person
Coverage Dates: Varies - Varies
Format: Online
Index to English language personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories. The full text is available for many of the collections.
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International Who's Who
Coverage Dates: -
Format: Online
Outlines the lives and achievements of the most distinguished men and women from almost every country in the world. Currently includes entrants from the most recent edition from the print version; also includes many persons who died since 2002.
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Marquis Who's Who
Coverage Dates: 1607 - Present
Format: Online
Brief biographies on people from education, law, entertainment, politics, science, and other fields, primarily in the United States. Online version of many Marquis' Who's Who print titles.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Coverage Dates: Varies - 2001
Format: Online
"An illustrated collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001"
« Hide Description - Personal Name Index to the New York T... [about]
Personal Name Index to the New York Times Index
Coverage Dates: 1851 - Present
Format: Print
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