Biography
Find biographical information on the Internet through searchable databases and dictionaries, and read obituaries.
Contents:
ALIC Resources
- Available in the Archives Library Information Center.
- BGMI contains over 20 million biographical citations on over 6 million individuals.
- American National Biography. Available in the Archives Library Information Center.
- Published by the Oxford University Press, this 24-volume dictionary is the most inclusive biographical resource for American history available. Go the the web site to see a sample entry.
- Bibliography of Biographical Resources in ALIC
Databases & Directories
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- Search for members of Congress from 1774 to the present.
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- This database includes over 20,000 entries. Search by full name or just the last name.
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- This dictionary includes over 28,000 notable men and women who have influenced history from ancient times to the present day. It is searchable by years of birth and/or death, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
Obituaries
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- A useful bibliography for searching obituaries for genealogical information.
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- A daily index of published obituaries, with approximately 1500 to 2000 new entries per day. Intended for historians and genealogical researchers. The database does not have the obituaries themselves, but instead gives citations to the newspapers which publish them.
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- Locations of the graves of politicians. Also includes manner of death, and other biographical information about American politicians.