BIOGRAPHIES: A Pathfinder

This guide will introduce some of the resources available in the Combined Arms Research Library on BIOGRAPHIES. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point.

SPECIAL COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHIES

• Current Biography (REF 920.00904 C976)
• Dictionary of American Biography (REF 920.073 D554)
• Dictionary of National Biography (REF 920.042 D555)
• National Cyclopedia of American Biography (REF 920.073 N277)

MILITARY BIOGRAPHIES

• The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography (355.00922 D945h 1992 (REF and 2nd Floor))
• Who's Who in Military History: From 1453 to the Present Day (REF 355.008 K26w)

BIOGRAPHIES

CARL CATALOG: Search the CARL's online catalog for the biography that you seek. Make a subject search on the on-line catalog. For example: PATTON, GEORGE

AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

CARL CATALOG: Search the CARL catalog for the autobiography that you seek. Make an author search on the on-line catalog. For example: MCCAIN, JOHN

OBITUARIES

A great deal of information can be found in obituaries. Ask the reference librarian for assistance.

INTERNET

• Biography Channel's SearchBIOS: Over 25,000 Biographies
• Biographical Dictionary: A biographical dictionary with over 19,000 people indexed
• Gallery of Achievers: Biographies of achievers of all fields from around the world
• Medieval People: Biographies of important medieval figures

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