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Databases: Biography

  • Biography Reference Bank (EBSCOhost) link opens in new window
    Contains more than 111,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects.
  • Biography Reference Source link opens in new window
    Comprehensive collection of 450,000+ biographical profiles.
  • Britannica Academic link opens in new window
    More than 118,000 encyclopedia articles, 14,000 illustrations and links to related and reviewed websites.
  • eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) link opens in new window
    Includes a large collection of biographies and autobiographies.
  • Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost) link opens in new window
    Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
  • Gale eBooks link opens in new window
    A collection of encyclopedias including many biographical sources.
  • Literature Resource Center link opens in new window
    Includes biographies of authors from every age and literary discipline.
  • LitFinder link opens in new window
    Includes biographies and pictures of essayists, poets and short story authors.
  • Nexis Uni Biographies link opens in new window
    Search for information on attorneys, judges, expert witnesses, government officials, business leaders, scientists, and other newsworthy persons.