Biography Almanac (REF. CT 104.B56 1987). 3 volumes. Gives birth/death dates, nationality, occupation, and sources for further reading. Biography Index (REF. Z 5301.B5). A bibliography of biographical articles, books, pamphlets, etc., issued four times per year. Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography (REF. CT 213.C36 1995). Chambers Biographical Dictionary (REF. CT 103.C4 1986). Particularly good for European personalities. Gives birth/death dates, nationality, occupation, and a brief biographical sketch.

The Following Four Titles Contain Lengthy Articles About Their Subjects, With References

American National Biography (REF.CT213.A68 1999). This 24 volume set is the successor to the Dictionary of American Biography (see next entry). ANB includes about 17,500 entries, each of at least 750 words in length. Dictionary of American Biography (REF. E176.D563). Dictionary of National Biography (REF. DA 28.D4). For citizens of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Encyclopedia of American Biography (REF. CT 213.G37 1974). International Dictionary of 20th Century Biography (REF. CT 103.V38 1987). Contains over 5,000 short biographical sketches of notable personalities of the 20th Century. Notable Americans : What They Did, From 1620 to the Present (REF. E176.N89 1988).