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Bibliography of Biographical Resources in ALIC
This page provides a bibliography of biographical resources available at the Archives Library and Information Center. You can find more information, including biographies of individuals, by searching ALIC's Online Public Access Catalog.
* Available in the library at Archives I.
** Available in the libraries at both Archives I and Archives II.
Contents
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American biographical index. London; New York: K.G. Saur, 1993. 6 v.
CT213 .A64 1993
American biographies: a genealogical, historical and biographical cyclopedia. Washington: The Bureau, 1950- . v.
CT220 .A55
A Biographical directory of librarians in the United States and Canada. Chicago: American Library Association, 1970. xviii, 1250 p.
CT9900 .W47
Biography and genealogy master index: a consolidated index to more than 3,200,000 biographical sketches in over 350 current and retrospective biographical dictionaries. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., c1980. 8 v.
CT214 .B56
International biographical directory of national archivists, documentalists, and librarians. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2000. xxi, 291 p.
Z720.A1 I56 2000
Webster’s biographical dictionary. Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merrian Co., 1974. xxxvi, 1697 p.
CT103 .W4 1
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Biographical Resources
The Research Libraries of The New York Public Library collect extensively in the field of biography and autobiography; the collections in this area represent nearly every historical period, geographical area, and occupation and vocation.
Introduction to the Collections
The Research Libraries of The New York Public Library collect extensively in the field of biography and autobiography; the collections in this area represent nearly every historical period, geographical area, and occupational affiliation.
The Reading Rooms of the General Research Division house most of the major biographical reference sources, many of which are found on the open shelves. These include indexes and guides to biographical material as well as biographical dictionaries, works of collective biography (concerned with groups of individuals, often arranged by nationality or vocation), and a selection of biographies of notable individuals.
Users are welcome to browse this collection of reference materials, located in the Rose Main Reading Room.
The vast majority of the Library's collective and individual biographies are shelved in the stacks. These items can be identified by using CATNYP, the online catalog of The New York Public Library’s Research Libraries. Users will nee
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Gale (publisher)
American instructional publishing company
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