Communication Studies — Biography
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American National Biography
Articles and portraits of about
19,000 historically noteworthy Americans. - ArchiveGrid Searches
thousands of libraries (NU included), museums, and archives
for historical documents, personal papers, and family histories
held around the world.
- ArchivesUSA Bibliographic
records describing primary source materials in archives and
manuscript repositories from throughout the U.S. Is comprised
of three major resources: Directory of Archives and Manuscript
Repositories in the United States (DAMRUS); National Union
Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC); and names and
detailed subject indexing from the major microform set National
Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS).
- Biographical
Dictionary Covers more than 28,000 notable men and
women from ancient times to the present day. Can be searched
by birth years, death years, positions held, professions,
literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
- Biography
Resource Center Biographical information on nearly
275,000 people from throughout history; includes some full-text
feature-length biographical articles and links to selected
web sites.
- Black
Firsts
- Bloomsbury
Biographical Dictionary of Quotations
- Chambers
Biographical Dictionary
- Encyclopedia of U.S. History- Journalists
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences Citations from
an international selection of publications, including
over 2600 journals, in all areas of the social sciences
with emphasis on economics, political science, sociology
and anthropology.
- The
Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography
- Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography
- World
Biographical System Information Online "A wealth
of biographical information on more than 5 million people:
men and women from all classes and professions, from all
countries and regions of the earth, from the 4th millennium
BC to the present..."
For further information, contact:
Stacey Devine
Assistant Head, Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-7584
stacey-devine@northwestern.edu
Catherine Grove
Head of Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-4426
c-grove@northwestern.edu
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