English Language Literature
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Biographical Sources
Literature Resource Center
Full-text and excerpted text. Bibliographical, biographical and critical reviews of authors and their work. Covers fictionand nonfiction. Includes most of the information in the following print sources: Contemporary Authors and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Black Writers : a selection of sketches from contemporary authors - (Print only)
PS 153 N5 B564 Info Commons Reference
Includes over 400 articles on 20th century African American writers.
African American Biographical Database - Includes biographies on thousands of African Americans, many not found in other sources, covering the period from 1790-1950.
Latino Literature: Poetry, Drama, and Fiction (in English and Spanish)
Although the collection includes materials from the Nineteenth Century, the vast majority of the materials are from the Chicano Renaissance to the present. Includes brief biographical information.
Native North American literature : (Print only) PS 508 I5 N38 1994 Info Commons Ref. Biographical and critical information on native writers and orators from the United States and Canada from historical times to the present.
North American Indian Biographical Database - Full text resource for biographical information on indigenous peoples from all areas of North America. It includes text, images and video clips.
Ethnic Newswatch
Full-text of articles from the ethnic and minority newspapers and magazines in the United States, includes biographical information. (1990-present)
General Biographical Sources
Biography Reference Bank
Biography Reference Bank contains narrative profiles of over a half million people. Included are the original profiles of Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated (covering many print volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson and others, including all volumes of Current Biography), combined with thorough periodicals coverage of Biography Index and full text articles, page images, and abstracts from the complete range of Wilson databases.
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Brings together nearly 7000 biographical entries from the complete 1st edition of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography plus supplemental volumes published through 2004.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Contains references which lead to information sources on historical and contemporary persons. Covers all nationalities and professions.
See also: UA Libraries' Biographies Web Page
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