Quick Reference: Biographies

Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/
This dictionary includes more than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
http://bioguide.congress.gov
A database of biographical information, many with photos, for all individuals who have served in the United States Congress and the Continental Congress. Search by name, position, or by state.

Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
Short descriptions of over 20,000 personalities from past and present. /

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Member of Foreign Governments
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html
Listed by country and provided by the CIA.

Online Literary Criticism Collection
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
Contains more than 1,0000 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by literary period.

Portrait Gallery
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/photodraw/portraits/
Selection of portraits of historical figures from the Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin.

Social Security Death Index
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
Search over 60 million names in the Social Security Death Index at Ancestry.com. Includes the following information on each decedent, if the data is available to the SSA: first and last name, birth and death dates, social security number and state issued, and last residence.

boydjd@appstate.edu, Electronic Resources Librarian