Research Guides: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & General Reference: Biographical Sources

Biographical Sources

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Access to biographical dictionaries and "Who's Who" books, used for finding which reference book has an entry on a particular person.
Gale eBooks - Biography Collection This link opens in a new window
Cross-search scholarly encyclopedias with biographical information, such as Encyclopedia of World Biography and Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Formerly named Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).
Who's Who This link opens in a new window
Short, full-text biographical entries on over one million persons, from all of the different Who's Who sets. To access, click on the blue Continue button, then use the Search Within Results box on the left to search for your person.