Detailed biographies of deceased persons who have made a significant contribution to Great Britain and the British Empire.
Specialized BIOGRAPHICAL resources onsite in PRINT
IN LIBRARY USE ONLY.
American national biography Call Number: Ref E 176 D563 1999 25
volumes including people whose lives or careers influenced the course
of United States history, from the earliest times to 1996.
Dictionary of American biography Call Number: Ref E 176 D563 19 volumes, issued from 1928-1958, including only people who have been United States residents.
Dictionary of Canadian biography Call Number: Ref F 1005 D49 15
volumes of accounts in English of people who played an important role
in the formation of what is now Canada and who died between the years
1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these
years. English and French also available online--See box above.
Dictionary of national biography Call Number: Ref DA 28 D48 32 volumes including people who shaped the history of the British Isles and Colonies from the earliest times to the year 1990.
Oxford dictionary of national biography Call Number: Ref DA 28 O95 2004 60
volumes including people who shaped the history of the British Isles
and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2004. Also available
online--See box above.
