Reference Sources

Below is a short list of recommended reference databases and public domain web sites to guide you in your research.

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Scribner Writers Series
Covers: Essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 Scribner print series
Twayne's Authors Series
Covers: Full text of 600 Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors

Biographies Plus Illustrated
Includes more than 46,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 20,000 photographs of the subjects.
Biography Resource Center
Covers: Full-text biographies, articles, and citations
Biography/Genealogy Master Index
Indexes current reference sources and retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from nearly every field of activity.
World Biographical Information System Online (WBIS Online)
Short biographical information on 4 million people with coverage from the 4th century BC to the present