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Historical Biography Resources

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 Click here for recommended reference works in historical biography.  Consult the catalog by clicking on the Surpass Web Safari icon to the right to see if the library has more books in its circulating collection which are on your chosen person.



Nelson Mandela

Otto von Bismarck

Napoleon

Queen Victoria

Pancho Villa
portraits taken from Student Resource Center (see below)


Subscription Databases

Britannica


A great general starting point for any research request.

ABC-CLIO

  • World History: The Modern Era
 

Student Research Center / Ebscohost

  • History Reference Center
  • Magill on History
  • MAS Ultra
  • World History Collection

TIP: Consider narrowing your results by using the Biography filter
 

Historical Newspapers


If your individual lived after 1851, you can check this database for newspaper coverage.

TIP: Consider using the "Famous Dead People" Feature

Student Resource Center

  • History Resource Center: World

TIP: Use the person search