Research Guides: Biographical Information: Other General Resources

Indexes and Full-Text Online Resources

America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan
Features the stories of 200 heroic individuals awarded the Medal of Honor for their distinguished military service while fighting for their country, from the Civil War to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

American National Biography
With over 18,000 full-text biographies, many of which include illustrations. In addition 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references and links to selected websites are available. Also includes articles from The Oxford Companion to United States History to provide historical and social context.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Includes numerous biographical sources including the Encyclopedia of World Biography.
MasterFILE Premier
Includes full-text from over 84,000 biographies.
MAS Ultra -- School Edition
Includes over 85,000 biographies.
Middle Search Plus
Includes nearly 85,000 biographies.
TOPICsearch
Includes biographies of those associated with current events.