Finding Biographies & Obituaries
Biographical Dictionaries
- American National Biography
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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. - Biography Reference Bank
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Biographies from Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated and many periodicals covered in Biography Index, including full-text articles, page images, and abstracts (including biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, or obituaries). Covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images. - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Contains nearly 59,000 biographies (with over 11,000 portraits) of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the present. Excludes living people.
Obituaries
- New York Times
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Read recent stories from the New York Times. Includes full text and, since May 2020, some selected images. Coverage: 1980-current - New York Times Historical Edition
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Searchable full-text from ProQuest, with keyword searching and date limiting. This title is part of Proquest Historical Newspapers. - Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
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Access to scanned newspaper pages from 1690-present and information about other American newspapers published between 1690-present. Sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
