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• Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
  Comprehensive index to more than 11 million biographical sketches in over 3000 current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures. Current.
  

  

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• LexisNexis People
  Biographical Information on politicians, executives, and more
  

  

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• Marquis Who's Who in American Art
  Over 14,000 biographies of the most noteworthy men and women in today's art world - including notable artists from the past.
  

  

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• Marquis Who's Who in American Politics
  Over 36,000 biographies of key political figures. Full biographies of every cabinet member, governor, state legislature, member of congress, Supreme Court justice. Also includes American ambassadors, advisors, party officials, and journalists. 1985-present.
  

  

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• Marquis Who's Who on the Web
  Over 1.3 million biographies taken from several Marquis Who's Who print titles. 1607-current.

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  • Who's Who
  • Whos Who

  

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  Print titles include:

  • Who's Who in America
  • Who's Who in American Education
  • Who's Who in American Law
  • Who's Who in American Nursing
  • Who's Who of American Women
  • Who's Who in Asia
  • Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
  • Who's Who in Entertainment
  • Who's Who in Finance and Business
  • Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals
  • Who's Who in Media and Communications
  • Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
  • Who's Who in Religion
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  • Who's Who in the East
  • Who's Who in the Midwest
  • Who's Who in the South and Southwest
  • Who's Who in the West
  • Who's Who in the World

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• Oxford African American Studies Center
  Over 7,500 scholarly encyclopedia articles, from titles like the Encyclopedia of African American History, the Encyclopedia of African American History, Black Women in America, and the African American National Biography.
  

  

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  The core content includes the highly acclaimed Africana, which presents a powerful account of the African and African American experience in five volumes. The new Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 documents the full range of the African American experience from the arrival of the black explorer, Esteban, who arrived with the Spanish in 1527, to the death of Frederick Douglass. The Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the present offers the most extensive treatment of African American history into the twenty-first century and will be available in late 2006. Bringing the contribution of African American women to the fore is the fascinating three-volume Black Women in America, Second Edition, edited by Darlene Clark Hine. And finally, the much-anticipated African American National Biography presents African American history through the lives of its people, ultimately offering over 6,000 biographies.

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• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  An illustrated collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000. 4th century BC-2000.

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  • Dictionary of National Biography
  • Oxford DNB

  

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• World Who's Who
  Biographies of international heads of state, politicians, religious leaders and ambassadors, to those in business, finance, technology, film, music, fashion, sport, literature and the performing arts. current.

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  • International Who's Who Online

  

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  Outlines the lives and achievements of nearly 22,300 of the most distinguished men and women from almost every country in the world.

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