Biographical Reference Books

in the WCSU Libraries


| General | International | Britain & Europe | United States | African-Americans | Asian Americans | Hispanic Americans | Native Americans | Women | Art & Architecture | Film, Theatre & Communication | Music & Dance | Philosophy & Religion | Language, Literature & Journalism | American Government, Politics & Society | Education | Law & Criminal Justice | Science, Mathematics, Medicine & Technology | Social Sciences | Business & Industry | Sports |

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General

Current Biography Yearbook (1940-present).
Haas Ref CT 100.C8
Annual volumes arranged alphabetically by last name of biographee. Most entries include a small portrait photograph and a brief bibliography. Use the ten-year cumulative indexes or separately published 1940-1990 index.
Biography Almanac. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref CT 104.B56. Living and dead.
The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. Second edition
Haas Ref CT 103.C26. Living and dead.
Encyclopedia of World Biography. 17 volumes + supplements.
Haas Ref CT 103.M33 1998. Covers living and dead.
Webster's Biographical Dictionary: A Dictionary of Noteworthy Persons with Pronunciations and Concise Biographies
Haas Ref CT 103.W4 1971. Dead only.


International

Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders
Haas Ref F 1414.2.B48 1988
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (1966- )
Haas Ref F 1005.D49. Dead only.
Dictionary of International Biography
Haas Ref CT 101.D5.
International Who's Who (1960, 1965-66, 1972- )
Haas Ref CT 120.I5. Living only.
Nobel Prize Winners: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref AS 911.N9.N59 1987
Notable Women of China
Haas Ref HQ 1767.5.A3.N68 2000
Political Leaders of Contemporary Africa South of the Sahara: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref DT 352.8.P63 1992
Political Leaders of the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref DS 61.5.P65 1990
Rulers and Governments of the World. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref D 11.5.R67 1977.
The Soviet Union: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref CT 1213.S65 1991
Who's Who in the World
Haas Ref CT 120.W5. Living only.

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Britain & Europe

A Dictionary of Irish Biography. Second edition.
Haas Ref CT 862.B69 1988. Dead only.
Dictionary of National Biography. 22 volumes.
Haas Ref DA 28.D41. Dead only.
Modern English Biography. 6 volumes.
Haas Ref CT 773.B6 1965
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref CT 759.R46 2001
Who Was Who: A Companion to Who's Who... (1892- )
Haas Ref DA 28.W65. Dead only. Each volume covers ten years.
Who's Who. Annual (1908- ).
Haas Ref DA 28.W6. Living only.


United States

American National Biography. 24 volumes.
Haas Ref CT 213.A68 1999. Dead only.
Connecticut Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref CT 226.5.C66 1993
Dictionary of American Biography. 11 volumes.
Haas Ref E 176.D563 1964. Dead only.
Notable Americans. 4th edition.
Haas Ref E 176.N89 1988
Webster's American Biographies
Haas Ref CT 213.V36 1975. Living and dead.
Who Was Who in America with Notables (1607- )
Haas Ref E 176.W64
Who Was Who in the American Revolution
Haas Ref E 206.P87 1993
Who Was Who in the Civil War
Haas Ref E 467.S56 1987
Who's Who in America. Biennial (1899- )
Haas Ref E 663.W56. Living only.

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African-Americans

African American Writers
Haas Ref PS 153.N5.A344 1990
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
Music Ref ML 105.S67 1982
Black Heroes
Music Ref E 185.96.B53 2001
Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. Second edition. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref E 185.86.B542 2005
Black Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors. Second edition.
Haas Ref PN 153.N5.B545 1994
Blacks in American Film and Television: An Encyclopedia
Haas Ref PN 1995.9.N4.B58 1988
Blacks in Science and Medicine
Haas Ref Q 141.B58 1990
Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays
Haas Ref PS 153.N5.P43 1988
Contemporary Black Biography (1992- )
Haas Ref E 185.96.C66
Dictionary of American Negro Biography
Haas Ref E 185.96.D53 1982
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Haas Ref PS 21.D5. See volumes 33, 38, 41, 50, 51, and 76.
Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers: A Biographical Directory...
Haas Ref PS 153.N5.P44 1990
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. 5 volumes + supplement.
Haas Ref E 185.E54 1996
Reference Library of Black America. 5 volumes.
Haas Ref E 185.R44 1994
Who's Who Among Black Americans (1975/76- )
Haas Ref E 185.96.W52. Living only.

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Asian Americans

Asian American Encyclopedia. 6 volumes.
Haas Ref E 184.O6.A827 1995
Asian American Novelists
Haas Ref PS 153.A84.A825 2000
Asian American Short Story Writers
Haas Ref PS 153.A84.A828 2003
Notable Asian Americans
Haas Ref E 184.O6.N67 1995
Reference Library of Asian America. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref E 184.O6.R45 1995
Who's Who Among Asian Americans
Haas Ref E 184.O6.W56 1994/95. Living only.


Hispanic Americans

Mexican-American Biographies
Haas Ref E 184.M5.M454 1988
Notable Hispanic American Women
Haas Ref E 184.A75.N68 1993
Reference Library of Hispanic America. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref E 184.S75.R44 1993
Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans
Haas Ref E 184.S75.W53 1991/92. Living only.


Native Americans

Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref E 98.W8.B38 1993
Native American Writers of the United States
Haas Ref PS 21.D5. Volume 175 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Notable Native Americans
Haas Ref E 89.N67 1995

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Women

American First Ladies
Haas Ref E 176.2.A44
American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref E 175.45.S27
American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref Q 141.B25 1994
American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref PS 147.A4
An Annotated Index of Medieval Women
Haas Ref CT 3220.A56 1992
Art of Black American Women: Works of Twenty-four Artists of the Twentieth Century
Haas Ref N 6538.N5.H45
Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women
Haas Ref JK 1012.F57 1999
Biographical Dictionary of Women Artists in Europe and America Since 1850
Haas Ref N 6757.D86
Black American Women in Olympic Track and Field
Haas Ref GV 697.A1.D38
Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. Second edition. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref E 185.86.B542 2005
The Continuum Dictionary of Women's Biography
Haas Ref CT 3202.C66 1989
Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900
Haas Ref N 43.P47 1985
Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 481.E5 1991
Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics
Haas Ref HQ 1236.5.U6.E53 1999
Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World
Haas Ref HQ 1127.S25 2001
Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages
Haas Ref HQ 1143.L38 2001
Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref HQ 1143.E93 2000
French Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
Haas Ref PQ 149.F73 1991
International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. 2 volumes.
Music Ref ML 105.C7 1987
International Who's Who of Women
Haas Ref CT 3202.I58 1992
Jewish American Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Haas Ref PS 153.J4.J4B 1994
Larousse Dictionary of Women
Haas Ref HQ 1115.L37 1996
Modern American Women Writers
Haas Ref PS 151.M54 1990
Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref E 98.W8.B38 1993
Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref CT 3260.N57
Notable Black American Women
Haas Ref E 185.96.N68 1992
Notable Hispanic American Women
Haas Ref E 184.A75.N68 1993
Notable Women in Mathematics: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref QA 28.N68 1998
Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref PN 2285.N65 1989
Notable Women in the Physical Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref Q 141.N734 1997
Notable Women of China
Haas Ref HQ 1767.5.A3.N68 2000
Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America
Haas Ref GV 697.A1.W69 1992
Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book
Haas Ref PQ 7081.S6 1990
Who's Who of American Women. Biennial.
Haas Ref E 176.W647
Who's Who of Women in World Politics
Haas Ref HQ 1236.B68 1991
Women Anthropologists: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref GN 20.W63 1988
Women Educators in the United States 1820-1993: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
Haas Ref LA 2311.W65 1994
Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook
Haas Ref P 94.5.W65.W667 1996
Women in Law: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
Haas Ref K 170.W66 1996
Women in Science: Antiquity Through the Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography
Haas Ref Q 141.O34 1986
Women of Mathematics: A Bio-Bibliographic Sourcebook
Haas Ref QA 28.W66 1987
Women Philosophers: A Bio-Critical Source Book
Haas Ref B 105.W6.K47 1989
Women Public Speakers in the United States, 1800-1925: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook
Haas Ref HQ 1412.W67 1993
Women Who Ruled
Haas Ref D 107.J33 1990
Women Writers of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Haas Ref PT 167.W66 1989
Women Writers of Spain: An Annotated Bio-Bibliographical Guide
Haas Ref PQ 6055.W6 1986

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Art & Architecture

General

American Cultural Leaders
Haas Ref NX 503.A49

Art

Art of Black American Women: Works of Twenty-four Artists of the Twentieth Century
Haas Ref N 6538.N5.H45
Biographical Dictionary of Women Artists in Europe and American Since 1850
Haas Ref N 6757.D86
Black Artists
Haas Ref N 40.S78 1997
Contemporary Photographers
Haas Ref TR 139.C663 1988
Dictionary of Art. 34 volumes.
Haas Ref N 31.D5 1996
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists
Haas Ref N 6512.C854
Dictionary of Women Artist: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900
Haas Ref N 43.P47
Encyclopedia of World Art. 16 volumes.
Haas Ref N 31.E533
Grove Art Online
Under Articles/Databases: Databases by Title on the WCSU Libraries Homepage
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art. 5 volumes.
Haas Ref N 33.M23
Who's Who in American Art (1953, 1966, 1973, 1976- )
Haas Ref N 6536.W5
World Artists, 1950-1980: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref N 6489.M37 1984

Architecture

American Architects: A Survey of Award-Winning Contemporaries and Their Notable Works
Haas Ref NA 736.K7 1989
Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering and Construction. 5 volumes.
Haas Ref NA 31.E59 1988
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref NA 40.M25 1982

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Film, Theatre & Communication

Film

American Film Directors
Haas Ref PN 1995.9.P7.H57
The "B" Directors: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref PN 1998.A2.D593 1985
Biographical Dictionary of Film. Third edition.
Haas Ref PN 1998.2.T49 1994
Blacks in American Film and Television: An Encyclopedia
Haas Ref PN 1995.9.N4.B58 1988
Great Jews on Stage and Screen
Haas Ref PN 1583.L94 1987
Guide to American Screenwriters. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 1998.L24 1984
Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion
Haas Ref PN 1993.45.H3 1988
Illustrated Guide to Film Directors
Haas Ref PN 1998.A2.Q58 1983
Illustrated Who's Who of Hollywood Directors
Haas Ref 1998.2.B368 1995
Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema
Haas Ref PN 1998.A2.I48 1983
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. 5 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 1997.8.I58
Movie Comedians: The Complete Guide
Haas Ref PN 1998.A2.N45 1986
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
Haas Ref PN 1998.2.T49 2002
Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Comedy Actors
Haas Ref PN 2285.Q56 1992
Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema, 1896 to the Present
Haas Ref PN 1998.2.A24 1991
Twenty-five Black African Filmmakers: A Critical Study, with Filmography and Bio-Bibliography
Haas Ref PN 1998.A2.P477 1988
World Film Directors: 1890-1945
Haas Ref PN 1998.2.W67 1987

Theatre & Communication

Contemporary Dramatists
Haas Ref PR 737.C57 1982
Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers
Haas Ref PS 153.N5.P44 1990
Famous Actors and Actresses on the American Stage. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 2285.Y6 1975
Great Jews on Stage and Screen
Haas Ref PN 1583.L94 1987
International Dictionary of Theatre: Volume 2: Playwrights and Volume 3: Actors, Directors and Designers
Haas Ref PN 2035.I49 1992
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 1625.M3
Notable Women in the American Theatre
Haas Ref PN 2285.N65 1989
Stars of Stand-Up Comedy: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Haas Ref PN 2285.S547 1986
Theatrical Directors: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref PN 2205.T54 1994
Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook
Haas Ref P 94.5.W65.W667 1996

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Music & Dance

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Music Ref ML 105.B16 1992
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
Music Ref ML 105.S67 1982
Biographical Dictionary of Dance
Haas Ref GV 1785.A1.C58 1982
Blues Who's Who
Music Ref ML 102.B6.H3 1981
Contemporary Composers
Music Ref ML 105.C75 1992
A Dictionary of American Composers
Music Ref ML 106.U3.B87 1984
Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. 2 volumes.
Music Ref ML 102.M88.G3 1994
Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Third edition. 8 volumes.
Music Ref ML102.P66.G84 1998
International Dictionary of Black Composers. 2 volumes.
Music Ref ML 105.I5 1999
International Encyclopedia of Dance. 6 volumes.
Music Ref GV 1585.I586 2004
International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. 2 volumes.
Music Ref ML 105.C7 1987
International Who's Who in Music
Music Ref ML 105.I58
Musicians Since 1900: Performers in Concert and Opera
Music Ref ML 105.E97 1978
New Grove Dictionary of American Music. 4 volumes.
Music Ref ML 101.U6.N48 1986
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Second edition. 3 volumes.
Music Ref ML 102.J3.N48 2001
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Second edition. 29 volumes.
Music Ref ML 100.N48 2001
New Grove Dictionary of Opera. 4 volumes.
Music Ref ML 102.06.N5 1992
New Rollingstone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. Third edition.
Music Ref ML 102.R6.R64 2001
Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers
Music Ref ML 105.N67 1994
Women Composers: Music Through the Ages. 7 volumes.
Music Ref M 2.W88 1996
Who's Who of Jazz: Storyville to Swing Street. Fourth edition.
Music Ref ML 106.U3.C5 1985

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Philosophy & Religion

Biographical Dictionary of Twenieth-Century Philosophers
Music Ref B 104.B5 1996
Butler's Lives of the Saints
Haas Ref BX 4654.B8 1991
Dictionary of American Religious Biography. Second edition.
Haas Ref BL 72.B68 1993
Encyclopedia Judaica. 16 volumes.
Haas Ref DS 102.8.E496
Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 8 volumes in four.
Haas Ref B 41.E5 1972
Encyclopedia of Religion. 16 volumes.
Haas Ref BL 31.E46
New Catholic Encyclopedia. Second edition. 15 volumes.
Haas Ref BX 841.N44 2003
Religious Leaders of America
Haas Ref BL 2525.R47 1991
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 10 volumes.
Music Ref B 51.R68 1998
Women Philosophers: A Bio-Critical Source Book
Haas Ref B 105.W6.K47 1989
Writers and Philosophers: A Sourcebook of Philosophical Influences on Literature
Haas Ref PN 49.T447 1990

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Language, Literature & Journalism

African-American Writers
Haas Ref PS 153.N5.A344 1991
American Playwrights Since 1945
Haas Ref PS 350.A53 1988
American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide.... 4 volumes.
Haas Ref PS 147.A4 2000
American Writers. 4 volumes + supplements.
Haas Ref PS 129.A55
American Writers before 1800. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref PS 185.A4 1983
Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref PA 3002.A5 1982
Asian American Novelists
Haas Ref PS 153.A84.A825 2000
Asian American Short Story Writers
Haas Ref PS 153.A84.A828 2003
Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism
Haas Ref PN 4871.B56 1989
Black Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors. Second edition.
Haas Ref PN 153.N5.B545 1994
British Women Writers
Haas Ref PR 111.B75 1989
British Writers. 8 volumes.
Haas Ref PR 85.B688
Contemporary Authors. Many volumes.
Haas Ref Z 1224.C6. Use the blue paperback Cumulative Index
Contemporary Fiction Writers of the South
Haas Ref PS 261.C565 1993
Contemporary Gay American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Haas Ref PS 374.H63.C66 1993
Contemporary Novelists
Haas Ref PR 737.V5
Contemporary Poets
Haas Ref PR 603.C6 1980
Cyclopedia of World Authors. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 451.C93 1989
Dictionary of Literary Biography. 250+ volumes.
Haas Ref PS 21.D5. Use cumulative author index at end of most recent volume.
Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref PS 153.N5.P44 1990
Encyclopedia of American Humorists
Haas Ref PS 430.E53 1988
Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 481.E5 1991
European Authors, 1000-1900: A Biographical Dictionary of European Literature
Haas Ref PN 451.K8
European Writers. 14 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 501.E9 1983
Feminist Writers
Haas Ref PN 451.F46 1996
Fifty Caribbean Writers
Ref PR 9205.A52.F54 1986
Fifty Southern Writers after 1900
Haas Ref PS 261.F54 1987
Fifty Southern Writers before 1900
Haas Ref PS 261.F543 1987
Greek and Latin Authors, 800 B.C. - A.D. 1000
Haas Ref PA 31.G7
International Who's Who of Authors and Writers
Haas Ref Z 1010.I57 2003
Jewish American Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Haas Ref PS 153.J4.J4B 1994
Journalists of the United States
Haas Ref PN 4871.D68 1991
Latino and Latina Writers. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref PS 153.H56.L39 2004
Major Tudor Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Haas Ref PR 411.M25 1997
Modern American Women Writers
Haas Ref PS 151.M54 1990
Notable Poets. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 1021.N68 1998
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref PS 21.E537 2004
Portraits of Linguists. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref P 83.S4
Science Fiction Writers
Haas Ref PS 374.S35.S36 1999
Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book
Haas Ref PQ 7081.S6 1990
St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers
Haas Ref PN 3435.S25 1996
Twentieth Century Authors: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref PN 771.K86
Women Writers of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Haas Ref PT 167.W66 1989
World Authors
Haas Ref PN 451.W672
World Poets. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 1021.W67 2000
Writers and Philosophers: A Sourcebook of Philosophical Influences on Literature
Haas Ref PN 49.T447 1990

100 Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators
Haas Ref PS 490.M395 2000
Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults
Haas Ref PN 1009.A1.M87 1999
Popular Nonfiction Authors for Children: A Biographical and Thematic Guide
Haas Ref Z 1037.W97 1998
Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref PN 451.Y4

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American Government, Politics & Society

Biographical Dictionary of Social Welfare in America
Haas Ref HV 27/B57 1986
American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910
Haas Ref E 663.R57 1989
American Political Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present
Haas Ref E 176.O27 1991
American Political Scientists: A Dictionary
Haas Ref JA 61.A525 1993
American Reformers
Haas Ref CT 215.A67 1985
American Revolutionary Biographies. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref E 206.S36 2000
American Social Leaders
Haas Ref HN 65.M38 1993
Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Leaders
Haas Ref HD 8073.A1.F56
Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women
Haas Ref JK 1012.F57 1999
Biographical Dictionary of the American Left
Haas Ref HX 84.A2.B56 1986
Biographical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement
Haas Ref E 185.61.L84 1997
Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy
Haas Ref E 467.W2
Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890
Haas Ref D 412.6.R39 1991
Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref E 176.B573
Encyclopedia of Civil War Biographies. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref E 467.E53 2000
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref JK 511.E53 1994
Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics
Haas Ref HQ 1236.5.U6.E53 1999
Facts About the Presidents: A Compilation of Biographical and Historical Information
Haas Ref E 176.1.K3
Guide to the Presidency. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref JK 516.C57 1996
Leaders from the 1960s: A Biographical Sourcebook of American Activism
Haas Ref HN 59.L43 1994
The Presidency A to Z. Second edition.
Haas Ref JK 511.P775 1998
The Presidents: A Reference History
Haas Ref E 176.1.P918 1984
Who Was Who in American Politics
Haas Ref E 176.M873 1974
Who Was Who in the American Revolution
Haas Ref E 206.P87 1993
Who Was Who in the Civil War
Haas Ref E 467.S56 1987
Who's Who in American Politics. Annual (1967- ).
Haas Ref E 176.W6424
Women Public Speakers in the United States, 1800-1925: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook
Haas Ref HQ 1412.W67 1993

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Education

Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators
Haas Ref LA 2311.O55 1997
Women Educators in the United States, 1820-1993
Haas Ref LA 2311.W65 1994


Law & Criminal Justice

Encyclopedia of American Crime. Second edition.
Haas Ref HV 6789.S54 2001
Facts About the Supreme Court of the United States
Haas Ref KF 8742.P32 1996
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fourth edition. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref KF 8742.W567 2004
The Supreme Court Justices: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref KF 8744.S859 1994
Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies
Haas Ref KF 8744.S86 1993
The Supreme Court of the United States: Its Beginning and Its Justices, 1790-1991
Haas Ref KF 8744.S87 1992
Who's Who in American Law
Haas Ref KF 372.W48
Women in Law: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
Haas Ref K 170.W66 1996

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Science, Mathematics, Medicine & Technology

American Men and Women of Science
Haas Ref Q 141.A4741
American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref RT 34.A44 1998
American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref Q 141.B25 1994
Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. New revised edition.
Haas Ref Q 141.A74 1972
Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology
Haas Ref T 39.B49 1996
Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists. Second edition. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref Q 141.B53 1994
Blacks in Science and Medicine
Haas Ref Q 141.B58 1990
Dictionary of American Nursing Biography
Haas Ref RT 34.D53 1983
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Haas Ref Q 141.D5 1981
Encyclopedia of Mathematics. 10 volumes + supplements.
Haas Ref QA 5.M3713 1988
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Haas Ref Q 121.M3
Nobel Prize Winners: Physics. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref QC 25.N63 1989
Notable Mathematicians: From Ancient Times to the Present
Haas Ref QA 28.N66 1998
Notable Women in Mathematics: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref QA 28.N68 1998
Notable Women in the Physical Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref Q 141.N734 1997
Women in Science: Antiquity Through the Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography
Haas Ref Q 141.O34 1986
Women of Mathematics: A Bio-Bibliographic Sourcebook
Haas Ref QA 28.W66 1987

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Social Sciences

American Political Scientists: A Dictionary
Haas Ref JA 61.A525 1993
American Social Leaders
Haas Ref HN 65.M38 1993
American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary
Haas Ref E 175.45.S27 1996
Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Leaders
Haas Ref HD 8073.A1.F56 1974
Biographical Dictionary of Psychology (Sheehy)
Haas Ref BF 109.A1.B615 1997
Biographical Dictionary of Psychology (Zusne)
Haas Ref BF 109.A1.Z85 1984
Biographical Dictionary of Social Welfare in America
Haas Ref HV 27.B57 1986
The Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Haas Ref D 14.B58 1988
Dictionary of Demography: Biographies. 2 volumes.
Haas Ref HB 855.P47 1985
Encyclopedia of Psychology. Second edition. 4 volumes.
Haas Ref BF 31.E52 1994. For biographies, see volume 4.
Encyclopedia of Psychology. 8 volumes.
Haas Ref BF31 .E52 2000
Encyclopedia of Social Work. 3 volumes.
Haas Ref HV 35.E56 1995. For biographies, see separate section at end of volume three.
Encyclopedia of Sociology. Second edition. 5 volumes.
Haas Ref HM 425.E5 2000
Great Historians of the Modern Age
Haas Ref D 14.G75 1991
International Dictionary of Anthropologists
Haas Ref GN 20.I52 1991
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Haas Ref H 40.A2.I5. For biographies, see volume 18.
Women Educators in the United States, 1820-1993: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
Haas Ref LA 2311.W65 1994
Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook
Haas Ref P 94.5.W65.W667 1996

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Business & Industry

Corporate Eponymy: A Biographical Dictionary
RSYL Bus Ref HC 29.R66 1992
Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography
RSYL Bus Ref HC 102.E5
Entrepreneurs: The Men and Women Behind Famous Brand Names and How They Made It
RSYL Bus Ref HC 29.F83 1985
How to Find Information About Executives
RSYL Bus Ref HD 38.25.U6.H69 1988
New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. 4 volumes.
RSYL Bus Ref HB 61.N49 1987
Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations. Volume 2: Directors and Executives (Annual)
RSYL Bus Ref HG 4057.A4 and Haas Ref HG 4057.A4
Who's Who in Finance and Industry (1985/86- )
RSYL Bus Ref HF 3023.A2.W5


Sports

The Ballplayers: Baseball's Ultimate Biographical Reference
Haas Ref GV 865.A1.B323
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Basketball and Other Indoor Sports
Haas Ref GV 697.A1.B494 1989
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Football
Haas Ref GV 939.A1.B56 1987
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Outdoor Sports
Haas Ref GV 697.A1.B49 1988
Black American Women in Olympic Track and Field
Haas Ref GV 697.A1.D38 1992
Celebrating Women Coaches
Haas Ref GV 697.A1.H367 2000
Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports
Haas Ref GV 697.A1.P58
Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America
Haas Ref GV 697.A1.W69 1992

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