Biographical and Genealogical Information
The Place to Start: Biography and Genealogy Master Index Online
Searching Biography and Genealogy Master Index Online enables you to quickly determine which (of more than 1,000) publications you need to consult for accurate and accessible biographical information. No matter what famous person you're looking for, you should find the citation here; the total number of biographical sketches indexed now exceeds 13 million.
You can use Biography and Genealogy Master Index Online to:
- Locate reference works with biographical information on people from all time periods, geographic locations, and professions
- Search the indexes of more than 1,000 reference books at one time
- Determine birth and death dates of important people
You may access Biography and Genealogy Master Index Online if you have a valid Harvard ID and PIN number or you are in a Harvard library. If you are not a Harvard library patron, check for its availability in your local library. Biography and Genealogy Master Index Online is also available in many public and academic libraries.
Contents: The Place to Start | Current Biography | American Biography | American Religious Biography | Biography by Religious Tradition or Denomination | Christian Theologians | Faculty of Harvard Divinity School | Graduates and Others Enrolled at Harvard Divinity School | Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist Clergy | Colonial Clergy | Church Records / Genealogy Resources
The complete guide is also available in a one-page format, which is especially useful for viewing and printing the entire guide at once.
This guide was originally written by Clifford Wunderlich and Renata Kalnins in January 2005. It was last updated March 11, 2005.