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There are four important multivolume reference sources on American (U.S.) biography, indexed in Biography and Genealogy Master Index Online, in Andover-Harvard Theological Library (call numbers noted), several other Harvard libraries, and in many public and academic libraries:
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American National Biography (1999), Dictionary of American Biography (1928-1936, plus supplements), and Notable American Women cite published and archival resources; their entries are written by named scholars and researchers.
If you have a valid Harvard ID and PIN number or you are in a Harvard library, you may access American National Biography Online; entries from the Dictionary of American Biography as well as some volumes of Who Was Who are online in Biography Resource Center.
You may also want to search The African American Biographical Database (AABD), which brings together in one resource the biographies of thousands of African Americans, 1790-1950. These biographical sketches have been assembled from the series Black Biographical Dictionaries and from other biographical dictionaries and sources.
If you are not a Harvard library patron, check for the availability of these reference sources in your local library.
For more information, contact a reference librarian.
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.