| The following are reference works in which you can find information about notable people from all walks of life, including authors. |
| INTERNATIONAL |
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| Biography Index |
Doyle REF/Index Table Z/5301/.B5 |
| Current Biography Yearbook 1940- |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/CT/100/.C8 |
| Cambridge Biographical Dictionary |
Doyle REF/CT/103/.C4 |
| McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography |
Doyle REF/CT/103/.M27 (16 vols.) |
| Who's Who |
Doyle REF/DA/28/.W6 |
| Who Was Who |
Doyle REF/DA/28/.W621 (7 vols.) |
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| AMERICAN |
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| American National Biography |
Doyle REF/CT/213/.A68 (24 vols.) |
| American Reformers: a H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/CT/215/.A67 |
| Black Women in America: an historical encyclopedia |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/185.86/.B542 (2 vols.) |
| Dictionary of American Biography |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/176/.D562 (28 vols.)
Doyle Circulating /E/176/.D564 |
| Dictionary of Indians of North America |
Doyle REF/E/89/.D43 (3 vols.) |
| Encyclopedia of American Biography |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/CT/213/.E53 |
| Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography |
Doyle REF/F/596/.T515 (3 vols.) |
| Notable American Women: a Biographical dictionary |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/CT/3260/.N57 (3 vols.) |
| Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives (1981-1996) |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/176/.S37 (4 vols.) |
| Who's Who in America |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/663/.W56 |
| Who Was Who in America |
Doyle REF/E/176/.W64 |
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| BRITISH |
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| Dictionary of National Biography |
Doyle REF/DA/28/.D4 (30 vols.) |
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| SPECIALIZED SOURCES |
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| American Women Artists |
Doyle REF/N/6505/.R8 |
| Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/ML/105/.B16 |
| Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science |
Doyle REF/Q/141/.B5285 (2 vols.) |
| Dictionary of Art |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/N/31/.D5 (34 vols.) |
| Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists |
Doyle REF/N/6512/.C854 |
| Dictionary of Scientific Biography |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/Q/141/.D5 (18 vols.) |
| Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects |
Doyle REF/NA/40/.M25 (4 vols.) |
| The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/ML/100/.N48 (20 vols.) |
| World Artists, 1950-1980 |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/N/6489/.M37 |
| World Artists, 1980-1990, |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/N/6489/.W67 |
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| Literary Biography |
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| These are reference works in which you can find information on the lives of authors of literature, poetry, and drama. Books listed under the heading INTERNATIONAL may contain information on both American and British authors. |
| AMERICAN |
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| American authors 1600-1900 |
Doyle REF/PS/21/.K8 |
| American Women Writers |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PS/147/.A4 (5 vols.) |
| American Writers |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PS/129/.A55 (4 vols., 6 Suppl.) |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography (various volumes) |
Doyle REF/PN/451/.D5 |
| Fifty Southern Writers before 1900 |
Doyle REF/PS/261/.F535 |
| Fifty Southern Writers after 1900 |
Doyle REF/PS/261/.F54 |
| Oxford Companion to African-American Literature |
Doyle REF/PS/153/.N5/O96 |
| Oxford Companion to American Literature |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PS/21/.H3 |
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| BRITISH |
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| British Authors before 1800 |
Doyle REF/PR/105/.K9 |
| British Authors of the Nineteenth Century |
Doyle REF/PR/103/.K9 |
| British Writers |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PR/85/.B688 (8 vols., 2 Suppl.) |
| Oxford Companion to English Literature |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PR/19/.D73 |
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| INTERNATIONAL |
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| African Writers |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PL/8010/.A453 (2 vols.) |
| Ancient Writers; Greece and Rome |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PA/3002/.A5 |
| Contemporary Authors |
Doyle REF/PN/771/.C676 (134 vols.) |
| Contemporary Dramatists |
Doyle REF/PR/737/.C57
Doyle Circulating /PR/737/.C57 |
| Contemporary Novelists |
Doyle REF/PR/883/.C64 |
| Contemporary Poets |
Doyle REF/PR/603/.C6 |
| Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature |
Doyle REF/PQ/7081/.A1/E56 |
| Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century |
Doyle REF/PN/771/.E5 (4 vols.) |
| European Authors 1000-1900 |
Doyle REF/PN/451/.K8 |
| European Writers |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PN501/.E9 |
| Great Writers of the English Language |
Doyle REF/PR/106/.G9 (3 vols.) |
| Greek and Latin Authors, 800 B.C. A.D. 1000 |
Doyle REF/PA/31/.G7 |
| Handbook of Russian Literature |
Doyle REF/PG/2940/.H29 |
| Latin-American Writers |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PQ/7081/.A1/L37 (3 vols.) |
| McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama |
Doyle REF/PN/1625/.M3 |
| Twentieth Century Authors |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PN/771/.K86 (2 vols.) |
| World Authors 1950-1970 |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PN/451/.W67 |
| World Authors 1970-1975 |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PN/451/.W67 |
| World Authors 1975-1980 |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PN/451/.W67 |
| World Authors 1980- 1985 |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PN/451/.W67 |
| World Authors 1985-1990 |
Doyle & Mahoney REF/PN/451/.W67 |
