Biographies 

A large collection of basic information on many subjects drawn from reference books published by Oxford University Press.

Provides information about many locally held microfilm collections containing a wealth of information on people.

A guide to numerous print and online sources for finding diary materials held by the University of Virginia libraries.

Long essays on almost 20,000 figures from US history. DAB is included in History Resource Center.

Lives of British persons from the earliest times to the end of the 20th century.

A collection of family and local histories and genealogy and local history periodicals from the US and Canada, and of US census data.

Lists many important personal paper collections.

Current facts, statistics, biographies on many topics.

Comprehensive encyclopedia of the visual arts of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific with links to tens of thousands of images.

Biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities; profiles of organizations; and a collection of documents including education related legislation, international treaties and testing methods. Coverage is international.

Comprehensive encyclopedia of Islamic religion and of the culture and history of the Islamic regions. Click on "Login" to enter. Requires special fonts that can be downloaded from the site.

Comprehensive encyclopedia with over 21,000 entries on all aspects of Jewish life, culture, history, and religion

MLA Bibliography and The Dictionary of Literary Biography and other biographical and critical works about authors, plus journal articles and book chapters on literary works and topics. Primarily literature in English, but also much on world literatature.

Comprehensive music encyclopedia, with coverage of music history, theory and practice, musical terminology, and biographies. Includes works lists, musical examples, and link to online recordings..

Search by keyword or browse alphabetically. Includes references to journal articles.

Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia and its Yearbooks with additional updates, biographies, and a glossary of scientific terms.