Comprehensive biographical dictionary of African-Americans deceased before 1970. Includes national figures as well as those of regional or local significance. Dictionary of National Biography. 22 vols. and supplements. Includes American colonials.
All articles are on deceased individuals.
A Biographical Directory. Includes scholars in history, English, speech, drama, foreign languages, linguistics, philology, philosophy, religion, and law. Six Hundred Life Stories of Important People from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller. Approximately 600 biographical sketches of native Americans and some non-Indians important in Indian affairs, from the 17th century to the present. European Faculty Directory.