If the Library owns a biography on that person, it will be listed there. Back to Top Periodicals Magazines often contain interviews with famous people or articles about them. Check the Reader's Guide, The New York Times Index, the appropriate subject index, or Book Review Index for information. The Specker Library has many reference books about people.
Articles can range from a brief biography to an in-depth interview.
Be sure to use the Table of Contents or Index to choose a particular volume or source. The Biographical Dictionary of Black Americans. Cambridge Biographical Dictionary. Chamber's Biographical Dictionary. Edited by J.O. Thorne.