Smith, Elder, 1908-1909. 22 v. 2nd-9th supplements. Oxford University Press, 1912-1986. 22 v. 3rd-10th supplements. These are the major biographical dictionaries of significant British and American figures in all fields.
Editorial policies require that only deceased persons be considered for inclusion.
For more recent personages in both the classical and popular music fields and in related areas, the biographies in this annual publication are to be recommended. Although they are popular in tone, they are comprehensive, and references are made to other sources of information. This guide indexes popular periodicals, such as Time and Newsweek. This two indexes were at one time combined. At first the index was entitled International Index to Periodicals .