Features history of each century, biographies, information on U.S. towns, cities, states. Oxford English Dictionary Most scholarly dictionary in the English language. Gives historical development of words. R 423 R194 Random House Dictionary of the English Language Especially useful for recent words and meanings. W3825 Webster s Reference Dictionary of the English Language Earliest meanings given first.
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Separate gazetteer and biography section. C749 Congressional Staff Directory Includes the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and biographical profiles of U.S. senators, representatives, and their key staff members. G152 Encyclopedia of Associations Has entries for thousands of organizations in the United States. An ongoing series with criticism of the works of creative writers alive after 1959. An ongoing series with criticism of the works of 19 th -century creative writers who died before 1900.