Research Guides: Poetry as Performance: THTR 1008: Biographies

Biographical Information

American National Biography This link opens in a new window
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American National Biography contains biographies, illustrations and hyperlinked cross-references.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index This link opens in a new window
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) contains biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor. It indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity worldwide.
Black Studies Center (BSC) This link opens in a new window
The Black Studies Center contains scholarly essays, periodicals, historical newspaper articles and reference books on Black Studies. It combines resources for research and teaching in Black Studies, including The Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, Black Studies Periodicals Database (formerly IIBP), Black Literature Index, and the Chicago Defender historical newspaper from 1912-1975.***BSC also contains content previously found at African American Biographical Database.
Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Biography in Context (Biography Resource Center) provides reference content from magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. It covers people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers.
Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors This link opens in a new window
Contemporary Authors provides access to current biographical and bibliographical data on modern authors. Included are author-provided updates, expanded entries, bibliographies, awards, and recent update information.

Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Literature Resource Center provides access to biographical information, overviews, literary criticism, and reviews covering all disciplines and time periods from around the world.