Online Biographical Indexes
Here are designated generalist national biographical resources; those that do not have a specifically (or exclusively) religious focus.
- American national biography (Online)Good coverage of historical persons with national stature in the United States. Especially helpful for researching preachers of national historical standing like Jonathan Edwards, Dwight L. Moody, Martin Luther King Jr.
- Oxford dictionary of national biography (Online)Good coverage of historical persons (in our case preachers) with national stature in the United Kingdom.
Print National Biographies
American national biography by Call Number: Jones Ref CT213 .A68 1999ISBN: 0195206355Print version of online resource above.- Dictionary of Canadian biography.Call Number: Jones Ref F1005 .D49ISBN: 0070-4717Print version of online resource above.
Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2001-2004 by Call Number: Jones Ref DA28 .O95 2009ISBN: 019956244XPrint version of online resource above.
The ODNB is the official British dictionary of National Biography.
The African American national biography by Call Number: Jones Ref E185.96 .A4466 2008ISBN: 0195160193
The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States by Call Number: Jones Ref E184.S75 O97 2005ISBN: 0195156005
Dictionary of German biography (DGB) by Call Number: Jones Ref CT759 .D4813 2001ISBN: 962001961English translation of the Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie (DBE).- Enciclopedia de México byCall Number: Jones Ref F1204 .E5 1996ISBN: 1564090167Spanish language publication.
- Indice biografico italiano = Italian biographical index byCall Number: O'Grady General Coll CT1123 .I53 1997ISBN: 3598331681
- Archivio biografico italiano sino al 2001 [microform] byCall Number: Jones Microfiche Ref 442ISBN: 3598350821
- Diccionario biográfico, histórico y geográfico argentino El AteneoCall Number: Moody General Collection F2804 .D47 1997ISBN: 9500263432
- Dicionário histórico-biográfico brasileiro, 1930-1983 byCall Number: Moody General Collection F2504 .D53 1984
