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Listed below are the most sought after biographies of the most popular
people of times past, listed in alphabetical order:
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American
Presidency
- Feature articles from Grolier Online
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All
Popes, Listing
- Comprehensive list and background of all popes serving as
head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Asimov,
Isaac - 1920-1992
- A site devoted to the seminal, prolific science fiction
writer. Includes lists of his novels, short fiction, and
essays, plus links to reviews, booksellers, and publishers.
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Author
Webliography
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Biography Center
- site lists more than 10,500 manually indexed biographies.
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Biography.com
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BrightSPARCS
- Biographical information about people from science,
technology & medicine
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Britannica's Lives
- bios of famous people born on user selected date
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Catholic
Saints
- FAQs about saints & sainthood, patron saints, saints'
days, etc.
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Chiefs
of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
- Also includes Ambasssadors to the United States.
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Colonial Hall:
Biographies of America's Founding Fathers
- ongoing project to put the biographies of the founding
fathers on the Web. These are currently divided into three
categories: Signers of the Declaration, Articles of
Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution.
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Composer
Biographies
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Congressional
Biographical Directory
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Jefferson,
Thomas - 1743-1826
- site from the foundation that maintains Jefferson's home
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Lives, the Biography
Resource
- annotated directory of links to sites that focus on the
lives of individuals or groups of people, worthwhile
collections of links to other biographical resources, primary
biographical source material such as images, diaries, memoirs,
correspondence, interviews, oral histories, etc., and good
biographical dictionaries.
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Marquis
Who's Who
- Marquis Publication's 22nd Edition of Who's Who in American
Art. This volume profiles 11,724 contributors to the visual
arts in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Rock Musicians
- People Magazine's Rock Hall of Fame.
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Russell,
Berrrand - 1872-1970
- life of this British philosopher, essayist, and outspoken
advocate for peace. Links to other Russell sites, including
the Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University, Ontario,
Canada.
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Social
Security Death Index
- Contains information on over 62 million deceased Americans
who were receiving Social Security benefits at the time of
their deaths. Includes name, SS#, date of birth and death, and
last residence.
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Speeches
and Quotations
- The College of St. Catherine Libraries provides a gateway to
famous speeches -- from presidential inaugural addresses to
speeches by women around the world. With a good measure of
quotations thrown in.
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Steinbeck, John
-- 1902-1968
- The National Steinbeck Center is home to a museum and
library devoted to this great writer and winner of the Nobel
Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize. The collections
include books by and about him, local and oral history,
audio-visual materials, artwork, and theses.
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Vincent Voice
Library
- The G. Robert Vincent Voice Library, located in the Michigan
State University library, is the largest academic voice
library in the nation. The collection of over 50,000 people,
recorded over the last 100 years, is in the process of being
digitally preserved, and will be part of the National Gallery
of the Spoken Word.
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