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These titles are especially useful for locating material on obscure, or lesser known individuals.
| Title | Description | Call No. |
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| African Biographical Archive | Entries from 231 works on individuals (including missionaries, settlers, and explorers), from the age of the Pharaohs through the 20th century. | Micfich 2525 |
| American Autobiographies Series I, 1676-1850 See also: Pamphlets in American History, Micfich 557, for other autobiographical and biographical items. |
Micfich S-72 Fiche numbers in this set correspond to entries in Louis Kaplan's A Bibliography of American Autobiographies, Call Number Z 1224. K4 1961, Alderman Reference Room |
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| American Biographical Archive | Entries from nearly 500 sources on individuals from North American history from the 17th century through 1980. No index but fiche headers provide access. | Micfich 1641 |
| Archives Biographiques Francaises | Entries from 180 sources published from the 17th to the early 20th century. Includes coverage of France and French speaking countries. | Micfich 2015 |
| Archivio Biografico Italiano | Entries from 321 sources published from 1646-1934. | Micfich 1889 |
| Archivo Biografico de Espana, Portugal e Iberoamerica | Entries from hundreds of sources published from 1602 through the 1950's. Subjects are from all walks of life; some women have been included. Entries in Spanish and Portuguese. | Micfich 1422 and 1422a |
| Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790-1950 | Full text of 300 rare books of biographical essays on over 30,000 individuals, with thousands of portraits. | Micfich 2129 Note: |
| British and Irish Biographies, 1840-1940 | Micfich 1089 (Reference Fiche section) See guide to index. |
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| Deutsches Biographisches Archiv. | Entries from hundreds of sources published between 1700 and the 1960's. | Micfich 2059 and Micfich 1367 (Neue Folge) (Reference Fiche section) |