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American National Biography
American National Biography consists of brief biographies of Americans with significant achievements, fame, or influence. "American" is defined as a person whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history. Only deceased persons are included. Coverage: Details not available. biographies encyclopedias reference

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Biography Reference Center
Contains full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of "Biography Today" and "Biography," plus many narrative biographies not available in other databases. Users can locate biographies of interest through keyword searches or by browsing genre categories (e.g., actors, authors, composers, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, etc.). Coverage: varies. biographies encyclopedias reference

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Gale in Context: Biography
A biography database which merges Gale’s authoritative reference content, including Lives & Perspectives, with periodicals and multimedia. Includes more than 600,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. biographies encyclopedias reference

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HeritageQuest
Research materials for U.S. genealogy Coverage: varies. biographies primary sources documents manuscripts

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of deceased people who were British or who impacted the British Isles, including Ireland and colonial America. Coverage: 4th Cent. B.C.E. – 2000. biographies encyclopedias reference

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Personal Justice Denied: Public Hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment, 1981
This publication consists of the testimony and documents from more than 750 witnesses: Japanese Americans and Aleuts who had lived through the events of WWII, former government officials who ran the internment program, public figures, internees, organizations such as the Japanese American Citizens League, interested citizens, historians, and other professionals who had studied the subjects of the Commission’s inquiry. Many of the transcripts are personal stories of experiences of evacuees. Coverage: 1981. biographies primary sources documents manuscripts