Electronic Resources

American National Biography

The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation. More than a decade in preparation, the American National Biography is the first biographical resource of this scope to be published in more than sixty years.

• The 17,435 original biographies
• 125 or more new biographies added every three months, including articles on recently deceased notables as well as figures from the past who were not subjects in the print edition
• Nearly 2,000 illustrations from the Library of Congress to start, and more added each quarter
• Regular updates to the bibliographies
• Regular updates to the biographies that incorporate new facts and new interpretations

You may search the ANB Online in a number of ways:

• By full text (words and phrases)
• By subject name
• By gender
• By occupation or realm of renown
• By birth date
• By birthplace
• By death date
• By contributor name

For USC users only.

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Selector: Amy Ciccone

Last modified on 05/29/05