Biographical Research Guide 

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When choosing an individual to research and write about, choose a subject interesting to you because of his or her accomplishments, achievements in adverse circumstances, brilliance, etc. etc., and for whom there are adequate resources available either here or through our interlibrary loan program.

The reason for these two cautions is: (1) you may be researching your chosen individual for weeks and if you are not really interested, it will get boring; and (2) it is difficut to write a paper on someone about whom very little is known and not much material is available.

The only way you can know if there is material available to support research into your chosen topic is to do a little preliminary research before you make your final decision.

Let us know if you found this guide helpful, and leave a comment if you would like us to add something.

Welcome to the Biography Research Guide!

Biography: ...usually a written history of a person's life.

from: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed.

This guide will help you get started finding resources on the individual you have chosen to research. Use the tabs across the top to get to specific kinds of items. Contact me with questions by using the information in the box at the right. Feel free to recommend additional resources.