African-American Studies: Reference
Online Reference Titles
- American National Biography Online This link opens in a new windowBiographical treatments for significant American figures. An "American" is loosely defined as someone 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. The only invariant rule is that all subjects must have died prior to 1996. Online version updated quarterly with new articles and illustrations.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) This link opens in a new windowDictionaries and encyclopedias across multiple disciplines, as well as general reference works.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online This link opens in a new windowBiographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of literary figures.
- African American Studies - Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new windowBibliographies highlighting scholarship in key disciplines in African American Studies--e.g., culture, politics, religion, economics, etc.--with links to full-text resources where available at Fondren.
- Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowPremium Collection contains over 200 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books, giving subscribers unprecedented access to a comprehensive information resource. Includes added functionality and more detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions Series.
Selected Reference Works
Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Glenn R. Conrad. Louisiana Historical Association: 1988, 1999.
CT237 .D53 REFERENCE
Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. William S. Powell. University of North Carolina Press: 1979-1996.
CT252 .D5 REFERENCE
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris. University of North Carolina Press: 1989.
F209 .E53 REFERENCE
Encyclopedia of Southern History. David C. Roller and Robert W. Twyman. Louisiana State University Press: 1979.
F207.7 .E52 REFERENCE
Encyclopedia
of the American Civil War : a political, social, and military history.
David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler. ABC-CLIO: 2000.
E468 .H47 REFERENCE
Encyclopedia of the Confederacy. Richard N. Current. Simon & Schuster: 1993.
E487 .E55 REFERENCE
Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865. Janet B. Hewett. Broadfoot Publishing: 1995-96.
E548 .H48 REFERENCE
Texas Biographical Dictionary. Somerset: 1996.
CT262 .T47 REFERENCE
Who's Who in the South and Southwest. Marquis: 1947-.
Holdings: 1952-present
F208 .W64 REFERENCE