African American Biography For additional information on finding African American biographical information LOCATION Library Databases Fulltext coverage of 40 core Black studies http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/blks/resguide/afambio.htm
Extractions: Contents: Getting Started Finding Newspaper and Periodical Articles General Reference Sources Searching DELCAT ... Library of Congress Subject Headings Biographical information on African-Americans is abundantly available in the Morris Library. This select bibliography can be used to identify full-text information online, books, newspaper and periodical articles, and encyclopedia entries on this topic. A few good starting points are: Biography and Genealogy Master Index . Detroit: Gale Group. LOCATION: Library Databases A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. The database includes entries from the following directories, which are also available in print: Contemporary Black Biography Notable Black American Men Notable Black American Women , the St. James Guide to Black Artists
Resources African African American studies Duke University It counts several notablecollections among its holdings, including the papers of Professor John Hope http://www.duke.edu/web/africanameric/resources.html
Extractions: AAAS is affiliated with the John Hope Franklin Center for African and African-American Documentation , which was established in 1995 at the University. The Center's mission is to make available to all researchers a growing body of primary sources and publications in the field. It counts several notable collections among its holdings, including the papers of Professor John Hope Franklin and the documentation generated by Behind the Veil, an oral history project on African-American life in the Jim Crow South. Current holdings in Perkins Library span several disciplines and include books, manuscripts, archives, periodicals, microfilms, videotapes, and sound recordings. Mary Lou Williams Center Center For Documentary Studies Child and Family Policy Center Latin American and Caribbean Studies ... Duke Jazz Ensemble
EWU Biographical Information WWW Sites This is one of the most comprehensive biographical sources of people who Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20th Century REF Q141 D535 http://www.ewu.edu/x8730.xml
Links African American History and Culture (LC Manuscript Division) The HartfordStudies Project is a digitalized collection of images of the black http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/blackhis/resource.htm
Extractions: In honor of the Library of Congress' Manuscript Division's centennial, its staff selected for online display representative historical documents on eight major themes, each theme covering the papers of prominent Americans whose lives reflect our country's evolution. This site reflects the theme, "African American History and Culture." Like the other theme pages, it consists of an essay containing links to digital reproductions of selected documents. A detailed description accompanies each document. African-American Journey (World Book) World Book editors have assembled a comprehensive look at the history of African Americans and their struggle for freedom in honor of Black History Month. The articles in this feature were taken from the World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. There are also numerous links to World Wide Web sites concerning important figures and events in black history, as well as issues surrounding current events. Africana.com
