Databases
- American National Biography This link opens in a new window Offers portraits of more than 18,700 men and women whose lives have shaped the nation and explores not only America's political, diplomatic, and military history, but also social, cultural, and intellectual trends; science, technology, and medicine; the arts; and religion.
- American History Online This link opens in a new window Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover the American experience.
- ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases This link opens in a new window Four interactive programs that use primary documents, video, audio, and maps, to cover units in American History, American Government, World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, and World History: The Modern Era.
General Encyclopedias
These general sources will provide a great overview of your person. In addition, each article contains links to websites and in many cases, periodicals (magazines) as well.
- World Book Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window SIGN IN WITH CITY NAME AND ZIP CODE. Includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related websites.
- Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new window Contains more than 120,000 articles, websites, images, and videos on a variety of topics.