827
edits
added nav box
(Changing links/explanations from Research Outlines to Wiki articles) |
Rlindquist39 (talk | contribs) (added nav box) |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
An index to over 44,000 early pioneers named in 120 Iowa county histories is: | An index to over 44,000 early pioneers named in 120 Iowa county histories is: | ||
*''Biographical Index to the County Histories of Iowa'' <ref>Morford, Charles. ''Biographical Index to the County Histories of Iowa''. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1979. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=55692&amp;disp=Biographical+index+to+the+county+histori%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D32m])</ref> | *''Biographical Index to the County Histories of Iowa'' <ref>Morford, Charles. ''Biographical Index to the County Histories of Iowa''. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1979. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=55692&amp;amp;disp=Biographical+index+to+the+county+histori%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D32m])</ref> | ||
A similar index with about 8,000 names is: | A similar index with about 8,000 names is: | ||
*''Iowa Biography Index''Foresman, Sherry.''<ref>''Iowa Biography Index''. Menlo, Iowa: State of Iowa Lending and Research Library, 1986. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=583062&amp;disp=Iowa+biography+index%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D22i; fiche 6125666]) </ref>'' | *''Iowa Biography Index''Foresman, Sherry.''<ref>''Iowa Biography Index''. Menlo, Iowa: State of Iowa Lending and Research Library, 1986. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=583062&amp;amp;disp=Iowa+biography+index%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D22i; fiche 6125666]) </ref>'' | ||
The [http://www.state.ia.us/government/dca/shsi/ State Historical Society] in Des Moines and the [http://www.familysearch.org Family History Library] have three important biography collections about Iowa residents: | The [http://www.state.ia.us/government/dca/shsi/ State Historical Society] in Des Moines and the [http://www.familysearch.org Family History Library] have three important biography collections about Iowa residents: | ||
*''Citizens Historical Association'' <ref>''Citizens Historical Association'' (Indianapolis, Indiana). Biographical Sketches of Iowans. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=49887&amp;disp=Biographical+sketches+of+Iowans%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 films 985407–409]) </ref>These sketches are alphabetical and were compiled between 1938 and the 1940s. | *''Citizens Historical Association'' <ref>''Citizens Historical Association'' (Indianapolis, Indiana). Biographical Sketches of Iowans. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=49887&amp;amp;disp=Biographical+sketches+of+Iowans%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 985407–409]) </ref>These sketches are alphabetical and were compiled between 1938 and the 1940s. | ||
*''Biographical Data Collection'' <ref>Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Biographical Data Collection''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=409051&amp;disp=Biographical+data+collection%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 films 1023885–89 and 1023620].)</ref> This collection consists of alphabetical personal-history surveys. | *''Biographical Data Collection'' <ref>Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Biographical Data Collection''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=409051&amp;amp;disp=Biographical+data+collection%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 1023885–89 and 1023620].)</ref> This collection consists of alphabetical personal-history surveys. | ||
*''Biography Files'' <ref>Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Biography Files''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=409055&amp;disp=Biography+files%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 films 1023616 item 2] and –[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=409055&amp;disp=Biography+files%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 191023617)] </ref>These files are alphabetized folders of newspaper clippings and correspondence.' | *''Biography Files'' <ref>Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Biography Files''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=409055&amp;amp;disp=Biography+files%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 1023616 item 2] and –[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=409055&amp;amp;disp=Biography+files%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 191023617)] </ref>These files are alphabetized folders of newspaper clippings and correspondence.' | ||
'''Two representative biographical encyclopedias are:''' | '''Two representative biographical encyclopedias are:''' | ||
*''A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa'' <ref>''A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa''. Two volumes. Reprint of 1896 edition, Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=277397&amp;disp=A+Memorial+and+biographical+record+of+Io%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D3m; film 1033791 items 2–3; fiche 6051365 also film 934926 item 6.)]</ref> | *''A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa'' <ref>''A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa''. Two volumes. Reprint of 1896 edition, Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=277397&amp;amp;disp=A+Memorial+and+biographical+record+of+Io%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D3m; film 1033791 items 2–3; fiche 6051365 also film 934926 item 6.)]</ref> | ||
*''Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive Men of Iowa: Leaders in Business, Politics and the Professions, Together with an Original and Authentic History of the State'' <ref>Gue, Benjamin F., and Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh. ''Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive Men of Iowa: Leaders in Business, Politics and the Professions, Together with an Original and Authentic History of the State''. Two volumes. Des Moines, Iowa: Conaway and Shaw, 1899. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=166616&amp;disp=Biographies+and+portraits+of+the+progres%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D3b; film 934927 items 2–3; fiche 6051353)']</ref> | *''Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive Men of Iowa: Leaders in Business, Politics and the Professions, Together with an Original and Authentic History of the State'' <ref>Gue, Benjamin F., and Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh. ''Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive Men of Iowa: Leaders in Business, Politics and the Professions, Together with an Original and Authentic History of the State''. Two volumes. Des Moines, Iowa: Conaway and Shaw, 1899. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=166616&amp;amp;disp=Biographies+and+portraits+of+the+progres%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D3b; film 934927 items 2–3; fiche 6051353)']</ref> | ||
'''The following gazetteer contains biographical information:''' | '''The following gazetteer contains biographical information:''' | ||
| Line 60: | Line 60: | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{Iowa|Iowa}} | |||
[[Category:Iowa|Biography]] | [[Category:Iowa|Biography]] | ||