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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: | ||
Morford, Charles. ''Biographical Index to the County Histories of Iowa''. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1979. | Morford, Charles. ''Biographical Index to the County Histories of Iowa''. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1979. (FHL book 977.7 D32m) | ||
A similar index with about 8,000 names is: | A similar index with about 8,000 names is: | ||
Foresman, Sherry. ''Iowa Biography Index''. Menlo, Iowa: State of Iowa Lending and Research Library, 1986. ( | Foresman, Sherry. ''Iowa Biography Index''. Menlo, Iowa: State of Iowa Lending and Research Library, 1986. (FHL book 977.7 D22i; fiche 6125666) | ||
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'' (Indianapolis, Indiana). Biographical Sketches of Iowans. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. ( | ''Citizens Historical Association'' (Indianapolis, Indiana). Biographical Sketches of Iowans. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (FHL films 985407–409) These sketches are alphabetical and were compiled between 1938 and the 1940s. | ||
Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Biographical Data Collection''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. ( | Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Biographical Data Collection''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (FHL films 1023885–89 and 1023620.) This collection consists of alphabetical personal-history surveys. | ||
Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Biography Files''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. ( | Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Biography Files''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (FHL films 1023616 item 2 and 1023617–19) 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''. Two volumes. Reprint of 1896 edition, Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978. ( | ''A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa''. Two volumes. Reprint of 1896 edition, Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978. (FHL book 977.7 D3m; film 1033791 items 2–3; fiche 6051365 also film 934926 item 6.) | ||
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. ( | 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. (FHL book 977.7 D3b; film 934927 items 2–3; fiche 6051353)' | ||
'''The following gazetteer contains biographical information:''' | '''The following gazetteer contains biographical information:''' | ||