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The following collections are important sources for biographies of prominent businessmen, political leaders, and religious and historical figures: | The following collections are important sources for biographies of prominent businessmen, political leaders, and religious and historical figures: | ||
*''British and Irish Biographies.'' London, England: Chadwyck- Healey, 1986-. This is a major and still growing microfiche collection of biographical dictionaries. A large portion of the collection is indexed in ''Index to British and Irish Biographies, 1840-1940.'' Manchester, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1987. | *''British and Irish Biographies.'' London, England: Chadwyck- Healey, 1986-. This is a major and still growing microfiche collection of biographical dictionaries. A large portion of the collection is indexed in ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=title Index to British and Irish Biographies], 1840-1940.'' Manchester, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1987. | ||
*The biographical dictionaries included in the collection, together with their Family History Library call numbers, are listed in the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog under BRITISH AND IRISH BIOGRAPHIES. | |||
*Crone, John S. ''A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography''. 1937. Reprint. Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1970. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|140733|title-id|disp=941.5 D3cr}} 1970.) This dictionary contains short biographical summaries of famous Irishmen who lived between A.D. 350 and 1970. | *Crone, John S. ''A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography''. 1937. Reprint. Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1970. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|140733|title-id|disp=941.5 D3cr}} 1970.) This dictionary contains short biographical summaries of famous Irishmen who lived between A.D. 350 and 1970. | ||
*Lee, Sir Sidney, et. al., eds.''Dictionary of National Biography''. 63 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1885-. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|920.042 D561n|disp=920.042 D561n}}; fiche {{FHL|244797|title-id|disp=6051261}}.) This series includes biographies of noteworthy British subjects who lived between a.d. 500 and 1985. | *Lee, Sir Sidney, et. al., eds.''Dictionary of National Biography''. 63 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1885-. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|920.042 D561n|disp=920.042 D561n}}; fiche {{FHL|244797|title-id|disp=6051261}}.) This series includes biographies of noteworthy British subjects who lived between a.d. 500 and 1985. | ||