Reference books (encyclopedias, handbooks, chronologies) are valuable sources of information.
Cambridge Histories Online
This database includes the complete text of over 350 scholarly titles in the Cambridge History Series. Each title is also listed individually in the library’s online catalog. Use the alphabetical title list under Databases on the library web site to link to Cambridge Histories Online.
Biographical Information
Biography and Genealogy Index Under Databases on library website
Provides citations to sources of biographical information.
Encyclopedia of World Biography Ref CT 103 E56 1997
European Historical Biography Ref CT 759 R47 1992