HISTORY DEPARTMENT

 

Sources on Historical Authors in SOU's
Hannon Library

by
Todd F. Carney
Southern Oregon University

(Copyright 1996, 2005 Todd F. Carney. This material may be used for instructional purposes without permission, but all commercial rights are reserved.)

Some of the following sources will provide biographical information on authors. Others may simply cite works by the author in question. Keep in mind, though, that a great deal can be learned about an historian by noting what she has published in addition to the book you are reading. Remember also that an academic author will usually mention institutional affiliations, colleagues, and intellectual debts in his preface or forward.

Take special note of the publication dates of the sources listed below.

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1. AHA Guide to Historical Literature. 3d. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Contains 27,000 annotated citations and an author index.

2. Author Biographies Master Index. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978. Two Volumes.

3. Blackwell Dictionary of Historians. New York: Blackwell Research, 1988.

4. Books in Print. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1996. CD-ROM version. Paper editions available in SOU bookstore and Jackson County Public libraries. Use Author search.

5. Contemporary Authors. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1975-. Two series with occasional cumulative indices. Approximately 180 volumes total.

6. Directory of American Scholars. 8th. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1982. Previous editions available.

7. Faculty Directory of Higher Education . Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1988.

8. Humanities Index. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1974-. Annual volumes with current quarterly supplements. Note that the paper version begins ten years before the electronic one. Note also that history journals are not indexed in Social Science Index.

9. National Faculty Directory. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1988. Previous editions available.

10. Twentieth-Century American Historians. Vol. 17, Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1983. There are 162 volumes in the DLB.

11. Who's Who in America. Chicago: A.N. Marquis, 1899-. Current and previous volumes available. Prominent historians often find their way into Who's Who.

12. SOU's Hannon Library Catalog. Approximately 350,000 volumes. Use author search.

13. Summit Union Catalog. The Oregon and WashingtonUnion catalog. Use author search.

14. Worldcat. A national union catalog. Use author search.

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