Black Biographical dictionaries, 1790-1950
How to use the Index
The first two volumes of the Index are an alphabetical listing of all the
personal names that appear in the microfiche collection. Each record includes:
the name, dates of birth and death (if available), occupation and
religion, followed by references to the microfiche collection. Here is
a sample record:
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Cook, Samuel Milton
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Born: 3 August 1866
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Died: 28 July 1918
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Place of Birth: Pushmatoka, AL
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Occupation: Religious worker
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Religion: Baptist
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Biography: 052-Vol.II, p.313f
Note the last line of this record. Biography refers to the
microfiche collection. 052 is the reference number in the
microfiche collection. This reference number is the most crucial
piece of information needed to locate the full biography of the
person. This record shows that the person's biography can be found
in the 52nd book of the microfiche collection.
Many of the biographies in the microfiche collection have illustrations.
This information is also available from the index (Referenced in
the same way as the Biography. For example: Illustrations:
018-p.308., which shows that on page 308 of the 18th book of the
microfiche collection, there is an illustration.)
The third volume of the index begins with the list of the 297 sources
of the microfiche collection, arranged by reference number.
Following the list of sources are indexes by place of birth, by occupation,
by religion, and an index of women.
Both the microfiche collection and the three volume index set are
housed inside the Reference Reading Room. The index set is shelved
at its call number location (E185.96 .B532 1987). The microfiche collection,
together
with the microfiche reader, is behind the door of the Reference Reading
Room.
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