Internet Quick Reference Shelf: Biography
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- Presidents of the United States - Background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents; links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites.
- Biography - A searchable database of over 25,000 famous people. Search by name or keyword.
- Congresswomen's Biographies - A brief biography and a photograph for all women who have served or are currently serving in the House of Representatives.
- Family Search - From the Latter Day Saints. Coverage includes more than 957 million names available in searchable databases. Data output can include birth and death dates; name of parents; social security number; and city, state, and county of death.
- Literature Awards - Awards for biography, children's literature, e-books, ethnic, fantasy, fiction, history, horror, mystery, poetry, science fiction, translation, etc. Awards are listed alphabetically and by category.
- Nobel Foundation, The - Information about the Nobel Prizes, the Nobel Laureates and their discoveries. It also provides information about the donor, Alfred Nobel and his will, and the Nobel Foundation. The Nobel Website will be used in October each year to announce the Nobel Prizes and to provide information about the Laureates and their scientific, literary and political contributions.
- Pulitzer Prize Archive - Lists all Pulitzer prize winners from 1917 to present. Searchable by author, year, category and publication. Full-text of all Pulitzer prize winning works from 1995 to present.
- Social Security Death Index - Search names in the Social Security Death Index. Includes the following information on each decedent, if the data is available to the Social Security Administration: first and last name, birth and death dates, social security number and state issued, and last residence/death benefit payment.
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