British Biographical Archive
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfiche CT103 .B74 1984 - 1200 Microfiche
Description
The collection is a one-alphabet cumulation of 324 English-language biographical reference books originally published between 1601 and 1929, covering 200,000 individuals from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and all British colonies to the date of their independence or home rule, as well as persons generally associated with Britain.
The order of entries is alphabetical by name of the subject of each biography.
Included in the set are complete biographical entries from 324 original source works. The guide contains a list of the original sources from which the archive was compiled. The British Biographical Index contains an entry for every individual listed in the British Biographical Archive along with the exact location on the fiches where the subject's life is documented.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:
- MCK REF CT103.B74 1984 GUIDE
- British Biographical Archive. Edited by Paul Sieveking.
- McK Ref CT773.B74 1990
- British Biographical Index.
4 volumes
