The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
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The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography is a multi-volume collection of biographical articles & portraits of Americans, published since the 1890s. It is generally regarded as not being very scholarly or selective. The primary method of data collection is by sending questionnaires to subjects (or their relatives) and trusting the replies. It has over 60,000 entries, in 63 volumes. The entries are not specifically credited, but the overall editor is J.T. White (James T. White)[1]. It is often compared to the Dictionary of American Biography.
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- http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/grd/resguides/biography/geographical.html New York Public Library (NYPL) description]
- Description from a Rutgers librarian, Natalie Borisovets (This lists her as the Head Reference Librarian for the John Cotton Dana Library at Rutgers)
[edit] External Links
- The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography By James Terry White, online at books.google. Volume 2, published 1895. Volume 3, published 1893. Volume 5, published 1894. Volume 8, published 1900. Volume 9, published 1899. Volume 10,published 1909. Supplement 1, published 1910. Volume 11, published 1901. John Adams is in Volume 2 page 1, William Mason Vol.10, page 368.
