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Millions of Americans have been profiled in collective
biography volumes such as Who's Who in America and Women of Science. The
Biography and Genealogy Master Index was begun in the 1970s to
index these names to aid researchers. The text has been updated periodically
since the first edition appeared in 1980, most recently March 2003. The
index, compiled by Mirana C. Herbert and Barbara McNeil, concentrates
heavily on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In addition to providing
the individual's name, birth, and death dates (where available), the source
document is included. Sources for this index vary from Who's Who of
American Women and National Cyclopedia to American Biography
to Directory of American Scholars and American Black Writers.
This database is an essential tool for locating persons who appeared in
a "Who's Who" publication in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Where to go from here?
Each entry in the BGMI lists the biographical works which mention the
individual in question. Researchers may obtain additional information
by consulting these reference works (from which the BGMI index was created).
Consult your local academic or research library for more information.
Source Information
MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Gale Research Company. Biography and
Genealogy Master Index. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 2003.