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American National Biography

Biographical encyclopedia

Biographical encyclopedia

FieldValue
nameAmerican National Biography
imageAmerican National Biography BC.jpeg
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
publisherOxford University Press for the American Council of Learned Societies
pub_date{{plainlist
media_typePrint, Digital
number_of_books26
preceded_byDictionary of American Biography
website
  • 1999 (24 vols.)
  • 2002 (1st Supplement)
  • 2005 (2nd Supplement)

The American National Biography (ANB) is a 24-volume biographical encyclopedia set that contains about 17,400 entries and 20 million words, first published in 1999 by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies.

Background

A supplement with more than 400 new biographies appeared in 2002, and a second supplement of over 500 new biographies appeared in 2005. Additional funding came from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The ANB bills itself as the successor of the Dictionary of American Biography, which was first published between 1926 and 1937. It is not, however, a strict superset of this older publication; the selection of topics was made anew.

It is commonly available in the reference sections of United States libraries, and is available online by subscription (see external links).

Awards and reception

In 1999, the American Library Association awarded the American National Biography its Dartmouth Medal as a reference work of outstanding quality and significance. The American Historical Association's Waldo G. Leland Prize was awarded for 2001.

It has been criticized for missing cross references and occasional errors, and for its cost, which is said to limit availability in poor countries.

Selected access

  • (full set); (full set); & (full set). :: General editors: John Arthur Garraty, PhD (1920–2007) & Mark Christopher Carnes, PhD (born 1950)

Volumes via Internet Archive (full access, free, with registration)

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References

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