History 395 - Autobiographies and Biographies
Use Reference Materials
Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States
Sawyer Reference: HV 6446 .K43 2000
General bibliography at the end lists biographies and memoirs. Try using these titles as a starting point.
Use the databases listed in How to Find Biographies to find short biographical information. These sources can help you to identify the names of wives and children, who may have written their own memoirs or biographies of their mobster fathers.
For articles and interviews in newspapers and magazines, use Biography Index, print version Sawyer Ref CT100 .B562 (1946-1996).
Search Catalogs
- FRANCIS--books at Williams College
- BLC Catalog --books owned by Boston Library Consortium libraries; direct requesting available. Good for getting items listed in bibliographies.
- WorldCat--books owned by libraries around the world; use ILLiad (interlibrary loan) to request. Good for finding out what publications exist in libraries.
Search Tips and Hints:
- To find autobiographies, search for the person as an author. Watch out for fiction or other types of writing the person may have done.
- For author searches, remember to enter the last name followed by the first name. Example: Bonanno, Joseph
- To find biographies, search for the person as a subject. A subject search will also include autobiographies.
- When searching for a title, omit the beginning "The," "A," or "An" in the title. Example: A Man of Honor should be entered as Man of Honor.
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