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www.alastore.ala.org GUIDE TO REFERENCE IN GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHYwww.alastore.ala.org

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and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide.www.alastore.ala.org

MARY K. MANNIX, FRED BURCHSTED,

and JO BELL WHITLATCH, Editors

AN IMPRINT OF THE

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

CHICAGO 2015

GUIDE TO

REFERENCE IN

GENEALOGY

AND BIOGRAPHYwww.alastore.ala.org

© 2015 by the American Library Association

Extensive effort has gone into ensuring the reliability of the informati on in this book; however, the publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. ISBNs: 978- 0- 8389- 1294- 2 (paper); 978- 0- 8389- 1295- 9 (PDF); 978- 0- 8389- 1296- 6 (ePub); 978- 0- 8389- 1297- 3 (Kindle). Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Guide to reference in genealogy and biography / Mary K. Mannix, Fred Bur chsted, and Jo Bell

Whitlatch, editors.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978- 0- 8389- 1294- 2 (print : alk. paper) - ISBN 978- 0- 8389- 1295- 9 (pdf) - ISBN 978- 0- 8389- 1296- 6 (epub) - ISBN 978- 0- 8389- 1297- 3 (kindle) 1. Biography - Bibliography. 2. Genealogy - Bibliography. 3. Biography - Reference books - Bibliography.

4. Genealogy - Reference books - Bibliography. 5. Biography - Computer network resources -

Directories. 6. Genealogy - Computer network resources - Directories. I. Mannix, Mary K., editor. II. Burchsted, Fred., editor. III. Whitlatch, Jo Bell, editor.

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FOREWORD VII

CONTRIBUTORS XI

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XIII

GENEALOGY 1

Introduction: Genealogy Sources 3

Mary K. Mannix

1 International 7

2 North America 11

3 Latin America 42

4 Europe 44

5 Asia 68

6 Australia and Oceania 69

7 Heraldry 71

8 Names 76

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CONTENTS

9 African Americans 86

10 Hispanic Americans 88

11 Jews 89

12 Native Americans 92

13 Quakers 93

BIOGRAPHY 95

Introduction: Biography Sources 97

Fred Burchsted and Anna Esty

14 International 101

15 North America 147

16 Latin America and the Caribbean 193

17 Europe 213

18 Africa 288

19 Asia 300

20 Australia and Oceania 324

INDEX 329www.alastore.ala.org

vii The American Library Association has long been a source for authorita- tive bibliographies of the reference literature for practicing librarian s, library educators, and reference service trainers. ALA's

Guide to Refer-

ence Books was printed in eleven editions over nearly a century, and was succeeded in 2009 by the online

Guide to Reference

(www .guideto reference .org). The Guide to Reference segments, drawn from the online Guide , continue that tradition with expertly compiled, annotated bib- liographies of reference works and serve as snapshots of the evolving content of the Guide Although intended for use largely in North American libraries serv- ing institutions of higher education, the segments will also be valuable to public and school librarians, independent researchers, publishers and book dealers, as well as librarians outside North America, for tasks suc h as identifying sources that will answer questions, directing researchers creating local instructional materials, educating and training LIS stude nts and reference staff, and inventorying and developing reference collectio ns. These guides provide a usably comprehensive, rather than exhaustive, rep ertory of sources as the foundation for reference and information servic es in today's higher education settings. They include works that can mos t usefully satisfy the vast majority of demands made on a reference servic e, while not altogether excluding "exotic" or little- known works that will meet only the unusual need. In addition to providing classi ed annotated bibliographies, topical sections include editors' guides that orient readers to each subject, its scope and concerns, and the types of sources commonly consulted. The editors' guides will be useful to the generalist librarian and to the

LIS stu-

dent as background to the bibliographies or as intellectual frameworks f or addressing reference questions.

FOREWORDwww.alastore.ala.org

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FOREWORD

The reader will nd entries for works that are, for the most part, broadly focused; works on individual persons or with a narrow geo- graphical or chronological focus are generally not included. Selection criteria favored titles published in the last twenty years; the reader m ay consult earlier printed bibliographies and indexes, such as the numerous print editions of the

Guide to Reference Books

, for many earlier and still important works. As libraries shift their print reference works to the g en- eral stacks or to remote locations, the online Guide and its older print edi- tions may help to identify reference works that are no longer close at h and.

Sources in the

Guide include websites, search engines, and full- text databases as well as the traditional array of encyclopedic, bibliographi c, and compendious works. Online sources have replaced their printed ver- sions for most librarians under most circumstances. A source only appear s in one format; its annotation will identify the format options and descr ibe the relationships between online and print versions. New reference works or editions are not automatically included in the Guide . Selection criteria favor sources that have stood some test of time and utility, as well as sources that are free but authoritative or sources that require purchase or licensing and are held at enough libraries to be reasonably available to readers of the Guide The reader is encouraged to peruse the annotations of entries in the same subcategory as known items. An annotation may contain extensive cross references to related sources that are not described separately as well as comparisons to related sources, indications of appropriate audiences for the source, and other details that provide signi cant added value. In the online Guide to Reference, titles mentioned in the annotations of sources are linked electronically to citations; however, readers using the segme nts need to consult WorldCat or a similar source to obtain full citations fo r titles. In an attempt to balance inclusion and exhaustion, a source may be included in several but not necessarily all relevant subcategories. This segment on Genealogy and Biography Sources includes sources for each patron and librarian in every type of library. Biographies are cen- tral to any general reference collection. When a person cannot be found in standard biographical sources, genealogical sources offer excellent star ting points for research. Also, genealogists often consult biographical sourc es as part of their family history research. Biographical and genealogical reference have been revolutionized by online indexing tools such as Biography and Genealogy Master Index and online full- text sources, including

World Biographical Information System

Biography in Context,

and

Biography Reference Bank

. For biography, initial searching is usually electronic, but the online sources often lead to st ill- valuable printed sources. Reference sources have grown tremendously in biography and genealogy. In biography, online sources frequently supple- ment rather than replace printed resources; whereas in genealogy, online www.alastore.ala.org ix

FOREWORD

sources more frequently replace printed resources. The primary areas in genealogy where print is still important are research manuals, heraldry, and onomastics. In the future, new electronic biographical and genea- logical sources and digitalized versions of old print sources will becom e increasingly important. Reference librarians have a responsibility for developing valuable ref- erence collections, regardless of format. Local needs and circumstances should determine the nal set of core works for individual libraries- - which sources in your library are basic sources that would be frequently used for certain types of queries as a place to start in locating inform ation. Within these limitations, this segment will be useful in evaluating and updating basic reference collections. Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography will assist instructors and LIS students as well as paraprofessional staff in learning basic ref er- ence sources. For professionals, keeping up in the eld has always been important. But rapid changes in technology require even more emphasis on professional development in the 21st century. Yet, knowledge of referenc e sources still remains an important factor in many successful reference t rans- actions. Along with search engines and search techniques, reference sour ces are continually evolving. Thus, knowledge and skills require constant up dat- ing. Experienced reference librarians will want to use this annotated li st of sources to assess their knowledge of sources and to become acquainted wi th sources they have not previously used.

We on the

Guide to Reference

team hope you nd the segments help- ful, and we welcome your comments at guidetoreference @ala .org. To get the full bene t of the comprehensive compilation in a wide range of sub- ject areas as well as updates to each segment, we also encourage you to subscribe to the online Guide , where you have access to updated entries, annotations, user comments, and special features such as personal notes and lists. We regularly seek new editors, especially those who believe t hey can improve existing sections or develop new ones. Please check the web- site at www .guidetoreference .org for details on subscribing or volunteering to participate in the continuing development of the

Guide to Reference

Jo Bell Whitlatch

Guide to Reference

Division Editor for General Reference Workswww.alastore.ala.org xi

Fred Burchsted

, Research Librarian at Widener Library, Harvard Univer- sity, serves as Contributing Editor for the Biography section of the Guide to Reference

Mary K. Mannix

, Maryland Room Manager, C. Burr Artz Public Library, Frederick County Public Libraries, serves as the Contributing Editor for the Genealogy section of the

Guide to Reference

Jo Bell Whitlatch

, Faculty Emeritus, San Jose University Library, serves as Division Editor for General Reference Works of the

Guide to Reference

CONTRIBUTORSwww.alastore.ala.org

xiii Mary K. Mannix, Genealogy Subject Editor, and Fred Burchsted, Biogra- phy Subject Editor, are responsible for the annotated sources included i n this volume. However, many present and past contributors have gener- ously contributed their time and expertise to make the Guide to Reference possible; we would like to acknowledge their efforts. For Genealogy, Mary Mannix would like to thank David Langenberg, the previous Genealogy contributor to the Guide for his extensive con- tributions. For Biography, Fred Burchsted thanks Joe Bourneuf (Harvard University), editor of the biography chapter in the 11th edition of Guide to Reference Books , for nding and annotating many newly published works and for valuable advice. Fred is indebted to Anna Esty (Harvard University) for coauthoring Tips for Biographical Searching. He thanks Donald Altschiller (Boston University) for comments on a draft of the Introduction. We especially thank the contributors of the biographical material in the other sections of the online Guide for their careful work. Jo Bell Whitlatch thanks her previous co- editor of the General Reference Works division, Charlotte Ford, and her colleagues on the

Guide to Reference

Editorial Board, Denise Beaubien Bennett, Robert H. Kieft, Steven W. Sowards, and Sarah G. Wenzel, for their advice, ongoing support, and contributions to enriching the annotations in their areas o f expertise.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSwww.alastore.ala.org

Genealogywww.alastore.ala.org

3 Genealogy continues to be a vocation, an avocation, and a scholarly eld of study for many across the United States and around the world. Not onl y is interest in genealogy not waning among stereotypical family historian s (retirees traveling the country collecting names), but as a discipline of his- tory, genealogy is being used with increasing regularity in classrooms a t all levels. Instructors nd it to be a straightforward way to introduce students to the importance, use, and interpretation of primary sources. It is nearly impossible for public historians and local historians to pl y their trades without using genealogy materials. Health and medical profe s- sionals use family history to uncover emotional, psychological, and gene tic patterns across generations. And, individuals looking for living people, whether adoption seekers or skip tracers, are doing genealogy. The spec- trum of researchers in all library types who need genealogy instruction and access to family history resources is broad. One of the many reasons genealogy ourishes in today's world is the Internet. Many sources, though certainly not all, are available online. And the numbers increase almost daily. Included in the offerings are many si g- ni cant document types. Some are available without cost, often the work of other genealogists; Find A Grave is a well- known example. Others are commercial products accessible to individual subscribers and\or librari es. Not that long ago researchers were severely limited as to where, how, and when they could access primary sources. The passionate no longer need to wait for long weekends and retirement to stay current with their research. Fee websites, such as Ancestry .com, are available to the general public and provide access to hundreds of databases- - some are scans of original documents; others are indexes, covering a variety of document types. GenealogyBank allows access to newspapers without dependence on micro lm readers. FamilySearch, a product of the Church of Jesus Introduction: Genealogy Sourceswww.alastore.ala.org 4

INTRODUCTION

Christ of Latter Day Saints, provides a treasure trove of documentation for free. Heritage Quest, only accessible through institutions, provides rem ote access to holders of library cards. These named online sources, and others, assist researchers at many stages of their inquiries. They also allow searching and interaction wit h primary sources in a manner not possible with originals or micro lmed surrogates. The US Federal Census Population Schedules are a leading example. "The census" is one of the major tools for locating peopl e in time, place, and family units. Searching the census is one of the rst stepsquotesdbs_dbs26.pdfusesText_32

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