American National Biography
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press for the American Council of Learned Societies |
| Published |
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| Media type | Print, Digital |
| No. of books | 26 |
| Preceded by | Dictionary of American Biography |
| Website | www |
The American National Biography (ANB) is a 24-volume biographical encyclopedia set that contains about 17,400 entries[1] and 20 million words,[2] first published in 1999 by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies.
Background
A 400-entry supplement appeared in 2002.[3] Additional funding came from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.[4]
The ANB bills itself as the successor of the
It is commonly available in the reference sections of United States libraries,[6][7] 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[8] as a reference work of outstanding quality and significance. The American Historical Association's Waldo G. Leland Prize was awarded for 2001.[9]
It has been criticized for missing
Selected access
- American National Biography. Vol. 24 Vols. ISBN 0-1952-0635-5 (full set); & 468280018(full set).
- General editors: John Arthur Garraty, PhD (1920–2007) & Mark Christopher Carnes, PhD (born 1950)
- General editors:
Volumes via Internet Archive (full access, free, with registration)
Volumes via Google Books
- → Supplement 2: "Cumulative Index by Occupations and Realms of Renown" ANB. 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via .
Via online
See also
Bibliography
Notes
- ^ About the ANB.
- ^ Yale University News, July 20, 2009.
- ^ Fritze & Coutts, p. 196.
- ^ ANB, Vol. 1, p. Preface.
- ^ Thomas, 2005, p. 35.
- ^ ANB (full set), 1999.
- ^ Winkler & McCuen, 2011, p. 24.
- ^ "Dartmouth Medal".
- ^ "AHA Award Recipients".
- ^ Bartlett, 2003.
- ^ Rosenzweig, 2010, p. 72.
References
- "AHA Award Recipients. Waldo G. Leland Prize". American Historical Association. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- "About the ANB". 2005. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
- Bartlett, Rebecca Ann (2003). Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles, 1998–2002: Reviews of Scholarly Titles That Every Library Should Own. .
- "Dartmouth Medal". American Library Association. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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- Thomas, Keith (2005). Changing Conceptions of National Biography: The Oxford DNB in Historical Perspective. .
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- Yale University News (20 July 2009). "Oxford University Press and Regional Networks Announce Strategic Alliance". Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
