Northwest Missouri State University B.D. Owens Library



[ Abridged Biography and Geneology Master Index ]
1st Floor, Reference
016.92 A16a

Call numbers of volumes available in the library

Abbreviation Title Call Number
AfrAmBi African American Biographies 1st Floor, Reference 920.009 H39a
AfrAmW African American Writers 1st Floor, Reference 810.9 A25a
3rd Floor 810.9 A25a
AfrA African Authors 3rd Floor 809.89 H54a
AmAu American Authors, 1600-1900 3rd Floor 920 K96
AmComp American Composers 1st Floor, Reference 780.922 E94a
3rd Floor 780.922 E94a
AmCulL American Cultural Leaders 1st Floor, Reference 700.92 A51a
AmMWSc American Men & Women of Science 1st Floor, Reference 926 A51a
AmPolLe American Political Leaders 1st Floor, Reference 973.0992 013a
Abbreviation Title Call Number
AmRev American Revolution, 1775-1783 3rd Floor 973.3 A35a
AmSocL American Social Leaders 1st Floor, Reference 303.484 M14a
AmSong American Songwriters 1st Floor, Reference 927.8 E94a
AmWomWr American Women Writers 3rd Floor 016.8109 A51a
AmWr American Writers 1st Floor, Reference 810.9 A51a
ArtclWW Articles on Women Writers 3rd Floor 016.8209 S39a
Au & Arts Authors & Artists for Young Adults 1st Floor, Reference 810.9 A93a
AuBYP Authors of Books for Young People 3rd Floor 028.52 W26a
Baker Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians 1st Floor, Reference 927.8 B16b
3rd Floor 927.8 B16b
Abbreviation Title Call Number
Ballpl Ballplayers 1st Floor, Reference 796.357 B19b
BasBi Basketball Biographies 1st Floor, Reference 796.323 T17t
Benet Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia 1st Floor, Reference 803 B46r
BenetAl Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature 1st Floor, Reference 810.3 B46b
BiDAmJo Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism 3rd Floor 070.92 B61b
BiDAmSp Biographical Dictionary of American Sports 1st Floor, Reference 796.092 B61b
BiDD Biographical Dictionary of Dance 3rd Floor 927.933 C67b
BiDWW Biographical Dictionary of English Women Writers, 1580-1720 1st Floor, Reference 820.9 B61b
Abbreviation Title Call Number
BiDHisL Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Literature in the United States 3rd Floor 016.8609 K16b
BiDrGov Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States 1st Floor, Reference 920 B61bL
3rd Floor 920 B61bL
BiDrUSE Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch 3rd Floor 923 B615b
BiDrUSC Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989 3rd Floor q 328.738 B61ba
1st Floor, Gov Doc Y 1.1/3:100-34
BiInAms Biographical Index to American Science 1st Floor, Reference 509.22 E46b
Abbreviation Title Call Number
BioamW Biographies of American Women 3rd Floor 016.92 S97b
BioIn Biography Index 1st Floor, Reference  016.92 B61b
BlkAmsC Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989 1st Floor, Gov Doc Y 1.1/7:101-117
BlkAuIl Black Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books 1st Floor, Reference 011.62 R75b
BlkLC Black Literature Criticism 1st Floor, Reference 810.9 B6272b
BlkOlyM Black Olympian Medallists 1st Floor, Reference 796.092 P13b
BlkWr Black Writers 1st Floor, Reference 928 B62b
BlksAmF Blacks in American Films and Television 1st Floor, Reference 791.43 B675b
BlkwEAR Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution 3rd Floor 973.303 B63b
BlmGWL Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature 1st Floor, Reference 809.89287 B65b
BritAu British Authors before 1800 3rd Floor 920 K96br
Abbreviation Title Call Number
BritWr British Writers 1st Floor, Reference 820.9 B86b
CamGWoT Cambridge Guide to World Theatre 1st Floor, Reference 792.03 C17c
3rd Floor 792.03 C17c
CamHAL Cambridge Handbook of American Literature 1st Floor, Reference 810.3 C17c
ColdWar Cold War, 1945-1991 1st Floor, Reference 909.82 C68co
CnDBLB Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography 1st Floor, Reference 820.9 C75c
CngDr Congressional Directory 3rd Floor 328.738 U58
ConAmBL Contemporary American Business Leaders 3rd Floor 338.092 I48c
Abbreviation Title Call Number
ConArt Contemporary Artists 3rd Floor 927 C76c
ConAu Contemporary Authors 1st Floor, Reference 920 C76
ConBlB Contemporary Black Biography 1st Floor, Reference 920.009 C761c
ConCom Contemporary Composers 3rd Floor 780.922 C761c
ConDes Contemporary Designers 3rd Floor 927.45 C76c
ConDr Contemporary Dramatists 3rd Floor 928 V78c
ConHero Contemporary Heroes and Heroines 1st Floor, Reference 920.009 C7611c
ConLC Contemporary Literary Criticism 1st Floor, Reference 809.04 C76c
ConMus Contemporary Musicians 1st Floor, Reference 780.922 C76c
ConNov Contemporary Novelists 1st Floor, Reference 823.09 V78c
Abbreviation Title Call Number
ConPhot Contemporary Photographers 3rd Floor q 927.7 C76c
ConPo Contemporary Poets 1st Floor, Reference 928 C76c
3rd Floor 928 C76c
ConWorW Contemporary World Writers 1st Floor, Reference 809.04 C761c
ContDcW Continuum Dictionary of Women's Biography 1st Floor, Reference 920.72 I61i
3rd Floor 920.72 I61i
CrtSuMy Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction 1st Floor, Reference 809.3872 C93c
CroCAP Crowell's Handbook of Contemporary American Poetry 1st Floor, Reference 811.09 M25c
Abbreviation Title Call Number
CroCD Crowell's Handbook of Contemporary Drama 3rd Floor 809.2 C95c
CurBio Current Biography Yearbook 1st Floor, Reference 920 C97
CyWA Encyclopedia of World Authors II 1st Floor, Reference 809 M19cy2
DcAmB Dictionary of American Biography 3rd Floor 920.073 D55
DcAmChF Dictionary of American Children's Fiction 1st Floor, Reference 813.09 H474d
DcAmNB Dictionary of American Negro Biography 3rd Floor 920.009 D55d
DcCanB Dictionary of Canadian Biography 3rd Floor 920.071 D55d
DcLB Dictionary of Literary Biography 1st Floor, Reference 920 D55dt
DcLEL Dictionary of Literature in the English Language 3rd Floor 016.82 M99d
Abbreviation Title Call Number
DcNaB Dictionary of National Biography 1st Floor, Reference 920.042 D55d
DcScB Dictionary of Scientific Biography 1st Floor, Reference 925 D55d
EncAACR Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights 3rd Floor 305.896 E56e
EncABHB Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography Call # varies -please check library catalog
EncCRAm Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America
1st Floor, Reference 973.3 E56e
EncEth Encyclopedia of Ethics 1st Floor, Reference 170.3 E561e
EncFCWM Encyclopedia of Folk, Country, and Western Music 3rd Floor 781.773 S78e
EncHuEv Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory 1st Floor, Reference 599.938 E56e
EncJap Encyclopedia of Japan 1st Floor, Reference 952.003 K76k
Abbreviation Title Call Number
EncJzS Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies 1st Floor, Reference 785.42 F28eo
EncNar Encyclopedia of Native American Religions 1st Floor, Reference 299.703 H66e
EncO&P Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology 1st Floor, Reference 133 E56e
EncPR & S Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock, & Soul 3rd Floor 784.5403 S78e
EncRk Encyclopedia of Rock 3rdFloor 781.5803 H27e
EncSF Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 1st Floor, Reference 809.3876 E561e
EncTR Encyclopedia of the Third Reich 3rd Floor 943.086 S99e
EncWW Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft 1st Floor, Reference 133.4 G95e
EncWL Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century 1st Floor, Reference 803 E56e
EnvEnc Environmental Encyclopedia 3rd Floor 363 E611e
Abbreviation Title Call Number
EuAu European Authors, 1000-1900 3rd Floor 920.04 K96e
EuWr European Writers 1st Floor, Reference 809.894 E89e
Expl Explorers and Discoverers of the World 1st Floor, Reference 910.92 B16e
FacPr Facts about the Presidents 1st Floor, Reference 923.1 K16f
3rd Floor 920 K16f
FacFETw Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century 1st Floor, Reference 909.8203 F14f
FemiCLE Feminist Companion to Literature in English 1st Floor, Reference 920.72 F32f
FifBJA Fifth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators 1st Floor, Reference 809.89282 J95j
Abbreviation Title Call Number
FourBJA Fourth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators 1st Floor, Reference 809.89282 J95j4
Grk&L Greek and Latin Authors: 800 B.C.-A.D. 1000 1st Floor, Reference 880 G76g
HarEnMi Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography 1st Floor, Reference 355.0092 D94h
HisWorL Historic World Leaders 1st Floor, Reference 920.009 H67h
IntDcAA International Dictionary of Art and Artists 1st Floor, Reference 703 I61i
IntDcB International Dictionary of Ballet 1st Floor, Reference 792.803 I61i
IntDcF International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 1st Floor, Reference 791.4303 I61i
IntDcOp International Dictionary of Opera 1st Floor, Reference 782.103 I61i
Abbreviation Title Call Number
IntDcT International Dictionary of Theatre 1st Floor, Reference 792.03 I611i
IntDcWB International Dictionary of Women's Biography 3rd Floor 920.72 I61i
IntEnSS International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 3rd Floor 303 I61in
IntWW International Who's Who 3rd Floor 920 I61w
JBA Junior Book of Authors 1st Floor, Reference 809.89282 J95j
LesBEnT Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television 1st Floor, Reference 791.45 B87n
MagSWL Magill's Survey of World Literature 1st Floor, Reference 809 M1943m
MajAI Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults 1st Floor, Reference 809.892 M23m
MajMD Major Modern Dramatists 1st Floor, Reference 809.2 M234m
Abbreviation Title Call Number
McGDA McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art 1st Floor, Reference 703 M14m
McGEWD McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama 1st Floor, Reference 809.2 M14m
3rd Floor 809.2 M14m
ModAWWr Modern American Women Writers 1st Floor, Reference 810.992 M68m
ModIrL Modern Irish Literature 1st Floor, Reference 820.9 M6892m
ModSpP Modern Spanish and Portuguese Literature 3rd Floor 860.9 M68m
MorJA More Junior Authors 1st Floor, Reference 920 F96m
MusmAFA Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of 20th Century American Folk Art and Artists 1st Floor, Reference 709.22 R81m
Abbreviation Title Call Number
NatCAB National Encyclopedia of American Biography 3rd Floor 920 N27n
NewAmDM New American Dictionary of Music 1st Floor, Reference 780.3 M83n
NewCBMT New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater 3rd Floor 782.81 E94n
NewGrDA New Grove Dictionary of American Music 1st Floor, Reference 781.773 G88g
NewGrDJ New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 1st Floor, Reference 785.4203 N53n
NewGrDO New Grove Dictionary of Opera 1st Floor, Reference 782.103 N53n
NewOxM New Oxford Companion to Music 1st Floor, Reference 780.3 N53n
NewYTBE New York Times Biographical Edition 1st Floor, Reference 920 N53no
Abbreviation Title Call Number
NewYTBS New York Times Biographical Service 1st Floor, Reference 920 N53no
News Newsmakers 1st Floor Reference 920.009 N55n
NobelP Nobel Prize Winners 1st Floor, Reference 001.44 N74n
NotAW Notable American Women, 1607-1950 1st Floor, Reference 920.72 N89n
NotHsAW Notable Hispanic American Women 1st Floor, Reference 920.72 N8992n
ObitOF Obituaries on File 3rd Floor 920 L66o
OxCAmL Oxford Companion to American Literature 1st Floor, Reference 810.9 H32o
3rd Floor 810.9 H32o
OxCArt Oxford Companion to Art 1st Floor, Reference 703 O98o
OxCCan Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature 1st Floor, Reference 820 O98oca
Abbreviation Title Call Number
OxCChL Oxford Companion to Children's Literature 1st Floor, Reference 809.89282 C29o
OxCEng Oxford Companion to English Literature 1st Floor, Reference 820.3 H34o
3rd Floor 820.3 H34o
OxCFilm Oxford Companion to Film 1st Floor, Reference 791.43 O98o
OxCFr Oxford Companion to French Literature 1st Floor, Reference 840.3 H34o
OxCGer Oxford Companion to German Literature 1st Floor, Reference 830 G23o
OcCpMus Oxford Companion to Popular Music 1st Floor, Reference 781.6403 G19o
OxCSpan Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature 1st Floor, Reference 860 O98o
OxCSupC Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States 1st Floor, Reference 347.7362 O98o
Abbreviation Title Call Number
OxCTHE Oxford Companion to Theatre 1st Floor, Reference 792.03 C74c
OxCTwCA Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art 3rd Floor 709.04 O98o
OxDcP Oxford Dictionary of Popes 1st Floor, Reference 262.13 K29o
PenDiDA Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts 1st Floor, Reference 745.03 F59p
PolProf Political Profiles 3rd Floor 920.073 P76p
PorAmW Portraits of American Women 3rd Floor 920.72 P853p
RcomAH Reader's Companion to American History 1st Floor, Reference 973.03 R28r
Ren Reader's Encyclopedia 1st Floor, Reference 803 B46r
RenAL Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature 3rd Floor 810.3 H58r
Abbreviation Title Call Number
RenAW Reader's Encyclopedia of the American West 3rd Floor 978.003 R28r
RenWD Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama 3rd Floor 809.2 G25r
RfGAmL Reference Guide to American Literature 1st Floor, Reference 810.3 R33r
RfgEnL Reference Guide to English Literature 1st Floor, Reference 820.3 R33r
RfGShF Reference Guide to Short Fiction 1st Floor, Reference 809.3 R33r
RelLAm Religious Leaders of America 1st Floor, Reference 291.092 R38r
ScF&FL Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991 3rd Floor 016.80883 R33s
SmATA Something about the Author 1st Floor, Reference 920 S69s
SoulM Soul Music, A-Z 3rd Floor 781.644 G82s
Abbreviation Title Call Number
SpAmA Spanish American Authors 1st Floor, Reference 860.9 F63s
StaCVF Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction 1st Floor, Reference 823.09 S96s
ThrBJA Third Book of Junior Authors 1st Floor, Reference 809.89282 J95j3
TwCA Twentieth Century Authors 3rd Floor 920 K96t
TwCChW Twentieth-Century Children's Writers 1st Floor, Reference 028.52 K59t
TwCCr&M Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers 1st Floor, Reference 823.09 T97t
3rd Floor 823.09 T97t
Abbreviation Title Call Number
TwCLC Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism 1st Floor, Reference 809.04 T96t
TwCRHW Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers 1st Floor, Reference 823.09 T971t
3rd Floor 823.09 T971t
TwCSFW Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers 1st Floor, Reference 928 T97t
3rd Floor 928 T97t
TwCWW Twentieth-Century Western Writers 1st Floor, Reference 810.9 T97t
3rd Floor 810.9 T97t
WebAB Webster's American Biographies 3rd Floor 920.073 V24w
WebAMB Webster's American Military Biographies 3rd Floor 920 W37w
WhAm Who Was Who in America 1st Floor, Reference 920.073 W62wh
Abbreviation Title Call Number
WhNaAH Who Was Who in Native American History 1st Floor, Reference 970.004 W16w
WhAmRev Who Was Who in the American Revolution 1st Floor, Reference 973.3092 P98w
WhCiWar Who Was Who in the Civil War 1st Floor, Reference 973.7092 S57w
WhWE Who Was Who in World Exploration 1st Floor, Reference 910.92 W16w
WhScrn Who Was Who on Screen 1st Floor, Reference 791.43 T86w
Who Who's Who 1st Floor, Reference 920.042 W62w
3rd Floor 920.042 W62w
WhoBlA Who's Who Among Black Americans 1st Floor, Reference 920.073 W62wb
3rd Floor 920.073 W62wb
Abbreviation Title Call Number
WhoAm Who's Who in America 1st Floor, Reference 920.073 W62w
WhoAmA Who's Who in American Art 1st Floor, Reference 927 W62aa
3rd Floor 927 W62aa
WhoAmP Who's Who in American Politics 3rd Floor 923 W62w
WhoEc Who's Who in Economics 3rd Floor 923.3 W62w
WhoFash Who's Who in Fashion 1st Floor, Reference 746.92 S81w
Abbreviation Title Call Number
WhoSpc Who's Who in Space 1st Floor, Reference 629.45 C34w
WhoThe Who's Who in the Theatre 1st Floor, Reference 792.092 W62w
3rd Floor 792.092 W62w
WhoAmW Who's Who of American Women 1st Floor, Reference 920.72 W62w
3rd Floor q 920.72 W62w
WorArt World Artists 1950-1980 3rd Floor 709.22 M34w
WorAu World Authors 1st Floor, Reference 809 W14w
WorInv World of Invention 1st Floor, Reference 608.7 W92w
WorScD World of Scientific Discovery 1st Floor, Reference 500 W92w
WrDr Writers Directory 1st Floor, Reference 808 W95w
3rd Floor 808 W95w

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Revised (January 15, 2009)
Created (January 2000)
Current Author: Vicki Wainscott and Connie Ury
Links Verified (October 2008)
Catalog Verified July 2005)