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General References
Biographical
Information
- Archivo
biográfico de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica
- Bio-Base
- Biographical
Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders
- Biographical
Dictionary of Latin American Historians and Historiography
- Biography
Index
- Diccionario
de realizadores
- Diccionario
Porrúa de historia, biografía y geografía de México
- Dicionário
histórico biográfico brasileiro, 1930-1983
- Dictionary
of Hispanic biography
- Dictionary
of Mexican rulers, 1325-1997
- Enciclopedia
hondureña ilustrada : de personajes históricos y figuras contemporáneos
- Historiography
of Latin America: A guide to historical writing, 1500-1800
- Index to
Spanish American Collective Biography
- Latin American
classical composers : a biographical dictionary
- Mexican
political biographies, 1935-1993
- Música
y músicos de latinoamérica
- National
Directory of Latin Americanists: Biographies of 4,915 specialists
- South American
cinema : dictionary of film makers
- Who's who
in Latin America : government, politics, banking & industry
- Archivo
biográfico de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica,
1960-1995 (Munchen : K.G. Saur Verlag, [1996?]-)
SML / FICHE B3946
- A large microfiche collection
that reproduces biographical information on Latin Americans from
over 200 biographical sources.
- SML, Starr Main Reference
Rm / DP58 +I533 1995
- Printed Index: Indice biográfico
de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica 1995, 2nd edition
(7 vols.)
- Bio-Base
(Detroit: Gale, 1978- .)
SML Reference, next to Reference Desk (Fiche S320)
- This microfiche set indexes
a large number of biographical reference sources. The guide to Bio-Base
abbreviations, next to the Fiche reader, is annotated with Yale
Library locations and call numbers.
- Biographical
Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders
(Robert J. Alexander, ed. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. 509 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1414.2 B56 1988 (LC)
- Contains some 450 biographical
sketches of "the most important political figures in the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries in Latin American and the Caribbean". Entries
are both arranged alphabetically and listed in an appendix by country
or territory.
- Biographical
Dictionary of Latin American Historians and Historiography (Jack
Ray Thomas. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984. 420 p.)
SML / F1409.8 A2 T48 1984 (LC)
- A lengthy introduction details
the development of the profession of history in Latin America.
- Biography
Index (New York: H. W. Wilson, 1946 - .)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / Z5301 B56 (LC)
- Connect
to Biography Index online (via WilsonWeb)
- Cumulative index to biographical
information in books and magazines. The print volumes cover 1946-
present, and the online version goes back to 1984.
- Diccionario
de realizadores (Clara Kriger y Alejandra Portela, compiladoras.
Buenos Aires : Ediciones del Jilguero, c1997. 512 p.)
SML / PN1998.2 D53 1997
- Diccionario
Porrúa de historia, biografía y geografía de México
(México, D.F. : Editorial Porrúa, c1995.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1204 D53 1995 (LC)
- Dicionário
histórico biográfico brasileiro, 1930-1983 (Israel
Beloch and Alzira Alves de Abreu. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Forense-Universitária:
FINEP, 1984. 4 vols.)
SML / F2504 +D53 1984 (LC)
- Primarily useful for its
extensive biographical information, it also includes entries on
commissions, institutions, organizations, parties, etc.
- Dictionary
of Hispanic biography (Joseph C. Tardiff & L. Mpho Mabunda,
editors ; foreword by Rudolfo Anaya. New York : Gale Research, c1996.
1011 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / CT1343 +D53X 1996 (LC)
- Dictionary
of Mexican rulers, 1325-1997 (Juana Vazquez- Gomez. Westport,
Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, c1997. 191 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1205 V34X 1997 (LC)
- Enciclopedia
hondureña ilustrada : de personajes históricos y figuras contemporáneos
(Ramiro Colindres Ortega, ed. Tegucigalpa, D.C., Honduras, C.A.
: Graficentro Editores, 1994. 4 v.)
- SML / CT602 +E53X 1994 (LC)
- Historiography
of Latin America: A guide to historical writing, 1500-1800 (A.
Curtis Wilgus. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1975. 333 p.)
- SML / F1409.7 W54 (LC)
- A selected biobibliography
of historians of Latin America, arranged first by century and then
by region or country as well as by topic. Authors' biographies are
arranged alphabetically within each section.
- Index
to Spanish American Collective Biography (Sara de Mundo Lo.
Boston, Mass: G.K. Hall, 1981-1985. 4 vols.)
- SML, Starr Main Reference
Rm / Z1609 B6 +M86 (LC)
- Indexes sources of biographical
information on 90,000 individuals throughout the history of Latin
America. Useful for identifying biographical sources for various
fields and countries.
- Latin
American classical composers : a biographical dictionary (Miguel
Ficher, Martha Furman Schleifer, John M. Furman, eds. Lanham, Md.
: Scarecrow Press, 1996. 407 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / ML105 F53X 1996 (LC)
- Mexican
political biographies, 1935-1993 (Roderic Ai Camp. Austin :
University of Texas Press, c1995. 985 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1235.5 A2 C35 1995 (LC)
- A supplement to Mexican
political biographies, 1884-1935.
- Música
y músicos de latinoamérica (Otto Mayer-Serra. México: Atlante,
S.A., 1947. 2 vols.)
SML / ML230 M3 M39 (LC)
- A fundamental, encyclopedic
source of biographical information and definitions of terms; dated
but still useful and richly illustrated.
- National
Directory of Latin Americanists: Biographies of 4,915 specialists
(Inge María Harman, ed. 3r ed. Washington, DC: Library of Congress;
dist. by U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1985. 1,011 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / Z1609 B6 +U53 1985 (LC)
- Current biographical directory
of "scholars who study Latin America in the United States." Includes
biographical and bibliographical data.
- South
American cinema : dictionary of film makers (Luis Trelles Plazaola
; translated by Yudit de Ferdinandy. Rio Piedras: Editorial de la
Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1989. 216 p.)
SML / PN1998.2 T7413 1989
- Alphabetical listing of directors
with brief biographical information and brief filmographies.
- Who's
who in Latin America : government, politics, banking & industry
(New York, N.Y. : Norman Ross Pub., c1993- 3rd ed.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1407 W52 (LC)
- Contains over 2000 biographical
sketches on prominent individuals in government, politics, banking
and industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. Arranged by country
with an index.
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Dictionaries
and Encyclopedias
- Breve
diccionario teológico latinoamericano (Raúl Rosales y José Manuel
de Ferari, eds. Santiago de Chile : Rehue, 1992. 360 p.)
DIVINITY / BT30 L37 B748 1992
- The
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean (Simon
Collier, et al. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. 2nd
edition. 479 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm; CCL, Reference / F1406 +C36X 1992 (LC)
- An up-to-date, well-produced
encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean, arranged by broad
subject topical divisions and sub- divisions. A basic one volume
handbook for brief overviews on specific topics.
- Diccionario
biográfico, histórico y geográfico argentino El Ateneo (Buenos
Aires : El Ateneo, 1997. 425 p.)
SML / F2804 D47X 1997 (LC)
- Diccionario
de ciencias sociales y políticas (Torcuato S. Di Tella. Buenos
Aires: Puntosur Editores, 1989. 397 p.)
SML / H49 S627 D53 1989 (LC)
- An extensive coverage of
general terms in the social sciences as well as specifically Latin
American ones.
- Diccionario
de economía (Arena Zorrilla,et al. 3a ed. México: Ediciones
Océano, 1986. 182p.)
SML / HB61 Z63 1986 (LC)
- Defines more than 1,000
of the most commonly used economic terms.
- Diccionario
de hispanoamericanismos : no recogidos por la Real Academia : formas
homónimas, polisémicas y otras derivaciones morfosemánticas
(Renaud Richard (coordinador); Raúl Caplán, ... [et al.]. Madrid
: Ediciones Cátedra, c1997. 505 p.)
SML / Request at circulation desk
- Diccionario
de términos iberolatinoamericanos (Segundo Barroeta. Barquisimeto
: Fondo Editorial UCLA, 1996. 208 p.)
SML / PC4822 B37 1996
- Diccionario
de voces americanas (Manuel José de Ayala. Madrid : Arco/Libros,
c1995. 210 p.) SML / PC4822 A92 1995
- Diccionario
diplomático iberaoamericano (Santiago Martínez Lage. Madrid:
Ediciones Cultura Hispánica, Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana,
[1987?]. 249 p.)
SML / F1415 M33 1987 (LC)
- Explains most commonly used
diplomatic terms in spanish.
- Diccionario
hispanoamericano de heráldica, onomástica y genealogía (Endika
de Mogrobejo. Bilbao, Vizcaya : Editorial Mogrobejo-Zabala, [1995]-<1998>)
SML / CR2148 +D53 1995 (LC)
- Diccionario
manual de americanismos (Marcos A. Morínigo. Barcelona, Muchnik,
1966. 738 p.)
SML / HE17 M826
- Defines words and indicates
regions where they are used.
- Diccionario
práctico de americanismos (León [Spain] : Editorial Everest,
c1996. 238 p.)
SML / PC4822 D49X 1996
- Diccionario
práctico de la lengua española del Nuevo Mundo = practical dictionary
of the Spanish of the New World (Daniel Alcaraz G., Lincolnwood,
Ill. : National Textbook Co., c1993. 294 p.)
SML / PC4822 A38X 1993
- Dicionário
inglés-portugués de termos económicos e comerciais (José Cándido
Marqués Cavalcante. 4th ed. [Fortaleza]: Banco do Nordeste do Brasil,
1986. 408 p.)
SML / HB61 C38 1986 (LC)
- Useful English-Portuguese
dictionary containing the most commonly used terminology in the
economic and commercial words.
- Dicionário
prático de economia, financas e comércio: portuges-ingles-alemao-espanhol
(Vera L. Gottheim. São Paulo, Brasil: Editora Atica, 1987. 503 p.)
SML / HB61 G68 1987 (LC)
- Provides a useful multilingual
guide to terms used in the fields of economics, finance, and commerce.
Languages include Portuguese, English, German, and Spanish.
- Dictionary
of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean
(Phil Gunson, et al. London: Routledge, 1991. 397 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F2183 G86 1991 (LC)
- A useful alphabetic arrangement
of general information including some coverage of the nineteenth
century and topics of economic importance.
- Dictionary
of Contemporary Politics of South America (Phil Gunson, et al.
New York: Macmillan, 1989. 314 p.)
SML / JL1851 A25 G86 1989 (LC)
- Emphasizes political movements
and parties, individual biographies, interest groups (e.g., labor
unions, economic alliances), and geopolitical topics.
- Enciclopedia
biográfica e histórica del Perú : siglos XIX-XX (Carlos Milla
Batres. Lima, Perú : Editorial Milla Batres, 1994. 12 v.)
SML / F3431 +D53X 1994 (LC)
- Enciclopedia
histórica de Honduras (Tegucigalpa, D.C., Honduras : Graficentro
Editores, 1989-. 11 v.)
SML / F1506 E53 1989 (LC)
- Enciclopedia
universal ilustrada europeo-americana (Madrid, España: Espasa-Calpe,
1907-1933. 80 vols. ; supplements, 1934-.)
SML / ZAE61 E52/E52A (LC)
- Universal in coverage, it
contains extensive information on Latin America and Spain, ranging
from brief biographical and geographical entries to longer articles
on countries, cities, individuals, and other topics.
- Encyclopedia
of ancient Mesoamerica (Margaret R. Bunson and Stephen M. Bunson.
New York : Facts on File, c1996. 322 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1219 +B932X 1996 (LC)
- Encyclopedia
of Latin America (Helen Delpar, ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, [1974].
651 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm; CCL, Ref / F1406 +E52 (LC)
- One-volume encyclopedia of
Latin American topics. Useful for background information on historical
topics and for basic biographical information. Good beginning point
for research.
- Encyclopedia
of Latin American history (Michael Rheta Martin [and] Gabriel
H. Lovett; Rev. ed. by L. Robert Hughes. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill
[1968]. 348 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm; DIVINITY / F1410 M35 1968 (LC)
- Encyclopedia
of Latin American history and culture (Barbara A. Tenenbaum,
editor in chief ; associate editors, Georgette Magassy Dorn ...
[et al.]. New York : C. Scribner's Sons ; London : Simon & Schuster
: Prentice Hall International, c1996. 5 v.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm; DIVINITY / F1406 +E53 (LC)
- Grande
enciclopédia Delta-Larousse (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil:
Editora Delta, 1979. 15 vols.)
SML / A2 Z87 +G75
- Provides the best coverage
of Brazil of all contemporary Brazilian encyclopedias.
- Historical
Dictionaries (Scarecrow Press, Inc.)
- Historical Dictionaries provide
brief factual information on the country's historical events, places,
individuals, regionalisms, publications, chronologies, etc. Historical
Dictionaries are available for the following regions: ARGENTINA,
BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, ECUADOR, EL
SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY,
PERU, PUERTO RICO AND THE U S VIRGIN ISLANDS, THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN,
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA.
Search the library catalog by title: Historical Dictionary of
"country"
- Indians
of Central and South America: an ethnohistorical dictionary
(James S. Olson. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. 515 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1434 O45 1991 (LC)
- Entries cover historical
and current descriptions of Indian Groups in Central America and
South America with selected bibliographic references. Includes a
chronology, a list of groups by country, and a lengthy bibliography
on the contemporary indian.
- Latin
America: a Political Dictionary (Ernest E. Rossi, and Jack C.
Plano. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1992. 242 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1406 R67 1992 (LC)
- Arranged topically, entries
are defined by meaning and by significance in political context.
- NTC's
dictionary of Latin American Spanish (Rafael A. Olivares. Lincolnwood,
Ill : NTC Pub., 1997. 375 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / PC4822 O65X 1997
- Nuevo
diccionario de americanismos e indigenismos (Marcos A. Moríngo.
Buenos Aires : Claridad, c1998. 816 p.)
SML / PC4822 M596 1998
- Political
and economic encyclopaedia of South America and the Caribbean
(Peter Calvert. Harlow, Essex, U.K. : Longman Group ; Detroit, MI,
US, 1991. 363 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / F1410 P62X 1991 (LC)
- Political
parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s : Canada, Latin America,
and the West Indies (Charles D. Ameringer, ed. New York : Greenwood
Press, 1992. 697 p.)
SML, Starr Main Reference Rm / JL195 P63X 1992 (LC)
- Political
parties of the Americas and the Caribbean : a reference guide
(John Coggins and D.S. Lewis, eds. Harlow, Essex, U.K. : Longman
; Detroit, Mich., USA : 1992. 341 p.)
SSL, Reference / JL599.5 A979 P65X 1992
- Race
and Ethnic Relations in Latin American and the Caribbean: an historical
dictionary and bibliography (Robert M. Levine. Metuchen, NJ:
Scarecrow Press, 1980. 252 p.)
SML / F1419 A1 L48 (LC)
- The work consists of two
parts: (1) an alphabetically arranged dictionary of terms, names,
and events related to the racial and ethnic history of Latin America;
(2) a selective bibliography, arranged by country and region, of
books and articles on the topic.
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