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Welcome to the Biography Guide! If you are pressed for time (meaning, if you are in a hurry!), then check out our "best bets" resources below.
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Biography: "An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another."
Autobiography: "The biography of a person written by that person."
Memoir: "An account of the personal experiences of an author."
Correspondence: "Communication by the exchange of letters, e-mails, or other forms of written messages."
Diary: "A usually daily written record of personal experiences and observations; a journal."
Definitions credit:
The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, edited by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, Houghton Mifflin, 5th edition, 2011. Credo Reference
TIP: When searching in the catalog for biographies: search for your person as a subject and combine their name with the word biography:
Example: Sonia Sotomayor Biography
The HACC Library: Books and Media catalog is a searchable database of books, periodical titles, and audio-visual material available at Harrisburg Area Community College.