Biographical Reference Works:
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Index to Spanish American collective biography
- 4 volumes, mainly spanish language sources
- Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1981-
- Reference CT503.A1 M8
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Latin American writers
- New York : Scribner, 1989-
- Reference PQ7081.A1 L37 1989 (3 vols. + supplement)
Autobiographical Writings on Mexico: An Annotated Bibliography of Primary Sources / Richard D. Woods.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co, 2005.
Main Library Reference CT553 .A1 W655 2005 For additional biographical material on Latin American writers, see Literature Resource Center.
Individual Works:
Begin by searching in MIDCAT --using keyword to link either names or subjects with terms such as diaries, journals, letters, correspondence, autobiography or biography.
Keyword search examples:
cuba and (diaries or personal narratives)
guevara and (letters or correspondence)
argentina and history and (biography or autobiography)
Subject search examples:
Latin America--biography
Guevara, Ernesto
To identify and borrow materials not owned by Middlebury, see the Interlibrary Loan resources listed under the Books section of this guide.
In the First Person (personal narratives)
Index to thousands of oral histories and other personal narratives from archives and repositories all over the world. Provides links to full-text content (text, audio, video) when available free. Also indexes Alexander Street collections (Midd does not subscribe to full-text).