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Biography

Find primary and secondary resources on people including books, articles, documentaries, videos and web resources.

Library of Congress Classification

Browse for Books [Use This As a Guide]

Philosophy. Psychology. Religion

  • BL 71.5-73 Biography
  • BM 750-755 Biography
  • BP 70-80 Biography-Islam
  • BP 75-77.75 Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632
  • BQ 840-999 Biography-Buddhism
  • BQ 840-858 Collective
  • BQ 860-999 Individual
  • BQ 860-939 Gautama Buddha

Auxiliary Sciences of History

  • CD 997 Biography of archivists
  • CT 21-9999 Biography
  • CT 21-22 Biography as an art or literary form
  • CT 31-83 History of biographical literature. Lives of biographers
  • CT 93-206 General collective biography
  • CT 206 Portraits
  • CT 210-3150 National biography
  • CT 3200-9999 Biography. By subject
  • CT 3200-3830 Biography of women (Collective)

History of Americas

  • E 176-176.8 Biography
  • E 185.96-185.98  Biography. Genealogy
  • E 302.5-302.6 Biography (Late eighteenth century)
  • E 339-340 Biography
  • E 415.8-415.9 Biography
  • E 663-664 Biography
  • E 747-748 Biography
  • E 840.6-840.8 Biography (General)

Political Science

  • JA 92 Collective biography of political scientists

Law

  • K 170 Biography
  • KB 122 Biography (Collective)
  • KBP 70-75.4 Biography
  • KBR 122-124- Collective biography of canonists or jurists

Education

  • LA 2301-2396 Biography

Music and Books on Music

  • ML 385-429 Biography

Fine Arts

  • NB 60-1115 History: Including collective biography
  • NC 1-45 General: Including collective biography

Language and Literature

  • PN 451-497 Biography
  • PS 126-138 Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.
  • PT (2044)-2239 Biography and criticism

Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources (General)

  • Z 1003.8 - Z 1004 Biography of bibliographers

Book Locations

Stacks See "Stacks Directory," below
Education Books & Periodicals 3rd Floor South - West
Reference 
(except Education)		 1st Floor South
Ready Reference
 1st Floor; ask librarian
Quick Reference
 1st Floor South
Government Documents 1st Floor; ask librarian
Music Scores,
Audio and Video 		2nd Floor (Fine Arts)
Periodicals 
(Except Education)		 Concourse Level
Reserve 1st Floor (Reserve Desk)
Special Collections 2nd Floor North (rm 230)

Stacks Directory

The Library uses the Library of Congress Classification (LOC) to categorize books. Books are shelved near each other based on similar subjects. Browsing in an area improves your chances of finding related resources of interest.

You may borrow books located in the second and third floor stacks. Reference books on the first floor are for Library use only.

For a more detailed guide to finding materials in our collection, refer to the Call Number Table at the end of this section. 

For the complete LOC Classification system: https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/

Please consult this helpful Research Guide: How to Find Books Using Library of Congress (LC) Classification