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Biography Resources

This guide features resources for locating current and historical biographical information.

Biographies

Battleground New Jersey: Vanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice

Electronic Resource
(Arthur T. Vanderbilt & Frank Hague)

Black Dog of Fate

Electronic Resource
(Peter Balakian -- Poet)

Governors of New Jersey, 1664-1974: Biographical Essays

Special Collection (Please see librarian)

Mary Norton of New Jersey: Congressional Trailblazer

Electronic Resource
(New Jersey Congresswoman)

Me, Governor?

Electronic Resource

New Jersey Biographical Dictionary

Special Collection (Please see librarian)

Paul Robeson - A Life of Activism and Art

Electronic Resource
(Actor, Lawyer, Singer, Political Activist)

Raised at Rutgers

Electronic Resource
(Rutgers University President)

Standing on Principle

Electronic Resource
(New Jersey Governor)

Story of New Jersey

Special Collection (Please see librarian)
Volumes 1-5

The Life and Times of Richard J. Hughes

Electronic Resource
(New Jersey Governor)

The Life of James Mccosh; a Record Chiefly Autobiographical

Electronic Resource
(Princeton University President)

William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King

Electronic Resource
(New Jersey Governor)

William Paterson: Lawyer and Statesman, 1745-1806

Special Collection (Please see librarian)

Woodrow Wilson: Princeton to the Presidency

Electronic Resource
(New Jersey Governor)