Introduction

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This guide has been developed as a general introduction to resources in the field of Biography. It is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but rather a starting point from which you can begin your research according to your information needs.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Excellent authoritative source for historical Canadian biography
UFV Library Catalogue
Find books, videos and more in the UFV library.
Literature Resource Centre
Excellent source for literary biographies
Canadian communication thought [electronic resource] : ten foundational writers
Graham Spry -- Harold Adams Innis -- John Grierson -- Dallas W. Smythe -- C.B. Macpherson -- Irene Spry -- George Grant -- Gertrude Joch Robinson -- Northrop Frye -- Marshall McLulan
Canadian Who's Who
Short biographies of living Canadians

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