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019:091 Professor Frank Durham Spring 2013
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Dictionary of Literary Biography
Includes volumes on American Newspaper Journalists, Publishers, Literary Journalist, and more.



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Biographical dictionary of American newspaper columnists - Riley, Sam G.
Call Number: Main Reference PN4871 .B57 1995
ISBN: 0313291926

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Cavalcade of journalists 1900-2000 : chroniclers of an American century - Harrison, S. L. (Stanley L.)
Call Number: Main Reference PN4871 .H27 2002
ISBN: 0970803516

 

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See the UI Libraries' Using Smart Search tutorial.

Sample video: Using Smart Search to find books about and by William Randolph Hearst

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Nellie Bly example

This video shows a search for Nellie Bly in the Dictionary of Literary Biography(DLB).

 

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InfoHawk is our online catalog. Use it find books on your topic.

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   Select    Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

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