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The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography was a multi-decade series of volumes of biographies of Americans in every state, published by James T. White and Company. It contains more than 60,000 entries, mostly compiled from information provided by the subjects or their families, though sources are not usually credited. There is no overall order to the biographies, but indexes exist. (There is a Wikipedia article about this serial.)

Publication History

The first numbered volume was copyrighted in 1891. The lettered "current" volumes, specializing in living persons, began in the 1920s. (The letters denote the sequence of the "current" volumes, not the initials of the subjects.) Some volumes have revised editions or supplements. No volume copyright renewals are known. The last volume (combining regular volume 63 and current volume N) was published in 1984. Listings below are roughly in chronological order, with series volume order overriding in some cases.

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1891: HathiTrust has Volume 1. (This copy was copyrighted in 1891 but published in 1898.)
• 1891: The Internet Archive has Volume 2. (This copy was copyrighted in 1891 but published in 1895.)
• 1891: The Internet Archive has Volume 3. (This copy was copyrighted in 1891 but published in 1893.)
• 1892: The Internet Archive has Volume 4. (This copy was copyrighted in 1892 but published in 1895.)
• 1894: The Internet Archive has Volume 5.
• 1896: The Internet Archive has Volume 6.
• 1897: HathiTrust has Volume 7.
• 1898: The Internet Archive has Volume 8. (This copy was copyrighted in 1898 but published in 1900.)
• 1899: The Internet Archive has Volume 9.
• 1900: The Internet Archive has Volume 10.
• 1901: The Internet Archive has Volume 11.
• 1904: The Internet Archive has Volume 12.
• 1906: HathiTrust has Volume 13.
• 1906: HathiTrust has an index and conspectus covering the first 13 volumes.
• 1910: The Internet Archive has Volume 14.
• 1910: The Internet Archive has Supplement 1, for individuals who had attained prominent positions since the series began.
• 1916: The Internet Archive has Volume 15.
• 1918: The Internet Archive has Volume 16.
• 1920: The Internet Archive has Volume 17.
• 1921?: HathiTrust has Volume 18 (though the first few pages, including the title page, are missing).
• 1924?: HathiTrust has Volume 19 (though the original title page is missing).
• 1930: HathiTrust has Current Volume A. (This copy was copyrighted in 1924, 1926, and 1930.)
• 1927: HathiTrust has Current Volume B.
• 1929: HathiTrust has Volume 20.
• 1930: HathiTrust has Current Volume C.
• 1931: HathiTrust has Volume 21.
• 1932: HathiTrust has Volume 22.
• 1933: HathiTrust has Volume 23.
• 1934: HathiTrust has Current Volume D.
• 1935: HathiTrust has Volume 24.
• 1936: HathiTrust has Volume 25.
• 1937: HathiTrust has Volume 26.
• 1938: HathiTrust has Current Volume E.
• 1939: HathiTrust has Volume 27.
• 1940: HathiTrust has Volume 28.
• 1941: HathiTrust has Volume 29.
• 1942: HathiTrust has Current Volume F.
• 1943: HathiTrust has Volume 30.
• 1944: HathiTrust has Volume 31.
• 1945: HathiTrust has Volume 32.
• 1946: HathiTrust has Current Volume G.
• 1947: HathiTrust has Volume 33.
• 1948: HathiTrust has Volume 34.
• 1949: HathiTrust has Volume 35.
• 1950: HathiTrust has Volume 36.
• 1951: HathiTrust has Volume 37.
• 1952: HathiTrust has Current Volume H.
• 1953: HathiTrust has Volume 38.
• 1954: HathiTrust has Volume 39.
• 1955: HathiTrust has Volume 40.
• 1956: HathiTrust has Volume 41.
• 1958: HathiTrust has Volume 42.
• 1960: HathiTrust has Current Volume I.
• 1961: HathiTrust has Volume 43.
• 1962: HathiTrust has Volume 44.
• 1962: HathiTrust has Volume 45.
• 1963: HathiTrust has Volume 46.

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