If the subject/author is known
If you know the subject (and therefore author) of the autobiography:
- In the library Catalog, search by Author
If the author has written few items, you should be able to find the autobiography quickly
If the author is prolific, then choose Advanced Search. In the Author field, enter the author's name; in the Subject field, enter the word Biography (in the catalog, autobiographies are entered under the world biography)
If you want an autobiography of a person from a particular class of people
If you are looking for an autobiography for an unknown person who can be described by profession, race, class, sex, etc:
- In the library Catalog, search by Subject. Enter the word describing the type of person (e.g., African American teachers), and add the word Biography (in the catalog, autobiographies are entered under the world biography)
Your results will include a mix of biographies and autobiographies; you'll have to look through the list and choose
Bibliographies
The Autobiography of the Working Class by Call Number: Z7164.L1 A86 1984, Vol.1-v. 3ISBN: 0814710719Publication Date: 1984-1989v. I. 1790-1900 -- v. II. 1900-1945 -- v. III. Supplement 1790-1945.
An Annotated Bibliography of American Indian and Eskimo Autobiographies by Call Number: Z1209.B78 E89ISBN: 0803211759Publication Date: 1981-03-01
Black Americans in Autobiography by Call Number: Z1361.N39 B67 1984ISBN: 0822305593Publication Date: 1984-03-01- British autobiographies; an annotated bibliography of British autobiographies published or written before 1951. byCall Number: Z2027.A9 M3Publication Date: 1955
- Indian captivities & massacres, being the contemporary record of Caucasian contact and conflict with the Native American. byCall Number: Z1209 .E23 1943Publication Date: 1943
Narratives of North American Indian Captivity by Call Number: Z1209.2.N67 V38 1983ISBN: 0824092228Publication Date: 1983-02-01
Women's Diaries, Journals, and Letters by Call Number: Z7963.B6 C55 1989ISBN: 9780824066376Publication Date: 1989-12-01
