The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as well as its predecessor, the Continental Congress. Also included are Delegates from territories and the District of Columbia and Resident Commissioners from the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
The online edition also includes:
- a guide to research collections (a list of institutions where member's papers, letters, correspondence, and other items are archived) and
- an extended bibliography of published works concerning the member (a shorter bibliography is included with the member's biography).
These additional resources when available can be accessed via links on the left side of the member's page on the website.
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