LibGuides: FYS 100 (45): Modern American Human Rights Lawyers (Stubbs): Biographical Information

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kyle.jenkins@richmond.edu

(804)-289-8262

Boatwright Library, Room #183

261 Richmond Way
Richmond, VA 23173

Subjects: Africana Studies, Anthropology, Data & Statistics, Education, First Year Seminar, Geography, International Education, Psychology, Sociology

General Guidelines

Tips for finding biographical information:

Don't forget to check the library catalog in OneSearch for physical and ebooks. Selecting the "Books & More" tab will automatically filter results to books.
In any encyclopedia databases you use, be sure to double-check how to cite information from those pages, and use their reference lists/sections on "Additional Reading" to find more sources on your subjects
You can search for additional resources in newspapers using the library's News Sources Research Guide

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FYS 100 (45): Modern American Human Rights Lawyers (Stubbs)

Liaison Librarian

General Guidelines

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