District of Columbia Biography

United States   District of Columbia    Biography

Two of the better biographical encyclopedias and social registers to consult for the District of Columbia are:


 * American Biographical Directories, District of Columbia . . ., 1908-1909. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Press, 1908. (FHL .)
 * Williamson, Stanley. Who's Who in the Nation's Capital. Washington, D.C.: Ransdell, Incorporated, biennial. (FHL.)

Lists of federal employees were published annually in The Official Register of the United States: Containing a List of Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service. Registers for the years 1863, 1883, 1895, 1909, 1911, 1913, and 1932 are also in book form (FHL ; beginning on ).

You can find additional information about records for government employees in:


 * Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. 1982. Revised. Washington, D.C.: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1985. (FHL ; 1983 ed. .) This provides detailed information on the content and availability of census, immigration, military, land, and other records at the National Archives and its branches.

The Family History Library has 1865, 1904, 1907 to 1950, and 1965 editions of the U.S. Congress, Official Congressional Directory for the Use of the U.S. Congress (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1809–; FHL ; FHL ). Another source you may use is U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1971; FHL boo; the 1903 edition is on ).