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Collective Biography in the 1980s

The compilation of biographical dictionaries, prosopography, aspects of oral history and the life history method in social science, are all discussed here as forms of collective biography. Recent work and current trends in all these forms are surveyed. Technological developments which expand the horizons of collective biography are also outlined.