American National Biography
Published by Oxford University Press.
Chief Editors- John A. Garraty-Prof. Emeritus of history
-Columbia University & Mark C.
Carnes- Prof of History- Barnard
College.
Project directed
by American Council of Learned Societies.
Stanley Katz, the president emeritus
of the council helped with the publication of
the new source and states in his forward that
it is the major reference work of American biography of our generation.
The editorial board consisted of 14 renowned American Historians; including 4 women.
Women were among senior editors, contributors, project editors and copy editors.