Od kolebki do grobu, czyli źródła informacji biograficznej w Bibliotece Jagiellońskiej

The aim of the article is to present selected types of printed sources of biographical information, showing that it is contained not only in biographical dictionaries. Various traces of human life can also be found in such publications as: parish books published in print; school management reports; lists of students or university graduates; lists of theses; address books of cities; telephone directories; street lists, publications about real estate owners; shematisms; lists of trade representatives; listings of business owners; industry directory books; activity reports or professional journals issued by organizations, associations or unions; spa guest lists; lists of participants in uprisings; lists of the injured; lists of repressed people; hourglasses, obituaries, mourning records; lists of personal losses from the years of war and occupation; cemetery guides. Selected examples of each of these types of sources show what kind of information they can contain. The second part of the article provides basic tips on how to search for such publications in the rich collections of the Jagiellonian Library, who and where can use the found materials.