Finding Quotations

Many quotation books are located in the 808 call number area of Linderman Library Reference, with a smaller number in the Fairchild-Martindale Library Reference area. Additional quotation books can be found by searching in ASA, the online catalog, by keyword or subject, the word QUOTATIONS.

General Quotation Sources

Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 1992 [1999 ed. on order] L-1-REF & FM-1-REF 808.88 O98
Writings and sayings past and present. Predominately British and literary. Arranged by name.

Simpson's Contemporary Quotations L-1-REF 808.88 S613s
Quotations from 1950 through 1987 from a wide range of literary, entertainment, political and popular culture sources. Arranged by subject category.
The 1988 edition is online on Bartleby.com: http://www.bartleby.com/63/

Oxford dictionary of modern quotations, 1991. FM-1-REF & L-1-REF 808.88 O981
Quotations from 20th Century sources, esp. British. Arranged by name.

The Oxford dictionary of twentieth century quotations, 1998. L-1-REF 808.88 O985
Quotations by writers (and speakers) alive since 1914, esp. British. Includes special categories such as catchwords.

The New York Public Library book of twentieth-century American quotations, 1992. FM-1-REF 081 N532
Arranged by subject. American only. Focus on quotations most requested.

The Columbia dictionary of quotations, 1993. L-1-REF  808.88 A569c 1993
Arranged by subject category. Somewhat more lighthearted than others.

General Quotations by Women:

New Quotable woman, 1992. L-1-REF 808.88 Q9 1992
Covers a broad range of history. Arranged by author.

Special Subjects

• Macmillan dictionary of political quotations, 1993. (Meatiest source on politics) FM-1-REF 082 E34m
• Political quotations. (political statements by subject through 1989) FM-1-REF 320.03 P7691
• World Almanac of presidential quotations, 1993. (from all presidents 1789-1992) FM-1-REF 973.099 W927
• Oxford dictionary of political quotations, 1996. L-1-REF 808.88 O984
• Respectfully quoted. 1992. (quotes requested by Congressmen) FM-1-REF 808.88 R434 1992

• Oxford dictionary of literary quotations, 1997 L-1-REF 808.882 O98 (quotes about authors and about literary subjects)

• Oxford dictionary of American legal quotations, 1993. FM-1-REF 349.73 O98
• The quotable lawyer, 1984. FM-1-REF 340.02 S561q

• Physically speaking : a dictionary of quotations on physics and astronomy, 1997. 530 P5781 FM-1-REF

• Dictionary of economic quotations, 1984. FM-1-REF 330.03 D554 1984
• Executive's book of quotations, 1994. FM-1-REF 650 E96
• Dictionary of business quotations, 1990 FM-1-REF 650.03 D554

• Macmillan book of social science quotations, 1991. FM-1-REF 300.3 M167

Other Quotation listings on the web:

There is also listings of quotation resources on the web at: http://www.quotations.com/w_qo_res.htm and QuotationsPage: http://www.quotationspage.com/ (which includes a section on printed books of quotations) .
Creative Quotations http://creativequotations.com/ also has a quotation listing, but it's  more focused on finding a good quote than making the correct attribution for a quote.)  There's a good page of quotations By women at Quotable Women: http://www.wendy.com/women/quotations.html 

However, be aware web-based quotations listings are quite likely to be inaccurate in their attributions.

If all else fails, try looking in this volume for more suggestions:
The quote sleuth : a manual for the tracer of lost quotations, L-1-REF 808.88 S557q