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Special Collections Reference Citations

This guide lists citations for archival materials in different formats. Formats listed include APA, MLA, and Chicago Style.

Basic APA Format

Reference List

Author last name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title [Description]. Name of collection (Unique identifier, Box number, Folder number). Name of repository, Name of institution, Location City, Location State.

In-Text Citation

(Author last name, Year)

Examples

Unpublished manuscript

Kaplan, B. The Future of the Jewish Family [Typescript]. Benjamin Kaplan Papers (UAAMC-COLL-0078, Box 4, Folder 2). University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection, Edith Garland Dupré Library, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA.

In-Text Citation: (Kaplan, undated)

Letter

Givens, R. (1919, October 14). [Letter describing storm and tidal wave]. Givens-Hopkins Families Papers (UAAMC-COLL-0008, Box 2, Folder 19). University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection, Edith Garland Dupré Library, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA.

In-Text Citation: (Givens, 1919)

Photograph

[Railroad engine]. (ca. 1910). Lake B. Grow Collection (UAAMC-COLL-0014, Box 1, Folder 10). University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection, Edith Garland Dupré Library, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA.

In-Text Citation: ([Railroad engine], ca. 1910)

Oral History

Christman, B. B. (1981, February 11). Interview by B. Tietje [Tape recording]. Jeff Davis Oral History Project Collection (UAAMC-COLL-0467, Box 1). University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection, Edith Garland Dupré Library, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA.

{Note: Interviewee should be listed as the author. The interviewer is listed in the title by first initial, second initial, and last name.}

In-Text Citation: (Christman, 1981)