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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 MLA Format

Reference List

Author last name, First name Middle name/initial. Title/description. Day Month Year. Collection Name. Unique identifier, Box number, Folder number. Name of repository, Name of institution, Location City, Location State.

In-Text Citation

(Author last name, Day Month Year).

("Title/description," Day Month Year).

Formats and Examples

Unpublished manuscript

Kaplan, Benjamin. Typescript of lecture The Future of the Jewish Family. Date unknown. 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)

Letter

Givens, Royal. Letter describing storm and tidal wave. 14 October 1919. 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, 14 October 1919)

Photograph

Railroad engine. 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," 1910?)

Oral History

Christman, B. B. Tape recording of interview by B. Tietje. 11 February 1981. 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.

In-Text Citation: (Christman, 11 February 1981)