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How to Cite a Collection

HOW TO CITE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

1.   Collection Name and University

2.   Record Group Name (Ex: History Files)

3.   Box Number       AND

4.   Folder Number  [Ex:  Box 1 & Folder 7 = 1/7]

5.   Type of Document (Ex: Letter/Memo/Article)

6.   Author (and Recipient if applicable) and/or Title

7.   Year of Document (Ex: Feb. 1, 1980) 

EXAMPLE:  *Initial Cite:  Camarillo State Hospital Collection, Cal. State Univ., Channel Islands; History Files, 1/7; Letter to Dr. Toner from Edmund Brown; 2/1/80