Reading Room - How to Cite
When citing materials from the Center for American History,
please use the following formats:
| Manuscript Collections: | Example: |
| Collection Title Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin |
Bexar Archives Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin |
| Vertical Files: | Example: |
| Name of Vertical File Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin |
"Austin, Texas - Description" vertical file Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin |
| Maps: | Example: |
| Title of Map Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin |
Austin, Texas Sanborn Map, 1877 Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin |
| Newspapers: | Example: |
| Title of newspaper, place of publication, and date of issue Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin |
Telegraph and Texas Register Houston, Texas, April 29, 1837 Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin |
| Photographs: | Examples: |
| Title or Description of Image Collection Title Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin CN (Copy Negative), CT (Color Transparency), or DI (Digital Image) Number |
Denton Cooley playing basketball, 1967 Prints and Photographs Collection Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin CN 11060 or "Horseback - Comanche Chief"Caldwell (Frank) Collection, 1778-1941 Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin DI 01179 |
