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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