Cite an Archives Resource

Archives and Manuscripts

Refer to The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 15th edition, 2003, Campus Life PN203.C55 2003 or look here for other copies) for information on proper citation of resources at the DePauw University Archives. Generally, give the title and date of the item followed by series title, if applicable, name of the collection, name of the archives, city and state. See example below.

"Diary of E.E. Edwards, Chaplain of the 7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry from 4 July 1864 to 15 Dec. 1864, Vol. 1st," SERIES II Civil War/Colorado State Agricultural College, now Colorado State University. "Elijah Evan Edwards Papers, Class of 1853." Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism, Greencastle, Ind.

Finding Aids

To cite a finding aid (inventory) for a collection at the DePauw University Archives, use the following style: Title in quotation marks, date of finding aid when available, indication that the item is a finding aid, name of the archives, city, state, publisher and URL, if found on-line. See example below.

"Elijah Evan Edwards Papers, Class of 1853," Nov. 8, 2005. Finding aid at the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism, Greencastle, Ind.: DePauw University. http://www.depauw.edu/library/archives/dpuinventories/Edwards, Elijah Evan.htm