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HOW TO REFERENCE ARCHIVES

 

In-text citation

 

Provide the surname/s of the author/s and date.

 

Example

An art project proposal had been submitted (Rose 1980) but the outcome was still uncertain at the time.

 

Reference

 

Provide the surname/s and initials of the author/s, the year of the document in brackets, the title in italics, the type of document (e.g. manuscript, letter) in square brackets, the name of the archive collection, the place and institution where the archive is collected.

 

Example

Rose, J. (1980) Between C&D [National Endowment for the Arts Proposal] Fales Special Collection. New York: Bobst Library, New

York University

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Based on Deane, M. (2006) Coventry University Harvard Reference Style Guide. Unpublished booklet. Coventry: Coventry University. Version 3.0.4. September 2016. Produced in collaboration with Ray Summers (Illustrations), edited by Catalina Neculai with the assistance of Lisa Ganobcsik- Williams and Erik Borg, and with input from the Coventry University Harvard Reference Style Working Party.

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