Citation of sources in both footnote and bibliography form is of critical importance in a scholarly work. It allows the reader to consult the materials for further study and to evaluate the validity of your work. However, because there are so may variables in proper formatting of citations it is impossible to provide a thorough guide. For proper citation it is best to closely consult a guide such as :
And, when in doubt as to proper citation it is best to remain consistent by citing the same types of materials in the same fashion using your best judgment.
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National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Southwest Region.
US District Court Records, Southern District of California.
Record Group 21, Criminal Case # 1323.Franklin and Marshall College, Archives and Special Collections.
Reynolds Family Papers. MS Group 06, Series X.
Brubaker, John. Hullabaloo Nevonia. ts. MSS 29. Franklin and
Marshall College, Archives and Special Collections, Lancaster PA.
Smith, John. Diary. ms. Record Group 12/05/02. Franklin and Marshall College,
Archives and Special Collections, Lancaster, PA.
Reynolds, John F. Letter to Cate Reynolds. 2 September 1861.
Reynolds Family Papers. Franklin and Marshall College,
Archives and Special Collections, Lancaster, PA.
Reynolds, William. "To Lydia Reynolds." 2 June 1839. Letter 8 of
Voyage to the Southern Ocean Ed. Ann Hoffman Cleaver and
Jeffrey Stann. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988. 68-69.
Congressional Record Vol LV, Part 4 (65th Congress) Washington DC:
Government Printing Office, 1917.
Wollstonecraft, Mary. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, with
Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects . Philadelphia, 1794.
"Convention Ratifies Constitution." Pennsylvania Packet and Daily
Advertiser 14 December, 1787, p. 1.,col 3.Bernstein, Carl . " Watergate Break-in Linked to President. "
Washington Post 23 May, 1974, p. 1, col 6.