Lesson 26 · Chapter 26, Archives & Historical Sources
Archives and Historical Sources: From the Item to the Building
An 8-minute video lesson on Chapter 26, Archives & Historical Sources of The Citation Code, with two pause-and-practice exercises.
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What you will be able to do
- Cite an archival record from the item outward: the item and its date, the containers, the custodian, and the custodian's persistent address.
- Cite an old court paper as a court document with an archival path, and a historical newspaper in its print form.
- Cite early congressional debates and founding-era books by the debate's year and the edition you actually read.
Read the chapter: Chapter 26, Archives & Historical Sources