Archives and Special Collections (ASC)

Citing Archival Material

For archival material, it is important to note the following information when citing it:

• Archival repository
• Fonds/collection title
• Author/creator of the item
• Format of the item
• Box and file that the item is located in
• Date of creation for the item

For materials held at the University of Calgary Archives and Special Collections, use the following format for archival repositories:

• [Archival Repository], Archives and Special Collections, University of Calgary.
  • e.g. Glenbow Library and Archives, Archives and Special Collections, University of Calgary.

For more information on the specifics of each citation style (APA, Chicago/Turabian, MLA, etc.), refer to the UCalgary Library Citation Help page.

For further aid with citations, contact Writing Support.