Washington and Lee Special Collections Citation Information

The goal of citations are to make sure future researchers can replicate your research. With Special Collections and Archives it is important to include as much information as possible. We recognize that there are multiple citation styles. Please include the below information according to your citation style. If you are using zotero, this resource may be helpful in adding these sources to your library - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/zotero_archival_research. 

Washington & Lee Special Collections – General Collections (WLU-Coll/WLU-Coll-PP) & University Archives Collections – Record Groups (RG)

[Identification of Item], [Date of Item], [Collection Title], [Collection Number], [Series Number, if applicable], [Series Name, if applicable], [Folder Number], [Folder Name]. Washington and Lee Special Collections and Archives, Washington and Lee University Library, Lexington, VA. [URL to Online Description, if available]

Rockbridge Historical Society Collections (RHS-Coll/RHS-Coll-PP)

[Identification of Item], [Date of Item], [Collection Title], [Collection Number], [Series Number, if applicable], [Series Name, if applicable], [Folder Number], [Folder Name]. Rockbridge Historical Society Collections housed within Washington and Lee Special Collections and Archives, Washington and Lee University Library, Lexington, VA. [URL to Online Description, if available]

Brownsburg Museum Collections

[Identification of Item], [Date of Item], [Collection Title], [Collection Number], [Series Number, if applicable], [Series Name, if applicable], [Folder Number], [Folder Name]. Brownsburg Museum Collections housed within Washington and Lee Special Collections and Archives, Washington and Lee University Library, Lexington, VA. [URL to Online Description, if available]

Theses

[Author], [Title], Washington and Lee University thesis, [year], [Degree], [Department]. Washington and Lee Special Collections and Archives, Washington and Lee University Library, Lexington, VA. [URL to Online Description, if available]

Rare Books

Cite as you normally would, but please include the connection to Special Collection and which

specific volume you viewed/used as annotations and associations may differ among volumes.