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Examples A-D

Example reference formats for different source types

Archive Materials examples

Format: in text citation 
A collection of photographs and press cuttings document Hythe Senior Girls School evacuation to Pembrokeshire during the Second World War (Surname, Year).

Format: reference
Author surname, Initials. (Year) Title of document. [Type of medium]. Collection, Document number. Geographical Town/Place: Name of Library/Archive/Repository.

Example: in text citation 
A collection of photographs and press cuttings document Hythe Senior Girls School evacuation to Pembrokeshire during the Second World War (Wheeler, 1943).

Example: reference 

Wheeler, K. (1943) Second World War album recording the evacuation of a Kent School to Pembrokeshire. [Private papers] Second World War, Document 10662. London: Imperial War Museum.