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Re: Citing Documents
Ryan BassSep 4, 2018 9:11 AM (in response to Becki Depew)
Dear Ms. Depew,
Thank you for your question to HistoryHub. For citing records from the National Archives, please use our citation guide available through the National Archives website. Best of luck in your research!
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Re: Citing Documents
Jenette ParishSep 4, 2018 9:34 AM (in response to Becki Depew)
3 people found this helpfulHello Ms. Depew,
Thank you for contacting the History Hub regarding the citation of pension files. You may use this link to our official guide to citing records at the National Archives. There is an entire section for citing textual records. Page 5 has an example of citing the Civil War pension file with certificate number.
I hope this information is helpful. Best of luck.
Jenette Parish
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Re: Citing Documents
Becki Depew Sep 4, 2018 10:51 AM (in response to Becki Depew)Thank you all for the quick replies. I’m sorry I may have worded this poorly as by not better clarifying my need. Let me take another shot at it. I did previously access the National Archives citation guide. What I’m struggling with is how to determine the vital information needed for the citation, such as Record Group, Subgroup, File Unit, etc. I had expected some type of file reference notation on the research ticket or elsewhere in the document packet like I’ve gotten from various State and local archives, but I don’t see that information with this set of documents. The example in the citation guide references “Record Group 15” and “Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Veterans Who Served in the Army and Navy Mainly in the Civil War and …”, how am I to know this is indeed the file location from which my packet of documents came? Additionally, in the future, should I specifically request the file location information when I make a request for documents?
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Re: Citing Documents
Jenette ParishSep 17, 2018 9:51 AM (in response to Becki Depew)
2 people found this helpfulThe citation should have a certificate number issued by the pension claims board. It is the on the documents that you received. You can review your papers to find the certificate number and use that in your citation.
Jenette Parish
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