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Author. Title. Place originally published: Publisher, date originally published. Documenting the American South. Date of electronic publication. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Date the document was accessed <url of the document>.
Most of the information you need to write a citation can be found at the top of the document menu page or in the source description of the full text document. (view detail)
Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone, 1899. Documenting the American South. 1998. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 January 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/chopinawake/chopin.html>.
Ransom, John Crowe. "Sunset." Poems About God. New York: Henry Holt, 1919. Documenting the American South. 1999. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 April 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/ransom/ransom.html>.
Andrews, R. McCants. "Title Page Image." John Merrick: A Biographical Sketch. Durham, N.C.: Press of the Seeman Printery, 1920. Documenting the American South. 2002. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 January 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/andrews/title.html>.
B., M. For Girls Must Work That Men May Fight: Y.W.C.A. War Work Council, [c.1914-18]. Documenting the American South. 2002. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 January 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/wwi/41869/menu.html>.
Andrews, Eliza Frances. The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865. New York: D. Appleton, 1908. Documenting the American South. 1997. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 January 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/andrews/menu.html>.
(For example, a transcript of manuscript in the Southern Historical Collection) (view detail)
Edmondson, Belle. Diary of Belle Edmondson, January - November, 1864. Transcript of manuscript #1707, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South. 1997. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 January 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/edmondson/edmondson.html>.
Douglass, Frederick. Letter to William Lloyd Garrison. Montrose, [Scotland], 26 February 1846. From The Liberator, 27 March 1846; Rpt. in Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass, Ed. Philip Foner. Vol. 1. New York: International Publishers, 1950. 138. Documenting the American South. 2003. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 January 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/support12.html>.
Poole, Charlie. "Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister." 2003. Documenting the American South. 2003. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 January 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/barn/menu.html>.
Clinton, William J. (Bill). Interview. Documenting the American South June 1974. [Day Month Year item consulted]. <http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/A-027/menu.html>.
Note: Oral Histories of the American South recommends using the following citation format, which offers a more complete description of the interview's location:
Oral History Interview with William J. (Bill) Clinton, June 15, 1974. Interview A-0027. Southern Oral History Program
Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Published by Documenting the American South [Day Month Year item
consulted]. <http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/A-027/menu.html>.
Maffly-Kipp, Laurie F. An Introduction to the Church in the Southern Black Community. Documenting the American South. 2001. University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 January 2004 <http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/intro.html>.