The examples below are consistent with the format in Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. You can find this guide in the reference stacks at LB2369 .T8 1996 . Please consult this book for more citation examples and information about proper formatting.
For the rest of this page, FOOTNOTE (or endnote) examples are marked with an F.
Examples from a BIBLIOGRAPHY are marked with B.
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F History: A Lifestyle (Chicago: Historical Press, 2005), 15-17.
B History: A Lifestyle. Chicago: Historical Press, 2005.
Book with one author
F Alexander Hamilton. Creating Currency: The Hunt for the Dollar (New York: Albany Federalist Press, 1789), 3.
B Hamilton, Alexander. Creating Currency: The Fight for
the Dollar. New York: Albany Federalist Press, 1789.
Book with 2 authors
FF John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, The Building of a Nation, (Richmond: Federal Press, 1804), 15.
BB Adams, John, and Thomas Jefferson. The Building of a Nation. Richmond: Federal Press, 1804.
Book with multiple authors
F Aaron Burr and others, Political Status and the Art of the Duel (New York: Federalist Press, 1799), 39.
B Burr, Aaron, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson
and James Monroe. Political Status and the Art
of the Duel. New York: Federalist Press,
1799.
Edited book (editor in place of author)
F Priscilla Mason, ed., Graduation Speeches at the Philadelphia Young Ladies' Academy (Philadelphia: Revolutionary Millennial Press, 1792), 6.
B Mason, Priscilla, ed. Graduation Speeches at the
Philadelphia Young Ladies' Academy. Philadelphia:
Revolutionary Millennial Press, 1792.
Chapter or Article by One Author Within a Book (book published by another author)
F Mary Wollstonecraft, "Vindication of the Rights of Women Revisited," in The Long Struggle for Women's Rights: Global Perspectives, ed. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (New York: Seneca Falls Press, 1848), 50.
B Wollstonecraft, Mary. "Vindication of the Rights of
Women Revisited." In The Long Struggle for
Women's Rights: Global Perspectives, ed. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 49-75, New York:
Seneca Falls Press, 1848.
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Article in a professional journal
F Benjamin Rush, "Doctoring to the Revolution: Reflections on the Revolutionary Spirit," Journal of New American Medicine 3 (March 1786): 97.
B Rush, Benjamin. "Doctoring to the Revolution:
Reflections on the Revolutionary Spirit." Journal of New American Medicine
3 (March 1786):
92-108.
Article in popular magazines
F Mercy Otis Warren, "History of the Battle of Saratoga: What Really Happened," American Revolutionary Today, 12 June 1781, 10.
B Warren, Mercy Otis. "History of the Battle of Saratoga: What Really Happened." American Revolutionary Today, 12 June 1781, 7-22.
Newspaper Articles
F "Port Taxes and Other Forms of Oppression," Boston Times, 1 April 1772, 1.
B "Port Taxes and Other Forms of Oppression." Boston
Times, 1
April 1772.
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One-volume commentary with different author for each book of the Bible:
B Laberge, Leo. “Micah.” In The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, ed. Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, and Roland E. Murphy, 249-254. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990.
F Leo Laberge, “Micah,” in The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, ed. Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, and Roland E. Murphy (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990), 249.
One volume from a multi-volume commentary set:
B Anderson, Francis I. and David Noel Freedman. Micah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. The Anchor Bible. New York: Anchor, 2000.
F Francis I. Anderson and David Noel Freedman, Micah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. The Anchor Bible (New York: Anchor, 2000), 73.
Note:
The name of a commentary set is treated as a series not as part of the title.
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