Archival material is not included in the APA Publication Manual, 7th Edition. Please consult the APA Style website for more details on standards and procedures. For more information on how to cite additional archival formats, consult the APA Style page on Archival Documents and Collections.
Author last name, First Initial. (year month day). Title [Description of material]. Name of collection (Reference code). Name of repository, Location of repository. Retrieved from URL if applicable.
(Author's Last Name(s) or Organization, Year)
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Reference
Hicks, H.D. (1956, October 24). Correspondence from Henry Davies Hicks to the Annapolis County electorate. Henry Davies Hicks fonds (MS-2-511, Box 15, Folder 9). Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/andy-mackay-installed-as-president-of-dal-3549.
In-text citation
Parenthetical citation: (Hicks, 1956)
Narrative citation: Hicks (1956)
Reference
Wilson, B. (2000). Typescript of short story Brothers and Sisters by Budge Wilson. Budge Wilson fonds (MS-2-650.2013-070, Box 3, Folder 9). Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
In-text citation
Parenthetical citation: (Wilson, 2000)
Narrative citation: Wilson (2000)
Some examples of graphic material can include: drawings, posters, paintings, cartoons, comics, prints, and broadsides.
Reference
Doyle, R. (1992). Costume design for Andromache and son. Robert Doyle fonds (MS-3-18, Box 6, Folder 5, Item 5). Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/costume-design-for-andromache-and-son.
In-text citation
Parenthetical citation: (Doyle, 1992).
Narrative citation: Doyle (1992)
Some examples of ephemera can include: postcards, posters, pamphlets, and broadsides.
Reference
Dalhousie Student Union. (1986). In Search of the Supernatural [poster]. Dalhousie University Reference Collection (MS-1-Ref, Box 16, Folder 27). Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
In-text citation
Parenthetical citation: (Dalhousie Student Union, 1986)
Narrative citation: Dalhousie Student Union (1986)
Reference
Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography. (1981, February 7). Andy MacKay Installed as President of Dal [photograph]. Wamboldt Waterfield Photographic Collection (MS-4-250, Box 74, Folder 7). Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/andy-mackay-installed-as-president-of-dal-3549.
In-text citation
Parenthetical citation: (Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography, 1981)
Narrative citation: Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography (1981)