Citation
There is no fee to use quotations or cite information from the Clements National Security Papers Project website. Materials contained within this research tool originate from several Federal repositories and the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin. The preferred method of citation varies by repository; we have provided examples based on available criteria.
The organization of the Clements National Security Papers Project emulates the archival arrangements employed by their real-world repositories. The arrangements described by this project begin at the repository level and conclude at the folder level. Folders contain documents selected by project staff based on relevance to William P. Clements. Additional levels of archival arrangement such as series, sub series, primary subject file, and secondary subject file are defined when present.
The archival arrangement is seen in the breadcrumbs for any given record. The blue text above a document title notes the directory path used on this site which is a parallel to physical arrangement used by the parent repository. You can utilize the information in the breadcrumbs to construct a more complete citation.
Example:
- Home [Clements National Security Papers Project homepage]
- Clements National Security Papers [Browse view of project]
- Nixon Presidential Library and Museum [Repository]
- National Security Council Institutional Files [Collection]
- Minutes of Meetings (1969-1974) [Series]
- Defense Program Review Committee [Subseries]
- Defense Program Review Committee Minutes Originals '69-'73 (3) [folder]
Individual items are identified in our project with the naming convention "e_clef" followed by a series of numbers. The "e_clef" identifier does not have a real-world equivalent and is only meaningful within the context of this project.
Researchers can find additional information necessary for complete citations in the Citation Details. The Citation Details also contains a url for the Finding Aid provided by the physical repository.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Type of document; names of sender and recipient, or title of document; date; folder title or White House Central File Code; box number; collection title: series and subseries if included; Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Made available through the Clements Papers Project, accessed at: website.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Type of document; names of sender and recipient, or title of document; date; folder title or Central File code; box number; collection title: series and subseries if included; Gerald R. Ford Library. Made available through the Clements Papers Project, accessed at: website.
http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/guideintro.asp#2.16
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Type of document; names of sender and recipient, or title of document; date; folder title or Central File code; box number; collection title: series and subseries if included; Ronald Reagan Library. Made available through the Clements Papers Project, accessed at: website.
George Bush Presidential Library
Type of document; names of sender and recipient, or title of document; date; folder title or White House Central File Code; box number; collection title: series and subseries if included; George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Made available through the Clements Papers Project, accessed at: website.
The National Archives at College Park, Maryland
Type of document; names of sender and recipient, or title of document; date; folder title or Central File code; box number; collection title: series and subseries if included; National Archives II, College Park, MD. Made available through the Clements Papers Project, accessed at: website.
http://www.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/17-citing-records.pdf
Center for Legislative Archives
Record; file unit; series; Congress [House of Representatives or Senate], record group, National Archives, Washington D.C. Made available through the Clements Papers Project, accessed at: website.
Library of Congress
Type of document; names of sender and recipient, or title of document; date; folder title or Central File code; box number; collection title: series and subseries if included; Library of Congress. Made available through the Clements Papers Project, accessed at: website.
Clements Center for National Security
Transcript, [name of person interviewed] Oral History Interview, date of interview, interviewed by [name of interviewer(s)]. Made available through the Clements Papers Project, accessed at: website.
Chicago Citation Adaption Suggestion
Item description, date, box number, folder number, collection number, collection name, archive name. Clements Papers Project, Website (retrieved Date Accessed).
MLA Citation Adaption Suggestion
Document author (last, first). Letter/Memo to (first, last). Date (day month year). Box number, folder number. Unique identifier and collection name. Archive name. Clements Papers Project. Website. Date Accessed.