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Chicago style manual and sample paper (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

Website includes examples of Chicago Style citations in both Notes-Bibliography and Author-Date formats.

Sample paper from the Online Writing Lab of Purdue University. (Full Note with Bibliography is the more common Chicago format used.) (PDF)

Sample notes and bibliography citations from the Chicago Manual of Style Online.

Sample paper from the Online Writing Lab of Purdue University. (Author-Date is the less common Chicago format used.) (PDF)

From the Harvard College Writing Center

From the Library of Congress, this brief guide gives examples of how to cite the most commonly used primary sources.

This guide from the Hanover College History Department provides model footnotes that cite various types of sources. (Using the search function of your browser is an easy way to find the type of source you need.) This document was developed to provide illustrations of the types of citations our students use most.