Citation Guide
Historians use Kate Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (currently in its seventh edition) or the Chicago Manual of Style (currently in its sixteenth edition), both of which provide guidelines for the format of the footnote/endnote and bibliographic citations.
SEE THE EXCELLENT UPDATED CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLEONLINE GUIDES (FOR PRINT AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES) PREPARED BY THE UMW LIBRARY STAFF BY CLICKING HERE.