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Letters and Other Personal Communications

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Examples of Citations to Letters and Other Personal Communication

Standard citation to a letter
Letter providing only initials for author and recipient
Letter with a title for the recipient rather than a name
Letter with organization as author
Letter with standard date
Letter with date estimated
Letter with an accompaniment
Letter with note

Examples of Citations to Letters and Other Personal Communication

Standard citation to a letter

Anfinsen, Christian B. (Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD). Letter to: Cyril Ponnamperuma (University of Maryland, College Park, MD). 1991 Apr 23. 1 leaf. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 496, Box 8, Folder 3.

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  <person-group>
    <string-name>
    <surname>Anfinsen</surname>,
    <given-names>Christian B.</given-names>
    </string-name>
    <aff>Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Cyril Ponnamperuma (University of Maryland, College Park, MD)</source>
  <year>1991</year>
  <month>Apr</month>
  <day>23</day>
  <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 496, Box 8, Folder 3</comment>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"><string-name><surname>Anfinsen</surname>, <given-names>Christian B.</given-names></string-name> (Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD).
   <source>Letter to: Cyril Ponnamperuma (University of Maryland, College Park, MD)</source>.
   <year>1991</year> <month>Apr</month> <day>23</day>. <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 496, Box 8, Folder 3.
</mixed-citation>

Reed, Walter (Army Medical Museum, Washington, DC). Letter to: W.S. Halstead (Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD). 1985 Apr 10. 1 leaf. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 200.

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  <person-group>
    <string-name>
    <surname>Reed</surname>,
    <given-names>Walter</given-names>
    </string-name>
    <aff>Army Medical Museum, Washington, DC</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: W.S. Halstead (Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD)</source>
  <year>1985</year>
  <month>Apr</month>
  <day>10</day>
  <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 200.</comment>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Reed</surname>, <given-names>Walter</given-names></string-name> (Army Medical Museum, Washington, DC).
   <source>Letter to: W.S. Halstead (Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD)</source>.
   <year>1985</year> <month>Apr</month> <day>10</day>. <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 200.
</mixed-citation>

Letter providing only initials for author and recipient

Colt P (Rome, NY). Letter to: M. Goshall (Hartford, CT). 1809 Mar 4. 4 leaves. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 312.

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    <name>
    <surname>Colt</surname>
    <given-names>P</given-names>
    </name>
    <aff>Rome, NY</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: M. Goshall (Hartford, CT)</source>
  <year>1809</year>
  <month>Mar</month>
  <day>4</day>
  <size units="leaf">4 leaves</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 312</comment>
</element-citation>

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   <name><surname>Colt</surname><given-names>P</given-names></name> (Rome, NY).
   <source>Letter to: M. Goshall (Hartford, CT)</source>.
   <year>1809</year> <month>Mar</month> <day>4</day>. <size units="leaf">4 leaves</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 312.
</mixed-citation>

Letter with a title for the recipient rather than a name

Mayard, T.F. (Department of State, Washington, DC). Letter to: Secretary of War (Washington, DC). 1888 Feb 16. 1 leaf. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 269.

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    <surname>Mayard</surname>,
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    <aff>Department of State, Washington, DC</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Secretary of War (Washington, DC)</source>
  <year>1888</year>
  <month>Feb</month>
  <day>16</day>
  <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 269.</comment>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Mayard</surname>, <given-names>T.F.</given-names></string-name> (Department of State, Washington, DC).
   <source>Letter to: Secretary of War (Washington, DC)</source>.
   <year>1888</year> <month>Feb</month> <day>16</day>. <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 269.
</mixed-citation>

Mayard, T.F. (Department of State, Washington, DC). Letter to: Secretary of War [William Endicott] (Washington, DC). 1888 Feb 16. 1 leaf. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 269.

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  <person-group>
    <string-name>
    <surname>Mayard</surname>,
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    </string-name>
    <aff>Department of State, Washington, DC</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Secretary of War [William Endicott] (Washington, DC)</source>
  <year>1888</year>
  <month>Feb</month>
  <day>16</day>
  <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 269.</comment>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Mayard</surname>, <given-names>T.F.</given-names></string-name> (Department of State, Washington, DC).
   <source>Letter to: Secretary of War [William Endicott] (Washington, DC)</source>.
   <year>1888</year> <month>Feb</month> <day>16</day>. <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 269.
</mixed-citation>

Letter with organization as author

Mason Chemical Company (Philadelphia, PA). Letter to: Abram Claude (Annapolis, MD). 1897 Dec 24. 1 leaf. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 283.

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  <person-group>
    <collab>Mason Chemical Company</collab>
    <aff>Philadelphia, PA</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Abram Claude (Annapolis, MD)</source>
  <year>1897</year>
  <month>Dec</month>
  <day>24</day>
  <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 283</comment>
</element-citation>

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   <collab>Mason Chemical Company</collab> (Philadelphia, PA).
   <source>Letter to: Abram Claude (Annapolis, MD)</source>.
   <year>1897</year> <month>Dec</month> <day>24</day>. <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 283.
</mixed-citation>

Letter with standard date

Wheaton, Levi (Providence, RI). Letter to: Moses Younglove (Cornwall, CT). 1800 Dec 18. 3 leaves. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 293.

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    <surname>Wheaton</surname>,
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    <aff>Providence, RI</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Moses Younglove (Cornwall, CT)</source>
  <year>1800</year>
  <month>Dec</month>
  <day>18</day>
  <size units="leaf">3 leaves</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 293</comment>
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<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Wheaton</surname>, <given-names>Levi</given-names></string-name> (Providence, RI).
   <source>Letter to: Moses Younglove (Cornwall, CT)</source>.
   <year>1800</year> <month>Dec</month> <day>18</day>. <size units="leaf">3 leaves</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 293.
</mixed-citation>

Letter with date estimated

Loper, Richard L. (General Manager, Guarantors Liability Indemnity Company of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA). Letter to: Dear Sirs. 1 leaf. [1895?]. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 274.

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    <aff>General Manager, Guarantors Liability Indemnity Company of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Dear Sirs</source>
  <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>
  <year>[1895?]</year>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 274</comment>
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<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Loper</surname>, <given-names>Richard L.</given-names></string-name> (General Manager, Guarantors Liability Indemnity Company of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA).
   <source>Letter to: Dear Sirs</source>. <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>.
   <year>[1895?]</year>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 274.
</mixed-citation>

Letter with an accompaniment

Blue, Rupert (Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC). Letter to: Wm. H. Welch (American Red Cross, Paris, FR). 1919 Mar 18. 1 leaf. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 211. Accompanied by: Blue's "Memorandum Relative to the Development of National and International Programs of Public Health."

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    <surname>Blue</surname>,
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    <aff>Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Wm. H. Welch (American Red Cross, Paris, FR)</source>
  <year>1919</year>
  <month>Mar</month>
  <day>18</day>
  <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 211. Accompanied by: Blue's "Memorandum Relative to the Development of National and International Programs of Public Health."</comment>
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<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Blue</surname>, <given-names>Rupert</given-names></string-name> (Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC).
   <source>Letter to: Wm. H. Welch (American Red Cross, Paris, FR)</source>.
   <year>1919</year> <month>Mar</month> <day>18</day>. <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 211. Accompanied by: Blue's "Memorandum Relative to the Development of National and International Programs of Public Health."
</mixed-citation>

Letter with note

Nightingale, Florence (115 Park Street, W, [London, GB]). Letter to: Marquis Townshend. 1864 Jul 27. 4 leaves. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 179. Nightingale responds to Townshend's request on behalf of a Mrs. Montague for funds to support old nurses.

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    <aff>115 Park Street, W, [London, GB]</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Marquis Townshend</source>
  <year>1864</year>
  <month>Jul</month>
  <day>27</day>
  <size units="leaf">4 leaves</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 179. Nightingale responds to Townshend's request on behalf of a Mrs. Montague for funds to support old nurses.</comment>
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<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Nightingale</surname>, <given-names>Florence</given-names></string-name> (115 Park Street, W, [London, GB]).
   <source>Letter to: Marquis Townshend</source>.
   <year>1864</year> <month>Jul</month> <day>27</day>. <size units="leaf">4 leaves</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 179. Nightingale responds to Townshend's request on behalf of a Mrs. Montague for funds to support old nurses.
</mixed-citation>

Wells, Horace (Hartford, CT). Letter to: Dr. Morton [William Thomas Morton] ([Boston, MA]). 1846 Oct 20. 1 leaf. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 176. Comments on the first use of Morton's anesthesia device.

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    <surname>Wells</surname>,
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    <aff>Hartford, CT</aff>
  </person-group>
  <source>Letter to: Dr. Morton [William Thomas Morton] ([Boston, MA])</source>
  <year>1846</year>
  <month>Oct</month>
  <day>20</day>
  <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>
  <comment>Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 176. Comments on the first use of Morton's anesthesia device.</comment>
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<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Wells</surname>, <given-names>Horace</given-names></string-name> (Hartford, CT).
   <source>Letter to: Dr. Morton [William Thomas Morton] ([Boston, MA])</source>.
   <year>1846</year> <month>Oct</month> <day>20</day>. <size units="leaf">1 leaf</size>. Located at: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS F 176. Comments on the first use of Morton's anesthesia device.
</mixed-citation>

Hennen, John (Edinburgh, Scotland). Letter to: Dr. Duncan. [date unknown]. 9 p. Located at: History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; W6 P3 v.1575. Observations on the cure of syphilis without mercury.

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  <source>Letter to: Dr. Duncan</source>
  <year>[date unknown]</year>
  <size units="page">9 p</size>
  <comment>Located at: History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; W6 P3 v.1575. Observations on the cure of syphilis without mercury.</comment>
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<mixed-citation publication-type="commun"> <string-name><surname>Hennen</surname>, <given-names>John</given-names></string-name> (Edinburgh, Scotland).
   <source>Letter to: Dr. Duncan</source>. [date unknown]. <size units="page">9 p</size>. Located at: History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; W6 P3 v.1575. Observations on the cure of syphilis without mercury.
</mixed-citation>