Citation
Cite the record you actually used.
Every record page includes a preferred citation. Copy it as a starting point, then adapt punctuation and order to the style guide required by your publisher, school, court, or research project.
Preferred citation guidance for Ball Archives item and collection records.
What to include
Identify the record title, date, collection, Ball Archives, and the permanent page URL. Include the creator or identifier when it helps distinguish the record.
Cite a collection guide only when your claim concerns the collection as a whole. For a specific speech, letter, finding, or volume, cite its record page.
Ball Archives page or underlying source?
If Ball Archives supplied the description, provenance, or collection context you used, cite the Ball Archives page.
If you read or quoted a Nixon volume on GovInfo, cite the official volume as the source and include the relevant page or document location. You may also cite Ball Archives for the collection context.
Durable URLs
Collection and record URLs are designed to remain stable as descriptions improve and related material is added.
Use the URL shown in the preferred citation rather than copying a filtered search address.
Examples
Collection example: Judicial Papers of Alexander Francis Ball, Ball Archives, https://ballarchives.org/collections/judicial-papers.
Judicial item-page example: "Victory Speech," November 30, 2020, Judicial Papers of Alexander Francis Ball, Ball Archives, https://ballarchives.org/items/victory-speech-2020.
Nixon collection example: Nixon Archive, Ball Archives, https://ballarchives.org/collections/nixon.
Ball Archives item-page example: "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon (1969)," January 20-December 31, 1969, Nixon Archive, Ball Archives, https://ballarchives.org/items/public-papers-richard-nixon-1969.
Underlying edition example: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon (1969), GovInfo, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-1969-book1.