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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Source template for W. W. ! Draft cards
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:44:59 -0400
In-Reply-To: <44DA8EBE.10700@softhome.net>


On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:41:18 -0500, Gail Roorda wrote:

> Back to my original question. <smile> How is everyone
> citing the draft cars? I am planning to use printout
> dates for these and I do think I would like to use
> individual citations for these cards.
>
>
> Ancestry of course does include a citation format, but I
> was thinking that according to Mills the citation should
> be something like.
>
> National Archives and Records Administration, "World War
> I Selective Service and Draft Registration Cards 1917-
> 1918", subscription database and digital images,
> Ancestry.com <http://ancestry.com>;, entry for John Smith:
> printout dated 05 August 2006.

What you show is similar to Mills new format as shown in her
Quicksheet. I think her old format, for example for census, that
starts with the name of the subject, is far better. So that's how I've
constructed my draft card source:

FF: <[CD1], >[RECORD TYPE]<, [CD2]>< ([CD3])>, National Archives
micropublication [FILM NUMBER]-[CD4]<, [COMMENTS]><, [CD5]>

SF: [CD1], [RECORD TYPE]<, [CD2]>< ([CD3])>, roll [FILM
NUMBER]-[CD4]<, [CD5]>

Bib: [REPOSITORY ADDRESS]. [REPOSITORY]. [RECORD TYPE].
Micropublication [FILM NUMBER]

I use a single source for all cards, with the details in the CD. In
use:

CD1 = name of subject

Record Type = Draft Registration Card

CD2 = "serial no. xxx" and/or "order no. yyy" depending on the
particular form used

CD3 = date of registration

Film no. = M1509

CD4 = the roll number form Ancestry

Comments = seen on Ancestry.com

Repository is the National Archives

I developed this based primarily on the Mills census examples in
Evidence! but also looked as examples like birth records for ideas.

Terry Reigel


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