Many websites are available with information about citing special collections and digital resources. The following are only a sample. One consistent theme is that "There is no single perfect way to cite material discovered while researching in an archives. That's the nature of research using primary sources." (from the Michigan Tech website)
How to Cite Archival Materials (from the Purdue OWL)
How to Cite Digital Collections and Archives (from Tufts University)
How to Cite Archival Sources (from Michigan Technological University Archives)
SU Library Citation Guide (links to information and examples for MLA, APA, Chicago, CSE and additional styles)
The guidelines provided in the above links will need to be adapted to include SCRC or SU Archives attribution. For most Finding Aids this information is found in the Administrative Information link. Here are two examples:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Rowley Family Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
and
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Burton Blatt Papers,
Syracuse University Archives
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