Using Sourcewriter to create a new master source for a Personal
Correspondence Letter, you separately add the given and last names of the
writer and the recipient. As a result, the citation ends with "privately
held by <last name>".
For example, a letter written by Jane Smith to John Doe on 25 Dec 1908 is
cited this way:
Footnote/Endnote Citation:
Jane Smith to John Doe, letter, 25 Dec 1908; privately held by Doe.
Bibliography:
Smith, Jane. Letter. 25 Dec 1908 to John Doe. Privately held by Doe.
This format is making an assumption that the letter is still being held by
John Doe but it's not even specific that it is him. What if the letter was
actually in the possession of John Doe's daughter, Jane? And what if Jane
was married and her name is now Jane Doe Brown?
Mary
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