How to Cite a Page (or an Interview) on Our Website

When citing a page on our website, please include:

The Atomic Heritage Foundation as the author;
The title of the page you used;
The date the page was last modified, if available, and the date you accessed the page;
The URL of the page.

For example, a page could be cited in a footnote like this:

The Atomic Heritage Foundation, “Alsos Mission,” accessed January 28, 2016,
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/alsos-mission.

The Atomic Heritage Foundation, “Chicago Pile-1: Ushering in the Atomic Age,” last modified December 2, 2015, accessed January 28, 2016, https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/article/chicago-pile-1-ushering-atomic-age.

A page could be cited in a bibliography like this:

The Atomic Heritage Foundation. “Alsos Mission.” Accessed January 28, 2016.
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/alsos-mission.

The Atomic Heritage Foundation. “Chicago Pile-1: Ushering in the Atomic Age.” Last modified December 2, 2015. Accessed January 28, 2016. https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/article/chicago-pile-1-ushering-atomic-age.

Interviews

If you quote from an interview, or refer to it, you must cite it. When citing an interview, you should include the following information:

For example, an interview could be cited in a footnote like this:

Donald Ames, interview by Cynthia C. Kelly, Atomic Heritage Foundation, “Voices of the Manhattan Project,” Oak Ridge, TN, September 22, 2005, https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/voices/oral-histories/donald-amess-interview.

An interview could be cited in a bibliography like this:

Donald Ames. “Donald Ames’s Interview.” By Cynthia C. Kelly, Atomic Heritage Foundation. “Voices of the Manhattan Project.” Oak Ridge, TN. September 22, 2005. https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/voices/oral-histories/donald-amess-interview.

There are many different style guides out there, and most have different rules for interview citations, so just be consistent with how you cite!