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From: "Arlene Jennings" <>
Subject: [APG] Stylistic nitpick
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:01:20 -0500


Dave McDonald wrote: "In citing a manuscript, penned by a woman before her marriage, should the citation include only her birth surname, or should I include her later, married name in a citation?"

I'd say it's not a nitpick. I'd cite the name she used when she wrote the letter. If it seems important for the sake of clarity, add the married name in brackets, e.g., Sarah Ellen Marple [Jennings], to indicate that Jennings does not represent the original, that you added it.

Arlene Jennings
NY, NY


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