The History Department requires that papers contain endnotes or footnotes for proper documentation.

Chicago style, as found in the Chicago Manual of Style is mandatory the choice between footnotes and endnotes may vary from one professor to another. MLA, APA, and AMA documentation is unacceptable for use in History papers. The examples on this page provide models for use in your own paper. Please note that the first reference to a book or periodical is very detailed the second and all subsequent references to the same book or periodical are very brief. If none of those seem to fit, ask your own professor, the history librarian, or consult the Chicago Manual of Style. Also, in a sentence, you'd never refer to an author last name first, right? Example: Citing a book PRO TIP: When formatting endnotes/footnotes in Chicago style think of the note as a sentence! The elements of the sentence are separated by commas, not periods, like in the bibliography.

The corresponding number will automatically appear at the end of your text, where you can write your citation. This will make the superscript appear in the text, where you placed your cursor. Under the References tab, click Insert Endnote.

In general, the differences lie in the specific elements that need to be included in the endnote. Place your cursor where you would like the superscript to appear. John Sullivan, Why I Wrote this Book (London: Oxford University Press, 2010), 185. Here are two examples: 1 Gordon Lighticane, Wonders of the Radio (Chicago: Malort Press, 1997), 16.

Endnote example in paper