Chapter 27. MLA Documentation

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MLA MODELS 27B-12 Interviews, letters, memos,
emails
64. INTERVIEW—IN MAGAZINE
Interviewee
Title of interview
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Kingston, Maxine Hong. Interview with Karen Horton.
Honolulu Dec. 1979: 49-56.
Publication information
IN-TEXT NOTE: (Kingston 50)
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Works-cited entries for letters, memos, emails, and interviews are formatted
according to how they are gathered by the researcher:
• Is the source a published, broadcast, or recorded interview? Cite the
interview as you would any other book part, article, online document,
recording, or broadcast—but list the interviewee first, as primary
acknowledgment. Then insert the title (if given) and a descriptive
phrase, Interview with .... See Models 43, 48, 64, 65
• Is the source an interview you conducted? List the interviewee, a
description (Personal interview, Telephone interview, etc.) and the
date(s). See Model 66
• Is the source an unpublished letter, memo, or email? List the
author(s), the subject line in quotation marks (for emails, memos), a
description of the format and audience (Letter to ..., Email to the
author, etc.), and the date sent. See Models 67, 68
• Is the source published correspondence? Cite a published letter,
memo, or email as you would any other book part, periodical entry, or
online document, depending on the form of publication. After the title
of the letter, insert the date of the correspondence and any identifying
number added by the editor. See Models 69, 72