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140RecordsBecause of the great variety and complexity of some archival material, there are no convenient models that would be applicable to all records.The initial citation, however, might consist of those of the following elements applicable in each instance: item, file unit, or subseries,series title, originating office (and the administrative units of which that office is a part) name of collection or record group numberand title, and depository. Except for placing the cited item first, there is no general agreement on the sequence of the remaining elementsin the citation. Publishers, professional journals, and graduate faculties all prescribe their own style. Whatever sequence is adopted, however,should be used consistently throughout the same work. If in doubt, the researcher should confer with an archivist regarding elementsthat may be necessary to identify adequately specific records being cited.Microfilm PublicationsCitation to records reproduced in National Archives microfilm publications should provide, in general, the same information as suggested above,but with sufficient additional information to identify the particular microfilm publication as well as roll and frame numbers, if applicable.Microfilm publications of foreign records seized during World War II involve such peculiarities of identification that largely individualizedsuggested systems of citation have been developed for them. The following examples suggest both a form of initial citation and of subsequentcitations of the same document for each of five major microfilm projects reproducing captured German and related records; the form for thebibliography, which is not illustrated below, could be some appropriate modification of the initial citation, but should also include theNational Archives record group title and number, i.e., National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records (Nuernberg), RecordGroup 238, and the number of the microfilm publication; or National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized 1941- , Record Group 242,and the number of the microfilm publication.1. Captured records microfilmed at Alexandria, Virginia.Initial citation:CdS/Amt IVA1, Ereignismeldung UdSSR. Nr. 194, 20. April 1942, EAP 173-a-10/22a, National Archives Microfilm Publication T175, roll 235,frames 2724202-268.Subsequent citations:Ereignismeldung UdSSR, Nr. 194, T17 5/235/27 24209-10.Initial citation:I. AK, la, "KTB Nr. 2," Aug.-Oct. 1939, E201/1, National Archives Microfilm Publication T314, roll 34, first frame 389.Subsequent citations:KTB 2, Aug 17, 1939, T314/34/397.Item numbers such as EAP 173-a-10/22a, or OKW 1015 are optional and serial numbers unnecessary. Frames are sometimes unnumbered.2. Foreign Ministry Archives and records of the Reichskanzlei filmed at Whaddon Hall.Initial citation:Ambassador in Madrid (Stohrer) to Foreign Ministry, Berlin, Dec. 9, 1940, German Foreign Ministry Archives, Serial 136, framesD674515-516; National Archives Microfilm Publication T120, roll 146.