CMS - Chicago Manual of Style (Author/Date System)

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1. Published Dissertation or Thesis 2. Unpublished Dissertation or Thesis 3. Abstract of Dissertation or Thesis

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1. Published Dissertation or Thesis

Note: Include the phrase, "Ph.D. diss." or "Master's thesis" before the name of the degree granting institution.

References List Format:
Author-Last Name first. Year Granted/Published. Dissertation Title. Ph.D. diss., Degree Granting Institution. Institution Location: Dissertations Abstracts International information-if appropriate.

Lavely, Marcia Marvin. 1991. A Study of American Literature which Incorporates the Use of the Gullah Dialect (Sea Islands). Ph.D. diss., University of Mississippi.

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2. Unpublished Dissertation or Thesis

Note: Include the phrase, "Ph.D. diss." or "Master's thesis" before the name of the degree granting institution.

References List Format:
Author-Last Name first. Year Granted. Thesis Title. Master's thesis, Degree Granting Institution.

Hughey, Annie Catherine. 1933. The Treatment of the Negro in South Carolina Fiction. Master's thesis, University of South Carolina.

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3. Abstract of Dissertation or Thesis

Note: Format like a Journal Article. Include the phrase, "Ph.D. diss." or "Master's thesis" before the name of the degree granting institution.

References List Format:
Author-Last Name first. Date of Publication. Dissertation Title. Ph.D. diss., Degree Granting Institution, Year Granted. Abstract in Dissertation Abstracts International Volume Number: Page Number(s).

Lavely, Marcia Marvin. 1992. A Study of American Literature which Incorporates the Use of the Gullah Dialect (Sea Islands). Ph.D. diss., University of Mississippi, 1991. Abstract in Dissertation Abstracts International 53:1501A.

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