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MLA Citation Examples

Interviews

Brown, Jane. Personal interview. 18 Nov. 2006.

Smith, John. Telephone interview. 12 Aug. 2006.

Whiting, Jennifer. E-mail interview. 2-10 Dec. 2005.

To cite an interview you have conducted as part of your research, give the name of the person you interviewed, the type of interview, and the date or range of dates.

E-mail message

If you are documenting a communication you received, in the description refer to yourself as the author or by your name.

Doe, Jane. E-mail to the author. 1 Aug. 2016.

Doe, Jane. E-mail to John Green. 1 Aug. 2016.