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The following elements apply to all Office of the State Historian essays, with some minor exceptions.
Title of Essay: The title of the essay should fit the theme. For example, the title of essays about time should reflect a particular event: The Pueblo Revolt, Settlement of Farmington or the Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Essay titles about people should identify a particular individual: Lew Wallace, Josefa Jaramillo. Essay titles about place should identify specific places: Santa Fe, the Belen Land Grant, Cochiti Pueblo. Essays titles about stories are somewhat more flexible: When Grandma Lost Her Goats, Cleaning the Ditch.
Summary: All entries should contain a brief introduction of no more than 50 words.
Essay: Entries should typically be 3 pages, and signed by the author.
Sources Used: Each essay should include a brief bibliography of sources used. Refer to primary sources first (be sure to cite the location of any archives of the subject’s papers that may exist); then list published autobiographies and/or biographies, if any exist, or other books and relevant articles from periodicals; and, at the end, an obituary. The sample manuscripts in the OSH Style Guide illustrate the citation style.
Note: OSH reserves the right to edit essays for content and length of essay.