Finding details needed to properly cite a personnel file from the National Personnel Records Center
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In EE 4th edition, page 511, it says “Researchers who obtain file copies from NPRC commonly face one problem: they are provided photocopies without the requisite details to cite the source.”
How does one find those details? On page 512 of EE, there’s an example of a source list entry for a World War I era file that includes a date range for the files: “1885-1951.” How would one go about finding the appropriate date range for World War II era or more recent files? Are there other source details one should find to properly cite such files?