Citations - Statewide: Personal Communication

Personal Communication Citations in MLA

Color Coding Legend
Author(s) or Editor(s) Title of Book, Periodical, Album or Site Title of Article, Section, Chapter or Song Volume & Issue Medium of Publication
City of Publication Publisher Date Pages Other Information
Source In-Text Citation Works Cited Page Citation

Personal Communication

(Letter, Email, or Interview)

You do not need to use page numbers for the in-text citations of personal communications.

Personal Letter Format:

(Last name of the author of letter)

Personal Letter Example:

(Jones)

Email Format:

(Last name of  sender of email)

Email Example:

(Jones)

Interview Format:

(Last name of the person being interviewed)

Interview Example:

(Smith)

Personal Letter Format:

Sender's Last Name, First Name. Letter to the author. Day Month Year. 

Personal Letter Example:

Jones, Melissa. Letter to the author. 7 June 2016

Email Format:

Sender's Last Name, First Name. “Subject Heading.” Received by the recipient. Day Month Year

Email Example:

Jones, Melissa. “Re: College Applications.” Received by Sarah A. Smith. 21 June 2016

Personal Interview Format:

Name of the Person Being Interviewed. Personal interview. Day Month Year.

Personal Interview Example:

Smith, Matthew. Personal interview. 2 June 2016.