Michele, Thank you for the advice! Thanks, Ashley Ashley Howdeshell Associate Archivist Loyola University Chicago Cudahy Library 1032 W. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60660 Phone: (773) 508-2660 Fax: (773) 508-2993 [log in to unmask] >>> Michele R Combs <[log in to unmask]> 12/7/2010 9:18 AM >>> Hi Ashley - Yep, it is pretty easy -- you just use two unitdate elements, like so: <unitdate normal="1963">1963, </unitdate> <unitdate normal="1968">1968</unitdate> Also, just an FYI, normally the unitdate goes OUTSIDE the unittitle, like so: <unittitle>Condolences</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1963">1963, </unitdate> <unitdate normal="1968">1968</unitdate> The exception would be when the date IS the title, for example: <c02><did><unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle></did> <c03><did><unittitle><unitdate normal="1960/1969">1960-1969</unitdate></unittitle><container type="Box">3</container></did></c03> <c03><did><unittitle><unitdate normal="1970/1979">1970-1979</unitdate></unittitle><container type="Box">4</container></did></c03> </c02> Michele From: Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ashley Howdeshell Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 9:45 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Date Encoding Question Good morning, I have a quick (and probably simple) question. How do I properly encode for dates that are not a span? Example: <unittitle>Condolences, <unitdate normal="??????"></unitdate>1963, 1968</unittitle> Thank you!! Thanks for the help, Ashley Ashley Howdeshell Associate Archivist Loyola University Chicago Cudahy Library 1032 W. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60660 Phone: (773) 508-2660 Fax: (773) 508-2993 [log in to unmask]