Hunter subscribes to the Chicago Manual of Style:
Below is a brief handout from the Writing Center on the History Department's requirements:
http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line/chicago.pdf
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Here is an excellent web site created by OWL at Purdue University. It will give you the basics on the Chicago Manual of Style.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/