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- Charles, Prince of Wales: the Prince; His Royal Highness
Titles not capitalized:
- Charles F. Hughes, rear admiral, U.S. Navy: the rear admiral
- Steven Knapp, president of The George Washington University: the president
- C.H. Eckles, professor of dairy husbandry: the professor
- Barbara Prophet, chairwoman of the committee; the chairman; the chairperson; the chair
3.36.
In formal lists of delegates and representatives of governments, all titles and descriptive designations immediately following the names should be capitalized if any one is capitalized.
3.37.
A title in the second person is capitalized.
- Your Excellency
- Your Highness
- Your Honor
- Mr. Chairman
- Madam Chairman
- Mr. Secretary
but not salutations:
- my dear General
- my dear sir
Titles of publications, papers, documents, acts, laws, etc.
3.38.
In the full or short English titles of periodicals, series of publications, annual reports, historic documents, and works of art, the first word and all important words are capitalized.
- Statutes at Large; Revised Statutes; District Code; Bancroft's :History; Journal (House or Senate) (short titles); but the code; the statutes
- Atlantic Charter; Balfour Declaration; but British white paper
- Chicago's American; but Chicago American Publishing Co.
- Reader's Digest; but New York Times Magazine; Newsweek magazine
- Monograph 55; Research Paper 123; Bulletin 420; Circular A; Article 15: Uniform Code of Military Justice; Senate Document 70; House :Resolution 45; Presidential Proclamation No. 24; Executive Order No. 24; Royal Decree No. 24; Public Law 89-1; Private and Union Calendars; Calendar No. 80; Calendar Wednesday; Committee Print No. 32, committee print; but Senate bill 416; House bill 61; Congressional Record
- Annual Report of the Public Printer, 2007; but seventh annual report, 19th annual report
- Declaration of Independence; the Declaration
- Constitution (United States or with name of country); constitutional; but New York State constitution: first amendment, 12th amendment
- Kellogg Pact; North Atlantic Pact; Atlantic Pact; Treaty of Versailles; Jay Treaty; but treaty of peace, the treaty (descriptive designations); treaty of 1919
- United States v. Four Hundred Twenty-two Casks of Wine (law)
- American Gothic, Nighthawks (paintings)
