Archival Terms
The archival term for an individual or group that creates records?
Creator
Everything created by a single creator
What are fonds?
Groups of records created or received and set aside by an individual or organization
What are archives?
A related group of files or records maintained as a unit
What are series?
Thematic groupings of materials
Special collections
A group of related documents housed in a folder
What are files?
The context of creation and use of a record.
What is provenance?
Something that can be distinguished from a group and is complete unto itself
What are items?
The order and forms of organization that the creator kept and used the records in
What is original order?
A descriptive tool that facilitates discovery in and navigation of fonds
What are finding aids?