What Makes a Good Folder Title?
“Miscellaneous documents” may, technically, be true but leaves the researcher with almost nothing to search for. Same with folder titles such as “Old papers”,…
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Description Level: Collection, Series, Folder, or Item?
Describing archival materials at too high a level is a problem just as common as describing them at too low a level. In many…
Provenance and Original Order in a Small Collection
Suppose I give you a box that contains invoices, letters, photographs, meeting minutes and project documentation. How might you organize it? One way is…
Why You Should Conduct a Survey Before You Start Sorting
Sometimes a box of records that is somewhat disorganized can still reveal important information regarding how the records were created and used. For example,…