Archival series

How it is used

Distinguish a series from a whole fonds and from a single file; catalogue structures vary.

Example sentences

1. The archival series contains annual reports from successive directors.

   Continuity of function links records despite changing officeholders.

2. The researcher moved to another archival series to find the incoming letters.

   Different filing processes can separate related correspondence.

Common collocations

• describe an archival series
• archival series reference

Related terms

• archiveA collection of historical records kept for long-term use, or the building or institution where such records are stored and made available to researchers.
• archivistA professional who collects, organises, preserves and describes the records in an archive and helps researchers find and use them.

More terms: Sources and Archives

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• secondary source
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• bias
• census
• chronicle
• source criticism
• oral history
• inscription
• provenance
• palaeography
• diplomatics