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Archive, Archive Collection and Book Records
- The information about the record is divided into two parts, information about the record itself and information about its context.
- Information about the record’s context (where it is part of a larger collection) : titles of the Collection and any of its components (such as Section and Series) of which the selected record forms a part. Collection level records will not have any levels above them. For further information please see The Structure of Archive Collections. You can also view the Collection Tree Structure by clicking on the tree symbol at the foot of the catalogue entry (see below for further details). Please note that the time taken to open the Collection Tree Structure depends upon the number of records in that particular Collection.
- Information about the record itself :
- Level : for further information please see The Structure of Archive Collections
- LocatedAt : gives the name of the record office or library holding the original document(s) or book.
- DocRefNo : the document reference number used to order documents or books at the record office or library where they are stored.
- Title : a brief description of the record (which may be its formal title).
- Date : gives known [or inferred] date, or range of dates, of documents.
- PubDate : gives the publication date of a book.
- Description : describes the contents of the record in greater detail.
- PhysicalDescription : describes books and archives in terms of their size and materials (e.g. paper, parchment).
- Extent : gives the extent of this record, where this has been calculated, e.g. 1 bundle, 3 volumes, 25 documents
- AccessConditions : used where there may be restrictions on public access to the original documents. This may be because an exemption is applied under the Freedom of Information Act, or because the document is located at an out-store and notice is required for production.
- AdminHistory : gives an administrative history for the organisation creating the records, at Collection level only.
- To move forward or back through your search results click on the red links at the foot of the record. If there are more than 10 records in your hitlist, then the option to move forward or back ten records at a time will appear.
- You can also click on the link in blue "1 of ..." to return the list of your search results.
Museum Object Records
- Information about the record :
- LocatedAt : gives the name of the museum or gallery holding the object.
- AccNo : the number used to identify an object at the museum or gallery where it is stored.
- Title : the formal title of an object, generally only for artworks.
- ObjectName : a brief description of an object.
- Date : gives known [or inferred] date, or range of dates, of objects.
- Description : describes the object in greater detail.
- PhysicalDescription : describes objects in terms of their size, materials, etc.
- Dimensions : gives physical size of object.
- AccessConditions : used where there are restrictions on public access to the object.
- To move forward or back through your search results click on the red links at the foot of the record. If there are more than 10 records in your hitlist, then the option to move forward or back ten records at a time will appear.
- You can also click on the link in blue "1 of ..." to return the list of your search results.
Person Records
Please note that these records are not intended to provide exhaustive biographies, but rather to provide enough information to enable researchers to correctly identify the person concerned.
- AuthorityEntry : provides the most basic information about the person in a national standard format.
- DatesAndPlaces : gives dates and places of birth and death, where known.
- Activity : summary, then more detail, about the career of the person.
- Relationships : gives details of parentage, children, and other significant relationships.
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