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Archival description is a core archival function guided by a set of guiding principles.
Archival description involves the publication of online finding aids that describe archival fonds and collections, and archival authority records that describe the creators of archival material.
Information provided in each archival description should come from the appropriate chief source of information for the archival material.
Archival descriptions should align with our metadata guidelines for archival descriptions.
Archival descriptions should align with our writing style guidelines for archival descriptions.