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Collection ID

Glossary

Collection ID

By Creighton Barrett
Jan 28, 2021

Definition

Unique identifier for each fonds or collection in the Archives Permanent Collection. Collection IDs are maintained in the /wiki/spaces/APM/pages/90538072. Collection IDs are broadly grouped into two categories: university records and private manuscripts. 

Introduction

Collection IDs for University records are derived from the "University Archives" record group (UA). Private manuscripts fall under the "Manuscripts" record group (MS), which consists of fourteen thematic categories that reflect the University Archives' collections policy.

MS groupThematic area
UAUniversity Archives
MS-2Personal papers
MS-3Theatre
MS-4Business
MS-5Music
MS-6William Inglis Morse Collection
MS-7Kipling Collection
MS-8Shipping
MS-9Labour unions
MS-10Labour activists
MS-11Citizen action groups
MS-12British shipping records
MS-13Medicine
MS-14Agriculture
MS-15LGBT Seniors Archive

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