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Genre
Genre term Scope note Archival Description count Authority Record count
Maps
  • Graphic delineations at a set scale, of all or part of the earth or another celestial sphere indicating the relative position of selected artificial and natural features.
157 0
Blank forms

Use for: Templates

  • Forms that have been printed blank, which may or may not have been filled in; the document was typically meant to be returned to the publisher (e.g., subscription lists, petitions).
4 0
Books
  • Published non-periodical volumes in bound codex form, usually with 49 or more pages.
967 0
Broadsides
  • Single-sheet notices or announcements printed on one or both sides, intended to be read unfolded.
1 0
Correspondence
  • Communication by the exchange of letters.
7373 0
Drawings
  • Narrower terms include both physical media and genre categories but are limited to those which use drawing in the sense of a specific medium rather than in the everyday sense of graphic representation.
433 0
Ephemera
  • Transient everyday items, usually printed and on paper, that are manufactured for a specific limited use, then often discarded. Includes everyday items that are meant to be saved, at least for a while, such as KEEPSAKES and STOCK CERTIFICATES.
225 0
Essays
  • A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.
78 0
Fieldnotes
  • Notes, often in books, kept by researchers or surveying parties while on site.
40 0
Leaflets
  • Unbound volumes with fewer than five pages.
10 0
Portraits
  • Graphic representations, especially of the face, of real persons, usually posed, living or dead. Pictures whose purpose is the portrayal of an individual or several people, not pictures that merely include people as part of an event or scene.
2196 0
Prints
  • Images formed by transfer from one surface or source to another. Usually created with ink(s) and produced in multiple impressions.
20 0
Programs
  • Lists of the events, pieces, performers, speakers, etc., of an entertainment, ceremony, or the like.
2257 0
Transcriptions
  • Something that has been transcribed, especially: Music. An adaptation of a composition. A recorded radio or television program. Linguistics. A representation of speech sounds in phonetic symbols.
178 0
Conference materials
  • Ephemeral materials such as flyers, program books, daily newsletters, or newspapers that are distributed at conferences. For published records of conferences, including abstracts, reports, and the papers presented, see [Conference papers and proceedings.]
220 0
Field recordings
  • Recordings of sounds or images made outside a controlled studio environment or professional performance venue that are generally unedited and typically made with portable equipment.
2 0
Course materials
  • Handouts and other ephemeral materials used in coursework.
231 0
Video recordings

Use for: Videos

  • Collections of video recordings that are composed of multiple genres and/or forms to which more specific headings such as [Video recordings for the hearing impaired] cannot be applied.
587 0
Handbooks and manuals 73 0
Court decisions and opinions

Use for: Court rulings; Legal opinions; Judgments

25 0
Speeches

Use for: Public addresses; Academic addresses; Orations; Talks

1012 0
Contracts

Use for: Agreements; Covenants, Collective agreements; Deeds

352 0
Paintings

Use for: Watercolours; Oil paintings.

  • Color paint applied by hand to a surface (support) such as paper, canvas, wood, glass, or other.
30 0
Diaries

Use for: Daybooks; Journals; Logbooks

  • A daily record, especially a personal record of events, experiences, and observations; a journal.
403 0
Clippings

Use for: Newspaper clippings; Cuttings

  • Objects with physical evidence suggesting extraction from a larger entity (e.g., books, newspapers).
1502 0
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