archival record

Frequency: 5.23.5 per million words

An official document or other piece of information stored in an archive for historical reference.

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Examples (10)

  • The historian spent weeks searching for the specific archival record.
  • The library's special collections contain a vast number of archival records from the 18th century.
  • Lawyers requested the original archival record of the land sale to be presented in court.
  • Digitizing each archival record is a meticulous process that preserves history for future generations.
  • She discovered her great-grandfather's immigration details in an old archival record.
  • By law, this document must be preserved as a permanent archival record.
  • His thesis was based on a newly discovered archival record that challenged previous assumptions.
  • The fragile archival record was carefully handled by the conservator.
  • Access to any archival record requires special permission from the head librarian.
  • Each archival record provides a unique snapshot of a past event.