112  ·  Representative Documents:  Arrangement Guidelines
Washington University in St. Louis
Modern Graphic History Library Processing Manual
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TABLE 
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CONTENTS 
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................................................................  3 
Background  Research  .........................................................................................................................................................................  3 
Guiding  Principles  ............................................................................................................................................................................  3-­‐4   
Types  of  Collections .............................................................................................................................................................................  4 
Accessioning  ...........................................................................................................................................................................................  5 
Arrangement ...........................................................................................................................................................................................  5 
Description  ..............................................................................................................................................................................................  6 
Processing ...................................................................................................................................................................................................  7 
Develop  a  Preliminary  Processing  Plan  ..................................................................................................................................  7-­‐8 
First  Sort  ............................................................................................................................................................................................  8-­‐11 
Second  Sort ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 11-­‐15 
Accruals ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 15-­‐16 
Description  ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 
Practical  Glossary  of  Locally  Used  Archival  Terms ................................................................................................... 17-­‐20 
Glossary  of  Artwork-­‐Related  Terms .................................................................................................................................. 20-­‐21