112 · Representative Documents: Arrangement Guidelines
Washington University in St. Louis
Modern Graphic History Library Processing Manual
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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