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Collection:  use only for intentionally-assembled/artificial collections
Records:  for manuscript collections created by non-Harvard corporate bodies such as hospitals, IPPNW, etc.
harvard university records:   for HMS, HSPH/Chan School, and HSDM institutional records
Objects:  for single-item or groups of objects such as art, artifacts, specimens, instruments, memorabilia, etc.
Publications: for books/printed materials.

LanguageLanguages: English (or other language if applicable); Script: Latin

Dates: Dates of creation if known, otherwise leave blank. Remove Date of Transfer if carried over from Accession Record. 

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  • Finding Aid Title: [ Creator name authority. Collection title and dates: A Finding Aid. ]
  • Date: [ YYYY-MM-DD ]
  • Author: [ Encoder's name in direct order ]
  • Description Rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
  • Language of Description: English
  • Script of Description: Latin
  • Language of Description Note: English
  • Status: Completed

Agents & Subjects:

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Instance: Mixed Materials, Box #, Barcode if going offsite, Location. 
For Small Accessions Collections/accessions box, may need to use "Browse" and search for "small accessionscollections".

Collection Management: Processing status: Completed (Level 1)

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