n.a classification of records defined by their function, use, format, genre, subject, or physical characteristicsCrocker 1950, 9With the survey completed and samples of record types assembled, the evaluation of each type is necessary.Fishbein 1972, 36My first proposition refers to punched cards, tape, discs, drums, and the like, as a record type, although many archivists continue to question the record character of information in machine language form.Schellenberg 1965, 285Almost every record type has characteristics that distinguish it from other types, and these should be noted in identifying it.Nash 2010b, 81Record types include meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, memoranda, and financial records.
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Examples include baptismal records, deeds, accounting ledgers, moving images, photographs, and oral histories.
