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The process of acquiring records from any source by transfer, donation, or purchase, or the body of records so acquired.

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The process of acquiring records from any source by transfer, donation, or purchase, or the body of records so acquired.

Citation Source: 
Ham 1993

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology