Archival Description: Item Scope and Content Note
{"Image DocumentName": "Archival Description: Item Scope and Content Note", "Image ImageDescription": "Descriptions of records include names of author(s) and addressees, topics, actions and sometimes dates. Example of an item (record) description from NARA\u2019s Archival Research Catalog (ARC) This letter was typewritten by President George H. W. Bush and addressed to his children: George, Jeb, Neil, Marvin, and Doro. He expresses his happiness at their Christmas celebration held at Camp David, then writes concerning his conflicted feelings as he prepares for the possibility of war with Iraq. Archival description of textual records is necessary to support access to records and understanding of the records. Description is of individual items, file units and record series and of the context of the records. If one reviews guidelines for archival description such as ISAD-G or NARA\u2019s Life Cycle Data Requirements, one will find that the actions of the record should be indicated in the description. In this example, expresses his happiness and expresses his conflicted feelings are the actions. Archival Description: Item Scope and Content Note.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}