•Made or received in the
course of business or under law
•Kept because it
–Provides evidence of
organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other
activities of their creators, or
–Contains valuable
information
•NARA holds many records
and record types
–Reels of motion
pictures
–Maps, charts, and
architectural drawings
–Sound and video
recordings
–Aerial photographs
–Still pictures and
posters
–Computer data sets