Archival
of or relating to or valuable records; contained in or comprising such or records.
Contemporary Examples
The entire film consists of archival materials edited together into an impressionistic portrait of Nixon and his closest aides.
‘Our Nixon’ Producers Respond to Claims the Documentary Is ‘False’ Penny Lane, Brian L. Frye August 26, 2013
The archival record reveals the magnitude of a deception that undermined American efforts to avoid bloodshed.
Absent American Pressure Ali Gharib September 16, 2012
In subsequent conversations, Lehrer stonewalled, saying he had been given access to archival material by Dylan manager Jeff Rosen.
How a Freelance Journalist Unraveled Jonah Lehrer’s Lies Howard Kurtz July 31, 2012
And on his website he has posted a number of archival videos of him engaging in egregious behavior.
Jimmy Connors Memoir Shows He Wasn’t Misunderstood, He Was Just a Jerk James Zug May 13, 2013
It requires months—years, even—of archival research and humdrum detective work.
Old Nazis May Be Dying Off But Nazi Hunting Continues to Thrive Guy Walters August 13, 2013
Historical Examples
Here a great deal of archival work has been already accomplished.
The Ontario Archives Alexander Fraser
It is destroyed as a religion, it exists only as an archival science.
The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916) Nikolai Velimirovic
Transcriber’s Note: This errata prepared by the author/translator is included for historical and archival interest only.
My Friends the Savages Giovanni Battista Cerruti
The writer of this paper hopes soon to present archival proof of the far-reaching results of the seizure of Silesia.
The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement Alexander Petrunkevitch, Samuel Northrup Harper, Frank Alfred Golder, Robert Joseph Kerner
Such pamphlets and broadsides do appear in American archival collections.
Old English Patent Medicines in America George B. Griffenhagen
adj.
1800; see archives + -al (1). Related: Archivally.
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archive site networking (Or “FTP site”, “FTP archive”) An Internet host where program source, documents, e-mail or news messages are stored for public access via anonymous FTP, Gopher, World-Wide Web or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites for e.g. a Usenet newsgroup though one may be recognised as the main one. […]
- Archives
Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation. archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept. any extensive record or collection of data: The encyclopedia is an archive of world history. The experience was sealed in the archive […]
- Archivist
a person responsible for preserving, organizing, or servicing archival material. Contemporary Examples He was an American archivist who sought to keep the American musical tradition alive even when it was under assault. ‘Dirt Farmer,’ Levon Helm’s Overlooked Gem David Masciotra April 18, 2012 At the library, archivist Michael Stephens says Romney may even end up […]
- Archiving
Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation. archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept. any extensive record or collection of data: The encyclopedia is an archive of world history. The experience was sealed in the archive […]