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Combined Graph record U-00031 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-T-24. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
A Western Washington University library guide quoting the Society of American Archivists glossary (Richard Pearce-Moses, A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology, SAA, 2005) defines archives as materials created or received by a person, family, or organization in the conduct of their affairs and preserved because of enduring value, maintained using provenance, original order, and collective control. Terminal source is a university guide quoting SAA, not SAA directly — named honestly; caps at STRONG. The lane framing is CTL's own taxonomy. (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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A Western Washington University library guide quoting the Society of American Archivists glossary (Richard Pearce-Moses, A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology, SAA, 2005) defines archives as materials created or received by a person, family, or organization in the conduct of their affairs and preserved because of enduring value, maintained using provenance, original order, and collective control. Terminal source is a university guide quoting SAA, not SAA directly — named honestly; caps at STRONG.
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- https://libguides.wwu.edu/c.php?g=308236&p=2055978 (verification source · master store)
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A Western Washington University library guide quoting the Society of American Archivists glossary (Richard Pearce-Moses, A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology, SAA, 2005) defines archives as materials created or received by a person, family, or organization in the conduct of their affairs and preserved because of enduring value, maintained using provenance, original order, and collective control. Terminal source is a university guide quoting SAA, not SAA directly — named honestly; caps at STRONG. The lane framing is CTL's own taxonomy. (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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