5/4/2019
copyright J.Paul Getty Trust
Introduction to the AAT
revised May 2019 For educational purposes
Magna Carta, NARA
Information Forms Hierarchy
... document genres.......<document genres by function>..........records...............<records by
form or function>
...................accession records...................administrat
ive records
...................architectur
al records
...................bidding documents...................census records...................financial records...................legal documents.......................legal in
struments
..........................affidavits..........................agreements..........................articles of
incorporation
..........................bonds (legal
records)
..........................certifica
tes of incorporation
..........................charters..............................char
ter parties
..........................escrows..........................franchises
Follow standard patterns of organization, e.g.,