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copyright J.Paul Getty TrustIntroduction to the AATrevised May 2019 For educational purposesMagna Carta, NARAInformation Forms Hierarchy... document genres.......<document genres by function>..........records...............<records byform or function>...................accession records...................administrative records...................architectural records...................bidding documents...................census records...................financial records...................legal documents.......................legal instruments..........................affidavits..........................agreements..........................articles ofincorporation..........................bonds (legalrecords)..........................certificates of incorporation..........................charters..............................charter parties..........................escrows..........................franchises
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