##  [Archival Processing](/index.php/archival-processing) 

  ##  [Archival Processing](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/archival-processing-0) 

  

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**Humanities & Arts Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The set of activities conducted by archivists to accession, arrange, describe, rehouse and document records and archival materials so that provenance and original order are respected, long-term preservation is supported, and discoverability and access are enabled; work includes creation of finding aids, metadata, conservation-oriented rehousing, and condition assessment.