The National Archives Catalog

General Note

Mandatory Repeatable Data Type Authority Entity Public Element Label
No Yes Variable Character Length (2000) None Product Yes General Note

 

Definition: Significant information that does not belong in any other element.

 

Purpose: Provides a place to capture information significant to the public that is not appropriate for any other element.

 

Relationship: This element is independent.

 

Guidance:

Enter information in this element when no other elements apply. Be precise and brief. Do not use unexplained acronyms or unknown organizational designations.

 

Examples:

 

Descriptive material is on all microfilm rolls.

 

Records are in Russian.


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