The National Archives Catalog

Organizational Donor

Mandatory	Repeatable	Data Type	Authority	Level Available	A/V Only	Public Element
No	Yes	Variable Character Length (700)	Organization Authority File	Collection	No	Yes

Definition:

The name of an organization that has donated a collection of archival materials.

Organizational entities include meetings, conferences, commissions, production groups, and Federal agencies: any entity other than an individual.

Purpose:

Enables users to search for archival materials by the organizations that donated them. Acknowledges the donor of a collection.

Relationship:

This element is independent.

Guidance:

Choose the name of the organization from the Organization Authority File.

Examples:

American Red Cross.

ABC News.

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