The National Archives Catalog

Personal Donor

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

Definition:

The name of a person who donated a collection of archival materials.

Purpose:

Enables users to search for archival materials by the people who donated the collection. Acknowledges the donor of a collection.

Relationship:

This element is independent.

Guidance:

Choose the name of the individual from the Person Authority File. The Person Authority File is based on the Library of Congress Name Authority File.

Examples:

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Hufstedler, Shirley M.

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