An archival collection is the whole of thewritten documents , drawings and printed matter , official-ly received or produced by an administrative body or oneofitsofficials ,insofarasthese documents were intendedtoremainin the custodyof that bodyorof that officia
This definition of document neglects to mention physical documents such a objects, which brings up the question: What is a document? It also makes me wonder when physical objects became part of archival practice. On page 14, the manual states that "---objects cannot form part of the archival collections, which by nature belong to museums or collections of antiquities...". I wonder why they exclude 3D objects.