From the Files
| Identity Area | |
|---|---|
| Reference code | AR30000001 |
| Title | The Source |
| Date(s) | 300-01-01 (creation) |
| Level of description | Item |
| Extent and medium | 400x150x100cm, marble, light and water |
| Context Area | |
|---|---|
| Name of creator | The Archive |
| Repository | The Archive |
| Archival history | Created by the Archive to commemorate the 300th anniversary of its foundation; simultaneously documented as an archival holding. |
| Content and Structure Area | |
|---|---|
| Scope and content | A cuboidal fountain in white marble installed in the plaza outside the entrance to the Beginning, which emits a series of vertical jets, forming a rectangular “screen”. Onto this are projected artistic impressions of a cycle of events from global history, in full colour. |
| Appraisal, destruction and scheduling | The projection takes a year (368 days and nights) to play fully. A new projection is installed each year. |
| Conditions of Access and Use Area | |
|---|---|
| Conditions governing access | Open access – installed in a public location. Projection displayed at all hours, apart from a brief pause on the last day of each year during which the projection is updated. |
| Physical characteristics and technical requirements | Regular cleaning recommended to maintain appearance – currently seasonal, both of the marble and the water jets. |
| Access Points | |
|---|---|
| Subject access points | Arts and Culture; Buildings and Structures |
| Place access points | The Archive |
| Description Control Area | |
|---|---|
| Rules and/or conventions used | Follows standard Archival description practice |
| Status | Final |
| Level of detail | Full |
| Dates of creation/revision/deletion | Entry created 300-01-01; revised 354-01-01 |
An Ancient Tale
| Identity Area | |
|---|---|
| Reference code | AR00300213 |
| Title | Amongst The Ferns |
| Date(s) | Unknown (creation) |
| Level of description | Item |
| Extent and medium | 1 transcribed short prose piece on paper, 131x199mm |
| Context Area | |
|---|---|
| Name of creator | The First Archivist |
| Repository | The Archive |
| Archival history | Transcribed by the First Archivist. Dated 03-03-100 (modernised: 03-04-08) |
| Immediate source of acquisition or transfer | Unknown oral source. |
| Content and Structure Area | |
|---|---|
| Scope and content | A short piece of prose, written in black ink on a piece of paper. Faded, with some ink burns; otherwise undamaged. |
| Appraisal, destruction and scheduling | Storage conditions reviewed annually. |
| Conditions of Access and Use Area | |
|---|---|
| Conditions governing access | Closed stacks. Access may be requested by readers, with references and a valid reason. Also available online. |
| Conditions governing reproduction | Photography allowed with a permit. No commercial reproduction. |
| Languages of the material | Archive |
| Physical characteristics and technical requirements | Fragile – to be kept in climate-controlled conditions and only accessed when necessary. |
| Access Points | |
|---|---|
| Subject access points | Arts and Culture; Literature; History; Folklore; Anthropology |
| Place access points | The Archive; Online |
| Genre access points | Myth; Folklore |
| Description Control Area | |
|---|---|
| Rules and/or conventions used | Follows standard Archival description practice |
| Status | Final |
| Level of detail | Full |
| Dates of creation/revision/deletion | Entry created 003-04-08; revised 354-01-07 |