state records
Government kept files
State records are official documents created or maintained by government agencies, preserved for legal, administrative, or historical purposes.
These include birth certificates, court filings, property deeds, legislative proceedings, and agency correspondence.
State records laws govern what must be kept, who can access them, and how long they're retained.
In athletics, a state record is the best performance ever achieved within a particular state: She holds the state record in the 100-meter dash.
- official documentsVerified governmental or institutional papers
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- budget reportsFinancial planning documents
- chartersDocuments establishing rights
- birth certificatesDocuments proving nativity
government files · census data · meeting minutes · treaties · court rulings · permits · audit reports · deeds · property deeds · population statistics · ordinances · death certificates · crime rates · regulations · voter rolls · contracts · marriage licenses · land titles
- crime recordscase files, police reports, court cases, mugshots, rap sheets
- government documentswhite paper, laws, gazette, constitutions, official documents
- Marriage Recordsmarriage license, marriage certificate, wedding date, maiden name, marriage age
- official recordsbirth certificate, government documents, birth certificates, death certificate, death certificates
- archival sciencepreservation techniques
- archivesnational archives, archivist, archive box, national archive, collections
state recordspersonal diaries
Private daily written records
private papers · personal correspondence · personal letters · private letters · personal memoirs
state recordspersonal diaries
Private daily written records
oral traditions · folk memory · word of mouth · gossip · hearsay
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