written record
- documentWritten or electronic file
- archiveStored historical records
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- ledgerFinancial record book
- journalRecord of daily events
transcript · chronicle · log · register · notation · minutes · memo · file · certificate · deed · scroll · ink · paper · pen · handwriting · signature · entry · filing
- Medieval LanguageOld English, Middle English, Old French, Old Norse, Latin
medium of preservation
written recordoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
oral history · spoken word · word of mouth · oral testimony · folklore
documentation vs. absence
written recorderasure
Act of wiping away
oblivion · blank page · blank slate · lacuna · amnesia
permanence and formality
written recordoff the record
Not meant for reporting
hearsay · rumor · gossip · informal speech · tacit knowledge