What are Archives?
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Archives are organizations dedicated to preserving the documents and records that reveal the history of a particular group, business, government, or place. The documents that are kept are selected because they have value to the group that created them or for other potential users.
Archivists, the professionals who work in archives, adhere to national and international standards of practice. Most hold advanced degrees related to the profession, where they receive training that helps them select the most valuable and relevant documents and records for their collections and preserve and organize these materials so people can access them for years to come.
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