Dictionary definition(s) for: fonds

• n., The whole of the records that a physical or juridical person accumulates by reason of its function or activity; the highest-level archival aggregation. Syn.: archives [records]; archival fonds.
  [ Archives - Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records , Page: 16 ]
  Duranti, Luciana, Terry Eastwood, and Heather MacNeil. Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
  See Also:

  • dossier
  • records series
  • file
  • item
• n., The total body of records/archives accumulated by a particular individual, institution or organization in the exercise of its activities and its functions.
  [ Archives - Dictionary of Archival Terminology ]
  Dictionary of Archival Terminology. 2nd rev. ed. Edited by Peter Walne. New York: K.G. Saur, 1988.
• n., The whole of the documents that every organization or physical or juridical person accumulates by reason of its function of activity.
  [ Archives - School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) Glossary ]
  School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. "Select List of Archival Terminology." School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. http://www.slais.ubc.ca/RESOURCES/students/Archival_Terminology.pdf.
• n., The whole of the documents, regardless of form or medium, organically created and/or accumulated and used by a particular person, family, or corporate body in the conduct of personal or corporate activity.
  [ Archives - A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (The Society of American Archivists) ]
  Pearce-Moses, Richard. A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005. http://www.archivists.org/glossary/index.asp
• n., The whole of the records created (meaning made or received and set aside for action or reference) by a physical or juridical person in the course of carrying out its activities.
  [ Archives - Appraisal Task Force Final Report , Page: 69 ]
  Appraisal Task Force. "Appraisal Task Force Report." In The Long-term Preservation of Authentic Electronic Records: Findings of the InterPARES Project. Edited by Luciana Duranti. San Miniato, Italy: Archilab, 2005. Also available online at http://interpares.org/book.
• n., The whole of the records created by an agency and preserved. Alias: archives.
  [ Archives - Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records , Page: 109 ]
  Duranti, Luciana, Terry Eastwood, and Heather MacNeil. Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
• n., The whole of the records of a creator.
  [ Archives - The InterPARES 1 Project Glossary , Page: 356 ]
  Duranti, Luciana, ed. The Long-term Preservation of Authentic Electronic Records: Findings of the InterPARES Project. San Miniato, Italy: Archilab, 2005. Also available online at http://interpares.org/book.
• n., Use to designate the documents created or accumulated and used by a particular individual, organization, or other entity that are kept together within a larger collection.
  [ Arts - Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) ]
  J. Paul Getty Trust. Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Los Angeles, CA: J. Paul Getty Trust, 2005. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_reseach/vocabularies/aat/