viving papers of a historical person, and a collection, which may include material added by
subsequent collectors. Such a case is the collection in the Library of Congress known as the ‘Rachmaninoff Archives’. See also
Libraries; Collections, private; and Sound archives.
1. Types of archive.
2. Preservation; location.
3. Archival research.
4. Application to music history.
5. Skills; aids.
[Arts] 
n., [records] Collections of original records. [Arts] 
n., [records] An accumulation of original records assembl