 processes from th
e time
of the creation of records (and before creation, in the design of recordkeeping systems), through to the preservation and us
e of
records as archives. [Archives] 
n., The physical or juridical person who makes, receives or accumulates records by reason of its mandate/mission,
functions or activities and who generates the highest-level aggregation in which the records belong (that is, the fonds).
Syn.: creator. [Archives] 
n., The physical or juridical person who makes, receives or 