### Question
How does the law define documentary material?


### Answer
Under *44 U.S.C. § 2201*, **documentary material** is defined as:

> all books, correspondence, memoranda, documents, papers, pamphlets, works of art, models, pictures, photographs, plats, maps, films, and motion pictures, including, but not limited to, audio and visual records, or other electronic or mechanical recordations, whether in analog, digital, or any other form

#### Citation:
  - *44 U.S.C. § 2201*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 22-PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS**

