Encoded Archival Description Tag Library, Version 2002 <famname>
Family Name The proper noun designation for a group of persons
closely related by blood or persons who form a household.
Includes single families and family groups, e.g., Patience
Parker Family and Parker Family. All names in a finding aid do
not have to be tagged. One option is to tag those names for
which access other than basic, undifferentiated keyword
retrieval is desired. Use of authorized forms is recommended to
facilitate access to the names within and across finding aid
systems. The <famname> element may be used in text elements such
as <p>. To indicate a family name with major representation in
the materials being described, nest <famname> within the
<controlaccess> element. The ROLE attribute can be used to
specify the relationship(s) of the name to the materials being
described, for example, "compiler," "creator," "collector," or
"subject." The NORMAL attribute can be used to provide the
authority form of a name that has been encoded