A descriptive inventory of records in an archive, providing details on the state of the collection, its contents, provenance, arrangement, and other relevant information.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Pacific Northwest Quarterly.
Definition of finding aid in US English:
finding aid
noun
A descriptive inventory of records in an archive, providing details on the state of the collection, its contents, provenance, arrangement, and other relevant information.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Pacific Northwest Quarterly.