Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1946- (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The rules on what is to be considered as a Main documents have changed throughout UNESCO’s existence. According to the definition giving in the UNESCO Manual, Secretariat handbook on administrative methods and precedures, main documents are:
Main series documents are mostly programme documents of a definitive nature which are distributed to all Member States. They include i.a. reports of meetings, surveys, analysis of replies to questionnaires and bibliographical and clearing house material.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Continuous accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper documents and later electronic versions
Finding aids
List of UNESCO Secretariat main series documents, 1947-1971: In chronological order by department/sector.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
As a rule, all documents should exist in English and French. There are some translations into Spanish, and more rarely into the other working languages.