history RiC-A21

Definition

Summary of the development of an entity throughout its existence.

Scope notes

For a record set, may be used to summarize the history of the Record Set itself, or additionally to summarize the history of some or all members of the Record Set. Should not be confused with the scope and content property.

Declared on

No declared domain entities.

Examples

• The manuscripts are part of the collections of Robert Harley (d 1724) and Edward Harley (d 1741), 1st and 2nd Earls of Oxford, that were brought by Parliament and transferred to the British Museum in 1753. Those materials were then separated into this collection and those for Harley Charters and Harley Rolls and became part of the collections of the British Library in 1972. (about a Record Set)