Archival Unit

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KeyField
GRPM.16_Archival_Unit
Identifier
GRPM.16
Name
Archival Unit
Description
The archival reference data model provides a list of standard fields that are typically present in the general description of bundled archival material in a cultural heritage data system. The archival unit is taken here in the sense of a bundled whole of some sort such as would be typically inventoried, managed and curated a museum or other cultural heritage institution. Specific documentation of elements of an archival unit depend highly upon the kind of archive it is. This reference model does not intend to cover such specificities but to remain at a general level description, providing a consolidated, high-level reference data model of most commonly reused descriptors for an archival unit and to provide for these, in turn, a set of standard semantic mappings to the CIDOC CRM. Moreover, each field is marked with regards to its potential functionality with regards to instance matching between overlapping datasets.
System Name
Archival_Unit
Ontology Scope
E78 Collection
Version
2.0
Version Date
Last Modified
2025-09-04
Author
Matthew Fielding, Denitsa Nenova, George Bruseker
Funder
University of Zurich, SARI
Funding Project
grp_zurich
Ontology
crm_7.1.3, cpro_2.0, dcterms_1.1, aaao_2.0, crmdig_4.0, la_0.9, lrmoo_1.0, rdfs_1.1
Project
grp_zurich
URI
http://takin.solutions/space/grpzurich/composite/GRPM.16
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[CAT.1] Names and Identifiers

Field Collection Identifier Name Description Ontology Path Expected Value Type EasyDB field Expected Collection Expected Model
Name LAF.6 Name This field is used to record the string value of the name attributed to the documented archival unit. ->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation[4_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal String **laf\_6\_name\_content **==> preferred **laf\_6\_name\_content\_alt** ==> alternative, see below
Name LAF.5 Name Type This field is used to record the type of the name attributed to the documented archival unit. ->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation[4_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[5_1] Concept [laf\_6\_name\_content] ==>. preferred [laf\_6\_name\_content\_alt] ==> laf\_5\_name\_type\_alt
Name LAF.7 Name Language This field is used to record the language of the name attributed to the documented archival unit. ->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation[4_1]->crm:P72_has_language->crm:E56_Language[7_1] Concept [laf\_6\_name\_content] ==> **de / en **(from data) [laf\_6\_name\_content\_alt] ==> ** laf\_7\_name\_language\_alt**
Name SRDF.323 Name Use Timespan This field is used to link the documented name use to an instance of time-span recording the temporal extent of the activity. ->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation[4_1]->aaao:ZP6i_is_appellation_ascribed_by->aaao:ZE2_Appellative_Status[SRDF.323_1]->crm:P4_has_time-span->crm:E52_Time-Span[SRDF.323_2] Collection [laf\_6\_name\_content\_alt:] **srdf\_96\_name\_use\_timespan\_alt** Timespan
Identifier LAF.10 Identifier This field is used to record an identifier attributed to the documented archival unit. ->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E42_Identifier[8_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal String **laf\_10\_identifier\_content** -> preferred
Identifier LAF.9 Identifier Type This field is used to record the type of the identifier attributed to the documented archival unit. ->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E42_Identifier[8_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[9_1] Concept [laf\_10\_identifier\_content:] **preferred**
Identifier LAF.434 Identifier Attribution This field is used to indicate the details of the data assignment of this identifier to the documented archival unit. ->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E42_Identifier[8_1]->crm:P141i_was_assigned_by->crm:E13_Attribute_Assignment[434_1] Collection Data Assignment

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[CAT.16] Classification

Field Collection Identifier Name Description Ontology Path Expected Value Type EasyDB field Expected Collection Expected Model
Type LAF.11 Type This field is used to record the formal type of the documented archival unit. ->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[11_1] Concept
Archival Unit Coverage SRDF.273 Archival Level This field is used to indicate the specific archival level of the documented archival unit within a larger archival schema. ->crm:P128_carries->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[SRDF.286_1]->crm:P2_has_type->E55[SRDF.273_2] Concept
Archival Unit Coverage SRDF.451 Archival Unit Entity Coverage Type This field is used to link to a type record which indicates the kind of coverage supported by the information object that serves as a subject reference for the documented archival unit. ->crm:P128_carries->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[SRDF.286_1]->crm:P01i_is_domain_of->crm:PC67_refers_to[SRDF.450_1]->crm:P67.1_has_type->crm:E55_Type[SRDF.451_1] Concept
Archival Unit Coverage SRDF.450 Archival Unit Entity Coverage This field is used to indicate the concrete entities thematically covered by the documented archival unit. ->crm:P128_carries->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[SRDF.286_1]->crm:P01i_is_domain_of->crm:PC67_refers_to[SRDF.450_1]->crm:P02_has_range->crm:E1_CRM_Entity[SRDF.450_2] Reference Model Person , Artwork , Group , Builtwork , Place , Digital Object , Event , Bibliographic Item , Archival Unit , Oeuvre , Project

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Subject Archival Unit Entity Coverage Archival Unit Entity Coverage Type Archival Level
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[CAT.4] Actor Relations

Field Collection Identifier Name Description Ontology Path Expected Value Type EasyDB field Expected Collection Expected Model
Ownership Status SRDF.420 Ownership This field is used to record the ownership status, past and present, of the documented archival unit. ->aaao:ZP23i_is_ownership_subject_of->aaao:ZE8_Ownership_Status[SRDF.420_1] Collection Ownership Status
Ownership Status SRDF.413 Owner This field is used to link the documented archival unit to a person whose custodianship is attributed to it in the ownership status. ->aaao:ZP23i_is_ownership_subject_of->aaao:ZE8_Ownership_Status[SRDF.420_1]->aaao:ZP24_ascribes_owner->crm:E39_Actor[SRDF.413_1] Reference Model Person , Group
Ownership Status SRDF.414 Ownership Relation This field is used to record the property type that corresponds to the institutional fact modelling contained in the collection. ->aaao:ZP23i_is_ownership_subject_of->aaao:ZE8_Ownership_Status[SRDF.420_1]->aaao:ZP25_ascribes_ownership_relation->crm:E55_Type[SRDF.414_1] Concept
Ownership Status SRDF.499 Ownership Type ->aaao:ZP23i_is_ownership_subject_of->aaao:ZE8_Ownership_Status[SRDF.420_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[SRDF.499_1] Concept
Ownership Status SRDF.415 Ownership Timespan This field is used to link the documented archival unit's ownership status to an instance of time-span recording the temporal extent of that status. ->aaao:ZP23i_is_ownership_subject_of->aaao:ZE8_Ownership_Status[SRDF.420_1]->crm:P4_has_time-span->crm:E52_Time-span[SRDF.415_1] Collection Timespan

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Subject Ownership Ownership Status Type Owner Ownership Time-span Ownership Relation
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[CAT.5] Events

Field Collection Identifier Name Description Ontology Path Expected Value Type EasyDB field Expected Collection Expected Model
Production SRDF.472 Production Actor This field is used to record the producer of the documented archival unit. ->crm:P128_carries->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[SRDF.466_1]->crm:P94i_was_created_by->crm:E65_Creation[SRDF.466_2]->crm:P01i_is_domain_of->crm:PC14_carried_out_by[SRDF.472_1]->crm:P02_has_range->crm:E39_Actor[SRDF.472_2] Reference Model Person , Group
Production SRDF.473 Production Actor Role This field is used to record the role played by the producer in the production of the documented archival unit. ->crm:P128_carries->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[SRDF.466_1]->crm:P94i_was_created_by->crm:E65_Creation[SRDF.466_2]->crm:P01i_is_domain_of->crm:PC14_carried_out_by[SRDF.472_1]->crm:P14.1_in_the_role_of->crm:E55_Type[SRDF.473_1] Concept
Production SRDF.469 Production Location This field is used to link the documented archival unit's production activity to a location at which it was carried out. ->crm:P128_carries->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[SRDF.466_1]->crm:P94i_was_created_by->crm:E65_Creation[SRDF.466_2]->crm:P7_took_place_at->crm:E53_Place[SRDF.469_1] Reference Model Place
Production SRDF.467 Production Timespan This field is used to link the documented archival unit's production activity to an instance of time-span recording the temporal extent of the activity. ->crm:P128_carries->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[SRDF.466_1]->crm:P94i_was_created_by->crm:E65_Creation[SRDF.466_2]->crm:P4_has_time-span->crm:E52_Time-span[SRDF.467_1] Collection Timespan
Sending SRDF.457 Sending from Place This field is used to link the documented archival unit to a location from which it has been sent. ->crm:P16i_was_used_for->crm:E7_Activity[SRDF.452_1]->crm:P7_took_place_at->crm:E53_Place[SRDF.457_1] Reference Model Place
Sending SRDF.453 Sending Timespan This field is used to link the sending activity of the documented archival unit to a timespan. ->crm:P16i_was_used_for->crm:E7_Activity[SRDF.452_1]->crm:P4_has_time-span->crm:E52_Time-span[SRDF.453_1] Collection Timespan
Receiving SRDF.464 Receiving at Place This field is used to link the documented archival unit to a location at which it has been received. ->crm:P16i_was_used_for->crm:E7_Activity[SRDF.459_1]->crm:P7_took_place_at->crm:E53_Place[SRDF.464_1] Reference Model Place
Receiving SRDF.460 Receiving Timespan This field is used to link the receiving activity of the documented archival unit to a timespan. ->crm:P16i_was_used_for->crm:E7_Activity[SRDF.459_1]->crm:P4_has_time-span->crm:E52_Time-span[SRDF.460_1] Collection Timespan
Destruction LAF.232 Destruction Location This field is used to link the documented event of destruction to a location at which it occurred. ->crm:P13i_was_destroyed_by->crm:E6_Destruction[232_1]->crm:P7_took_place_at->crm:E53_Place[232_2] Reference Model Place
Destruction LAF.236 Destruction Timespan This field is used to link the documented event of destruction to an instance of time-span recording the temporal extent of the event. ->crm:P13i_was_destroyed_by->crm:E6_Destruction[232_1]->crm:P4_has_time-span->crm:E52_Time-Span[236_1] Collection Timespan

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Subject Archival Unit Production Location Archival Unit Production Timespan Archival Unit Production Actor Archival Unit Production Actor Role
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Destruction: Sample

Subject Timespan of Destruction Event Location of Destruction Event
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Subject Receiving of Object at Place Receiving of Object Timespan
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Subject Sending of Object from Place Sending of Object Timespan
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[CAT.9] Parthood

Field Collection Identifier Name Description Ontology Path Expected Value Type EasyDB field Expected Collection Expected Model
LAF.276 Physical Part of This field is used to link the documented instance of archival unit to another instance of archival unit of which it forms a part. ->crm:P46i_forms_part_of->crm:E22_Human-Made_Object[276_1] Reference Model \_parent\_id Archival Unit

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[CAT.11] Information Carriers& Information Carried

Field Collection Identifier Name Description Ontology Path Expected Value Type EasyDB field Expected Collection Expected Model
GRPF.243 Text Carried Language ->crm:P128_carries->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[294_1]->crm:P72_has_language->crm:E56_Language[GRPF.243_1] Concept

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[CAT.12] Aboutness

Field Collection Identifier Name Description Ontology Path Expected Value Type EasyDB field Expected Collection Expected Model
Referential Status SRDF.641 Ascribed Refential Reference Mode ->aaao:ZP35i_is_referential_subject_of->aaao:ZE12_Referential_Status[SRDF.571_1]->aaao:ZP38_ascribes_referential_mode->crm:E55_Type[SRDF.641_1] Concept
Referential Status SRDF.578 Ascribed Refential Relation ->aaao:ZP35i_is_referential_subject_of->aaao:ZE12_Referential_Status[SRDF.571_1]->aaao:ZP37_ascribes_referential_relation->crm:E55_Type[SRDF.578_1] Concept
Referential Status GRPF.244 Referential Status Subject ->aaao:ZP35i_is_referential_subject_of->aaao:ZE12_Referential_Status[SRDF.571_1]->aaao:ZP35_has_referential_subject->crmdig:D1_Digital_Object[GRPF.244_1] Reference Model Digital Object

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Subject Referential Status Reference Mode Referential Relation Referential Status Subject
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[CAT.13] Description

Field Collection Identifier Name Description Ontology Path Expected Value Type EasyDB field Expected Collection Expected Model
Statement LAF.15 Description This field is used to link to a statement which describes the the documented archival unit. ->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[13_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal String
Statement LAF.14 Statement Type This field is used to record the formal type of the statement made about the documented archival unit. ->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[13_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[14_1] Concept
Statement LAF.16 Statement Language This field is used to record the language of the statement describing the documented archival unit. ->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[13_1]->crm:P72_has_language->crm:E56_Language[16_1] Concept

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