Archive file citation conventions?

[William Ryan]

Precisely. But since Paul asks if there are standard renditions, I would 
add that these are the standard abbreviations used in the standard 
Russian method of giving a reference to a Russian archive. When citing a 
Russian archive in English these are almost always transliterated in 
academic works, not translated, because taken together they constitute a 
unique reference, and to try to translate the individual components 
would only cause confusion - imagine a non-Russianist in the US trying 
to order a microfilm of a document from a Russian archive using a 
translation of the terms, and how would someone unfamiliar with archive 
terminology translate delo and opis' anyway?
The normal sequence is: Archive name; f. [fond , the name, and/or  the 
number of the collection]; op. [opis', inventory - a printed, typed or 
typewritten list]; d. (delo, the file/dossier/box number); l. or ll. 
[listy, the folio number(s), followed by ob. to denote the verso ]. If 
the item is paginated rather than foliated s. would denote the page number.
Will

On 08/12/2010 09:04, R. M. Cleminson wrote:
> Опись 7Л. Свидетельство 469, Дело 3416а, Листы 1–24.
>
> ----- Originálna správa -----
> Odosielateľ: "Paul B. Gallagher"<paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM>
> Komu: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Dátum: utorok, december 7, 2010 13:39:19
> Predmet: [SEELANGS] Archive file citation conventions?
>
> Can anyone tell me whether there are standard renditions for these codes
> (my archive document cites this source from a student record):
>
> Оп. 7Л. Св. 469, Д. 3416а, Л. 1–24.
>
> I assume, for example, that "Л. 1–24" is "pp. 1–24," but I'm not sure
> how best to render the others.
>
> Votes for straight transliteration will also be considered if you can
> justify that position.
>
> Thanks.
>

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