Former Record Group

Mandatory	Repeatable	Data Type	Authority	Level Available	A/V Only	Public Element
No	Yes	Numeric (4)	List of Record Groups of the National Archives and Records Administration	Series File Unit Item	No	Yes

Definition:	The number of the record group to which the archival materials were previously allocated.

Purpose:	Enables users to locate archival materials by their former record group citations, which can be found in out-of-date finding aids, such as earlier versions of the Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States.

Relationship:	This element is independent.

Guidance:	Enter the number of the record group to which the archival materials were previously allocated.

Examples:

200

[For the motion picture film "Our American Heritage," currently in the AHF collection, which was formerly allocated to Record Group 200.]

23

[For the series "Local Aeronautical Charts," currently in Record Group 370, which was formerly allocated to Record Group 23.]