Party Designation

Mandatory	Repeatable	Data Type	Authority	Level Available	A/V Only	Public Elenent
No	No	Variable Character Length (25)	Party Designation Authority List	Series File Unit Item	No	Yes

 

Definition:

The majority or minority party responsible for creating the archival materials.

 

Purpose:

Party designation allows NARA staff to identify records created by majority or minority staff, which is an important distinction for management of closed records, completion of loans to committees, and description of records for future research use.

 

Relationship:

None

 

Guidance:

Choose the correct term from the Party Designation Authority List.

 

Examples:

Democrat [For archival materials created by the Democrat party.]   Non-designated [For archival materials created by non-designated, non-partisan staff.]

 

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