What is Archives II? Is it also located on campus?
Archives II is a relatively new building of the National Archives and Records Administration. Archives II is physically located on land owned by the University of Maryland on Adelphi Road but is a completely separate entity. return to top • What is the difference between a processed and unprocessed collection? When an archives acquires materials, they are initially unprocessed. This means that the materials have not been re-housed into acid-free folders, divided into series, and described to the folder level. This does not mean that a researcher may not consult an unprocessed collection. Usually there is a preliminary inventory, which provides a description at the box level and occasionally at the folder level. When a collection is processed, it has been arranged, described, and properly stored. A complete finding aid is the result of processing and will provide detailed access to the collection, as well as a short biography or administrative history and other relevant information. In
