This booklet is intended to assist small, non-profit organizations that wish to improve control over their records. It is intended to be a brief introduction to issues involved in keeping records. At the end of the booklet is a small section with suggestions for where to go or whom to contact for further information.

This booklet was originally prepared in 1992 by Mark A. Greene for the Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, MN) at the behest of the Minnesota State Historical Records Advisory Board, and with funds provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The booklet has been udpated, by its original author for the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY), to better reflect issues relating to computer-generated records.

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