• Communication by the exchange of letters

Use for: Photograph albums, Scrapbooks, Autograph albums

• Bound or loose-leaf sets of pages. Includes handmade albums and published volumes of blank pages designed for the addition of images or keepsakes.

Use for: Architectural plans, technical drawings, blueprints

• Architectural plans, technical drawings, blueprints

• Any audio recordings

• Graphic delineations at a set scale, of all or part of the earth or another celestial sphere indicating the relative position of selected artificial and natural features.

• Any moving image

• Used and unused postcards

Use for: Prints, paintings, drawings, illustrations, posters, mixed media, cartoons, comics, sketchbooks

Use for: Daybooks; Journals; Logbooks; Diaries; notebooks; commonplace books; school books; recipe books; field notes ; idea books

• Personal handwritten material not intended for publication.

Use for: Deeds, indentures, wills, probate documents

Use for: Programmes, leaflets, receipts, menus, playbills, pamphlets, flyers, greeting cards, business cards, invitations, coupons, tickets

• Transient everyday items, usually printed and on paper, that are manufactured for a specific limited use, then often discarded. Includes everyday items that are meant to be saved, at least for a while, such as keepsakes and stock certificates.