ARCHIVE REVIEW SHEET
1) Type of item you are reviewing (you can check more than one)
___ letter
___ government document
___ map
___ newspaper or article
___ government application (specify _________ )
___ flyer
___ personal identification
___ photo
___ report
___ birth certificate
___ other document (specify ____________________ )
___ death certificate
___ other item (specify ________________________)
2) Write a descriptive label for the item including title (if any) _____________________________________
3) Author or creator of the document:
4) Date of document:
5) Who was the intended audience or recipient for this document?
6) Unique physical qualities of the document or item (check one or more)
___ marks on the document
___ handwriting
___ typed
___ age of item
___ terms/language of doc.
___ actual size or reduced?
___ photo attached?
___ material it is made from
___ unusual spelling of terms
___seals
7) Is there any reference to racial, ethnic or linguistic identity addressed through this item?
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8) Creating a story about the document (there are many possible ways to answer A-H)
a. Do you know or can you guess why this document or item was written or created?
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b. What evidence helps you to figure out why it was created? Use at least two quotes from your source of
evidence.
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Adapted by Vicky Núñez for the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños from an original developed by the
Education Staff, National Archives and Records Administration.
c. List two things you may know about the life story of the individuals associated with this document or item.
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d.List two things the author or creator said or wrote in the document that you think are significant.
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e.List two things the document or item tells you about life in a particular part of the U.S. at the time it was
created:
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f. Write two ways in which this document or item tells us something new or strengthens what we already
know about the individual (s) or community of people referenced in the item.
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Adapted by Vicky Núñez for the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños from an original developed by the
Education Staff, National Archives and Records Administration.