VPRS 8894 Nominal Card Index to Inward Correspondence, Annual Single Number Sequence

This series was created to provide access to inward correspondence located in VPRS 8892 for the period 1919 to 1973. Although VPRS 8892 formally ended in 1971, the agency continued to create contract files under this system. Hence cards were created to index the contract files during the period 1971 to early 1973.The index cards are arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent or organisation within each year. Divider cards indicating the alphabetical divisions are posted throughout the index.The information recorded on the Index includes ;Name of the correspondentDate of letterRegistration number of the letterSubject heading of the group under which the letter was filedRemarks, for example, if the file was destroyed or top numbered into the subsequent multiple file numbering system.

本数据集旨在为1919年至1973年间馆藏于VPRS 8892的收文往来函件提供查阅途径。尽管VPRS 8892的正式归档节点为1971年，但相关机构仍沿用该体系继续编制合同档案。因此，1971年至1973年初期间，专门制作了索引卡片以对该批合同档案进行编目。索引卡片按照每一年度内往来方或机构名称的字母顺序排列，索引各处均设有标注字母分区的分隔卡片。索引收录的信息包括：往来方名称、函件日期、函件登记号、该函件归所属类目的主题标目、备注（例如，档案是否已销毁，或是否已被编入后续多级档案编号体系）。