Sous-fonds & Subgroup
- Definition: Subgroup is the American usage for a body of related records within a Record Group or (more rarely) a Manuscript Group. Sous-fonds is the Canadian usage for the same.
- Both subgroups and sous-fonds often correspond to administrative subdivisdions in the originating agency
- Helpful in reflecting the hierarchical structure (if one exists)
Example A: A Corporate Fonds
Example B: A Manuscript Fonds
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