archives

Defined in 7 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)

United States Code

17 U.S.C. § 1506 — under this chapter (2 versions over time)

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “library” and “archives” mean any library or archives, respectively, that qualifies for the limitations on exclusive rights under section 108.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The Rolls; any place where ancient records, charters, and evidences are kept. In libraries, the private depositary. Cowell; Spelman, Gloss. The records need not be ancient to constitute the place of keeping them the Archives.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The Rolls; any place where ancient records, charters, and evidences are kept In libraries, the private depository. Cowell; Spelman. The derivative meaning of the word (now the more common) denotes the writings themselves thus preserved; thus we say the archives of a college, of a monastery, a public office, etc. Texas M. Ry. Co. v. Jarvis, 69 Tex. 537, 7 S. W. 210; Guillbeau v. Mays, 15 Tex. 410.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

A place where public papers or records are deposited; a repository of records established by public authority; the records or writings so deposited; a private repository in libraries.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The Rolls; any place where ancient records, charters, and evidences are kept. In libraries, the private depository. Cowell; Spelman. The derivative meaning of the word (now the more common) denotes the writings themselves thus preserved; thus we say the arehives of a college, of a monastery, etc.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. archiva, from area, a chest, or Gr. d^/cioy, ancient, or d^jeia, public registers.] A place or apartment where the public papers or records of a state or community are deposited; a repository of ancient records, charters and evidences, such as the Rolls' office and the Chancery and Exchequer offices in England. F. Cyclopedia. Cowell. The records or writings so deposited. Id. A private repository of papers. Id.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

Ancient charters to the security of a free state, the or titles, which concern a nation, right of the people to keep and bear state or community, in their rights, arms shall not be infringed.” Vide or privileges. The place where the Story, Const. § 1889, 1890; Amer. archives are kept, bears the same Citizen, 176; 1 Tuck. Black. App. name. Jacob; Merl. Rép. h. t. 300; Rawle on Const. 125. containing a French acre. 4 Hall’s‘ad Law Journal, 518.