What is the episodic record? In your answer please include examples of sources you would include in the episodic record.

What will be an ideal response?


Records that are not part of an ongoing, systematic record-keeping program but are produced and preserved in a more casual, personal, and accidental manner are called episodic records. Good examples are personal diaries, memoirs, manuscripts, correspondence, and autobiographies; biographical sketches and other biographical materials; the temporary records of organizations; and media of temporary existence, such as brochures, posters, and pamphlets.

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A) confirmation of appointees B) ratification of treaties C) passage of a bill D) oversight E) casework

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A) Activism B) Progressivism C) Social conflict D) Contract dispute E) Social security

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A) engaged in excessive surveillance of foreign nationals' phone calls. B) given American citizens' phone call records to foreign governments. C) failed to adequately keep track of phone conversations in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. D) unsuccessfully attempted to protect the privacy of Americans. E) collected data on domestic phone conversations of ordinary Americans.

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