Table 2

    Source Text Typology

    The first set of acronyms in table 2 describes the nature of the authoritative text on which the transcript is based. The second set categorizes documents by their administrative history and preservation.

    ADft

    Author’s Draft Manuscript.

    AL

    Autograph Letter (text in the hand of the author, but unsigned).

    ALS

    Autograph Letter Signed (text and signature in the hand of the author).

    AMs

    Autograph Manuscript (text in the hand of the author but unsigned).

    AMsS

    Autograph Manuscript Signed (text and signature in the hand of author).

    Dft

    Draft

    dup/trip

    duplicate/triplicate

    extract

    An extract of a source text.

    L

    Letter (text not in the hand of the author and unsigned).

    LS

    Letter Signed (text not in the hand of the author but signed by the author).

    Ms

    Manuscript.

    MsS

    Manuscript Signed.

    précis

    A summary.

    noted

    A documentary record of the existence of a nonextant source text.

    Prt

    Contemporary Printed version of manuscript.

    AC

    Author’s Copy (loose file or bound copies usually found in a personal collection).

    Copy

    Third Party Copy.

    LbC

    Author’s Letterbook or Entrybook

    PC

    Published Copy.

    RbC

    Recordbook Copy.

    RC

    Receiver’s Copy.

    RLbC

    Receiver’s Letterbook Copy.