Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.

archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.

any extensive record or collection of data

The encyclopedia is an archive of world history. The experience was sealed in the archive of her memory.

to place or store in an archive

to vote on archiving the city's historic documents.

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annals , chronicles , clippings , documents , excerpts , extracts , files , papers , registers , roll , scrolls , writings , magazine , repository , store , storehouse , warehouse , chronicle , document , library , museum , record , registry