Missing custody documentation directly violates the archival principle of provenance

Evidence

First, neither the Museum nor the University has produced any documentary evidence to substantiate a clear chain of custody for the daguerreotypes in question. This absence of custodial information is in direct conflict with the core archival principle of provenance. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 1232

Categorization

• DEFINE: States the canonical archival principle of provenance and applies it as the standard Harvard failed to meet.