Documental Heritage

Documental Heritage.

Documentary heritage, whether stored or not in the Archives and Libraries, has a special place in the Valencian Cultural Heritage Law (Law 4/98) (article 76).  According to this Law, a document is understood as being “any expression in natural or conventional language and any other form of graphic, sound or image expression given on any type of material medium, including computer media”.

Therefore the following form part of this documentary heritage:

o Those documents generated, preserved or collected during the exercise of its functions by any public organisation or entity, by legal entities in which the State or other public entities hold a majority share of the capital and by private persons or legal entities managing public services with regard to the management of such services.

o Those documents more than forty years old that are generated, preserved or collected during the exercise of their activities by entities and
associations of a political, trade union or religious nature and by entities, foundations and cultural and educational associations of a private nature.

o Those documents more than one hundred years old that are generated, preserved or collected by any other private entities or persons.