Prepared by Elisabeth Lindsay.  A repository is a place where
things are deposited for storage or safekeeping. A repository
may be a physical or "virtual" (electronic) space. "Repository"
is a broad term that can be used to describe any facility where
items are stored and maintained, and is also used to describe
such facilities collectively. The Library of Congress and The
National Archives are government repositories in the United
States.  In genealogy the term is often used in reference to
various libraries and archives, and frequently comes into play
when documenting research to specify where a source is located.
Technically, the researcher's own home may be a repository of
home sources. Local libraries, genealogy libraries, state
archives, and museums are other commonly used repositories.  <<
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