EAD (Encoded Archival Description ; Version 2002 Official Site)

Encoded Archival Description Tag Library, Version 2002

EAD Elements

<chronitem> Chronology List Item

Description:

A formatting element that keeps a date paired with an associated event or group of events within a Chronology List <chronlist>. Each <chronitem> contains a <date> (either a single date or date range) coupled with an <event> or description of what occurred during that time. When multiple <event>s are associated with a single <date>, the <event>s are bundled in an <eventgrp> tag, which is then easily paired with the appropriate <date>.

May contain:

date, event, eventgrp

May occur within:

chronlist

Attributes:

ALTRENDER #IMPLIED, CDATA
AUDIENCE #IMPLIED, external, internal
ID #IMPLIED, ID

Examples:

    <bioghist>
        <head>Chronology</head>
        <chronlist>
            <chronitem>
                <date normal="18401012">1840</date>
                <event>Born Helena Opid in Krakow, Poland on October 12th.</event>
            </chronitem>
            <chronitem>
                <date normal="1861">1861</date>
                <event>Made stage debut as Helena Modrzejewska in charity fair production
                of <title>The White Camellia</title>, in Bochnia, Poland.</event>
            </chronitem> . . .
            <chronitem>
                <date normal="19090409">1909</date>
                <event>Died April 8th at her home on Bay Island. Funeral services held
                at St. Vibiana's Cathedral in Los Angeles, and Modjeska was later buried in
                her native Krakow.</event>
            </chronitem>
        </chronlist>
    </bioghist>