Approach to the Evolution to the Archival Science Concept

Disciplinary research in archival science is a vital issue at present, characterized by profound changes in society and, therefore, in the discipline. This article presents the research results related to the evolution of the archival science concept. The research was carried out through the documentary research method, which had the purpose of exploring the main authors and their definitions of archival science from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. Based on them, the constitutive elements of the concept were analyzed: nature, purpose, and characteristics, which evidenced the slow transformations that the concept has undergone and the need to study the contexts to strengthen the discipline.