refers to books containing the daily, personal accounts of the writer's own experiences, attitudes, and observations. Use "journals (accounts)" when referring to an individual's or an organization's account of occurrences or transactions

letters, reports, or other brief written communications that communicate news, particularly those written by societies or buisiness organizations. Historically referred to serial publications consisting of one or a few printed sheets containing news and information of interest to the general public or to a special group

general term for documents having legal relevance

books in which financial accounts are kept