# Documentary Provenance Documentary provenance records where information came from, when it was captured, how it was transformed, and which claims rest on direct evidence rather than inference. ## Notebook evidence PDF page 2 of [[Scanned_20260730-1825]] recognizes that underwriting and loan review operate through documented files. The source reconstruction itself maintains a parallel discipline by separating visible handwriting, independently verified context, strong inference, and unresolved ambiguity. ## Cross-notebook significance This note complements [[Documentary Evidence Continuity]]. Continuity preserves the record across time; provenance preserves its interpretive boundaries. Both are required before narrative coherence can become trustworthy institutional knowledge. ## Source - [[Scanned_20260730-1825]], especially PDF page 2.