The phrase "a lasting record" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that preserves information or memories over time, often in a formal or historical context.
Example: "The museum aims to create a lasting record of the region's cultural heritage through its exhibits."
Alternatives: "an enduring record" or "a permanent record".
Greenblatt's more profound argument is that a lasting record of Shakespeare's engagement with Greene lies in the figure of Falstaff, and in the relationship between Falstaff and Hal.
The students seldom get legal aid, she noted, and they may face hundreds of dollars in fines, community service and, in some cases, a lasting record that could affect applications for jobs or the military.
Adult Aborigines, still reeling from displacement and facing the threat of cultural annihilation, used the paint to make a lasting record of designs and images that had previously been used only in clan ceremonies.
He bred 85 stakes winners and raced more than 100 stakes winners and 7 champions, but none made such a lasting record or had such a lasting appeal as Cigar.
Not only would this be an invaluable, promotional resource for international study, it would also be a lasting record of types of ephemeral art, or of things too fragile to move, or of objects that have, in the event of political instability, a good chance of being lost.
"During the excavation in 2012, we took photographs of the skeleton from multiple angles to create a lasting record of how the king's bones were positioned in the grave before we exhumed them," said Matthew Morris, site supervisor of the team that found the missing king.
While a camera may see no more than an observant table captain, the human observer cannot make a lasting recording.
Tokens, which allowed a long lasting record of transactions, have been found in archaeological layers of the Ubaid period in the Middle East, from the mid fifth millennium BC.
Van Vechten's photographic project, which lasted a quarter of a century, represents a rich and lasting record of one man's interest in a culture that he believed represented the "essence of America".
The majority of Americans now carry their phones at nearly all times, largely unaware that the devices are automatically creating a detailed and lasting record of their locations and movements.
Our obsession with social media and email has resulted in a world in which most people have no interest in ensuring a lasting historical record of their lives.
