If your records come from a single fiscal or academic year, the begin date would be July 1 and the end date would be June 30 of the following year. The close date is only applicable for records like contracts and grants where the end date of particular records are less important than the closing date of the contract or grant. The review date is the date the Records Management Office will use to let you know that your records are eligible to be destroyed or transferred to the Archives. The review date is only applicable to transfers to the Harvard Depository. Review dates are generally calculated by adding the series retention period to the end date or close date.
Offices always have the option of keeping records longer than the recommended retention period.
The folder list is just that, a list of the titles of each folder in the box. A folder list makes it much easier to find individual folders in the future. A folder list may not be necessary.