Directory of Archival Consultants

Backlog specializes in archives management for organizations with rich histories. 

Expertise: Collection Assessment; Digital Preservation Training; Facilities planning and development; Finding aids; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Policy development; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation; Software applications; Staff training and recruitment
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Contact Name: Emma Prince, C.A., M.S.
Location(s):
St Louis, MO

CSNA Architects have completed new and renovated archives projects. These include the United States Olympic Committee Archives, the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library Archives, the St. John's University (Collegeville Minnesota) Archives, and the St. John's Abbey Archives.

Our experience includes evaluation of storage requirements, master planning for phased implementation, interior design, construction documents and construction administration, and development of capital campaign materials.

Expertise: Facilities planning and development; Other
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Contact Name: Gregory M Friesen FAIA
Location(s):
Colorado Springs
Expertise: Arrangement and description; Electronic records management; Records management
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Location(s):
San Anselmo, CA

Digitize your media archives and the world can see and hear how important they are. DeBergerac digitizes and restores even rare formats of film, audio media, and videotape. We also offer award-winning interviewing, video production, and video editing, so you can combine old and new footage....

Expertise: Information appraisal; Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Oral history planning and implementation
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Contact Name: Kate Kressmann-Kehoe
Location(s):
Fairport, NY

Digital Archivy is a turnkey archival consulting firm that works with organizations to identify, analyze, compare, organize, and use information better. We work closely with clients and take a holistic multi-dimensional view of information ecosystems. This enables us to create solutions that are practical, cost-effective, and user-focused. Our projects ensure long-term preservation, increase access and support...

Expertise: Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Archival appraisal; Archival standards; Cataloging; Digitization / digital program development; Electronic records management; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation; Staffing and implementation
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Contact Name: David Kay, MLS
Location(s):
Brooklyn, NY

Digital Bedrock provides secure, managed digital preservation services to ensure your digital content is usable when you need it. Our off-cloud architecture combines object storage technologies with green and secure storage, so our clients have a minimal carbon footprint. We manage the content over time by monitoring its bit health and format obsolescence vulnerabilities, as well as managing geographically dispersed redundant storage for disaster recovery.

As a related service, we also help clients save their digital content by migrating their data...

Expertise: Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Artist Archives; Artist Estates; Copyrights research; Digital Preservation; Digitization / digital program development; Inventories; Preservation policy and procedures development; Project Management; Public cloud offerings/implementation; Electronic records management; Storage and housing
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Contact Name: Linda Tadic
Location(s):
Los Angeles, CA

I am an independent digital archivst with twelve years of experience working with cultural heritage collections. I have worked on projects for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the anthropology division of the Museum of Natural History, the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, the Woodman Family Foundation, and on catalogue raisonné projects...

Expertise: Artists Archives; Metadata Improvement; Archival standards
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Location(s):
Brooklyn, NY

ForKeeps Inc. helps institutions, individuals, and families harness their history by working to organize, preserve, and share their stories in innovative ways. Our small team of archive professionals ensures that each project gets the attention it deserves, regardless of complexity. At For-keeps Inc. our goal is to provides efficient and effective Heritage project solutions.

Expertise: Archival standards; Management and administration; Oral history planning and implementation; Outreach and public programs; Policy development; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Deidre Dinnigan
Location(s):
Brooklyn, NY

Whether you are hoping to organize your family papers, bring order to scattered organizational records, or preserve the legacy of an individual or organization, I bring a broad base of experience to help you achieve your project's goals.

As of 2023, I am only able to accomodate new projects within the Washington DC metropolitan region. 

Expertise: Collection Guides; Electronic records; Archival program evaluation; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Reference services; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Lori Eaton, CA, MLIS
Location(s):
Fairfax, VA
Expertise: Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Cataloging; Digitization / digital program development
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Contact Name: Haley Richardson
Location(s):
Philadelphia, PA