Meissner Archival Consulting

Leverage four decades of experience in archival practice, training, and mentoring with Meissner Archival Consulting. Led by Dennis Meissner—retired Deputy Director for Programs at the Minnesota Historical Society, SAA Fellow, past SAA President, and author of Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts—our expertise is rooted in foundational projects like the influential More Product, Less Process (MPLP) research.

We partner with archival institutions to navigate and resolve critical challenges, offering solutions in:

• Arrangement & Description: Planning and implementing projects and systems.

• Backlog Resolution: Assessing and eliminating processing backlogs.

• Strategic Management: Developing effective archives strategies, policies, and practices.

• Collection Development: Experienced appraisal of archival collections.

• Staff Development: Training and coaching for archival staff.

Put 40 years of leadership and innovation to work for your archives.