Directory of Archival Consultants

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This easy-to-use Directory of Archival Consultants contains information about experts across the country who provide professional consulting services on various aspects of archives and archiving. All listings in this directory are paid listings. Information provided by consultants is not independently checked or verified.

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Available locally, on-site and virtually. 

Expertise: Access and classification reviews; ArchivesSpace; Historical research; Content Management Applications; Archival appraisal; Digital Preservation Applications; Preservica; Archival program evaluation; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Budgeting and financial planning; Cataloging; Inventories; Creative media; Digitization / digital program development; Disaster preparedness; Electronic records management; Selecting and Implementing Collections Management Systems; Exhibit planning and implementation; Facilities planning and development; Finding aids; Genealogical Research; Government relations; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Policy development; Preservation; Records survey planning and implementation; Staffing and implementation; Strategic planning; Transcription
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Contact Name: Alexandra M. Hilton, MLIS
Location(s):
New York, NY

“Inspiring families, businesses, and organizations to preserve and share their history.”

Archive Your Past is all about family history and historical documents.  Organize, digitize and preserve your historical documents or family history collection with Archive Your Past. 

For historical societies and libraries with archival collections, Archive Your Past will preserve, process, and describe your collection as an...

Expertise: USA Colonial to 1950; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Finding aids; Genealogical Research; Preservation
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Contact Name: Anni Parsons
Location(s):
Milwaukee, WI

Bright Archives is an independent archival production house. We help people and organizations tap into one of their strongest assets—their story.

We offer professional archival services alongside storytelling solutions, from collection assessments and cataloging to documentary-style videography and interviews. We understand that the value of archives is often beneath the surface, so we provide a unique combination of archives and creative media solutions to bring those stories to life.

Owners Katherine Barbera and David Bernabo have more than 30 years of combined experience in...

Expertise: Artist Archives; Archival appraisal; Community Programs; Archival program evaluation; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Cataloging; Creative media; Outreach; Podcast production; Project Management; Research; Social Media; Facilities planning and development; Visual Materials; Management and administration; Oral history planning and implementation; Outreach and public programs; Policy development; Staff training and recruitment; Staffing and implementation; Strategic planning; Transcription; Videography; Other
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Contact Name: Katherine Barbera
Location(s):
Pittsburgh, PA
Expertise: Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Finding aids
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Contact Name: Michele Combs
Location(s):
LaFayette, NY
Expertise: Archival appraisal; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Digitization / digital program development; Exhibit planning and implementation; Facilities planning and development; Finding aids; Fundraising and grant writing
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Contact Name: Chatham Ewing
Location(s):
Shaker Heights, OH

"...getting meaningful work done--for you and the larger collective memory."

Expertise: Starting an Archives; Artist Archives; Arrangement and description; Disaster preparedness; Facilities planning and development; Visual Materials; Management and administration
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Contact Name: Dr. Karen J. TRIVETTE
Location(s):
Atlantic Beach, NC

Greetings! We're Dust Data Management, and we help teams get their records and data well-organized, described, and preserved. Whether you're a small business drowning in paperwork or a research institution trying to archive massive datasets.

Currently under contract with NASA's OSIRIS-REx and OSIRIS-APEX missions, we support 200+ scientists and co-developed digital archival standards for sample return space data, bringing proven expertise in large-scale project...

Expertise: Digital Preservation; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Cataloging; Digitization / digital program development; Electronic records management; Records management; Reference services
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Contact Name: Taylor Johnson
Location(s):
Tucson, AZ

About:

Heritage Project Studio preserves histories and legacies through custom books and digital archives.

We have a history of taking on interesting projects that don’t always fit the mold, and we work with clients of all sizes. We have the honor of working with unique individuals from around the globe. Monks, mountaineers, muleteers, the...

Expertise: Digital Preservation; Paper, photographs, negatives, slides, vhs, film, and digital conservation; Digital Asset Management Applications; Arrangement and description; Creative media; Digitization / digital program development; Genealogical Research; Government relations; Management and administration; Oral history planning and implementation; Outreach and public programs; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Joe Reidhead
Location(s):
Bishop, CA

Kilberg Archival Services strives to help individuals and organizations preserve historical records and artifacts. We offer a range of services in archives management, preventive conservation, and mountmaking.

Allison Kilberg has more than 15 years of experience in galleries, archives, and museums. She has worked for distinguished organizations including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian Libraries, and the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections at the University of Illinois. She earned her Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, specializing in archives and...

Expertise: Archival appraisal; Archival program evaluation; Arrangement and description; Cataloging; Digitization / digital program development; Exhibit planning and implementation; Finding aids; Genealogical Research; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Preservation; Reference services; Staffing and implementation; Transcription
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Contact Name: Allison Kilberg
Location(s):
Louisville, KY

HOW WE CAN HELP

With a focus on modern and contemporary art, literature and performance, Lisa can help you preserve your collection and make it easier to access. Working with individuals, arts organizations, collectors and estates, Lisa assesses, inventories, catalogs and digitizes archives, and advises on placing collections as sales or donations. ...

Expertise: Artist Archives; Archival program evaluation; Arrangement and description; Cataloging; Digitization / digital program development
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Contact Name: Lisa Darms
Location(s):
Brooklyn, NY