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; Creative media; Digitization / digital program development; Inventories; Disaster preparedness; Electronic records management; Exhibit planning and implementation; Facilities planning and development; Finding aids; Selecting and Implementing Collections Management Systems; 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

Ariana Lindquist is a certified archivist who specializes in photographic archives and digital asset management (DAM). At the United Nations, she served as an Information Management Officer and team lead for the UN Photo Library, overseeing photographic archiving workflows that supported discovery, access, and reuse at scale. Her DAM experience includes hands-on administration, workflow enhancement, and platform upgrades in Orange Logic, an enterprise-scale, visuals-first DAM environment. Her work is grounded in two decades of visual communication and documentary photography practice, including a Fulbright in...

Expertise: Digital Archiving; Public-facing Visual Communication; Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Digitization; Digital Asset Management Applications; Digital Asset Management (DAM); Visual Materials; Management and administration
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Contact Name: Ariana Lindquist
Location(s):
Peekskill, NY

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

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: Archival appraisal; Archival program evaluation; Artist Archives; Archival standards; Community Programs; Arrangement and description; Cataloging; Creative media; Outreach; Podcast production; Project Management; Facilities planning and development; Research; Social Media; 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

Digital Archivy is a turnkey archival consulting firm based in New York, NY that works with institutions to

  • Conduct needs assessments and user surveys and identify standards and best practice
  • Update digital preservation strategy,  policies, plans, workflows and road maps
  • Launch digital archives, add metadata, and provide research on users, options, and other...
Expertise: Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Archival standards; Cataloging; Digitization / digital program development; Electronic records management; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation
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Contact Name: David Kay, MLS
Location(s):
Brooklyn, NY

"...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

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

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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

Archivist, theatre kid, travel junkie, and cat lady Beth McDonald has more than a decade of professional experience in archives and museums. As an archival consultant, Beth provides guidance in a number of essential areas, including strategic planning, archival development and organization, processing and cataloging, arrangement and description, oral history planning and development, and exhibit planning and implementation.

She has worked extensively with performing arts and community archives, focusing on transforming complex projects into engaging and accessible collections. Her work has been presented at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting published in The Journal...

Expertise: Collection Assessment; Needs Assessments; Arrangement and description; Exhibit planning and implementation; Management and administration; Oral history planning and implementation; Policy development; Reference services; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Beth McDonald
Location(s):
Los Angeles, CA

Margot Note Consulting LLC offers information strategy and archives and records management services.

Leaders look to Margot to transform information chaos to clarity, helping them make better decisions, win grants, and save money. Most importantly, they gain peace of mind knowing that their project is handled by an expert. Clients have come to value Margot’s ability to complete projects on time, on budget, and tailored to their needs. They understand that to manage with a sense of history is not to be tethered...

Expertise: Archival appraisal; Archival program evaluation; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Budgeting and financial planning; Digitization / digital program development; Electronic records management; Finding aids; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Policy development; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Margot Note, CA, CRM, IGP, PMP
Location(s):
New York, NY

Rachael Cristine Woody is the owner of Relicura LLC, a firm that provides services to archives, museums, and cultural heritage organizations. She specializes in establishing collection programs, assessment and planning for historical collections, and vetting and implementing Collection Management Systems (CMS). Previously she revived the archives at the Freer|Sackler Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and launched the Oregon Wine...

Expertise: Archival program evaluation; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Cataloging; Digital Asset Management; Digitization / digital program development; Project Management; Facilities planning and development; Selecting and Implementing Collections Management Systems; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Oral history planning and implementation; Outreach and public programs; Policy development; Preservation; Software applications; Staff training and recruitment
Contact:
Contact Name: Rachael Woody
Location(s):
Portland, OR