Hi Debbie,
I suggest you contact the corporate archives section of the Society of
American Archivists for input on identifying archival records of corporate
entities. Companies like Ford, Wells Fargo, etc. have a wealth of
experience on how to maximize the value of the records you are finding.
Here is a link to the main website:
Http://www.archivists.org
A.S.Elizabeth Fairfax
Island County Records and Information Management Program
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I would be interested in responses to this question as well. I work for
a design firm that is over 40 years old. I am purging files that are
15-40 years old which have never been purged, as no record retention
policy existed until last month.
For now I have put aside what I consider to be either valuable local
history, or interesting corporate history. Our marketing department has
kept some of the corporate information all along, but of course what I
find is infinitely more interesting!
So far I have two correspondence size boxes tucked away. Items vary
from photos, sketches, notebooks, hand-written notes, and so on. I know
these items may seem minor to those of you who deal with very old items
and address complex preservation issues each day. Still, it would be
nice to know how to start to identify, catalog and store the items in a
way that will make sense to someone who will come after me....
Thanks for any help. I find this list to be an invaluable source of
information!
Deborah K. Wolf
Records Manager
S W B R A R C H I T E C T S
387 E. Main Street
Rochester, NY 14604
585.232.8300
585.232.9221 fax
http://www.swbr.com <http://www.swbr.com/>
"Each day that passes is a triumph for an archive, for each day some
mere scrap of paper permits justice to prevail...As a rule the papers of
a given generation are seldom required after their reception and primary
use; but when all personal touch with that period has ceased, then these
records assume a startling importance, for they replace hands that have
vanished and lips that are sealed." - Arthur G. Doughty, 1924
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