Melinda Meyer, Public Historian, teaches you how to properly store and preserve your organization’s materials so that these important records and artifacts are safeguarded for the future.
Why spend time and money to preserve tangible materials?
While many organizations are digitizing their files, protecting physical items is just as important. Scanning and photographing items allows them to be utilized more safely, but the original items provide a direct connection to the past. Storing and organizing these valuable items will keep them safe and accessible for future uses.
This video is for entities that maintain historical records and items, including:
- Museums, historical societies, historic sites
- County and municipal government agencies
- Places of worship
- Clubs, groups, nonprofit organizations
- Schools and school groups
What you’ll learn:
- Proper storage methods for records and other materials important to your organization
- How to create the appropriate environment for historical items
- Handling techniques dos and don’ts
- Cataloging structure suggestions
- Software options for cataloging
About Melinda Meyer
Melinda Meyer is a public historian and Preservation Erie board member who has worked with and served the heritage and arts communities of Northwestern Pennsylvania for more than 20 years. She is experienced as an historian, educator, project consultant, grant writer and nonprofit administrator.
Additional Resources
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania – Resources for Small Archives
- Pennsylvania State Archives – Archives Without Tears
- Society of American Archivists
- Preserving Organizational History
This project was financed in part by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, Pennsylvania Heritage Areas Program, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.