Creating Family Archives: How to Preserve Your Papers and Photographs

By Margot Note

Every family collects a lifetime of personal papers and photographs that tell the stories of their loved ones. The caretakers of these precious holdings inherit boxes overflowing with memories but are puzzled on how to even start to maintain or preserve their heritage. This book simplifies the principles and practices of professional archivists and curators so that anyone with a passion for their personal and familial history can apply these techniques to their family treasures. Based on archival practice, the book offers step-by-step advice that is easy, efficient, and economical. After reading this book, you should have a better understanding of how to organize your irreplaceable documents and preserve your rich family histories for future generations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520356420
• ISBN13: 9781520356426
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"