ARCHIVE SERIES 04 / PRESERVE

PRESERVE YOUR COLLECTION FOR THE FUTURE

October 3-7  |  Starting at $500

Photographs, negatives, slides and albums are vulnerable to deterioration - and poor storage conditions can accelerate damage over time. Magnetic media such as video tapes and audio cassettes are particularly time-sensitive, as both the tapes and the equipment needed to access them are disappearing.

But preservation is about more than protecting the physical object.

It is woven through every stage of your archive: how your collection is organised, described, stored, backed up and kept findable over time.

Because a collection is only truly preserved if future generations can find it, access it and understand why it matters.

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“A collection is only truly preserved if future generations can find it, access it and understand why it matters”
“A collection is only truly preserved if future generations can find it, access it and understand why it matters”

Preservation begins with understanding what you have.



During your Collection Assessment, we look at how your collection is currently stored, identify vulnerable or time-sensitive material, and establish what needs attention first.

From there, I create a preservation approach for both the physical and digital collection - protecting the photographs while keeping the information and stories around them connected.

Preservation can include

  • Geometric drawing of an outline square with sections divided by vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines.

    Archival Rehousing

    Appropriate long-term care for the physical collection: photographs, negatives, albums, slides and memorabilia

  • Geometric drawing of an outline square with sections divided by vertical, horizontal, and half circle lines.

    P.A.T TESTED

    Materials specifically tested for photographic safety.

  • Geometric drawing of an outline square with sections divided by vertical, horizontal, and circle lines.

    Identification & Planning

    Assessing risks and deciding what needs attention first.

  • Geometric drawing of an outline square with sections divided by vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines.

    FINDABILITY + CONTEXT

    Thoughtful cataloguing keeps names, dates, stories and relationships connected to your photographs — so future generations can find and understand what they inherit.

  • 3–2–1 BACKUP STRATEGY

    Protecting your digital archive from a single point of failure

PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL, WORKING AS ONE ARCHIVE

Where your collection has been organised or digitised, the physical and digital archive can follow the same structure.

Boxes and folders are clearly identified. Digital folders and filenames correspond with the physical collection. Names, dates, stories and other contextual information can be retained through cataloguing and metadata.

With preservation woven throughout, including appropriate storage and a 3–2–1 backup strategy, your collection is protected for the future.

The result is an archive that is findable, accessible and enriched with meaning.

So years from now, your family won’t simply inherit boxes and files.

They’ll be able to find the photographs, access them, understand what they’re looking at and know why they matter.

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