Archives Management

History Ink can help you create, build and manage your archive.

We have extensive expertise in the corporate archive sector, with over twenty years of in-house experience in creating and managing archives for some of the biggest brand names in banking as well as other industries including hospitality, energy and property. Our aim is to increase accessibility to historic assets and to create a user-friendly resource which can be used to tell your distinct story. History Ink is adept at dealing with not only traditional records but also historic artefacts, valuable works of art and digital assets.

Our archive consultancy service can:

• Provide strategic direction, aligning the objectives and benefits of the archive service with the organisation’s purpose, identifying opportunities to use the archives as an asset 

• Establish or revive archive collections through assessing needs, planning and budgeting, implementing policy, procedures and systems, supporting recruitment

• Complete internal and external searches and surveys to identify and appraise archives that form part of your story

• Manage bespoke collection management projects from cataloguing, appraisal, acquisition and preservation to digitization plans and strategies

• Deliver mentorship and training programmes designed to enable employees to manage archival resources in the long-term