Chicago / North Shore -based archival service

Legacy of Memories

Most of us keep heirlooms, valuable keepsakes, and documents of the greatest importance in drawers, chests, and bookcases, often in attics or basements. Such items have a way of finding low-traffic areas of the home or storage facilities and often suffer benign neglect. The neglect, however, can become problematic if treasured materials are not stored in a manner that prevents deterioration.

I offer consultation to my clients and services relating to organization, processing, identification, cataloging, preservation, digitization, and curation of their materials. Letters, photographs, artworks, films, and other documents can be made into your archives and incorporated into clearly organized databases.

Let’s Make Your Archive Today!

Services

  • General Collections Assessment
  • Managing Archives/Collections
  • Digitization
  • Curating on-site/online Exhibitions
  • Preservation

Whether you have a small box of letters or massive piles of unsorted historical records for your institutions, I will work with you to develop a processing plan so that you appreciate your invaluable assets.

Testimonials

What People Say

With great intelligence and thoughtful assessment, she fully engaged in the challenges entailed in organizing the materials in such a way that the Library will be able to bring to life his humanity, remarkable personal history, and legacy as a concert violinist and teacher. Ms. Kim was the consummate professional throughout this process and a great pleasure to work with. She fully embraced the life and times of Roman Totenberg in a way that we never anticipated – reaching across the century of his experience and contributions.

Nina Totenberg
NPR Legal Affiairs Correspondent

Amy Totenberg
Judge

I highly recommend Elle Kim not only for her superb archival skills which include her exceptional attention to detail and up-to-date use of technology, but also because she is such a delight work with since with she really cares about her clients and what they are trying to achieve..

Jerry Fuller
President, James S. Kemper Foundation