Consulting Services for Family and Private Archives in Switzerland
An estate, an attic full of boxes, generations of letters: I’ll help you get everything organized, safeguard your belongings, and work with you to plan the next steps.
Who can preserve and catalog our family archives?
An expert assesses the condition and storage of your archives, develops a logical organizational system, creates an inventory, and recommends conservation measures—so that your archives are preserved and made accessible.
What's Included
Initial consultation and assessment · Condition and risk assessment · Organization plan · Recommendations for storage and packaging materials · Discussion of next steps.
That's not it
I do not restore damaged items (I can refer you to specialists for that) nor do I provide market value appraisals—the focus is on preservation, organization, and accessibility.
Here's how the collaboration works
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Initial Consultation
Free, 30 minutes – Current situation, goals, questions.
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Screening
Overview of scope, condition, and risks.
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Prioritization
What is urgent, what is important, and what can wait?
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Implementation
Organize, preserve, catalog, or transcribe.
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Transfer and Authorization
A useful archive with a manual on installation and maintenance.
Frequently Asked Questions About Family and Personal Archives
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Use an overview, not by sorting individual sheets: temporarily number the containers, take photos of their condition, and note their origin and time period. This way, the existing order remains clear.
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Acute risks first: moisture, suspected mold, direct sunlight, and unstable storage media. Next, one-of-a-kind and particularly significant items.
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Yes—once the archive has been cataloged, both are possible outputs: You can find examples under “Projects,” such as “60 Found Objects” or Pauline Escher’s diaries.
Would you like to know where to start?
In a brief, free initial consultation, we'll assess the current situation, set goals, and determine the best next steps.