Preserving Your Family's History
Additional information is available on our Genealogy and St. Louis and Missouri Information pages.
Preserving Your Family's History
- Conservation/Preservation Information for the General Public
- http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/genpub/
- Links to many resources on preservation and proper treatment of antiques and papers, old book collections, photographs, films, and other materials.
- Preserving Memories: Caring for Your Heritage
- http://clarke.cmich.edu/press/pres.htm
- Discusses how best to handle paper documents, photographs, videorecordings, and scrapbooks.
- Preparing, Protecting, Preserving Family Treasures
- http://www.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/
- A guide from the Library of Congress which covers topics such as storage, insurance, and what to do after a disaster.
Donating Materials to a Repository
If you have materials that you would be interested in donating to the Webster University Archives, please contact the Archives at (314) 968-6950 (800-985-4279) or at the address shown on the Archives home page. You can learn more about the types of materials the Archives accepts on our About the Webster University Archives page. Please note that due to space and staffing limitations, we must restrict the types and quantities of materials we can accept. All donated materials become the property of the Webster University Archives.
The Society of American Archivists has a brochure called A Guide to Donating Your Personal Family Papers to a Repository which you may find helpful. Donors typically sign a deed of gift which is explained in another SAA brochure, A Guide to Deeds of Gift.