Artifacts/document preservation services

[Guest]

I have a lot of very important documents from the 1940s. Stories that couldn’t be believed. 

 

I need to preserve these documents. I don’t know what the service would be called but all these journals are written in pencil & very likely to be destroyed as they’re very delicate. Several journals & many papers. 

I know there are specialists that specialise in preservation of old paper documents. 

 

I am looking for a company or leads in the United States. East coast preferred. I understand it costs money. I am hoping to receive the documents as computer files. JPG, PDF, so on. 

[whm1974]

7 minutes ago, fpo said:

I have a lot of very important documents from the 1940s. Stories that couldn’t be believed. 

 

I need to preserve these documents. I don’t know what the service would be called but all these journals are written in pencil & very likely to be destroyed as they’re very delicate. Several journals & many papers. 

I know there are specialists that specialise in preservation of old paper documents. 

 

I am looking for a company or leads in the United States. East coast preferred. I understand it costs money. I am hoping to receive the documents as computer files. JPG, PDF, so on. 

Actual documents or pictures? PDF probably be the best as that will open in all platforms/office applications/document viewers.

 

Contact your local library as they be able put you in touch with such services. Or even offer them.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

Actual documents or pictures?

I have personal journals/diaries. 

Handwritten documents & similar. 

 

I want to receive copies as some form of PDF or other computer digital format. 

2 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

Contact your local library as they be able put you in touch with such services. Or even offer them.

Will do! Thank you very much. I’ll contact them.