Congressional Offices
Members of Congress and their staff create numerous paper and digital records documenting contributions to public policy, politics, and constituent service. These records are invaluable for writing a memoir, understanding policy history, and providing lessons for future leaders and policy makers. Making the decision to donate these records to an archives is an important one, and repositories should be evaluated and expectations clearly defined. Let someone with archives experience with congressional collections guide your repository selection and donation. I offer a suite of services customized to your office’s needs and goals, including:
- Assess paper and digital files
- Evaluate potential archival repositories
- Archive website and social media
- Conduct staff oral histories
- Coordinate records transfer to repository
- Liaise with repository staff
- Facilitate deed of gift