PERSONAL ARCHIVE CONSERVATION
“I’ve been very pleased with the work Vicky has done to bring some precious but neglected family material back to life.”
- SIR Michael Palin
life in the spotlight
As a professional in the creative arts – whether you’re an actor, musician, writer or comedian - your work has produced a huge amount of papers, photographs and ephemera alongside the unique memories and experiences of your career.
This material can have great significance, not just personally but maybe also culturally - and that means it is worth preserving.
UNCOVER YOUR CREATIVE LEGACY
What do you do with all the material you accumulate during a film or production? More than likely, throw it all into a drawer and move on to the next project. You probably have quite a few drawerfuls by now!
A busy life and packed schedule means there's never enough time to sort through it, let alone find the photographs your publicist has requested, or the source material you need for the book you are writing.
Maybe now is the time to open up those boxes and see what's there. There are bound to be some hidden gems and sources of inspiration, things you had forgotten all about.
Picture this material being organised, catalogued and easily located: photographs, press cuttings, letters, diaries and scripts, stored and protected in museum-quality materials.
This is how I can help.
EXPERIENCED PERSONAL ARCHIVIST
My name is Vicky West and I'm an Accredited Book & Paper Conservator. With over a decade's experience at the British Library, I have conserved many items of cultural and historic value, from Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebook to Will Self’s Post-It notes.
I would like to help preserve your history too; it might have more significance than you think. I won't be daunted by your dust-covered boxes! I will gather it together, put it in order and build a collection that reflects your work and career to date.
ORGANISE AND PRESERVE
I offer specialised expertise that ensures that your valuable archive is preserved now and in the future.
Whether you want to be hands-on or prefer me to take the lead, I’ll go through piece by piece and organise, catalogue and carefully conserve the original items until your collection takes shape.
Digitisation can be arranged to convert your analogue photographs into a format that is easy to search and share.
Once complete, your archive will be beautifully presented in a format of your choice, be it museum-grade storage boxes or bespoke display albums - whatever suits your preference.
Not only will your archive be properly preserved for the future but will be organised and accessible in the here and now, so that you will be able to find whatever you need for your current projects.