Since 1974, the Centre for Business History has been helping Swedish companies take care of historical material. Today, we manage 87,000 shelf meters from over 300 depositors in three depots. We offer both physical storage and e-archives. Naturally, the depositing companies own their material – we handle maintenance and security.
Every company has a unique history that no one can copy. Secure that legacy with a structured corporate historical archive. Our archivists make sure your historical materials are kept safe - from printed materials, minutes, annual reports, and employee magazines to websites, intranets, presentation files, films, photos and even physical objects. We survey, cull, organize, and catalog the material and build an easily accessible archive.
We are often, for example, hired to help with:
We survey and evaluate materials on-site at the business - both physical and digital. Material that is deemed historically significant are moved to our depots, for further processing: they are organized, listed, and made easy to search.
Physical material is safely stored in our premises which meet the Swedish National Archives' requirements. The company of course retains full ownership. It is your archive, we just take care of it. Via our service desk you have direct access to your archive during office hours - and outsiders can only see your material if you say yes.
Our e-archive secures files, websites, and streams for the future. Everything is registered in the same system as your physical material. The material becomes searchable - and is easily accessed via our Digital Reading Room.
Capture valuable memories through archive interviews with key individuals. We conduct interviews following standard oral history-processes. You decide whether the material should be confidential or open to researchers - and your own storytelling.
Do you already have a corporate archive but need help managing it? Hire an experienced archive consultant from us, short-term or long-term.
