The History Trust offers helpful tips, and links to expert advice for working together to manage and share historical collections.


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Work Hand-in-Hand >>

Collaborating is key to the success of The History Trust. Here are ways we can learn from each other and work effectively to preserve and share our collections.

  • History Trust Forum
  • Collaboration and Communities of Practice
  • Nonprofit Governance and Management
  • Code of Ethics for Archives and Museums

Manage Collections >>

Here are links to expert resources about collections care and management, and “Stewardship Notes” created by The History Trust.

  • Stewardship Notes
  • Collections Management Links
  • Collections Care & Handling Links
  • Collections Disaster Assistance Links

Promote History >>

Here are ways to engage residents, students and teachers, visitors, community historians, and academic researchers with our historical resources–and the stories behind them

  • History Outreach Tips
  • Building Digital Capacity
  • Resources from National Archives
  • Copyright, Fair Use, & Public Domain

Learn Odyssey >>

These are technical aids for History Trust members’ staff and volunteers who enter and manage data in Odyssey Preservation Software.

  • Digital Archivist Notes
  • Software Documentation
  • Request Help