Expert archival and information governance services and historical research for individuals, families, businesses and organizations seeking to preserve their legacy, transform their records chaos into compliance-ready systems or reduce risk and overheads with customized retention schedules and more.
Welcome to KR for the Record, an archival, records, and information governance consulting practice dedicated to helping transform scattered materials into organized, accessible, and trustworthy collections.
Kimray Richards is an archivist, records manager, and information governance professional who partners with nonprofits and foundations, government agencies, libraries, archives, cultural institutions, small law firms, professional practices, universities, research centers, and faith‑based organizations to appraise, arrange, describe, and preserve records in both physical and digital formats.
Whether you are facing a backlog of boxes, managing complex institutional archives, overseeing a community or family collection, or planning a digitization, information governance, or records management initiative, I help you build clear, sustainable systems so your records can support governance, compliance, research, storytelling, and collective memory over time.
Preserve your family's legacy with professional archival services designed for private collections.
Establish Information Government Frameworks that protect your organization's history and ensure compliance.
Implement systematic approaches to organize your documents for efficient retrieval and management.
As a practitioner in this field I can attest to the fact that most FOIA/
My audits often reveal massive data fragmentation, in short while there are often central registries
An important point to start off with, is the fact that the nonprofit sector is
Project timelines vary based on the volume and condition of materials. A small family collection might take 2-4 weeks, while corporate archives can span several months. We will provide a detailed timeline during our initial consultation.
Yes! While I am based in the Chicago Illinois, I work with clients nationwide. For remote projects, we can arrange secure shipping of materials or I can travel to your location for larger collections.
