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Academy Certified Archivists Certification
This certification is one that indicates that I am certified to operate as a fully
February 16, 2026
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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 and maintain professional archives that protect your Organization history and ensure compliance.
Implement systematic approaches to organise your documents for efficient retrieval and management.
This certification is one that indicates that I am certified to operate as a fully
I will begin by making the observation that there is a crisis in the management
As a practitioner in the field of records and information management, I have found that
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.