Self-Archiving
Self-archiving is the practice of organizing and maintaining one’s materials in an accessible manner. The benefit of self-archiving besides organization is that the materials are typically created by the individual/party doing the organization. With this in mind, the individual/party can add important information to the materials including names of people in photographs, context to certain forms or flyers, dates, and/or locations. The type of materials one can self-archive can be physical or digital.
Physical Materials
Physical materials would be processed and archived in folders and boxes, organized chronologically, by the dates in which they were created, or by the original order, by the form in which the materials were created or received by the individual/party. Housing these items in a single location is best like at someone’s home or an office space.
