Process - Perspective - History Behind the Scenes

Perspective meets with client to set project specifications, select services and develop client agreement.

Step 1	Client fills out questionnaire to provide Perspective with essential information. Perspective conducts client interviews. Perspective collects archival materials for research/ inclusion in the final product.
Step 2	Perspective arranges transcription of interviews, scans collected photographs, memorabilia, papers, completes historical research and creates first draft. Client reviews draft and verifies information.
Step 3	Perspective makes corrections to draft, creates a working manuscript, oversees professional layout and design of manuscript. Client completes final review and approves manuscript.
Step 4	Perspective oversees production of history publication and delivery to client.

Step 1	Client fills out questionnaire to provide Perspective with essential information. Perspective conducts initial overview of archives materials held by client. Perspective & Client have project planning meeting.
Step 2	Perspective completes initial organization of archival materials. Client meets with Perspective for Progress Report. Perspective finishes organization of archival materials.
Step 3 (Optional)	Perspective scans archival materials electronically.
Step 4	Perspective creates electronic Finder?s Aid: with description/location of each document/ photograph. Perspective prepares User's Guide document for client.
Step 5 (Optional)	Client and Perspective locate appropriate repository for archives materials. Perspective arranges for transport of archives to repository location.