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Furniture HOF Offers Company History Guidelines
December 13,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on December 14, 2010
The American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation is offering online guidelines for furniture companies to preserve their history and memorabilia.
"The heart of a company's memory is in its records, which offer a unique testimony to its history, milestones and achievements," said Joe Carroll, chairman of the Hall of Fame Legacy Board and president of McNeill Communications Group Inc. "We now provide guidelines, free of charge, about what materials are important to keep and how those materials should be stored and preserved."
Documents often prove invaluable for future administrative, legal, fiscal, and public relations purposes for the local community and the furniture industry as a whole. The guidelines include information about what documents are important to keep and archive and how to properly store books, photos and printed materials.
"Every company has its stories, told in photographs, written histories, memorabilia, videos and oral interviews," Carroll said. "Whatever the format, there are steps that should be taken to preserve it so we save and collect our industry's history for future generations."
The Foundation offers an Oral History program, which includes an extensive interview and published transcript complete with photography. It also is in the beginning stages of creating a chronological timeline that includes retail, manufacturing, merchandising and marketing trends, and the supply chain. This information will be shared with the industry on an updated Wall of Fame, on the Foundations website, and will be available for use by historians and researchers.
Photography, books and documents can be sent to the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. at 202 Neal Place, High Point, N.C., 27262. Donors will receive public recognition and materials can be considered a charitable donation for tax purposes. Information gleaned from these donations will be given full credit whenever they are used for Foundation purposes. Call 336.882.5900 with any questions.