Records Custodians
Advice for Clerks and for Custodians of Records
Looking after the meetings records and archives
Giving professional advice and guidance on the creation, custody and use of Quaker records is one of the responsibilities of the Library Committee of Quaker Life and the staff of Friends House Library.
Resources
The Library has produced the following guides for Clerks and Custodians of Records:
- The job of the Custodian of Records [PDF: 173kb - new window]
- Meeting records and their retention and disposal [PDF: 208kb - new window]
- Legislation affecting records and record-keeping [PDF: 282kb - new window]
- Creation to curation of records [PDF: 228kb - new window]
- Minutes and supporting papers [PDF: 240kb - new window]
- Electronic records [PDF: 309kb - new window]
- Preservation and storage of records and archives [PDF: 230kb - new window]
- Use and access to records and archives [PDF: 172kb - new window]
- Depositing archives with appropriate repositories [PDF: 159kb - new window]
- Disaster preparedness [PDF: 180kb - new window]
- Creating exhibitions and displays (coming in 2012)
- Records equipment and suppliers [PDF: 132kb - new window]
- Glossary of records management terms [PDF: 111kb - new window]
- Frequently Asked Questions [PDF: 161kb - new window]
If you are unable to open or print out the guides, then please contact the Library. These guides replace Your Meeting's Records: a handbook for clerks and custodians of records. 2nd edition. Quaker Books, 2004. ISBN: 0 85245 363 9.
The staff at Friends House Library can also advise on matters relating to meeting's records and meeting libraries. Contact: The Library, tel: 020 7663 1135 ; email: library@quaker.org.uk. Friends House, Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
