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Corporate or Organizational Histories

Many people dedicate hours of hard work to building businesses from the ground up or developing nonprofit organizations. It’s important to capture the corporate or organizational histories within the pages of a book, not only to inform potential clients about your organization but also to honor the dedication of those who laid the foundation for the business many years ago.

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I cannot say enough about the way Julie Zander took over the project of writing the Hemphill-O'Neill Co. history. Her interviewing skills are remarkable. I started thinking that maybe this was something I could do in my retirement. Thank goodness for Julie taking over the project. She did a wonderful job and Doris and I are very happy with the result. All 483 pages.
Robert H. O'Neill Sr., former CEO and board chairman, Hemphill-O'Neill Co.

What to Expect

Before beginning a project, we discuss the organization's basic history and the key players who know how things started. We discuss these key items:

How many people to interview
The length of the interviews
The photos we will use in the book
The extent of the project

We consult with you regularly about the progress made, the stages of development, the draft copies and the final product.

When all corrections are made, we print, bind and deliver the number of copies desired. You also receive the unedited audiocassette tapes or videotapes.

Read more about our process for creating a memoir.

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Options

We work with you to shape the focus of the history, the people to interview and the final product. Options include conducting the interviews solely on audiocassette or videotaping some of the sessions.

We will also discuss with you whether you want the books hardbound or coil-bound, the number of copies desired and all other technical details. We talk about paper to be used, dimensions of the book and any other questions you may have.

Most books contain anywhere from 50 to 250 photos, depending on what you desire. They are printed on acid-free paper, trimmed in a predetermined size— 5 by 8 inches, 6 by 9 inches, 7 by 10 inches, 8½ by 11 inches —whatever size you prefer. The books can be handbound or casebound using quality endpapers.

Payments are made at different stages throughout the interviewing, editing and book production.

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Getting Started

Before our first meeting, try to envision the final product and what you’d like to see. We can discuss what you hope to have in hand at the end, then backtrack from there to determine the number of photos we’ll need, the people we’ll need to interview and the process for editing and making revisions. Sort through any relevant paperwork, scrapbooks or photo albums to see what we want to highlight and review where the organization started. We’ll help review the paperwork and determine what could be useful in helping to capture the history.

Samples

Go to the Corporate Histories samples page.

Learn more about Julie Zander, or contact us to order your business history recorded and published in a high-quality book.

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