Buckhorn Archives Accelerator

As a copyright librarian, I usually work behind the scenes of large cultural heritage institutions. Among my proudest achievements are projects that:

• Make hidden figures visible:Behind the Veil and Project Vox

• Make the 20th Century available to the present:H Lee Waters and SNCC Legacy Project

• Preserve the 21st Century for the future:Oral History and Scholarly Publishing

With the Buckhorn Archives Accelerator and Cowford Copyright Consulting, I provide this same expertise to individuals, organizations, and institutions of all sizes. As part of the larger community of practitioners in several fields, I have access to expertise beyond my own.

I know how to help you unlock your past by going to the archive; preserve your present life’s work; or ensure that in the future, your resources are used to support your priorities.

I have the tools you need to find your own answers. I look forward to using them for you.1. Cowford Copyright Consulting

Policy, infrastructure, and compliance auditing for institutional repositories, libraries, historical societies, and university administrators.

• Custom Legal Tools: Drafting MOAs, gift agreements, and licensing frameworks tailored to your collection.

• Federal Mandate Compliance: Expert risk navigation for Section 108, the Music Modernization Act (MMA), and NAGPRA.

• Strategic Thought Partnership: Executive consulting and grant review to align institutional funding with compliant archival workflows.

• [Engage Cowford Consulting](Links to institutional intake form)

2. The Personal Librarian

Private "Personal Librarian" consulting for individual donors, foundations, and advancement leaders.

• Legacy Preservation: Elite curation, legal stewardship, and organization of high-value personal collections.

• Resource Maximization: Leveraging deep institutional fund leadership experience to guarantee transformative archival outcomes for future generations.

• [Partner With Me](Links to private consultation booking calendar)
  
  

3. The Jane Gibson Evans Project

Our flagship historical archive and community data sovereignty initiative.

• The Focus: A living model demonstrating how complex legal standards, oral history workflows, and lineage tracking protect everyday people as primary co-creators of public memory.

• Access: Participation in the JGE Project is by invitation only.

[Learn About the JGE Project](Links to the restricted project gallery/case study hub)

SERVICES INDEX

A comprehensive look at the specific capabilities we bring to individuals, organizations, and institutions:

• Individual Archiving Services

• Advising Institutions and Organizations

• NAGPRA Advisory Services

• Policy Drafting

• Donor and Gift Agreements

• Author Agreements

• Oral History

• Limited legal services are available separately on a pro bono basis - inquire for details.