Capturing Stories That Must Be Told.
Preservation with perspective.
Professional preservation standards meet engaging storytelling:
Archival management for private estates, academic institutions, and corporate collections
At the intersection of preservation and narrative, The Curio Approach combines scholarly precision with practical organization.
Curio is born from a deep-seated belief that every collection—whether institutional, corporate, or private—is a vessel for a story waiting to be told.
Chief Archivist, Greta Heintzelman Slone, A.B.D., with 25 years of archival, museum, and higher education experience, leads archival processing and management.
Where History Meets Intentionality
The Curio Vision
Folks have turned to Greta Heintzelman Slone, A.B.D., for scholarly expertise in archival management and integral storytelling for over twenty-five years. Because Greta brings a unique all-encompassing lens to the preservation process, she doesn’t merely “file” history; she translates it for next generations. Greta creates an interwoven archival collection through professional collection management that provides archival access for intentional storytelling.
The Curio Philosophy
Scholarly Precision: We apply doctoral-level research standards to every inventory and audit we conduct.
Narrative Integrity: We believe the "why" behind a collection is just as important as the "what." We help you find the story hidden in the archives.
Technological Agility: From 19th-century ledgers to modern Digital Asset Management (DAM), we navigate the transition between physical and digital worlds with ease.
Cultural Sensitivity: Our work is grounded in a deep respect for local heritage and the diverse voices that make up our collective history.
From managing high-stakes collections such as the Louis C. Tiffany Scrapbooks at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and cataloguing at the American Jewish Historical Society to Broadway archives, Greta’s archival work is both technical and communal. She is a dedicated member of the Appalachian Studies Association’s Special Collections Committee and a vocal advocate for regional history. Her most recent work includes curating over 3,000 objects for the Mountain Sports Hall of Fame/ Wayland Historical Society, KY.
The name Curio reflects our fascination with the unique, the rare, and the significant. Every document, photograph, and digital file is not just data, but a worthy "curio" of mined stories.