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Employee Spotlight: Mike Sipe celebrates 20 years with UV&S

December 21, 2011

Mike Sipe, Facility Manager at our Louisville, KY location, was fresh out of the Navy and looking for a job when his parents mentioned a family friend who worked at Underground Vaults & Storage. They said she must like working there, as she had been doing it for 22 years. He applied for a job … READ MORE

A reminder of the importance of secure storage

December 14, 2011

We recently posted about the secure storage of valuable baseball cards. A recent story in the Salina Journal brought the issue of secure storage front and center. A break-in at a Salina storage unit resulted in one person being robbed of “a collection of about 15,000 football, baseball and basketball cards valued at $3,000, and … READ MORE

Employee Spotlight: Kathy Burroughs celebrates 25 years with UV&S

December 14, 2011

When accounts receivable clerk Kathy Burroughs first started at Underground Vaults & Storage all of the invoices were still typed by hand. Her first paycheck was in the first computer-generated payroll. UV&S has grown a lot since then, and the types of materials clients store in the mine have began a major shift from hard … READ MORE

The most unlikely places

November 29, 2011

A few weeks ago the people of Oklahoma felt the effects of the state’s largest earthquake on record. As far away as Illinois, people felt the tremors. Not long before that, the people of Washington D.C. were surprised by a little ground shaking of their own that was felt all along the eastern seaboard. The … READ MORE

How long?

November 22, 2011

How long do you need to keep old records? Well, it varies. There are the fairly standard IRS rules to live by, but some industries have additional guidelines and regulations. Some feel that the best answer is to keep everything forever. Because of space and legal issues, this causes more problems and should be avoided. … READ MORE

What does that mean?

November 17, 2011

Here at UV&S, we can connect you with Certified Records Managers to help you formulate strategies, set objectives, assign tasks and more. But what exactly is a Certified Records Manager? Records management, or RM, is the practice of maintaining the records of an organization from the time they are created up to their eventual disposal. … READ MORE

Holiday Schedule

November 16, 2011

The days are getting shorter and the weather is turning colder – sure signs that the holiday season is fast approaching. As we look forward to this time of year, we want to give you ample notice of our schedule so you can make the appropriate adjustments to your services. Underground Vaults and Storage will … READ MORE

Talking Movies – Film and sound archiving at the AMIA Annual Conference

November 15, 2011

This week we are catching up with our friends from the Association of Moving Image Archivists at the AMIA Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. Jeff Ollenburger and Kerry Sue Underwood will be in booth #14 November 16 through 18. We will be joined by our partners at 2G Digital Post. You won’t want to miss … READ MORE

Employee Spotlight: 20 years with UV&S Larry Carter

November 15, 2011

To Larry Carter, it seems like only yesterday he got out of the Air Force. Now he’s celebrating his 20-year anniversary with UV&S. Facility Manager for our Topeka office, Larry enjoys the fact that his job allows him the opportunity to talk and work with a wide variety of people in different industries and with … READ MORE

A hotdog at a ballgame beats a roast beef at the Ritz

November 11, 2011

There were plenty of heroes in this year’s World Series, and that has us thinking about baseball cards. A few superstar players may see their card stock rise after an exciting seven-game nail biter. Congratulations to the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Many may not know that baseball cards are one of the more unique … READ MORE