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Vellumkin archive solutions overview

Folio — Solutions

Three Services,
One Clear Purpose

From a single educational briefing to a four-month register programme — choose the engagement that fits where your family is right now.

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Our Methodology

How the Work Is Done

Every Vellumkin engagement follows the same underlying principle: we work only with documents the family already holds, and we produce only records of what is there. We do not source documents, contact institutions, or interpret the significance of anything we handle.

Within that principle, the three services differ in depth and duration. The Terminology Briefing is educational — it runs for two hours and produces printed materials. The Family Archive Assembly is organisational — it runs across three appointments and produces a physical and digital archive. The Provenance and Register Programme is documentary — it runs for four months and produces a bound register with provenance notes for each item.

All three end with a practitioner directory so families know who to contact next.

Second-Person Verification

Every index entry, gap list item and provenance note is reviewed by a second team member before the archive is handed back to the family.

Data Held Under PDPA 2010

Appointment notes are the only personal data we retain, and we hold them in accordance with Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010.

Written Scope Before Work Begins

Every engagement starts with a scope agreement. The family keeps a copy and knows from the outset exactly what will and will not be done.

Unhurried Sessions

Each appointment runs at the family's pace. No next client is booked until the current session is complete and the family is satisfied.

Folio 01

Terminology and Documents Briefing

A two-hour session explaining the vocabulary families encounter when handling a relative's papers, which documents commonly exist, and how records are usually organised. Educational only: it interprets nothing, advises on nothing, and takes no position on any family's situation. Delivered in small groups.

What is included:

Two-hour small-group session
Printed bilingual glossary (English and Bahasa Malaysia)
Document checklist for common estate papers
Practitioner directory for registered professionals

Session format:

01

Introduction to common document types and what each one typically records

02

How records are usually organised, referenced and cross-linked

03

Walkthrough of the checklist and glossary; group questions answered

Price (per family group)

RM 470

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Document terminology briefing session

Best for

Families who have just taken receipt of a relative's papers and are not yet certain what they have. The briefing is a natural starting point before any assembly work begins.

Family archive assembly process

Best for

Families with an existing collection of papers — whether ordered or scattered — who want a single indexed archive before handing anything to a solicitor or estate planner.

Folio 02

Family Archive Assembly

A guided assembly of the family's own papers, photographs and property records into one indexed archive, with a printed contents page, labelled dividers, and a scanned mirror on storage the family controls. Clerical organisation only, with no reading of legal effect into any item. Three appointments across six weeks.

What is included:

Three appointments across six weeks
Printed contents page and labelled dividers
Written gap list noting absent items
Naming convention sheet and maintenance guide
Scanned digital mirror on family-owned media

Three-appointment process:

01

Inventory — all items logged, grouped and given a reference code

02

Organisation — labelling, dividers inserted, naming convention agreed

03

Final review — contents page and gap list verified; digital mirror delivered

Price (per engagement)

RM 1,690

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Folio 03

Provenance and Register Programme

A four-month programme building a register of the family's own holdings from the family's own documents: a dated chronology, a provenance note for each item where the family can evidence it, and a neutral summary sheet for handover to a qualified professional. Documentation work only — nothing is valued, interpreted, advised upon, or communicated to any institution.

What is included:

Four months with three review meetings
Dated chronology of the family's holdings
Provenance note for each item (where evidenced)
Neutral summary sheet for handover to a professional
Bound register and digital mirror
Practitioner directory for the Klang Valley

Programme milestones:

01

Month one — inventory and initial chronology draft

02

Month two — provenance notes drafted for each item

03

Month three — review, gap list, summary sheet preparation

04

Month four — bound register produced, digital mirror delivered, final review

Price (per engagement)

RM 4,110

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Provenance and register programme

Best for

Families with a substantial collection of papers who need a fully documented register that can be handed directly to a solicitor, estate planner or court-appointed administrator.

Decision Guide

Which Service Fits Your Family?

Feature Terminology
Briefing
Archive
Assembly
Provenance
Programme
Educational vocabulary session
Bilingual printed glossary
Indexed physical archive
Written gap list
Digital mirror on family media
Provenance note per document
Bound register for handover
Practitioner directory
Price (RM) 470 1,690 4,110

Pricing

Transparent Fees, No Add-Ons

Folio 01

Terminology Briefing

RM 470

per family group (up to 4)

  • Two-hour session
  • Bilingual glossary
  • Document checklist
  • Practitioner directory
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Most popular

Folio 02

Archive Assembly

RM 1,690

per engagement

  • 3 appointments / 6 weeks
  • Indexed archive
  • Gap list
  • Digital mirror
  • Maintenance sheet
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Folio 03

Provenance Programme

RM 4,110

per engagement

  • 4 months / 3 reviews
  • Dated chronology
  • Provenance notes
  • Bound register
  • Handover summary sheet
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Ready to Begin?

Not Sure Which Service to Start With?

Write to us or call the office. We will ask a few questions about your family's situation and point you toward the right starting point — with no pressure to take on more than you need.

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