History Preservation Associates offers the most precise, integrated and all-encompassing historical consulting to be found, with a full range of services available. Twenty-five years of experience is our minimum standard within our wide network of esteemed historians and authors, all of whom are noted authorities in their fields. This allows us to provide an immensely rich, diverse and broad-based foundation in historical research on virtually any topic respective to the 20th century, with several specialties and sub-specialties. We have provided invaluable historical information and services to a diverse clientele, with vast experience in museum archival studies and, especially, the film and television industries. The particular honor of working as advisors on three major feature films was all ours, these being: "Space Cowboys," "The Kid" and the mega-budgeted "Pearl Harbor." It was in the latter film that the company's founder, Charles DiSipio, received sizable screen credit for his work as the Flying Apparel Technical Advisor. Mr. DiSipio's relentless pursuit of historical accuracy in even the smallest details while working on these films, as well as his seemingly infinite knowledge of the subject matter, can-do attitude and boundless energy, have garnered him a mountain of praise from history aficionados and the film's producers, crew and cast. Whatever your historical need may be, we can meet the challenge with the utmost in precise, up-to-date and integrated consulting and research services. We preserve and portray, exactly as it was yesterday, that which has passed. Let us be your solution to history's questions!

We Principally Serve:
• News media
• Printed publications
• Authors and journalists
• Artists
• Historical texts
• Film, television and theatrical entertainment industries
• Costume and prop houses
• Manufacturing facilities and product development teams
• Museums
• Insurance companies & policy holders

Some Select Services:
• Technical advising
• Insurance and estate appraising
• Product development
• Search and acquisition of vintage and reproduction goods
• Event display coordination and design
• Research * On-location film & television set consulting
• Screenplay consultations

Specialties:
• Second World War
• First World War
• Army, Naval and Air Forces - US, Britain & commonwealth, and Germany 1900-1955
• Civilian, Army and Naval aviation of the world 1910-1975

Sub-specialties:
• US & foreign military and civilian clothing and related production 1900-1955
• Individual combat tactics & practices of USA, Britain and Germany - Air, Sea & Land 1900-1945
• Army, Naval and Air Forces clothing, gear, accouterments, weapons and customs - all major combatants in the Second World War

Our Unique Assets:

Knowledge- Our unparalleled understanding of all forms of production methods in use by clothing and equipment manufacturers, as well as an equally thorough grasp on the related function and application of these goods, such as travel within a particular aircraft, ship or vehicle, results in the most highly specialized and omniscient historiography of its kind.

Integration- Other resources for historical research must pool numerous internal and external sources to formulate the total picture, thus requiring more time and total dependence on various departments and persons to meet schedule and assemble accurate findings. Conversely, we generate integrated solutions largely from one all-encompassing source; time, money and errors are spared!

Archives- We have a unprecedented internal archival library and artifact collection available for immediate research when needed, in addition to a network of subsidiary archives.

Perspective- Deeply felt passion and determination, total altruistic dedication, and decades of hands-on experience forge all of our endeavors into the most honest and accurate understanding and portrayal of history available.

Experience- A vast array of published scholars and more than twenty-five years of related historical studies and research form the sum of our background. Equally important, are the years of experience derived in support of the many industries and persons that form our client base. Our specialized assets hinge not only on the weight of experience itself, but also on our thorough understanding of the special needs and workings that are specific to the diverse base of clientele we serve, thus providing a smooth flow of information and services in a manner and format that is completely compatible to each client's operative environment.