Library, Archives, and Museum
Welcome to the Library, Archives, and Museum! The office and archival space for the Foundation is newly relocated to 201-A Pleham-Davis Circle in Greenville (just off Pelham Road). The goal of the archive is expressed in the following mission statement:
To maintain a historical archive of all things BMW and BMW Car Club related and to make available to the public, technical, historic and general information on BMW automobiles and BMW related-organizations. Additionally, the BMW CCA Foundation encourages the preservation of historic automobiles and items of historic value.
The Library, Archives and Museum Program will create a repository for BMW-related historical documents, literature and paraphernalia, providing club members with access to rare and interesting BMW artifacts while insuring their continued existence. The library and archive portion is developing very nicely and here are some of the services you can expect in the near future:
A ‘master’ listing of items in the Foundation’s inventory, instructions on how to obtain copies or your questions answered, information on any charges associated with a service, ability to visit the facilities in Greenville and inspect items first hand, buy, sell, and trade historical BMW memorabilia such as brochures, improve the quality and breadth of the Foundation’s permanent collection, and publicize the Foundation’s services in the Roundel and other outlets. Because in many cases the Foundation only possesses one copy of these important books, articles and materials, the policy is normally not to allow them to be removed from the Archives. We encourage people to visit our offices to view those materials, or we can, upon request, make copies of pertinent information, within reason.
In mid 2010, the Archives upgraded the archival database to PastPerfect. PastPerfect is used by hundreds of other museums around the world. We have been populating the database with various items from our collection. By the summer of 2011, we expect to have this database uploaded to our website for people to view. Please check back for an update.