Transfer of the archives of the Bayernpartei (BP)
The Bayernpartei (BP), a Bavarian party which was established right after the Second World War, has transferred to NISE its remaining archives, which will from now on be kept at the ADVN depot.
NISE is best known for its heuristic and historiographic objectives, but it also has an archival component. It means that NISE wants to make a decisive contribution to the conservation and disclosure of archival sources of and concerning national movements in Europe. This is realised through disseminating information about relevant records, giving advice about the different aspects of the management of archives and creating a “safe haven” for archives of national movements in Europe. It relies upon more than 25 years of experience of the ADVN, the archives and research centre in Antwerp and the coordination centre of NISE, to carry out that aspect of its mission.
One of the first results of these efforts is the transfer of the archive of the Bayernpartei (BP) to the ADVN in november 2010. The Bavarian party, founded in 1946 and member of the European Free Alliance (EFA), contacted NISE earlier that year to find a solution for their records since 1984. Disappointed with their choice in 1984 to deposit a great part of their party archive in the state archives -Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv-, they preferred NISE and the ADVN as depot.
The archives given in custody to the ADVN consist mainly of administration records such as correspondence, meeting reports, financial accounts, election files, etc. But there are also several posters, photos and film tapes. Most records originated between 1980 and 2010, but some go as far back as the 1940’s. The Bayernpartei archives, carrying the archival code BE ADVN AC884, will be processed in winter 2011 and an inventory in English will be published online.