Search the Library

The mission of the Library and Archives is to support the scholarly and instructional work of the Revs Institute staff, volunteers, and user community. The priority is to collect items that directly support the maintenance and research into the Miles Collier Collections marques and models, bolster the research into the history of Grand Prix and Indy car racing, and reflect the history of other marques and automobility in general. Watch a screencast on how to find information in the Library.

Within the Revs Institute’s rich and expanding collections, researchers can explore a broad spectrum in the history of business and industry, design, historic preservation, inventors, marques and models, motorsports, races, racing car drivers, transportation, and the social impact of automobility. The Revs Institute’s holdings are comprehensive, with 120 archival collections, over 24,000 books, 200,000 magazine and journal issues, and over 650,000 online images. Materials are in English, French, German, Italian, and Japanese.

General Research

Revs Institute offers research services for a fee. There is a base research fee of 2 hours ($50 per hour for non-commercial and $100 per hour for commercial), and research can be extended in 2-hour increments. All billings are invoiced and paid through PayPal only. New requests enter the existing queue and Revs Institute team will respond as soon as possible. The staff undertakes extensive research, but please note that finding the requested material is not guaranteed. The staff will look through its various formats, including text, images, audio, and video. Depending on copyright, Revs Institute may digitize and license these items for individual use. Normal image licensing fees will apply to any images found and licensed through the research process. Textual materials do not need to be individually licensed, but the time spent on digitization will be included in the research time.