The Bessemer Historical Society was formed in 2000 by community members working in collaboration with the City of Pueblo,
Pueblo County, and the State of
Colorado to care for the archives, artifacts and historic buildings of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. The BHS was created as a
501(c)(3) organization. After raising $1.7 million the BHS purchased the administrative building complex and surrounding land from
Oregon Steel Mills. The complex was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 2002. With grants from
Save America’s Treasures and the
National Endowment for the Humanities the CF&I archives have been processed and made available to the public. The Steelworks Archives is one of the largest publicly available corporate archives in
America. The Steelworks Museum open in 2007, as the "Steel Works Museum of Industry and Culture". The "Bessemer Historical Society" has since changed its name to the "Steelworks Center of the West". ==Collection==