Study of Historical Archives on the Early Qing Dynasty

为了弄清清初历史档案的现状，我们组织了政治结构、国际关系、经济结构和行政体制四个方面的历史档案考察组。在上述四项调查的基础上，本课题组分别对北京中国第一历史档案馆、沈阳辽宁省档案馆、台湾故宫博物院中国第一历史档案馆、辽宁省中国第一历史档案馆、沈阳辽宁省档案馆、台湾故宫博物院历史档案等历史档案进行了研究。我们进行了文献调查，并考虑了这些档案资料的可用性，为我们未来的清史研究提供了参考。我们还在北京、沈阳、哈尔滨、齐齐哈尔、太原、呼和浩特、台湾、香港等地的档案馆、图书馆、社科院和大学调查了其他清代历史档案。

In order to clarify the present condition of historical archives of the early Qing period, we organized four groups of investigation -- the research group of historical archives on political structure, that of international relations, that of economic structure, and that of administrative system. Based upon the above four subjects of investigation, each group of our project made research into historical archives such as hand written copies of Manwen Yuandang, those of Taizu Wu Huangdi Shilu, those of Taizong Wen Huangdi Shilu, Zhupi Zouzhe-- Waijiao-lei, Junjisuo Fuzouzhe, Sizhuce, Archives of Guandi Qingzhagju, Archives of Sanxing Fudutong Yamen and so forth at the First Historical Archives of China in Beijing, the Liaoning Provincial Archives in Shenyang, and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. We carried out bibliographical survey and considered the availability of these archival sources for our future studies of the Qing history. We also investigated other historical archives of the Qing period at archival museums, libraries, Academies of Social Sciences, and universities in Beijing, Shenyang, Haerbin, Qiqihaer, Taiyuan, Huhehaote, Taiwan, and Hongkong, etc..