Study of Historical Archives on the Early Qing Dynasty

为了弄清清初历史档案的现状，我们组织了政治体制历史档案研究组、国际关系历史档案研究组、经济体制历史档案研究组和行政体制历史档案研究组四个调查组。基于上述四个调查主题，本项目各小组对北京中国第一历史档案馆的《满文元当》手抄本、《太祖武皇帝实录》、《太宗文皇帝实录》、《朱皮走哲--外角类》、《军记所辅走哲》、《四柱册》、《关帝清章句档案》、《三星府都通衙门档案》等历史档案进行了研究，沈阳的辽宁省档案馆和台湾的国立故宫博物院。我们对这些档案资料进行了文献调查，并认为这些档案资料对我们今后的清史研究有一定的参考价值。此外，我们还对北京、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、社会科学院、大学等地的清代历史档案进行了调查。

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..