The Preliminary studies on Information center for Historical Archives on Modern Japan

1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 09490005
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 広領域
• Research Institution: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Principal Investigator: ITO Takashi National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, GRIPS Graduate School, Professor, 大学院・政策研究科, 教授 (30011323)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KOIKE Seiichi Hiroshima University, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Associate Profess, 総合科学部, 助教授 (70274024) ; 梶田 明宏 宮内庁, 書陵部, 主任研究官 ; SUETAKE Yoshiya Soka University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (40179099) ; ARIMA Manabu Kyushu University, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Profesor, 比較社会文化研究科, 教授 (80108612) ; KATSUMURA Tetsuya Kyoto University, Institute for Research In Humanities, Professor, 人文科学研究所, 教授 (50066411)
• Project Period (FY): 1997 – 1998
• Keywords: Modern Japan / Information Center for Historical Archives / Date base for Historical Archives location / Date base for Historical Archives

Research Abstract

The themes of the project were three. First, we tried to collect information from over Japan about historical archives on Modern Japan and we successfully built the data bases of catalogues and locations of the archives (see Chap.3, 4). To be concrete, we sent out some 1200 questionnaires to the archive centers and photocopied some 200 valuable catalogues and bought some 300 books. These will be preserved at the library of GRIPS.
Second, we run a web site for the archives information on Modern Japan but it was not very successful because of the copy rights and bad condition of the server (See Chap2).
Third, we are publishing a book titled " The Report on the Preliminary studies on Information center for Historical Archives on Modern Japan". It is to provide the researchers over Japan with the valuable information about Modern Japan based on the project (Japanese ; forthcoming). The book contains the oral records by the specialists on historical archives. The project was unprecedented so we believe that the report will be helpful to all the historical students.