我把六十年来不同时期的档案学者划为四代人。本文所研究的主要是四代人在档案学研究中的研究方法、思维方式、行为方式、历史局限性,贡献和特点等方面的差异。至于理论研究的深度以及其它一些实质性的问题,不是本文论述的范围。第一代先驱者本世纪三十年代,以国民党行政界知名人士发起的作为行政效率运动一个重要组成部分的“文书档案改革运动”,掀起了档案学研究的第 I have divided the archivists of different periods in six decades into four generations. The main research of this dissertation is the differences of research methods, thinking modes, behavior patterns, historical limitations, contributions and characteristics of four generations in archival science research. The depth of theoretical research and other substantive issues are beyond the scope of this article. The First Generation of Pioneers In the 1930s, the “Document Reform Movement” as an important component of the administrative efficiency campaign launched by eminent personalities of the KMT’s administrative circles set off the first