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The Archives of the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, are rooted in the broader history of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's foremost research institution. In February 1955, Academia Sinica established a preparatory committee for the Institute of Modern History (IMH) and invited the renowned historian Professor Kuo Ting-yee (1904–1975) to serve as its first chair. Over the following decades, the IMH Archives accumulated a major collection of original historical records pertaining to modern Chinese and Taiwanese history, making it an indispensable repository for research in the field.
The IMH Archives holds documents totalling approximately 10,000 linear metres. Holdings are grouped into five main categories: the foreign ministry collection, the economic ministry collection, personal papers, institutional materials, and historical maps.
The Foreign Ministry Collection is the core of the archives, containing continuous foreign office records from the late Qing Dynasty through the Republic of China on Taiwan. It spans the Office in Charge of Foreign Affairs (Zongli yamen, 1861–1900), the Ministry of External Affairs (1901–1911), the Foreign Ministry of the Northern Government (1912–1928), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (1928–2009).
The economic ministry collection covers the period from approximately 1903 to the 1980s and includes records of the International Economic Cooperation and Development Commission, the State-Owned Enterprises Commission, the Bank of Taiwan, and agricultural research bureaus. Personal papers of prominent political, military, and cultural figures round out the collections.
The reading room at the IMH Archives is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 17:00, by appointment. Researchers can register online to access digitized holdings; nearly half of the digital collection is available for remote access through the archives' website. In-person consultations are also available.