檔案管理局典藏《新港鄉農會檔案》指引

Guide to the Records of the Xingang Township Farmers’Association Collected in the National Archives Administration

目前，國家發展委員會檔案管理局（以下簡稱檔案局）典藏豐富的農會檔案，這些檔案係來自臺灣15個農會所捐贈，研究者可依據這些珍貴的檔案紀錄，探索百年來臺灣農會整併與改組歷程，農會在地方上推展農務、信用貨款，以及協助農村建設與推展技術交流的角色。前揭農會檔案已納入國家檔案，其中又以嘉義新港鄉農會檔案的典藏量最可觀，有將近400案，詳實記錄1916年至1980年間歷屆大小會議、農產運銷、農務推廣作業。這些檔案內容多元，值得研究。本文透過檔案指引的方式，梳理新港鄉農會檔案之內容，羅列未來可研究的方向，希冀喚起各方注意，共同探索臺灣農會發展特點，進而彰顯農會檔案的價值。

At present, the National Archives Administration of National Development Council holds a considerable amount of records donated by 15 farmers' associations around Taiwan. Based on these precious materials, researchers can explore the development of these organizations over the past 100 years as well as their activities performance in the promotion of credit loans, rural construction and technology exchange. Among the donations, records of the Chiayi Xingang Township Farmers' Association are the most complete, which contains around 400 cases dated from 1916 to 1980. Materials include fairly complete runs of meeting minutes, programs on marketing and transporting agricultural products, and improve farming operations. This article sorts out the contents of the Xingang Township Farmers' Association records, lists the future research directions, and hopes to arouse the attention of all parties the value of farmers' associations archives.