日治初期臺北砲兵工廠相關公文檔案的歷史價值考證

Historical Value of Archives Regarding Taipei Artillery Factory During the Japanese Colonial Period

本文為清末洋務運動下所建臺北機器局設施，日治初期成為臺北砲兵工廠及鐵道工場之建築研究的一環。研究考證日治初期的文獻檔案包含檔案管理局所藏的《臺鐵石牌倉庫檔案》、國史館臺灣文獻館所藏的《臺灣總督府公文類纂》檔案，日治初期鐵道相關出版刊物、《臺灣日日新報》新聞報紙等史料的記載，並輔以日本國立公文書館、日本防衛廳防衛研究所收藏的相關檔案史料。藉由總督府、陸軍省、鐵道部、防衛省防衛研究所、新聞報紙類等文獻檔案中所蒐藏文字、照片、圖面及各類相關檔案文獻相互對照討論，進而考證日治初期臺北砲兵工廠其設施內容、興建背景、土地取得與移轉等相關知識，並簡論這些檔案史料的相對關係和其歷史考證上的價值。

This essay is part of the study on architecture of the Taipei Machinery Bureau, which was built in the Qing Dynasty and turned to be the Taipei Artillery Factory and the Railway workshop during the Japanese colonial period. The author studies many historical documents regarding this topic, including archives of Taiwan Railway Shipai warehouse preserved by the National Archives Administration, Taiwan Soutokufu Archives kept by Taiwan Historica, publication relating to railway affairs during Japanese colonial period, and news reports by Taiwan Daily News. By comparing and contrasting various types of records such as documents, photos, and maps from Taiwan Soutokufu, War Management Office, Taiwan Railway Authority, Research Center of Japan Defense Agency, and newspaper archives, the author sketches the outline of facility, background, land acquisition and transfer of Taipei Artillery Factory during the Japanese colonial period, and tries to draw a comparative reference between these historical data as well as their historical value.