以圖佐文、以物證史──臺灣農會文物

History from Photo and Object: Historical Relics of Taiwan Farmers' Association

臺灣一鄉鎮一農會，從農政推廣、農事教育、家政、四健會到信用金融、特產作物供銷，無不緊繫著廣大鄉村農民的日常生活所需。近百年的農會發展史，其時代任務與影響貢獻，除了文字記載以待後人研究評價之外，查訪並搶救檔案及珍貴文物，更是刻不容緩。經過幾次說明與深入瞭解，以文物永續保存與活化利用為原則，已有數家農會同意捐贈中華民國農民團體幹部聯合訓練協會（簡稱農訓協會）部分檔案與文物，視性質不同送往該會或國家發展委員會檔案管理局（以下簡稱檔案管理局）整理展示。本文以農會文物為主要介紹對象，並揭露其不為人知的往日故事。

Every rural district in Taiwan has one farmers' association. All of farmers' associations are responsible for varying activities which are tightly connecting to the daily life of farmers, including enforcing government policy, marketing products, providing finance and promoting education, home economics, and 4-H activities. It is urgent to preserve and study the archive and artifact of these farmers' associations in order to understand 100-year history of their tasks of era and impacts on Taiwan's agricultural development. After a few rounds of negotiation and communication, several farmers' associations have agreed to donate parts of their archive and artifact to National Training Institute for Farmers' Associations (NTIFO) and National Archives Administration, National Development Council for preservation and exhibition. This article introduces these historical relics and explored the glory of their times.