我国的档案工作有悠久的历史。历史上,曾经有过不少博学的人从事过档案工作。春秋时代(一说战国时代)的伟大哲学家老子,就是其中一个。老子姓李,名耳,字伯阳,号聃,楚国苦县(今河南鹿邑)人。他做过周守藏室的史官(一说柱下史)。守藏室即保管国家典章制度的机构,像今天的档案馆和图书馆;守藏史是这个机构的负责官员,如今日之档案馆长和图书馆长(当时图书和档案不分)。守藏室里保存着大量的典章制度,老子有条件进行研究,因而他非常熟悉那些典章制度,他的学问很渊博。相传孔子曾经适周问礼于老子,一方面,去查阅周的典籍和文物制度;另方面,向老子请教。老子给孔子指出了一些做人、做事、做学 Our file work has a long history. Historically, there have been many erudite people engaged in file work. One of the great philosophers of the Spring and Autumn Period (one about the Warring States Period), Lao Tzu, was one of them. I surnamed Li, name ear, the word Bo Yang, No. 聃, Chu bitter county (now Henan Luyi) people. He made the historian of the Zhou Shouzhang (one said column history). Shurazatsu is the institution that maintains the state code system, like today’s archives and libraries; Shibbashi history is the official in charge of this institution, and today’s archivist and librarian (at that time, books and files were not divided). Shouzhangzuo save a lot of the rules and regulations system, I conduct research conditions, so he is very familiar with those rules and systems, his knowledge is profound. According to legend, Confucius once weekdays greeting ceremony in Lao Tzu, on the one hand, to access the weekly books and cultural relics system; the other hand, to ask for advice. I pointed out to Confucius some life, work, learning