Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives (山口県文書館, Yamaguchi-ken Monjo-kan) opened in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1959 as the country's first dedicated modern archival institution.[2][3][4]
Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives 山口県文書館 | |
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Library
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34°10′54″N 131°28′35″E / 34.181540°N 131.476307°E / 34.181540; 131.476307 | |
Location | 150-1 Ushirogawara, Yamaguchi |
Established | April 1959 |
Collection size | 530,000[1] |
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Building | Yamaguchi Prefectural Library 山口県立山口図書館 |
Website | Official website (ja) |
InShōwa 27 (1952), the Mōri family, former daimyōofChōshū Domain, deposited its domainal documents with Yamaguchi Prefecture, whereupon they were stored, alongside materials gathered by the pre-war Prefectural History Compilation Office, at Yamaguchi Prefectural Library (ja).[5] These items were transferred in with the opening of Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives in 1959; donations and deposits - including materials from the Tokuyama Domain Mōri family - have continued since.[5]
The archives holds approximately 530,000 documents, roughly divided into five groups:[1]
The holdings include seven Important Cultural Properties, two Prefectural Cultural Properties, and three Municipal Tangible Cultural Properties.[6]