Second Historical Archives of China

{{Short description|National archive in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox archive

| name = The Second Historical Archives of China

| native_name = {{native name|zh-cn|paren=no|中国第二历史档案馆}}

| native_name_lang = zh-CN

| logo = Second_Archives.png

| logo_upright = 1.3

| established = {{Start date|1951|02}}

| location = 309 Zhongshan E Rd, Xuanwu, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

| owner = National Archives Administration of China

| publictransit = Minggugong Station, Nanjing Metro

| website = {{URL|http://www.shac.net.cn|shac.net.cn}}

}}

The Second Historical Archives of China (SHAC; {{zh|s=中国第二历史档案馆|labels=no}}) is a central-level national archive located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, under the National Archives Administration of China. Established in February 1951, it is responsible for collecting and managing archives of central government agencies during the Republic of China period, from 1912 to 1949.{{Cite web |title=中国第二历史档案馆 |url=http://www.tibetology.ac.cn/2021-09/25/content_41699610.htm |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.tibetology.ac.cn}}Image:The Second Historical Archives of China.JPG

As of 2024, the archive held more than 2.58 million volumes,{{Cite web |title=中国第二历史档案馆 |url=http://www.shac.net.cn/dagjs/gzzcx/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.shac.net.cn}} with shelves more than 50 thousand meters long cumulatively.{{Cite web |date=2017-06-25 |title=中国第二历史档案馆首次向公众开放 |url=https://www.yueyang.gov.cn/daj/6630/30097/content_769334.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Yueyang City Archives}} The archive cover major historical events and figures in various historical stages of the Republic of China, including archives of the Nanjing Provisional Government, the Guangzhou and Wuhan Nationalist Governments, the Beijing Government of the Republic of China, the Nanjing Nationalist Government, and the Wang Jingwei regime.{{Cite web |title=档案馆组织参观学习中国第二历史档案馆 |url=https://dag.nuaa.edu.cn/2016/0304/c6187a180494/page.htm |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=dag.nuaa.edu.cn}}{{Cite web |title=中国第二历史档案馆向台湾开放档案情况介绍 - 中华人民共和国国家档案局 |url=https://www.saac.gov.cn/daj/yaow/201608/254eaee9f46b4376823a81da55fc85ef.shtml |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.saac.gov.cn}}

The Second Historical Archives of China is in contrast to the First Historical Archives of China, which is responsible for collecting and managing archives formed by central government institutions during the Ming and Qing dynasties and earlier dynasties.{{Cite web |title=LibGuides: 历史学科服务平台: 原始史料 |url=https://bnu-cn.libguides.com/c.php?g=958455&p=6961034 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=bnu-cn.libguides.com |language=en}}

On 9 June 2017, the Second Historical Archives of China opened to the public for the first time.