Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2026, 9(4); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2026.090411.
Yu Dan1, Wang Yu2
1Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning City, Hubei Province, 437000, China
2Wuhan University of Engineering Science, Hubei, Wuhan, 430200, China
Genealogies and family trees are special documents that record family lineages, people 's deeds, family rules and traditions, and local customs, and have multiple research values in terms of history, culture and society. The current academic research on genealogies mainly focuses on cultural interpretation, clan systems and historical verification. Systematic discussions from the perspective of archival management are relatively scarce, and there are still many deficiencies in collation, preservation, utilization and digital construction. Based on the professional perspective of archival management, this paper takes the genealogy of the Yu family in Xianning as a specific research case to deeply analyze the archival value and practical research significance of genealogies and family trees, sort out the problems existing in their preservation and management and propose corresponding optimization paths, with the aim of providing practical references for the standardized and scientific management of local clan documents.
Genealogy; archives management; protection and utilization
Yu Dan, Wang Yu. The research significance of genealogy from the perspective of archives management: Taking the genealogy of Yu family in Xianning as an example. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2026), Vol. 9, Issue 4: 83-88. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2026.090411.
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