清代經世文編
明末以來形成的「經世文編」體，乃中國知識份子表達經世思想的重要文獻，其中包含了大量政治、外交、經濟、社會等多方面史料。本所近年來已先後完成十部清代的經世文編全文資料庫，計有賀長齡《皇朝經世文編》、葛士濬《皇朝經世文續編》、盛康《皇朝經世文續編》、邵之棠《皇朝經世文統編》與陳忠倚、麥仲華、何良棟、甘韓等人所編的經世叢書等。這幾部書成書時間起自道光，迄於光緒年間，在記載方面亦各具特色，可說是晚清時期最重要的史料之一。

Qing Dynasty Collected Writings on Statecraft
From the late Ming onward the formation of statecraft writing, that is, an important genre written by Chinese intellectuals to express their thoughts on statecraft, included for the most part many historical materials of political, diplomatic, economic, and social significance. As of this year the Institute has completed ten sections of the Qing Dynasty Collected Writings on Statecraft Full-Text Database. This includes He Changling, Collected Writings on Statecraft from our Great Dynasty; Ge Shijun, A Continuation of the Collected Writings on Statecraft from our Great Dynasty; Sheng Kang, A Continuation of the Collected Writings on Statecraft from our Great Dynasty; Shao Zhitang, A Comprehensive Compilation of Writings on Statecraft from our Great Dynasty; and Chen Zhongyi, Mai Zhonghua, He Liangdong, Gan Han, and others who edited statecraft volumes. These books were compiled from the Daoguang (1782-1850) through Guangxu (1871-1908) reigns. With respect to what they recorded, each volume has its own special characteristics. One could say that these are the most important historical sources for the late Qing period.

新民說
梁啟超(1873-1929)所撰寫的《新民說》是中國近代思想史的一篇重要文獻。該文最早是以連載的方式刊於在日本橫濱出版的《新民叢報》之上，此文從1902年初開始，至1903年底梁氏訪美歸來之後繼成，全文約12萬字。 《新民說》在近代中國思想界產生了莫大的影響，它的讀者包括了在中國與日本的學生與知識份子和海外華人，甚至也透過一些像讀報、宣講與演說等管道影響到一部分庶民。該文不但在發行之初為人喜愛，後來屢經翻刻，以其它的型式出版，在1920、1930年代都還有廣大的讀者。

On New People
On New People, written by Liang Qichao (1873-1929), is an important document for the study of modern Chinese intellectual history. The earliest edition of the book was serialized and published in a journal called Xinmin Congbao in Yokohama, Japan. This text was written between the beginning of 1902 and the end of 1903 following Mr. Liang's return from visiting the United States. The entire text is approximately 120,000 characters in length. On New People has had a major impact on modern China's intellectual circles. The readers of this volume include not only Chinese and Japanese students and intellectuals, but also overseas Chinese and even ordinary people who were reached through such methods as newspapers, promotional talks, and lectures. This text was not only loved by its readers when it first appeared, but subsequently, when republished in other formats between 1920 and 1930 it also maintained a broad readership.

內閣漢文題本專題檔案：刑科婚姻類提要
本資料庫所收錄的檔案年代自乾隆元年至宣統三年(1736-1911)，約一千多件案件的提要，可作為研究清代家庭婚姻問題的參考； 此外，還有疾病與醫療的資料以及監獄管理等問題，是醫療文化的研究素材。《提要》資料庫收錄內容為案件類型及審判的結果，如果想進一步瞭解審判的過程包括罪犯的口供、證據等，則須查閱完整的案件。

The Grand Secretariat Memorial Archives on Criminal Matters (Marriage Category)
The documents collected in this database date from the first year of Qianlong to the third year of Xuantong (1736-1911). There are more than a thousand summaries of legal cases that could be consulted for research into Qing Dynasty family marriage problems. Besides this, there are also sources on sickness and medical practice as well as prison administration and other problems all of which stand as research materials for the study of medical culture. The “Summary” database record is comprised of legal cases and summary judgments. If one wants to understand the procedures leading to legal judgment, including the accused's oral testimonies or confessions, entered evidence, and so forth, then one must consult the full case record.

晚清西學書目
就晚清中國思想文化的脈絡而言，要述說「西學」在晚清思想文化界的流播樣態，便需要對各式各樣的「西學」書籍進行廣泛而精準的調查。透過晚清時期的「西學書目」，開展對於各類「西學」書籍的調查工程，將可為描繪「西力東漸」的歷史圖象，提供紮實、廣泛而精準的基礎。本資料庫包含有《增版東西學書錄》、《廣學會譯著新書總目》、《上海製造局譯印圖目錄》、《泰西著述考》、《馮承鈞翻譯著述目錄》及《日本書目志》等書。

Late Qing Catalog of Western Learning
Any discussion of trends in late Qing Chinese intellectual culture must give an account of attitudes toward the spread of “Western Learning” within late Qing intellectual culture. There must also be an ongoing, wide-ranging, attentive and accurate examination of each and every aspect of publications associated with “Western Learning.” The late Qing period “Catalog of Western Learning” can be used as a tool in the examination of all types of books that fall under the category of “Western Learning” to establish a solid, accurate, and broad base in the portrayal of a historically accurate image in relation to the idea of “Western Learning Penetrating to the East.” This database includes, The Expanded Edition of Eastern and Western Learning Catalog, Christian Literature Society for China: Comprehensive Index of Translated New Works, The Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau: Translation and Illustration Print Catalog, The Western Writings Reference Work, Feng Chengjun's Bibliography of Translations, The Bibliography of Japanese Books, and so forth.

袁氏家藏近代名人手書
本所此批庋藏之名人書牘，其量近八百件，所蓄納之名宦巨紳，涵蓋前清光宣時期以至中華民國六十年代人物，為湘潭袁氏一門三代朋僚手書之所積。至其第四代孝儒、孝俊兩先生終以全部捐贈本所。所謂袁氏三代累積者，則其書札來往，大多集於袁樹勳、袁思亮、袁榮法祖孫三人。其藏量最大者為第三代袁榮法先生所輯存之「玄冰室藏札」，超過全部書牘一半以上。本所以研治與開發中國近代史為職志，故所注意重點，在周顧史料價值與藝術價值之蓄存與公布。因於袁氏所藏名家書牘，先選編其前兩代之文獻。即袁樹勳所有之「海觀尚書藏札」及袁思亮所有之「剛伐邑齋藏札」，合輯為《袁氏家藏近代名人手書》。

Yuan Family Repository of Hand-written Letters from Prominent Figures in Modern China
This collection of letters by prominent persons numbers almost 800. The letters stored in the collection from famous officials and literati living during the Qing Dynasty reigns of Guangxu (1875-1908) and Xuangtong (1908-1909) and other prominent individuals up to the sixtieth year of the Republic of China were collected by Mr. Yuan Xiangtan from three generations of his family's exchanges with friends and colleagues. When the collection was passed to two members of the fourth generation, Xiaoru and Xiaojun, they donated the entire collection to the Institute. As for what letters had accumulated under three generations of the Yuan family, the exchanges mostly pertain to Yuan Shuxun, Yuan Siliang, and Yuan Rongfa, these three family members: grandparent, father, and son. The bulk of the collection is comprised of letters preserved by the third-generation Yuan Rongfa, “The Xuanbing Studio Letter Collection” which occupies more than half the collection. The Institute's mission is to promote research and development of modern Chinese history. Therefore prominent attention is given to the preservation and publication of previously overlooked materials of historical and aesthetic value. Consequently, with respect to the letters from prominent figures preserved by the Yuan family, documents were first selected from the first two generations, that is, Yuan Shuxun's, “Haiguan shangshu Epistolary Collection” and Yuan Siliang's “Gangfa yizhai Epistolary Collection,” which were then brought together and published under the title, Selected Correspondence to the Yuan Family from Prominent Figures in Modern China.