本研究係以苗栗縣的國民中學(簡稱國中)校史檔案為研究對象，針對學校校史檔案管理與應用之現況調查與探討，其中檔案管理部分包括校史室的建置與情形、行政管理的情形，應用包括資料編修、研究及展示等，藉以了解校史建置工作的歷程和困難點，希望能提供進一步的改善方法，供需建置校史的學校參考。 本研究藉由對苗栗縣國民中學校史檔案管理與運用情形的了解與探討，進而分析目前苗栗縣國民中學校史檔案典藏管理及面臨方式問題和解決之道，研究結果期盼相關單位對校史檔案及校史價值能有更多的認識與討論，使這些珍貴的學校資產能得到應有的重視，並獲得妥善的保存與維護。 本研究所採行的方法為「問卷調查法」與「訪談法」，問卷調查以各校校史檔案管理人員為問卷填寫對象；訪談以各校校史檔案管理人員或實際從事校史編纂工作相關人員做為訪談對象，主要對象是校長秘書、總務主任、設備組長、圖書館管理人員或兼任校史檔案管理工作之行政幹部。 本研究主要目的是探討苗栗縣國民中學校史檔案管理與運用情形，並透過問卷調查及訪談的方式，了解苗栗縣國民中學校史檔案管理與運用現況所面臨的困境，提出研究結論如下：一、苗栗縣各國民中學校史檔案管理單位不一，學校校史檔案無專責人員；二、苗栗縣各國民中學校史室之成立與使用規模；三、苗栗縣各國民中學學校大都未有校史設置作業法規；四、苗栗縣各國民中學大都欠缺校史檔案的徵集政策；五、苗栗縣各國民中學學校校史檔案整理分類作業情形現況；六、苗栗縣各國民中學學校校史檔案的維護及其他安全措施；七、苗栗縣國民中學學校校史檔案目前保存的狀況；八、苗栗縣各國民中學校史檔案的運用面向。 學校是教育的重鎮，成立學校的最終目標是培養將來社會的人才，學校一切的工作都是以此為出發點，在實現此一目標之時，需要學校所有的處室配合，其中最重要的一項就是學校校史檔案工作。學校校史檔案管理工作是隨學校發展而展開的，學校校史檔案工作是為整各學校教育單位服務，也應該屬於行政部門的一部分，檔案管理單位是做好學校校史檔案的保障。本研究提出五項建議如下：一、盡速訂定校史設置作業法規；二、配置校史檔案管理專責人員；三、擬訂校史檔案的徵集政策；四、妥善進行校史檔案之整理與分類；五、實體校史檔案之管理與數位校史檔案之備份儲存。 / Using the archives of junior high school in Miaoli County as an object of study, this study assess the management of school history archives (SHA) and provide extensive discussions of its current applications. The section of SHA management examines the foundation and administration of school archives room; the section of applications is primarily concerned with literature revision, research and exhibition. Our objective in this study is to address the process and challenges regarding the establishment of SHA, and to present improvement approaches as a reference for schools being in need of SHA establishment. The focus of discussions presented in this study is on the management of SHA and its application in order to provide analyses related to administration of SHA management, encountered problems, and solutions, in junior high school in Miaoli County. Findings have broad implications in a number of areas: corresponding departments’ growing understanding of SHA and its value, holding high regard for school assets, and being concerned with maintaining and preserving access to historical collection. The methods to carry out this study were using questionnaire survey and interviewing. The participants for questionnaire survey were administrators at school archives, and those for interviewing were selected from the administrators at school archives or the professional staff members responsible for archival materials (e.g., Principal’s secretary, Chief of General Affair Section, Section Chief of Teaching Facilities, school librarian, and administrative workers). The major purpose of the present study was to investigate the management and application of archival materials in junior high school in Miaoli County. By utilizing questionnaire survey and interviewing, we present a conceptual framework for the process and challenges regarding the establishment of SHA. The results revealed that, first, no steering committee responsible for any aspect of selection, preservation, or use of archival materials; second, the foundation and scale of SHA in junior high schools in Miaoli County; third, junior high schools in Miaoli County does not establish basic working rules; fourth, most junior high schools in Miaoli County lack regulations in relation to SHA; fifth, the current condition of archival material classification in junior high school in Miaoli County; sixth, maintenance policy and other measurements concerning archival materials in junior high school in Miaoli County; seventh, current condition of archival material maintenance in junior high school in Miaoli County; eighth, application of archival material in junior high school in Miaoli County. School is the cradle of education. The object of education is to create suitable member of the society. Cooperation between different offices and management of SHA in a school may be of importance in explaining how all the works in a school are designed to reach this goal. Furthermore, the management of SHA not only booms with school development, but facilitates collaboration and consensus, which also belongs to part of the administration division; the dept. of SHA definitely plays a vital part, taking responsibility for school history archive. While this study has limitations, 5 suggestions are given as follows: 1.establishment of basic working rules and regulations; 2. organization of steering committee of individuals responsible for historical documents; 3. collection policy to define the types of archival materials to be collected; 4. proper use of organization and categorization; 5. management of paper format SHA and backup copy of digital format SHA. Key Words: archives management; school history archives; junior high school archives