手稿是個人透過手寫產生之任何形式文件，能夠完整保留產生者在撰寫時的思想歷程、書寫習慣、字跡、刪修痕跡等紀錄，尤其在文學作家的手稿中，可考察文學作品的創作歷程、版本以及產生者的思想演變，也能提供對於手稿作者或者針對其書寫文本進行深入的研究，成為研究者不可忽視的第一手資料。 本研究乃針對國內文學作家手稿的徵集與典藏進行研究，研究採用「多重個案研究」和「深度訪談法」，透過立意抽樣選擇五個文學作家手稿典藏單位進行個案探討，並對此五個典藏單位之手稿管理人員進行訪談，以獲得有關作家手稿的管理相關經驗及看法。研究對象包括：國立臺灣文學館、國家圖書館、臺灣大學圖書館、政治大學圖書館、清華大學圖書館。 研究結果包括：一、作家手稿具有反映創作歷程、呈現作者生平、與作者直接連結、審美與藝術四種特性；二、作家手稿具有文學研究、典藏、文獻參考三種價值；三、各典藏單位的手稿徵集以捐贈方式為主；四、手稿徵集或捐贈受到典藏單位及捐贈者因素影響；五、手稿徵集工作的時間較難以掌控；六、每個徵集工作皆為獨立個案難採用同種方法處理；七、典藏單位多以現當代文學作家手稿為主要典藏；八、典藏單位之手稿較少修護而以維持原狀為主；九、典藏單位普遍遭遇人力與經費限制的問題。 最後根據研究結論提出三項建議：一、整合館際間之作家手稿；二、視手稿永久保存為最重要考量；三、建置理想之文學作家手稿徵集與典藏方式，包括：(一)編製作家手稿徵集與典藏工作手冊、(二)拓展多元徵集管道、(三)編排描述參考檔案管理經驗、(四)重視手稿細節之描述、(五)存放手稿於適宜之典藏環境、(六)加強管理人員之專業能力。 / This thesis focuses on the acquisition and repository of literary manuscripts in Taiwan. Study employed the multiple-case and depth interview approach to research. The case selected by Purposive sampling for studying, which included: 1.National Museum of Taiwan Literature, 2.National Central Library; 3.National Taiwan University Library; 4.National Chengchi University Library; 5.National Tsing Hua University Library. Research introduced the coverage and content of literature manuscripts of each institution, and interviewed the staff of institution who manage literature manuscripts in order to obtain the viewpoint and suggestion on the management of literature manuscripts. The conclusions of this study are: 1.Literature manuscript reflect the creative process, show the life of the author, directly link to the author, include aesthetic characteristics; 2.Literary manuscript have three values: literary value, references value, collection value; 3.The main approach by which every institutions acquired manuscripts is donation; 4.Manuscript acquisition or donation affected by the institutions and donor; 5.The work time of manuscript acquisition is more difficult to control; 6.Cases are independent of each acquisition work and repository institutions is hard to acquisition manuscripts in the same way to different cases; 7.Repository institutions mostly collect contemporary literary manuscript collection; 8.Repository institutions mostly maintain the original status of manuscripts; 9.Repository institutions generally face the problem of manpower and funding limitations. According to the results of the study, several suggestions are provided:1. Integrating the literature manuscripts from different institutions; 2.Considering the manuscript permanent preservation; 3.Setting up an ideal acquisition and repository model, which includes:(1)establishing the acquisition and repository manual;(2)expanding the acquisition approach;(3)following the arrangement and description work of archieves;(4)recording the details of manuscripts;(5) maintaining an appropriate storage environment for manuscripts;(6)enhancing the professional of the staff.