행정박물은 업무활동 과정에서 특정 목적을 지니고 생산되고 활용되었다는 기록으로써 가치를 지님과 동시에 역사성, 심미성, 예술성이라는 박물로써 가치를 지닌 물건(objects)이다. 이미 캐나다, 호주, 중국 등의 국가에서는 그 가치를 인정하여 별도의 관리대상으로 설정하여 보존관리하고 있으며, 우리나라도 2006년 ‘기록관리혁신 종합실천계획’을 통하여 행정박물을 국가차원의 기록관리 대상으로 포함시키고 종합적인 관리방향을 제시하게 되었다. 더불어 2006년 기록물관리법을 개정하면서 행정박물의 가치에 대한 인식이 확산되었고, 국가의 적극적인 관리의지를 표명하였다.지금까지는 행정박물의 정의 및 범주가 불명확하고 행정박물이 지니는 특성에 부합한 관리체계가 부재하여 각 기관에서 관리하던 박물들의 훼손가능성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 비록 개정된 기록물관리법에서 행정박물의 정의를 나타내고 관리의무를 표명하고 있지만, 이것만으로는 다양한 형태와 재질로 이루어진 행정박물의 특성에 부합하는 관리체계가 설립되기는 부족한 감이 있다고 여겨진다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 간략하게나마 행정박물의 정의를 내려 보고 행정박물의 관리 실태를 파악하기 위한 기관표본조사를 실시하였다. 표본조사의 결과와 법령 및 현 기록관리시스템 분석을 바탕으로 행정박물 관리 문제점을 살펴보고 이를 개선하기 위한 행정박물 관리 프로세스를 입수→등록→기술→보존→활용→폐기의 각 단계별로 제언하였다. 본 연구는 체계적인 행정박물의 관리를 위한 기반을 제시한 것에 그치며, 더욱 심도 있는 연구들이 진행되어, 행정박물을 효과적으로 보존관리하기 위한 방안을 모색해나가야 할 것이다.

Archival Objects are defined as objects having historical, aesthetic, and artistic value as well as archival value created and used with a particular purpose in business process. Increasingly, many countries including Canada, Australia, China are recognized the importance of Archival Objects and designated them as national records. In Korea, Archival Objects are involved in national records through '2006 Plan for the Archives and Records Management Reform'. So National Archives and Records Service provided a foothold for comprehensive plan of national records management including Archival Objects. And also, by revising Records and Archives Management Act in 2007, National Archives and Records Service declared aggressive will to management Archival Objects. Until now, Objects held in public institution were easy to be damaged because definition or scope of Archival Objects was ambiguous and management system for material character wasn't exist. Even though the revised Records and Archives Management Act suggest definition and declare the responsibility of management, management system focused on various shape and material of objects need to be established. So this study has defined Archival Objects shortly and carried out a research 5 institutions on the actual management condition. By researching the result of institution survey, Records and Archives Management Act and actual Records Management System, we could find some problems. In solving these problems, We provide objects management process in the order capture → register → description → preservation → use→disposition. In addition, close cooperation between records center and museum of institution should be established for the unitive management at national level. This study has significance in introducing a base to manage Archival Objects systematically. By studying more, we hope to advance in management of valuable Archival Objects.

Archival Objects are defined as objects having historical, aesthetic, and artistic value as well as archival value created and used with a particular purpose in business process. Increasingly, many countries including Canada, Australia, China are recognized the importance of Archival Objects and designated them as national records. In Korea, Archival Objects are involved in national records through '2006 Plan for the Archives and Records Management Reform'. So National Archives and Records Service provided a foothold for comprehensive plan of national records management including Archival Objects. And also, by revising Records and Archives Management Act in 2007, National Archives and Records Service declared aggressive will to management Archival Objects. Until now, Objects held in public institution were easy to be damaged because definition or scope of Archival Objects was ambiguous and management system for material character wasn't exist. Even though the revised Records and Archives Management Act suggest definition and declare the responsibility of management, management system focused on various shape and material of objects need to be established. So this study has defined Archival Objects shortly and carried out a research 5 institutions on the actual management condition. By researching the result of institution survey, Records and Archives Management Act and actual Records Management System, we could find some problems. In solving these problems, We provide objects management process in the order capture → register → description → preservation → use→disposition. In addition, close cooperation between records center and museum of institution should be established for the unitive management at national level. This study has significance in introducing a base to manage Archival Objects systematically. By studying more, we hope to advance in management of valuable Archival Objects.

Archival Objects, Artifact, Documentary Art Records, Archival Objects management process