婚姻档案是婚姻当事人在进行婚姻有关活动中所形成的,具有保存价值的各种文字、图像等原始记录。其内容相对单一、固定。它不仅记载了当事人的婚姻状况,真实反映了婚姻登记机关依据国家法律、政策维护当事人合法权益的过程,而且作为专门档案中的一类,其发展也将影响着整个档案工作的进步。婚姻档案与人们的生活息息相关,因此,对婚姻档案管理工作的研究与关注有必要也有意义。 Marriage archives are the original records of all kinds of characters, images and the like preserved by the parties involved in marriage during marriage-related activities. Its content is relatively single and fixed. It not only records the marital status of the parties, but also truly reflects the process of the marriage registration office maintaining the legitimate rights and interests of the parties in accordance with national laws and policies. As a specialized archives, its development will also affect the progress of the entire archives work. Marriage records and people’s lives are closely related, therefore, research and attention on the management of matrimonial archives is necessary and meaningful.