拙作《史料五讲》,共收文章7篇:正文5篇和附录2篇。正文5篇都是专讲史料的,第一篇综论官府文书和私家记载这两大类文字史料,以下4篇分论日记、书信、回忆录和小说的史料价值。上世纪八九十年代我给首都师范大学历史系的博士、硕士研究生开了一门课《史学方法入门》,其中一章专讲史料,用功的学生还很重视。我原想把这一章扩充成一本小书,后因年纪已老,精力不济,便抽出其中一部分,加以修改、补充,写了5篇讲文字史料价值 Myth “historical five”, received a total of seven articles: the text of 5 and appendix 2 articles. The first five articles on the main text are historical materials, the first review of official documents and private records of these two categories of historical materials, the following four articles on diaries, letters, memoirs and novel historical value. In the 1980s and 1990s, I gave a doctorate and master’s degree program in the History Department of Capital Normal University and started a course entitled “Introduction to Historical Methods”. One of the chapters devoted historical materials and hard-earned students to this course. Originally, I wanted to expand this chapter into a small book. After I was old and ill-tempered, I devoted a part of it to make amendments, supplement and write 5 historical materials