钱基博方志修撰的学术来源、贡献及不足

Qian Jibo's Local Records Compilation and Its Academic Sources,Contributions,and Shortcomings

民国时期,钱基博先后三次参与修撰无锡县志,留下大量书函和多篇成稿。其方志修撰理念基本承袭章学诚,认为方志是史体,重视文献资料的整理与刊布,强调方志鉴往知来的作用。在体例方面有一定的创新,是钱基博方志修撰实践的一大贡献,使得其相关著述在民国时期具有一定的个人特色。遗憾的是,随着社会发展,方志修撰越来越精细化和专业化,钱基博第三次参与无锡县志修撰时,相关认识还停留在第一次修撰,已经明显不能适应时代发展。

During the Republican Period,Qian Jibo took part in the compilation of Wuxi county records for three times,and left a large number of letters and many manuscripts. His local records compilation concepts basically inherited those of Zhang Xuecheng who regarded local records as a type of history,paid attention to the sorting and publication of literatures,and placed emphasis on the role of local records in predicting the future by reviewing the past. Certain innovations in styles were one of the great contributions of Qian Jibo's local records compilation practice, making his relevant writings quite characteristic during the Republican Period. Unfortunately,with the society developing,local records became more and more refined and professional. When Qian Jibo took part in the compilation of Wuxi county records for the third time,his viewpoints stayed still as what they were when he first compiled the records,and obviously became incompatible with the development of the time.