The Education Department of Zhejiang Province was established in April, 1927, and is in charge of education administration in the whole province. 1in August, 927, the provincial education department was abolished and the university district system was implemented. The Third Sun Yat-sen University (Zhejiang University) is also responsible for the education administration of the province. June 1929, the provincial education department resumed. Before the Anti-Japanese War, the internal structure of the Provincial Education Department was four subjects and two rooms. The first department is in charge of secondary education, the second is in charge of primary education and county education administration, the third is in charge of social education, and the fourth is in charge of general affairs. In addition, there are two rooms for secretaries and inspectors. 1934 Add audio-visual education service room in winter.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the provincial education department moved several times, first from Hangzhou to Jinhua, then to Lishui and Jingning, and then moved back to Hangzhou until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. 194 1 year, its internal organization was ordered to adjust, primary education was transferred from the second subject to the fourth subject, and general affairs was renamed as the fifth subject. At the same time, three accounting, personnel and technical offices are added, with five subjects and five rooms in total. 1947 joint organization of the student movement steering committee. 1949 after the liberation of Hangzhou, the education department was taken over by the Hangzhou Military Management Committee.

Jiang Menglin, Ye Suzhong, Xu Shaodi, Li, the previous directors of the Provincial Education Department.

(2) Archives and main contents

There are 3742 volumes of fonds archives of Zhejiang Education Department, with the dates from 19 12 to 195 1. The main contents are:

1. Comprehensive category: brief history and general situation of education in Zhejiang Province, work report of the Education Department, policy plan report, inspection report, performance comparison table, education statistics, rules and regulations, documents of the Ministry of Education, compilation of laws and regulations, working rules, construction plan, instructions and secret orders of the Education Department, etc. There are also personal letters from Chen Lifu, Chen, Shen Junru and Wang.

2. Organization and personnel category: general situation of education department, organization chart, staff roster, personnel inspection, personnel appointment and dismissal and submission for review, staff attendance, staff merit award, staff leave assessment, staff political salary, staff performance assessment, civil servant punishment, director award, etc.

3. Business category: there are lists of freshmen, transfer students, repeat students, students on leave, students' semester grades, graduates' and students' grades, teachers' and students' records, etc. There are reports, notices, instructions, replies and other correspondence documents from the education department on the preparation and location of the school site, resumes of teaching staff, questionnaires, resumes of managers of private schools, rosters, and handover lists of various schools such as office supplies, instruments, school furniture, school buildings and documents; There are graduates' work reports and descriptions, graduates' resumes, graduates' status forms, etc. ; There are all kinds of school personnel on duty, resignation, leave and other documents, personnel resume, personnel appointment and dismissal, personnel rewards and punishments; There are reports from school inspectors, the process of anti-rape movement, the dynamic report of student movement, the thoughts and speeches of faculty and students, and the investigation report of school activities; There are documents such as the establishment of public education museum, the investigation of public education museum, the annual work report of public education museum, the transfer list, the annual account of public education museum, the method of document collection, the education of customs and habits, the facilities of provincial library, the facilities of provincial West Lake Museum, the facilities and accounts of provincial drama troupe, and the facilities and accounts of provincial stadiums and gymnasiums.

4. Administration and funds: there are rules for handling manuscripts, filing cases, letters, certificates, bonds, investigation and education facilities, various handover lists, and property catalogues. There are the total funds of the education department, the total office funds, various funds, payment statements, employees' salaries, civil servants' payroll, children's education allowance, pension rules and regulations, annual budget, accounting statements, accounting books and so on.