(1887-1918) Specialty: 07.00.02 – Native history (The History of the Republic of Kazakhstan) The thesis is submitted to confer the academic degree the Doctor of History The Object of the Research.The activity of the Orenburg scientific archival commission which engaged in the systematization of archiving and at the same time carried out scientific researches in 1887-1918, and also the activity of particular individuals who were members of this commission.