In theory, archives management work and the generation of archives is synchronous in history. However, archives work varies in different historical periods,from connotation to form. This is determined by the target and corresponding value of the archives work, which means to maintain the archival information is accurate and secure in content, and can provide a reliable guarantee for all kinds of use demand. In contemporary and modern documents management, the key concept--"original documents" is not consistent. On the contrary, this concept was established in modern times. In China before modern, it can't say there is no original concept absolutely, but in the practice of archives management, it is determined that "original" concept wasn’t highlighted in most of time. Because of the rise and promotion of electronic documents, the major target of archives management turned from the original entity management to information management, the archives original consciousness was toned down. The concept of "original documents" evolution of negation of negation reflects several major changes and transformations of the archives management concept in history.