Border governance has become a major measure to safeguard the security and stability of Chinese border areas. Exploring the rich connotation of the historical archives of border governance in the fields of economy, politics, culture, society, security, ecology and maritime governance, and carrying out diversified compilation work can provide archival information support for border governance. In view of the problems existing in the compilation of historical archives of Chinese border governance, such as too many self-compiled achievements and lagging compilation methods, this paper expounds the diversified compilation elements and logical framework, which can innovate the compilation work from the aspects of subject collaboration, resource data, method digitalization and service precision. It is of practical significance to carry out the diversified compilation of historical archives of border governance, to promote the digital transformation of the compilation work, to provide high-quality archival compilation services, and to maintain the territorial integrity of the country and the stable development of the border areas.