From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, the major discovery of Chinese ancient documents and the subsequent collation and research have contributed to the prosperity of China's academic field. Oracle Bone Studies, Dunhuang Studies, as well as Bamboo Slip Studies came into being in this way. After more than a hundred years of development, these three disciplines have long since achieved a prominent status recognized by the academic community. In contrast, the concept of "Historical Archives Studies" is less mentioned and paid attention to by the academic circles, and the understanding of it is relatively vague. So, is this study now a discipline? And what is its current status? Given these problems, this paper challenges the view that "Historical Archives Studies" has become an established discipline and presents the reasons. The development of "Historical Archives Studies" and the creation of the discipline by academics are reviewed and analyzed from a historical perspective. The main theoretical elements of "Historical Archives Studies" are discussed. Taking Kuhn's paradigm theory as a theoretical guide, the current situation of "Historical Archives Studies" is analyzed and elaborated, and the current development dilemma of "Historical Archives Studies" and the corresponding solutions are put forward, in order to draw the attention and reflection of the academic community to the construction of the "Historical Archives Studies" discipline.