The collection is devoted to the problems of studying the old Russian manuscript and old printed book in Siberia, characterizing sources on the history of Siberia during the period of feudalism - fiscal, statistical, records of customary law, memoirs. Reviews and descriptions of several collections of ancient books are published, including the oldest collection of the Tobolsk archive in Siberia. The texts of the orders of the Siberian peasants are published in the Laid Commission of 1767.