Biographical collection: methodological problems of sociological analysis

As well as it is designated in the name, article is devoted consideration of some methodological problems connected with activity of Biographic collection. First, it is a question on information potential of personal papers for the sociological analysis. In following section it is a question of the nature “a biographic impulse” or about motivation typology to an auto-biography writing. Central (both on sense, and on volume) article part is de-voted problems of the analysis of the qualitative data and a substantiation of their interpretations. Finish article some reasons concerning organizational- technical questions of replenishment and development of Biographic collection.