Archival management is an activity to manage all existing documents in the organization at LPPM to support organizational activities. Superior HR will help in achieving success. This study aims to provide empirical evidence about the effect of work motivation on employee performance with employee commitment as an intervening variable by examining the direct and indirect effects of work motivation on employee performance. The sample in this study was employees of the LPPM Unesa Surabaya, with 45 people using the population or census method. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using path analysis. The results of the analysis in this study prove that: (1) work motivation in archive management has a significant effect on the work commitment of LPPM Unesa Surabaya employees; (2) work motivation in archive management has a significant effect on the Performance of LPPM Unesa Surabaya employees; (3) employee commitment has a significant effect on the Performance of the employees of LPPM Unesa Surabaya employees, and (4) Work motivation in archival management has a significant influence on the Performance of employees of LPPM Unesa Surabaya employees without going through work commitments as intervening variables.