The Archive
The archive consists primarily of the administrative, financial, membership and property records of the Inn since 1501. There is also a small section of deposited papers. Access to the archive is by appointment only and at the discretion of the Archivist, Mrs L.A. Whitelaw. Since October 2000 charges have been made for use of the archive and for answering archival enquiries.
For those interested in historical, biographical and genealogical research, much useful information can be obtained from the following printed sources available from reference libraries:
- Register of Admissions to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (from the Fifteenth Century to 1944) by H.A.C. Sturgess. Butterworth & Co., 1949. Three volumes.
- Middle Temple Records: Minutes of Parliament, 1501 - 1703, translated and edited by Charles Trice Martin. Butterworth & Co., 1904-5. Three volumes plus index.
- A Calendar of Middle Temple Records edited by Charles Henry Hopwood. Butterworth & Co., 1903.
- The Middle Temple Bench Book by J. Bruce Williamson. Chancery Lane Press, 1937.
- The History of the Temple, London, from the institution of the Order of the Knights of the Temple to the close of the Stuart period by J. Bruce Williamson. John Murray. Second edition, 1925.
Building Works
Financial Records
Rent, Chambers and Surveyor's Records
Records relating to Commons Kitchens & Entertainment
Records Relating to Scholarships, Prizes and Charity Funds
Records Relating to Pictures and Plate
Records Relating to Other Legal Bodies
