For the first time, students of Law and Social History are to have access to four and a half centuries of records from the Archives of the Inner Temple in London. This collection of material will make an invaluable contribution to study and research, and includes extensive references to:
- Admissions: admissions to the Society with biographical details; stamp duty books giving details of fees payable on admission; admission of women following sexual disqualification act of 1919
- Asylums
- Barristers: call stamp books; composition books; call papers; disbarments; qualifications
- Chambers: admittance and reference books; account books; rent books; lease agreements
- Commons: accounts; pensions duties; student entrance books; catering details
- Finance: treasurers’ account books; accounts and receipt books
- Insurance
- Legal education
- Parliament Of The Inn: acts of the Parliament of the Inn
- Policing
- Poor law
- Public health
- Stocks and shares
- Taxation and finance
- The Bench: table order books; committee minutes; disciplinary action; acts of Parliament; petitions to the bench
- War
There are also many fascinating miscellaneous records such as maps, plans, photographs, press-cuttings, personal correspondence etc. The development of the legal profession in the context of over 400 years of social change is chronicled in these comprehensive records.
55 reels
Reference: LIU
Contents
| Reel | Description | Part |
| 1 | Admissions Volume 1 | Parts 1 – 4 |
| 2 | Admissions Volume 1 | Parts 5 – 6 |
| Admissions Volume 2 | Parts 1 – 5 | |
| 3 | Admissions Volume 2 | Parts 6 – 9 |
| 4 | Admissions Volume 3 | Part 1 |
| 5 | Admissions Volume 3 | Parts 2 – 3 |
| 6 | Admissions Volume 3 | Part 4 |
| 7 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 1 – 4 |
| 8 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 5 – 7 |
| 9 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 8 – 10 |
| 10 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 11 – 13 |
| 11 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 14 – 15 |
| 12 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 16 – 17 |
| 13 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 18 – 19 |
| 14 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 20 – 21 |
| 15 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 22 – 23 |
| 16 | Admissions Volume 4 | Parts 24 – 25 |
| 17 | Barristers | |
| The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 1 | |
| 18 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 2 – 5 |
| 19 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 6 – 9 |
| 20 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 10 – 12 |
| 21 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 13 – 15 |
| 22 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 16 – 17 |
| 23 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 18 – 19 |
| 24 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 20 – 21 |
| 25 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 22 – 23 |
| 26 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 24 – 25 |
| 27 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 26 – 27 |
| 28 | The Bench Volume 1 | Parts 28 – 29 |
| 29 | The Bench Volume 2 | Parts 1 – 4 |
| 30 | The Bench Volume 2 | Part 5 |
| Chambers Volumes 1 – 2 | ||
| 31 | Chambers Volume 10 | Parts 1 – 5 |
| 32 | Chambers Volume 10 | Parts 6 – 8 |
| 33 | Chambers Volume 10 | Parts 9 – 10 |
| 34 | Commons | |
| Finance Volume 1 | Parts 1 – 2 | |
| Finance Volume 2 | Parts 1 – 3 | |
| 35 | Finance Volume 2 | Parts 4 – 6 |
| 36 | Finance Volume 2 | Parts 7 – 14 |
| 37 | Finance Volume 2 | Parts 15 – 19 |
| 38 | Finance Volume 2 | Parts 20 – 23 |
| 39 | Finance Volume 2 | Parts 24 – 26 |
| 40 | Finance Volume 2 | Parts 27 – 29 |
| 41 | Finance Volume 3 | Parts 1 – 6 |
| 42 | Finance Volume 3 | Parts 7 – 10 |
| 43 | Finance Volume 3 | Parts 11 – 13 |
| 44 | Finance Volume 3 | Parts 14 – 16 |
| 45 | Finance Volume 3 | Parts 17 – 20 |
| 46 | Finance Volume 3 | Parts 21 – 23 |
| 47 | Finance Volume 3 | Parts 24 – 27 |
| 48 | Finance Volume 3 | Parts 28 – 30 |
| 49 | Parliament Of The Inn Volume 1 | Parts 1 – 3 |
| 50 | Parliament Of The Inn Volume 1 | Parts 4 – 5 |
| 51 | Parliament Of The Inn Volume 2 | Parts 1 – 9 |
| 52 | Parliament Of The Inn Volume 2 | Parts 9 – 13 |
| 53 | Records Volumes 1 – 2 | |
| 54 | Records Volumes 3 – 4 | |
| 55 | Records Volume 5 |