Notarial Archives Foundation

The NAF aims to ensure that the rich collection of notarial  documents, a vital primary source for all aspects of historical investigation  over the past six hundred years, is preserved and protected in a  professional, efficient and accessible manner for future generations of  researchers. The Notarial Archives constitute an outstanding primary source  for historical investigation and provide proof of an uninterrupted series of  daily activities from the late fifteenth century to date. Consequently, they  shed light on various laws, customs and traditions which moulded Maltese  society throughout the centuries, and not the least on the evolution of legal  history and practice. The NAF envisions the transformation of the Notarial  Archives into a leading centre of scientific research which will be fully  accessible to both the local as well as the international research community.