The Library holds the official papers of several Bishops of London, known as the Fulham Papers as they were were transferred from Fulham Palace, the former Bishops' residence.

The majority of the collection dates from the 18th-19th centuries and includes correspondence on the administration of the diocese of London, and on the churches, particularly in America and the West Indies, which came under the bishop's jurisdiction at the time.

It also includes a series of visitation returns, 1763-1900, the earlier volumes being in the Guildhall Library, which houses the majority of records of the diocese. Further diocesan records are held at London Metropolitan Archives (ref: DL).

There are a number of finding aids to Faculty Office material which do not yet form part of our online catalogue (see attachment, right).

A micropublication of the colonial sections of the papers is available in several American libraries and may also be purchased from World Microfilms Limited, who also publish micropublications of the letterbooks of Bishop Blomfield and the London visitation returns 1763-1815.