Abstract
Notarial records, which have been maintained for many centures in a number of European countries, contain a wealth of data that is just beginning to be used in social scientific research. In France such work is being done by members of a new discipline, notarial sociology. Sociological, economic, demographic and psychological questions that can be answered by notarial data are suggested, and methods of studying marriage contracts, acts of sale and acts of loan are outlined.
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