The Abbey-Principality of San Luigi has recently promulgated a policy concerning enquiries from individuals on matters of archival research and scholarship.

1. Archival information of a public nature, including the historic publications of the Abbey-Principality, will be made available via this website wherever possible. The archives of the Abbey-Principality include significant further digitised and non-digitised resources, including much private correspondence.
2. Those seeking information must first satisfy the Abbey-Principality of their bona fides and state clearly and completely the full purpose of their enquiry.
3. Individuals undertaking enquiries for the purposes of an academic research degree, such as a Ph.D., will generally be provided with any relevant information held. They will be required to provide evidence of their enrolment on a degree programme and of the relevance of the materials concerned to their research.
4. Individuals seeking information for book or article publications will normally need to satisfy the Abbey-Principality that any material provided will be treated with respect, and the Abbey-Principality may make it a condition of providing material that it has copy approval of any final publication.
5. The Abbey-Principality reserves the right not to provide access to archival information to individuals, organizations, or churches which have a history of hostility or misrepresentation towards any of the communions in corporate relation with the Abbey-Principality.
6. Material that is under copyright can only be released with permission of the copyright holder or where it is proven that the intended use falls within a recognized legal fair use exception.
7. The Abbey-Principality reserves the right not to respond to enquiries where a response would take up excessive time and resources.
8. The Abbey-Principality cannot provide scans or photocopies of non-digitised materials.
9. Archival materials of a private nature, such as private correspondence, may only be accessed under special circumstances, and prior written undertakings as to their use may be required.
10. None of the above shall be taken to express any position against the freedom of speech and the right to express opinions of any kind.