Successive heads of the Konoe family have inherited and taken good care of the important documents and records, such as diaries of ancestors, and records of ceremonies of the Imperial Court, including "Mido Kanpakuki," diary of FUJIWARA no Michinaga.
近衛家の歴代当主は、藤原道長の日記『御堂関白記』をはじめ、先祖の日記や朝廷の儀式関係などの重要な文書記録を大切に伝えてきた。