New Haven County Superior Court Case Files: Executions - Hampton vs. Martin Clark

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Case Files: Executions – Hampton vs. Martin Clark Collection

Overview

This digital collection comprises high‑resolution TIFF scans of the case file for Hampton vs. Martin Clark, an execution case heard by the New Haven County Superior Court. The files are part of the Connecticut State Library’s archival holdings and are catalogued under the subject‑heading field Nhsc Baai Cases Papers Subject, which groups court records related to Black, African American, and Indigenous history.

Background

The case was processed by the New Haven County Superior Court and subsequently digitised by the Connecticut State Library as part of the NHSC BAAI (Black, African American, and Indigenous History) project. The project, funded through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, aims to arrange, describe, and preserve court records that illuminate the experiences of people of color in Connecticut’s legal history. The collection is housed in the State Library’s digital repository, with an access URL currently indicated as a placeholder.

Contents

  • Two TIFF images (≈29 MB each) representing the first two pages of the original case file.
  • Metadata linking each image to the case record Hampton vs. Martin Clark and to the subject‑heading concept Nhsc Baai Cases Papers Subject.
  • Subject terms: Executions, Legal Cases, Black, African American, and Indigenous History, Court Records.
  • Provenance information: creator (New Haven County Superior Court), institution (Connecticut State Library), language (English).

Scope

The collection covers the specific execution case of Hampton vs. Martin Clark within New Haven County, Connecticut. It includes only the scanned pages of the case file and the associated metadata; it does not contain ancillary documents such as related correspondence or appellate filings. The material is relevant to researchers studying criminal justice, race relations, and legal history in Connecticut, particularly those interested in the treatment of Black, African American, and Indigenous litigants in the early twentieth century.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

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Metadata

Title
New Haven County Superior Court Case Files: Executions - Hampton vs. Martin Clark
Type
Collection
Creator
New Haven County Superior Court
Institution
Connecticut State Library
Created
YYYY
Language
en
Subjects
Executions, Legal Cases, Black, African American, and Indigenous History, Court Records
Place
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Source
PINAX

Files (2)

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Executions_HamptonvsMartinClark_CaseFile_001.tifTIFF
27.86 MB
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Executions_HamptonvsMartinClark_CaseFile_002.tifTIFF
28.44 MB

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:18:07 PM
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  • v3 · 12/4/2025, 2:43:28 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:39:21 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:30:40 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: HighResolution_ArchivalScans"

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