Dinah Inquest High Resolution Scans

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Description

Dinah Inquest High‑Resolution Scans Collection

Overview

This is a digital collection of high‑resolution scans of the inquest documents pertaining to a case named Dinah from the New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC). The collection consists of two TIFF images, each approximately 47 MB, that have been OCR‑processed and are available in the public domain. It is held by the Connecticut State Library and is part of the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers project, which focuses on court records involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals.

Background

The NHSC BAAI Cases Papers project was initiated by the New Haven County Superior Court and supported by the Connecticut State Library. Its goal is to arrange, describe, and digitize Superior Court files that involve Black, African American, and Indigenous parties, thereby preserving an under‑represented segment of legal history. The Dinah inquest documents were originally filed in New Haven, Connecticut, and were digitized as part of this broader effort.

Contents

  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSInquestsDinah001.tif – a high‑resolution scan of the first page of the inquest, including OCR text.
  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSInquestsDinah002.tif – a high‑resolution scan of the second page, also OCR‑enabled.

Both files are in English, contain legal terminology typical of inquest proceedings, and are annotated with subject headings: Inquests, Legal Documents, and Black, African American, and Indigenous History. The accompanying PINAX metadata file provides the collection’s descriptive record and links the images to the broader NHSC BAAI database.

Scope

The collection covers the specific inquest documents for the Dinah case, likely dating to the period when the case was heard (exact dates are not provided in the metadata). It is geographically limited to New Haven, Connecticut, and thematically focused on inquest proceedings involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals. The collection does not include ancillary materials such as court transcripts, photographs, or related case files beyond the two scanned pages. All materials are in the public domain, allowing unrestricted use for research, teaching, and public dissemination.

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@baai_history:concept {description: "Black, African American, and Indigenous History"}

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@dinah_inquest_high_res_scans -> subject -> [@inquests, @legal_documents, @baai_history]

@file_pinax:file {filename: "pinax.json", type: "Metadata (PINAX)", related_collection: @dinah_inquest_high_res_scans}

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@dinah_inquest_high_res_scans -> documented by -> @file_pinax

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  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:20:09 PM
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