Inquest Dick Collection

Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 3:19:53 PM

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Description

Inquest Dick Collection – High‑Resolution Scans of New Haven County Superior Court Inquest Documents

Overview

This digital collection comprises high‑resolution TIFF scans of inquest documents from the New Haven County Superior Court. As part of the Connecticut State Library’s New Haven court project, the collection is held in the public domain and contains two large image files (RG003NHSCBAAIPSInquestsDick001.tif and RG003NHSCBAAIPSInquestsDick002.tif). The material is in English and was created in an unspecified year (YYYY).

Background

The collection is a subset of the New Haven County Superior Court Files (NHSC) and focuses on cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals (BAAI). It was assembled under a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant that supports the digitization and indexing of these records. The “Inquest Dick” title refers to the inquest documents processed as part of the BAAI cases‑papers subject index.

Contents

  • Two TIFF images, each approximately 35–36 MB, containing scanned pages of inquest proceedings.
  • Metadata indicating provenance, creator (New Haven County Superior Court), and subject headings (Inquests, Legal Documents, Black, African American, and Indigenous History).
  • Links to the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers subject field, which assigns controlled subject terms to each case.

Scope

The collection covers inquest documents from New Haven County Superior Court cases that involve Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals. It is geographically limited to New Haven County, Connecticut, and focuses on legal inquiries into causes of death or circumstances surrounding incidents. The collection does not include other court documents such as indictments, trial transcripts, or cases outside the BAAI subset. It is intended for researchers interested in legal history, racial justice, and the archival record of inquests in Connecticut.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

@file_pinax -> documents -> @inquest_dick_collection:collection {title: "Inquest Dick Collection", creator: @new_haven_county_superior_court, institution: @connecticut_state_library, created: @date_YYYY, language: "en", subjects: [@inquest, @legal_document, @black_african_american_and_indigenous_history], description: "High resolution scans of inquest documents related to the New Haven County Superior Court cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals.", rights: "Public Domain", place: [@new_haven, @new_haven_county, @connecticut]}

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_dick_001_tif -> part of -> @inquest_dick_collection

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_dick_002_tif -> part of -> @inquest_dick_collection


@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {full_name: "New Haven County Superior Court", type: "Court"}

@connecticut_state_library:organization {full_name: "Connecticut State Library", type: "State Library"}

@inquest:concept {definition: "Legal inquiry into the cause of death or circumstances surrounding an incident"}

@legal_document:concept {definition: "Document produced within a legal context, such as filings, orders, or records"}

@black_african_american_and_indigenous_history:concept {definition: "Historical study focusing on Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples"}

@nhsc:concept {abbreviation: "NHSC", full_name: "New Haven County Superior Court Files", record_group: 3, institution: @connecticut_state_library}

@baai:concept {abbreviation: "BAAI", full_name: "Black, African American, and Indigenous"}

@cases_papers:concept {definition: "Case files and related papers of the New Haven County Superior Court"}

@subject_field:field {definition: "Subject-heading field containing controlled terms for each case/paper (e.g., crime type, topic, people groups)"}

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:field {description: "Subject column of the internal index for New Haven County Superior Court case files involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals"} {related_to: @nhsc, related_to: @baai, related_to: @cases_papers, related_to: @subject_field}

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  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:19:53 PM
    "Added description"
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  • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:40:32 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:33:05 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: High_Resolution_Scans_Inquest_Dick"

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