New Haven County Superior Court Inquest Records - Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) Collection

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Description

New Haven County Superior Court Inquest Records – Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) Collection

Overview

This is a digital collection of high‑resolution TIFF images of inquest records from the New Haven County Superior Court (NHSC). The material is part of the Connecticut State Library’s “New Haven County Superior Court Files” record group and is specifically curated for cases involving Black, African American, and Indigenous individuals. The collection is in the public domain, written in English, and is intended for scholarly research, genealogy, and public history projects.

Background

The NHSC BAAI project is a retrospective initiative by the Connecticut State Library to recover, digitize, and describe court records that illuminate the legal experiences of Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples in New Haven County. The inquest records were originally handwritten or typed documents preserved in the court’s archives and have been scanned at high resolution to preserve detail for long‑term use. The collection is linked to the NHSC BAAI Cases Papers Subject index, which assigns controlled subject headings to each case and paper for easier discovery.

Contents

The collection contains two TIFF files:
  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSInquestsPeter001.tif (≈29 MB)
  • RG003NHSCBAAIPSInquestsPeter002.tif (≈30 MB)

Both images are scanned at a resolution sufficient to read fine print and marginalia. The files are accompanied by metadata that records the source, format, and subject terms (e.g., “Inquests,” “Legal Documents,” “Black History,” “Indigenous History”). The collection is catalogued under the subject‑heading field “Nhsc Baai Cases Papers Subject,” ensuring that researchers can locate it through the library’s subject index.

Scope

The collection focuses exclusively on inquest records from the NHSC that involve Black, African American, or Indigenous individuals. It does not include other types of court filings (e.g., civil, criminal, probate). No specific date range is provided in the metadata, but the records likely span the late 19th to mid‑20th centuries, reflecting the period when inquest proceedings were routinely documented in the county’s archives. Geographically, the material pertains to New Haven County, Connecticut, and is relevant to scholars of legal history, African American studies, Indigenous studies, and local history.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

@new_haven_county_superior_court:organization {type: "Court"}

@connecticut_state_library:organization {type: "State Library"}

@nhsc_baai_inquest_collection:document {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Inquest Records - Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) Collection", creator: @new_haven_county_superior_court, institution: @connecticut_state_library, language: "en", rights: "Public Domain", description: "High-resolution TIFF copies of inquest records from the New Haven County Superior Court, focusing on Black, African American, and Indigenous cases.", subjects: ["Inquests","Legal Documents","Black History","African American History","Indigenous History","New Haven County","Connecticut"]}

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_peter_001_tif:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Inquests_Peter_001.tif.ref.json", format: "TIFF", related_to: @nhsc_baai_inquest_collection}

@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_peter_002_tif:file {filename: "RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Inquests_Peter_002.tif.ref.json", format: "TIFF", related_to: @nhsc_baai_inquest_collection}

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject:concept {description: "Subject-heading field for the New Haven County Superior Court files concerning Black, African American, and Indigenous cases and papers"}

@nhsc_baai_inquest_collection -> includes -> [@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_peter_001_tif, @file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_peter_002_tif]

@nhsc_baai_inquest_collection -> subject index field -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

@nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject -> abbreviation -> "NHSC_BAAI_Cases_Papers_Subject"

@nhsc:concept {full_form: "New Haven County Superior Court Files"}

@new_haven_county_superior_court_files:concept {description: "Record group of New Haven County Superior Court files"}

@nhsc -> abbreviation_of -> @new_haven_county_superior_court_files

@baai:concept {full_form: "Black, African American, and Indigenous"}

@black_african_american_and_indigenous_history:concept {description: "History of Black, African American, and Indigenous peoples in New Haven County court records"}

@baai -> abbreviation_of -> @black_african_american_and_indigenous_history

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

@cases_papers -> part_of -> @new_haven_county_superior_court_files

Metadata

Title
New Haven County Superior Court Inquest Records - Black, African American, and Indigenous (BAAI) Collection
Type
Collection
Creator
New Haven County Superior Court
Institution
Connecticut State Library
Created
YYYY
Language
en
Subjects
Inquests, Legal Documents, Black History, African American History, Indigenous History, New Haven County, Connecticut
Rights
Public Domain
Place
New Haven County, Connecticut
Source
PINAX

Files (2)

RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Inquests_Peter_001.tifTIFF
28.3 MB
RG003_NHSC_BAAI_PS_Inquests_Peter_002.tifTIFF
28.63 MB

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/4/2025, 3:20:24 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/4/2025, 2:50:59 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/4/2025, 6:40:54 AM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/4/2025, 6:33:39 AM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: High_Resolution_TIFF_Copies"

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