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

@file_pinax:file {title: "New Haven County Superior Court Files - Black, African American, and Indigenous History Collection", type: "Metadata", created: {start: @date_1690, end: @date_1859}, language: "en", rights: "Public Domain", source: "PINAX", access_url: "PLACEHOLDER"}

@file_pinax -> creator -> [@new_haven_county_superior_court, @state_of_connecticut, @connecticut_state_library]

@file_pinax -> subject -> [@murder:concept, @suicide:concept, @inheritance:concept, @legal_proceedings:concept, @summons:concept, @writ_and_summons:concept, @legal_fees:concept]

@legal_fees:concept -> related to -> @legal_costs:concept

@legal_fees:concept -> related to -> @court_fees:concept

@murder:concept -> related to -> @crime:concept

@suicide:concept -> related to -> @crime:concept

@inheritance:concept -> related to -> @property_valuation:concept

@legal_proceedings:concept -> related to -> @court_records:concept

@summons:concept -> related to -> @legal_documents:concept

@writ_and_summons:concept -> related to -> @legal_documents:concept

@file_pinax -> place -> [@new_haven, @derby, @guilford, @waterbury, @wallingford, @cheshire, @durham, @milford, @north_haven, @ansonia, @turkey_hill, @new_haven_ct, @ipswich, @stratford_new_york, @haverhill_ma, @augusta, @nifford, @fair_milford, @buckingham_hill, @four_mile_meadows]

@file_pinax -> indexed by -> @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject

@file_pinax -> uses_subject_field -> @subject_field

@file_pinax -> part of -> @new_haven_county_superior_court_project

@file_pinax -> holds -> @connecticut_state_library

@file_pinax -> institution -> @connecticut_state_library

@file_pinax -> description -> "A comprehensive collection of legal documents, court records, and proceedings from the New Haven County Superior Court, focusing on Black, African American, and Indigenous history. The collection spans various legal issues including costs, expenses, divorce cases, executions, inquests, land partitions, and more, from 1690 to 1859."

--- 

# SYNTHESIS

- The metadata file expands the subject taxonomy of @file_pinax by adding concepts such as @murder, @suicide, @inheritance, @legal_proceedings, @summons, @writ_and_summons, and @legal_fees, linking them to existing concepts like @crime, @legal_costs, @court_fees, and @property_valuation.  

- The creator list in the PINAX record (court, state, library) aligns with the broader creator network already defined in the subdirectory, reinforcing the institutional provenance of the collection.  

- Place references from the JSON file match the extensive geographic scope already captured for @file_pinax, confirming consistency across sources.  

- The indexing field @nhsc_baai_cases_papers_subject serves as the central subject‑index for the collection, now enriched by the newly added concepts, illustrating how the database schema integrates detailed subject headings from multiple documentation layers.