Collection: Criminal Trial Transcripts of New York County Collection (1883-1927)

Collection Description

The entire Criminal Trial Transcripts of the County of New York 1883-1927 collection has been digitized as of June 2025 but they are not yet all available here. Around 1/3 of the transcripts are available on these pages - best search is "trial###".  If you don't find the transcript you are looking for here, check the index or the long list to find the reel & transcript numbers and request access by emailing our Special Collections.

The Lloyd Sealy Library Criminal Trial Transcripts collection consists of the verbatim typewritten transcripts of proceedings of 3,326 court cases, held in various courts of New York County, which included Manhattan and the Bronx until 1914.

see also:

• Guide to the Criminal Trial Transcripts Collection.
• New York City Criminal Courts: Historical Research Guide
• New York Prisons and Jails: Historical Research Guide