Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcription Project

Title

Description

This project explores the Salem Witch Trials by using primary sources from the 17th century, including historical maps, books, letters, images, and court records. The project also explores the important people of the time period.

Source

Boston Public Library
Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts

Massachusetts Historical Society
Documents in Salem Witchcraft Papers

Peabody Essex Museum
Essex County Court Archives (on deposit from The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. A division of Archives & Records Preservation)

Peabody Essex Museum
Essex Institute Archive

Massachusetts Archives
Witchcraft, 1692-1759 ; Volume 135

Massachusetts Archives
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1683 - 1724 Volume 40

Judicial Archives, Boston
Essex County Court Archives

Judicial Archives, Boston
Suffolk; Volumes 31 & 32

Judicial Archives, Boston
Middlesex County Court; Folio Collection

Judicial Archives, Boston
Superior Court of Judicature Court of Assize & General Goal Delivery

New York Public Library
Manuscripts and Archives Division

Maine Historical Society
Manuscript Collections

Access Rights

The material presented in the Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive is provided freely for non-commercial educational purposes. All other uses require advance permission from the project originators.

Language

English

Contributor

Documentary Research Archive
Technical Development
Scholars’ Lab, et. al.

Documentary Research Archive
Project Director
Benjamin C. Ray, Dept. of Religious Studies
The University of Virginia

Transcription Project
Editor-in-chief
Bernard Rosenthal
University of Binghamton
USA

Danvers Archival Center
Director
Mr. Richard Trask
Danvers Archival Center
Peabody Institute Library
USA

Transcription Project
Project Manager
Margo Burns
University of New Hampshire
USA

Date Copyrighted

2018