Use and Access

The Trinity Wall Street Archives, located at 74 Trinity Place, is a repository where records of long-term value are organized, preserved, maintained, and made available for research and reference.

The Archives houses approximately 2000 linear feet of records generated by the Parish and programs of Trinity Church. In addition to documenting the activities and growth of the Parish from its 1697 founding, the records provide information pertinent to the story of New York City and the Episcopal Diocese of New York.

Contact Information

Trinity Wall Street Archives
Parish of Trinity Church
74 Trinity Place, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10006
tel: (212) 602-9687
fax: (212) 602-9675
Email: archives@trinitywallstreet.org

Research and Access Policies

Conducting Genealogical Research

Trinity Wall Street Archives is making data from its Baptism, Marriage, and Burial Registers available on this website. Those conducting genealogical research are encouraged to go to "Churchyards and Registers" to locate a gravestone or to search for baptisms, marriages and burials. Register data entry is ongoing.

All onsite genealogical research is done by Archives staff on a fee-for-service basis. Archives staff can search parish

• Baptisms onwards from 1749
• Confirmations onwards from 1860
• Marriages onwards from 1750
• Burial records onwards from 1777-1783, 1800

The staff will also search communicants’ pew records, and records relating to St. Paul's Churchyard, Trinity Churchyard, and Trinity Church Cemetery. Fees are $40/hour. Contact the Archives to request a research application. All requests will be answered as time permits. Please allow up to two months for a response.

All Other Research

Those wishing to visit the Archives for non-genealogical research must apply for access by submitting an email or letter of intent/purpose to the Archives. The application should state in detail the purpose of the research, the affiliation of the researcher, and identify the objectives and intended products of the research inquiry. Students who wish to do research in the archives must be at the graduate level.

Records that are more than 25 years old are open to the public, with the following exceptions. Confidential records, including personnel records and other documents containing sensitive personal information, are closed for a period of 75 years. The archivist also reserves the right to restrict the use of records more than 25 years old if they have not been processed or appraised, if they contain unseparated personal information, or if their condition is fragile.

How to use the Guide

The holdings are arranged by Department function. Each Department function has an historical note which provides background and a scope and content note which describes what records are available. The dates in the headings in parentheses refer to tenure of the person cited; dates without parentheses refer to the date span of the records available in the archive.