Bibframe Work
TitleSeptember 11, 2001 documentary project collectionOther Titles (e.g. Variant)September 11, 2001 documentary projectTypeMixed MaterialCollectionAccompanying MaterialSung or spoken text: EnglishSung or spoken text: Spanish Notelanguage: Most materials are in English; at least one recording is in Spanish.SummaryThe collection documents reactions of ordinary citizens in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States in sound and video recordings of interviews and personal narratives; as well as photographs, children's drawings, two scrapbooks, letters and e-mail, poems, ephemera, a sermon, and a few artifacts, including three United States flags. Photographs document spontaneous shrines near the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia; memorials in Seattle, Washington, and other locations. Some photographs also document displays of public reactions, for example, the commentaries displayed on church signage in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Some items were submitted as group projects of schools, libraries, and museums from 30 states in the U.S., and from American military service personnel and their families in Naples, Italy. The collection also includes ribbons, bumper stickers, and related miscellaneaOrigin Date(s)2001-2002 Authorized Access PointSeptember 11, 2001 documentary project collectionCollection ArrangementCollection Organization: Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscripts; II. Sound Recordings; III. Graphic Images; IV. Moving Images; V. Electronic Media; VI. Artifacts