15 20 632 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hi Mom, Everything's still going well here. I've been listening to the radio a lot, but other than that, stuff seems normal. ... I spoke to Susan and Jim, and I think everyone I know in DC and NYC is okay. And Bijal in DC said last night that she could see the smoke from her apartment window, which is only about a mile from the Pentagon. So yeah, it's a hell of a lot to take in. ... Now my biggest fear is that this may lead to war with Afghanistan, which may turn into WWIII, which may turn nuclear. Afghanistan does have nuclear capability. Speaking of foreign lands, I also heard from Brian, and he's okay in Jerusalem, though his program may be cut short. Oh, and I don't know if I told Dad about the MD state of emergency--apparently a list of 11 "targets" was found, the Trade Center and Pentagon among them, and they also included the MD capitol building in Annapolis and the World Trade Center right here in Baltimore. Well, if I mentioned that to you, that scare is over--they discovered it to be a hoax earlier this morning. I'm going to go make dinner (it's strange shopping/cooking/cleaning--tonight I'm trying couscous with sliced yellow pepper). I still haven't hooked my computer up at home, so if I only respond to e-mails once a day it's because I can only check them that often. Tell Deanna I say hi. Love, A September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9-12-01 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Re: HOWIE YADOON Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email337.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 128.220.21.106 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. hi dad and joyce. we are fine. they evacuated our building yesterday (as they did most of downtown) and we had to walk 3-4 miles home since the subway wasn't working AND all the taxis of course were filled up. we were moving faster than the traffic though. As soon as we got home, we took off and went out to ocean city, about 150 miles away and stayed overnight. just got back into the office. everyone is kinda freaked out. i have a friend who works close to the wtc and she said she had to "run for her life" when the buildings fell. another friend WORKS in the wtc and she saw the second plane crash and the people jumping. i have to say DC got out lucky. that other plane that crashed in PA was probably coming here for the second punch. they crashed just over the maryland border. my apt. is only a mile from the capitol. my office is only 3 blocks from the white house. i feel the same way i did during the riots. frightened. but being here right now is probably the safest place to be since the President is in town and they have fighter jets patrolling the sky and army trucks all over the place. surreal. drive safe. talk soon. dyana September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9/12/01 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Where are you Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email861.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hi Mom, I got your message--I was talking to someone when you called. I've been trying to call you but I can't get through--"all circuits are busy." If you see this e-mail, try calling me again. Maybe calls into the area are getting through. We're OK--still in shock. No school, probably till Monday. I suppose you saw on TV that 7 World Trade Center collapsed. That's the building Beth worked in. She still can't believe it....Believe it or not, she is on jury duty today. Love, Mike September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Thursday, September 13, 2001 11:36 AM September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Barbara Gates September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Michael Gates September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Phone problems Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email684.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-08 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 166.84.217.118 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Dear Fellow Employee, Todays terrorist attacks against New York City and our country are impossible for us to comprehend. Our thoughts, our prayers, and our support go out to the victims and their families and friends. I know that many employees witnessed this horrific event from our MetroTech building, and were deeply affected by the sight. To be so close to such senseless devastation undermines our sense of security and well being. I encourage you to talk to each other about your feelings, and to use the services of our counselors, to help work through the very natural emotional distress you may be experiencing. It will take time and our collective strength to come to terms with this tragedy. We will get through it together, as a company and a country. Bob Catell September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9/11/01 5:15 PM September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Front Page -- September 11, 2001 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email540.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-21 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 198.74.11.100 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. To: Jeannine Dugan Sent: Sep 11, 2001 09:42 Subject: I am okay The pentagon is up in smoke. Helicopters are flying all over the place apparently the hit the corridor w down from me. This is some scarey stuff. Whatever happens I love you! But I am sure we will be fine. Love Me *************************************** To: Jeannine Dugan Sent: Sep 11, 2001 10:38 Subject: Sweetie Emails seem to be slow. F16 are flying around and they are expecting another hit. Tell my parents and family I love them and tell them I am okay. I love you sweetie. Me September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9/11/01 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Jeannine Dugan September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Chris Dugan September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Re: I am Okay Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email889.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-16 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.48.175.36 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. In case anyone is worried about me. I'm in New Jersey today. It is unbelievable what's happening in New York. I'm serious. Get to a television if you can. Love, Stephen September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9/11/2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients EO, LO, JO, AH September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. SO September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. World Trade Center Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email378.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. unknown Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.213.205.66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Rachel/Faith, The family that owns one of the small hotels we stayed at in Germany sent this message to us yesterday. It was so nice. Dad *********************************************************** Dear Mr Moore, we cannot find any words for what had happened yersterday! This terrorism attack hit our hards. The only way to let you know that our hards and thoughts are with you in the United States of America is to send you this e-mail! We hope that you, your family and your friends are save and healthy! In deep sadness from Fuessen in Bavaria Your family Birgit & Norbert Schoell and the Kurcafe staff Hotel Kurcafe*** Bahnhofstraße 4 / 87629 Füssen Deutschland September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:23:17 -0400 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Message from hotel in Germany Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email325.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. unknown Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.253.168.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. ---------- From: Timothy Stead <TStead@kennethpark.com> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 12:02 PM To: "'tstead@mindspring.com'" <tstead@mindspring.com> Rusty: Ok, here's the plan. I got myself some provisions and I'm going to head for the Port Authority Bus Terminal. If there are no buses, I'll go to Penn Station and see if I can get a train to any destination east. Newark may be where I end up and If so I'll probably just hoof it to Kearny, assuming the phones are still out. If Penn Station is not running trains I'll check PATH, and if not PATH then I'll either wait or walk up to the GWB. I can either walk across the bridge or take a bus from the GWB bus terminal, if they're running. I wish I had something more specific to tell you. Strange sight downstairs in the Duane Reade. People lined upa the lottery machine, like it's their lucky day. I love you and I'll see you soon. Timothy Stead Project Manager kennethpark Architects Tel: (212) 599-0044 Fax: (212) 599-0066 email: tstead@kennethpark.com September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Tue, 11 Sep 2001 12:02 PM September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Rusty Stead September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Timothy Stead September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email578.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Dear Friend, Thank you so much for your generous gift to the American Red Cross to help meet the demands of this catastrophe. As you know, on Tuesday, September 11, the United States suffered the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history. This catastrophic event has created need that is unprecedented in American history. As the arduous rescue effort in New York City, and the relief effort to the many thousands of Americans who have been affected by this nationwide tragedy continue, the Red Cross is very much aware of new emerging needs borne of this disaster. In response, we have created The American Red Cross Liberty Disaster Relief Fund to help the American people respond to and cope with the impact of this catastrophe to its conclusion, keeping our promise to be there to offer life-saving help, in any manner required. Your heartfelt support is key to our relief effort. It will be a long and difficult road to recovery for the United States as we deal with this crisis. The Red Cross will be there every step of the way, and so will you, through your generous gift to the American Red Cross. Please continue to visit us at http://www.RedCross.org to see how we are using your donation to make a difference, and at http://www.DisasterRelief.org for the most current disaster updates and stories about the people being helped. Together, we can save a life. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:10:06 -0400 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Suzanne Morse September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. "Your American Red Cross" September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Thanks from your American Red Cross! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email634.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. unknown Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-30 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.105.121.98 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Dear Patricia and Jeannie, Thank you for these charming pictures (this is for Patricia). Right now, I just come back to Paris, and I DO HOPE that you, your family and friends are OK after this terrible attack in your city. There is no word to qualify this horrible act. Please, if you have time give some news from you. Of course, I can't imagine how you are feeling now, but be sure many many people here are very moved and will support you in these difficult moments. Despite of the distance between France and USA, you can ask me ANYTHING to help you. Please, when you will have more time, give some news from you. I will be very happy to hear you on the phone, or to receive a little email, just to say you're fine. Sincerely, Jean-Luc. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9/14/01 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Patricia Meja September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Jean-Luc Donay September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. News Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email454.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 22:00:37 Hi you guys, Thanks for the card Bob. Campus did hold classes today, but everything was strange. The bus was totally silent. Campus always has really loud music playing, but not today. They already had a memorial up. I went to the program they had at 4:30. It was just people talking about whatever they wanted. Two girls there were from NYC and they were sobbing as they talked. It was really sad. Meanwhile I am not feeling very good. I have a sore throat and I feel like I have a fever. I don't feel warm, but I just feel like that. I have stopped watching most of the news, although I did watch the BBC news tonight. Their broadcast has much less sensationalism. Also I called Janet from campus with a phone card. She had really freaked out yesterday because they were saying there that the plane had gone down in Pittsburgh. So she was asking me if any of us had heard it. I explained that it was very far away. But she had been flipping out at school yesterday. How are you guys doing? How was school today Mom? Any absences? Campus seemed like there were less people today. I think I'm going to go to bed early. Just after I have a glass of juice. What are our plans for Sunday? Ti amo, Katie September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9-12-01 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients my parents September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Re: hi Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email451.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. unknown Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.113.39.195 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. 09-13-01 Dear Vicky- Thank God we are all okay. Both Christine and me were caught in the dust storm when the tower collapsed and ran for our lives. Our office is three blocks from there so I don't know when we will able to get back. Please e-mail me your phone and fax # as I think we will set up office in my apartment on Monday. Thank you for your concern - words cannot express the horror of this tragedy which affects all of us. Kate 06-08-02 Hi Vickie- Loved your letter and so happy you both had a great time in my city. When you were at the church with the mementos all over the fence, you were literally 1 block from our office. I pass that church every day to make the bank deposit. I still get teary eyed when I see some the mementos. Kate September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. I sent the original email to her on 9-11-01 and received this reply on 9-13-01 2nd email was after I had made a trip there and showed the healing power of time for my friend. September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Vickie Capers September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Kate Purcell September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. This is a friend and a business associate. The phone lines did not work so I emailed her. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email798.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.169.160.196 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. From: Julee Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:37 AM To: Susan, Jerry, Rich, and Elise Susan, Jerry, Rich, and Elise, Oh My God! We are so worried about you. Please contact us whenever and however you can! All our love and prayers to you and all of those suffering. Julee ============================================================ From: Richard Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 10:40:40 -0400 To: Julee I'm ok, dad is in nj and he said he spoke to mom, I think Nancy went to get the kids at school - I can't reach elise, but dad talked to her and said Rich V. was walking from their apartment to work when the first plane hit. He went home and was walking up to mom and dad's place - probably when the towers collapsed - I assume he was far enough away... ============================================================ From: Julee Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 5:42 PM To: Richard Richard, We are glad to hear that you are alright. I've passed your note on to the rest of the family. What a horrible, horrible tragedy. Let me know when you hear from Nancy. Love, Julee ============================================================ To: Julee Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 4:45 PM From: Richard everyone is accounted for and is safe - Nancy went out to get the kids from school - I was home around noon. Rich V. is with us now. Elise was in New Jersey and is now in Madison. Thanks, Rich September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:37 AM September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. We are with you Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. yeah, i needed some human contact, so i came in. it's just so terrible, just shocking. we had a prayer circle here this morning, and since then it is very quiet here, not much need for you to come in, a lot of people aren't here. we've located all our friends in new york and dc, so that is a relief. i might leave early today, we'll see cristin At 11:19 AM 9/11/2001, you wrote Cristin, I knew you would be at work this morning. How's it going at the office. My mother-in-law woke me up early this morning with the terrible news and I've been watching the news all morning. Originally we have relatives visiting this week, but we have to cancel the trips for them, as well as for my parents, who was supposed to travel to Las Vegas with them. So, I have been busy taking care of all that. Hope everything is ok with your friends and family. I plan to come in this<br> afternoon, unless it's absolutely quiet there September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. september 11, 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. how are you doing? 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hello all, Well, we don't know exactly who is behind this attack, but here's a little warning just in case. Today's the first anniversary of Arafat caving to US/Israeli demands and postponing the declaration of a Palestinian state, so that may be connected to today's events, and if it is, then November 15th is another date to watch out for. Here's a link from ArabicNews.com's Sept. 11 2000 issue: http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/000911/2000091142.html "Palestinian central council delays declaring a Palestinian state Palestine, Politics, 9/11/2000 The Palestinian central council decided on delaying the declaration of their independent country and members of the council will convene once more before 15th of coming November to discuss the issue while arrangements of the country's restoration will be continued. November the 15th coincides with the anniversary of the symbolic declaration of the Palestinian country in Algeria, which took place 22 years ago." And even though security everywhere is sure to be massively increased, I would also watch out the day after tomorrow, because September 13 is the anniversary of the Oslo Accords... "13 September, 1993: Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) sign the Declaration Of Principles (DOP) on the White House lawn. The deal was sealed with a handshake between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Known as the Oslo accord, it set down an outline for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank. Palestinians viewed it as a first step towards statehood after years of foreign rule, exile and dispossession." I hope nobody takes this email as discriminatory or premature or anything; it's just in case. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Tue, 11 Sep 2001 16:49:52 -0500 (EST) September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 14:48:30 -0400 To: Sarah Tuft Subject: Suras from the Qu'ran This is important for all to read. In it you may find things that are good and some bad. Remember interpretation depends on the reader. In trying to understand why people hate and/or choose to create hatred out of belief, we all need to keep in mind that these grounds have been walked before in the name of righteousness, religion and God. Suras from the Qu'ran 2- The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) [2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts; anyone who (1) believes in GOD, and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve. [2:190] You may fight in the cause of GOD against those who attack you, but do not aggress. GOD does not love the aggressors. (This sura is just one of many that fuels Islamic Fundamentalists theory that they are fighting for G-d) [2:191] You may kill those who wage war against you, and you may evict them whence they evicted you. Oppression is worse than murder. Do not fight them at the Sacred Masjid, unless they attack you therein. If they attack you, you may kill them. This is the just retribution for those disbelievers. [2:193] You may also fight them to eliminate oppression, and to worship GOD freely. If they refrain, you shall not aggress; aggression is permitted only against the aggressors. [2:244] You shall fight in the cause of GOD, and know that GOD is Hearer, Knower. [2:256] There shall be no compulsion in religion: the right way is now distinct from the wrong way. Anyone who denounces the devil and believes in GOD has grasped the strongest bond; one that never breaks. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. ( in other words, NO MUSLIM is allowed to force their religious beliefs onto anyone, for in their holy book it says NO COMPUSION.) 3- The Amramites (Al-Imran) [3:82] Those who reject this (Quranic prophecy) are the evil ones. 4- Women (Al-Nisa) [4:34] The men are made responsible for the women, and GOD has endowed them with certain qualities, and made them the bread earners. The righteous women will cheerfully accept this arrangement, since it is GOD's commandment, and honor their husbands during their absence. If you experience rebellion from the women, you shall first talk to them, then (you may use negative incentives like) deserting them in bed, then you may (as a last alternative) beat them. If they obey you, you are not permitted to transgress against them. GOD is Most High, Supreme. (This sura is the reason women are treated like animals in the Islamic world) 5- The Feast (Al-Ma'edah) [5:82] You will find that the worst enemies of the believers are the Jews and the idol worshipers. And you will find that the closest people in friendship to the believers are those who say, "We are Christian." This is because they have priests and monks among them, and they are not arrogant. 8- The Spoils of War (Al-Anfal) [8:12] Recall that your Lord inspired the angels: "I am with you; so support those who believed. I will throw terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved. You may strike them above the necks, and you may strike even every finger." [8:17] It was not you who killed them; GOD is the One who killed them. It was not you who threw when you threw; GOD is the One who threw. But He thus gives the believers a chance to earn a lot of credit. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. [9:41] You shall readily mobilize, light or heavy, and strive with your money and your lives in the cause of GOD. This is better for you, if you only knew. [9:60] Charities shall go to the poor, the needy, the workers who collect them, the new converts, to free the slaves, to those burdened by sudden expenses, in the cause of GOD, and to the traveling alien. Such is GOD's commandment. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise. (This particular SURA states that charity work, or ZAKAT is compulsory, yet why is it that Osama Bin Laden, a multi-millionaire funds only his terrorist group, and not the refugees that CLEARLY need the help due to starvation, disease, and homelessness??????) September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Sat, 22 Sep 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Subject: Suras from the Qu'ran Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email146.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. -----Original Message----- From: Gorelick, Steve Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: I am fine. From my building on 5th Avenue at the CUNY Graduate Center, large plumes of smoke from the World Trade Center can be seen, although the Trade Center buildings themselves are gone. We are located several miles uptown. The street downstairs -- Fifth Avenue -- is crowded with people walking uptown. Lower Manhattan is closed. Public transportation is still at a standstill. All entry and exit to Manhattan is closed, including all the tunnels and bridges that bring commuters in and out. We have hundreds of employees who we will have to take care of this evening if they cannot leave the island of Manhattan for Westchester, Long Island, and New Jersey. But people are doing very well, with minimal panic. It is possible that people are actually more stunned than calm. At first we were a bit concerned about the Empire State building being a potential target, given our proximity to that building, but we feel we need to stay open as a refuge for all of our professors and students who have nowhere to go. It is hard it imagine, given the reports, that anything less than thousands of people have perished. The mayor has moved his emergency headquarters away from its lower Manhattan site to a now undisclosed location. It is surreal watching this unfold. Steve Dr. Steven M. Gorelick Special Assistant to the President CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue New York, New York 10016 September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. September 11, 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Group of Friends September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Steve Gorelick September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. I am fine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email3.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. unknown Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. yes Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-25 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 146.96.116.127 Annotation Annotations to this item. Politics and politicians Struggle to get home Students/Teachers NY:3 Sep 11- Sep 21, 2001 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. First I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to anyone that knows of anyone who perished today or who was injured today. I know of many people who worked in those buildings although I am hearing some encouraging reports like for instance Kristen Lesko who was in Tower 2 when the first plane struck and got out of the building safely. Separately on a more happier note, my brother and his wife Cindy had a baby girl today, Emily Rose at 12:54 pm. I think everyone should make an effort to give blood because the red cross needs it desperately and that is the least that we could do. I hope everyone and there families are safe. Frank September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 5:28 PM September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. no subject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email450.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. ---------- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 14:41:06 -0400 To: Sarah Tuft <sarahtee@mindspring.com, Subject: FW: The antiterrorism legislation before Congress is dangerous -- ------ Forwarded Message From: xxx Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 11:30:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: The antiterrorism legislation before Congress is dangerous Don't Press the Panic Button The antiterrorism legislation before Congress is dangerous. By xxx, research director, xxx September 21, 2001 9:10 a.m. Congress is being asked to rush to pass emergency antiterrorist legislation written by the Department of Justice. House Committee hearings are scheduled for Friday, Senate hearings for Tuesday, and the DOJ is demanding the bill be enacted by the end of the week. It would be a serious mistake for Congress leaders to force this legislation into law without careful scrutiny, because much of the legislation turns out to have nothing to do with fighting terrorism. Instead, the legislation contains a host of items which have been on bureaucratic wish lists for many years. As we strongly support Attorney General Ashcroft and his staff in performing their executive-branch duties, Congress must remain faithful to its own duties, which is to make laws carefully and correctly. Before voting for any bill - and especially for a bill on a fast-forward agenda - congressmen have an obligation to read the bill. When they read the proposed new DOJ bill, they will find much that is unnecessary, and more that is a serious threat to the Bill of Rights. For example Section 406 of the bill expands "property" to certain drug-forfeiture orders. The expansion might or might not be a good idea, but it has no business being in an emergency terrorism bill. Also, the bill authorizes secret searches, whereby a person would never be notified that his property has been searched. This broad provision applies to alll kinds of searches, not just terrorism searches, and is simply a retread of a failed proposal from the last Congress. A much larger set of non-terrorist items can be found in the wiretap proposals. Currently, federal wiretaps operate under two distinct statutes. One statute is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, enacted in 1978. This law gives broad surveillance powers to the federal government, and authorizes the issuance of wiretaps by a secret seven-judge court in Washington, D.C. Antiterrorist wiretaps would fall under FISA, and the bill does contain several provisions to expand or strengthen FISA. There is a separate statute, the Wiretap Act, which is used for ordinary crimes. (18 US Code, sections 2510-22). This act authorizes wiretapping for over 100 types of crimes ? ranging from homicide down to student loan fraud. While FISA wiretaps are extremely secret, the administrative office of the United States Courts produces an annual "Wiretap Report" which summarizes statistics about the year's Wiretap Act surveillance. These reports show conclusively that the Wiretap Act is almost wholly unrelated to terrorism. While wiretaps are up over 600% since 1980, only about 1 in 500 wiretaps involves homicide or arson, the primary terrorist offenses. About three-fourths of wiretaps are for drugs. It's theoretically possible that a Wiretap Act interception could be used in a terrorism investigation ? such as a wiretap on an American citizen suspected of creating false immigration documents. But the DOJ bill proposes a host of Wiretap Act expansions which are not limited to terrorism investigations, and which vastly increase the power of the federal government to conduct surveillance of the reading habits and correspondence of the American people. In 1979, five members of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Smith v. Maryland that the federal Constitution does not require the police to get a warrant in order to place a pen register or a "trap and trace device" on someone's telephone. A pen register records the numbers which are dialed by a particular phone; a trap and trace device records the numbers which call a particular phone. The narrow majority upholding the warrantless use of these devices explained that devices were constitutional only because they revealed so little personal information: They did not disclose the parties who conversed, or the subject of the conversation, or even whether the call was connected. A congressional statute formalizes federal use of pen registers, and requires judges to issue pen-register orders under a "rubber stamp" standard. The judge must issue the order whenever a U.S. Attorney requests an order. Pen registers and trap and trace devices are much more common than wiretaps. Last year, there were about 5,000 such devices used on Americans by federal law enforcement. The DOJ bill would expand pen-register/trap-and-trace power to include surveillance of Internet surfing and of e-mail. (A similar measure was included in a bill hastily passed by the Senate on September 12, with hardly any discussion.) This means that the FBI, the BATF, the DEA, the INS, or any other federal law-enforcement agency could ? without a search warrant ? survey a citizen's e-mail and his web surfing. The web surveillance can include every URL that the person visits, and also includes (by virtue of including URLs created by search engines) the key words of every search the person submits. The e-mail surveillance would not include the text of messages, but would include the to/from information, as well as the subject line of a message, and also the size of the message. Such surveillance is far more intrusive that old-fashioned telephonic pen registers. If you make a telephone call to Arnold & Porter, the pen register doesn't disclose who you talked to, or how long you talked. In contrast, e-mail surveillance reveals the particular persons who communicated. Traditional pen registers, of course, disclose nothing about a person's reading habits; but URL surveillance can build an extremely detailed picture of how a person exercises his First Amendment rights ? and can also disclose a person's sexual orientation, if he visits erotic websites. Even though e-mail and web surveillance reveal the intimate details of a person's thoughts and life, such surveillance is a legitimate tool for law enforcement ? as long as there is compliance with the Fourth Amendment's requirement for a warrant based on probable cause. Current law allows such surveillance based on a search warrant. There is no need to abandon the warrant requirement, and there is certainly no need to toss out the warrant rule to allow searches under a statute that has very little connection with counterterrorism. If we want to give the federal government vast new surveillance powers for drug, pornography, and gambling laws, then let us have a full and open debate on the subject, and not deceive ourselves with the notion that this expansion is part of fighting terrorism. Federal laws regulate the federal government, but they usually cannot, as a practical matter, control foreign governments. Many foreign governments conduct illegal electronic surveillance of American citizens, using surveillance facilities housed in embassies and consulates. The DOJ bill would actually reward this practice by allowing the use in federal courts of surveillance illegally conducted by foreign governments (Section 105). The foreign governments would even be protected by the secrecy rules which apply to confidential informants. What this does is set up a system whereby a foreign government can violate American laws by wiretapping Americans, while the American government can violate foreign laws by wiretapping foreigners, and then both governments collude to share their fruits of their joint violations of their nations' privacy laws. The DOJ bill gives the DOJ the power to permanently detain legal aliens in the United States, in conjunction with a terrorism investigation. Notably, the only court allowed to review these claims pursuant to a habeas corpus petition would be the District of Columbia court of appeals ? so a person detained in Los Angeles would have to file suit in Washington. Even then, the standard for detention is very low, requiring only the attorney general's "reasoable belief," a standard lower than "probable cause," which is needed to issue a search warrant. The potential for abuse is immense, and no matter how much one trusts the current staff of the DOJ, this is a power that could be used by every future attorney general. The Alien Acts under John Adams and the Palmer Raids under Woodrow Wilson are only two of the many instances of Department of Justice of abuses of lawful aliens, carried out under the guise of national security, but in fact intended to stifle political debate in the United States. Attorney General Palmer used a series of Washington bombings to attempt to eradicate what he called the "disease of evil thinking." When the Department of Justice can imprison an alien for life, the potential to intimidate political speech is immense. And the American people, who are entitled to hear the broadest range of political debate, are the losers. This extremely dangerous provision would be better with a definite sunset date. Indeed, so would the entire bill. This bill is touted as an emergency wartime measure. We are going to win this war, and we should ensure that once the war is over, America is just as free as before. We should not repeat the mistakes of World War I and World War II, in which wartime emergency powers were allowed to continue into peacetime. As immigration-reform groups have documented in great detail, immigration-law enforcement in this country is a joke. There are many thousands of aliens in this country who arrived in student visas, and who are no longer students. As with gun laws, properly enforcing the existing laws ought to precede calls for enacting more laws. The proposed statute (section 302) allows a life sentence for the "terrorist offenses" ? which at first blush seems unnecessary, because life sentences (or sentences of hundreds of years and more) are already available for homicide and acts of mass arson or bombing. But when one reads the statute's new definition of "terrorism" (section 309), one sees that minor offenses are suddenly turned into "terrorism" (with a potential life sentence). The definition of terrorism includes actual terrorist offenses (e.g., homicide, arson, assassination), but includes so many other federal crimes that it covers teenagers who throw rocks through a post office window (18 USC section 1361, destruction of government property, no matter how little), or human-rights activists who vandalize the sign outside a dictatorship's government's office building (18 USC sec. 956, conspiracy to injure property of a foreign government), as well as many, many other nonterrrorist offenses. I am not arguing against punishing people who commit these low-level crimes, but I am arguing against calling them "terrorists" and subjecting them to life in prison. No matter how much faith one has that the Ashcroft DOJ will not abuse this very over-inclusive definition, Mr. Ashcroft will not be attorney general forever, and the history of the DOJ ? including under the Janet Reno, John Mitchell, and Mitchell Palmer regimes ? suggests that almost any power which can be abused eventually will be abused. The Center for Democracy and Technology has identified many more problems with the bill, in addition to the ones detailed in this article. Plainly, this is a very flawed bill that cannot be fixed with an amendment or two. It is very important that our nation have all the powers necessary to win the war. America's greatest power ? and the reason that the dark ages tyrants fear and envy us ? is our open society. America did not panic when the British burned Washington, D.C., to the ground in the War of 1812, and America must not panic today. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Sat, 22 Sep 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Subject: FW: The antiterrorism legislation before Congress is dangerous Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email141.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. i just wanted to let you know that i am fine. i was evacuated about thirty minutes before the south tower collapsed. many people were successfully evacuated by the time the south tower collapsed. i'll write more later. love and talk soon, Kenton September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. September 11, 10:50am EST September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients everyone I know September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Kenton Beerman September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. i am ok and alive and not injured and evacuated from the world trade center Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email499.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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