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. I am sending this cause many people not here say they feel connected yet disconnected from what is going on. we are trying to help people know what we are feeling here. Good morning. It's about 8 a.m. here in NYC. Thought I'd give you an update on how things are. Honestly, right now, it's just eerily quiet. Normally by this time, there's a hustle and bustle of people heading to work, walking their dogs, kids going to school, etc. Instead, there's just silence. Every once in a while, the silence is broken by a military plane or helicopter flying overhead. I have yet to work up the courage to walk the one block to the river and see what's left of lower Manhattan, now that the smoke has cleared. I'm finally able to re-open my windows this morning, and let some fresh air in. Last night, at times, the smoke was unbearable and our apartment stank. Yesterday afternoon, I walked 5 blocks to my local bloodbank to offer my O- blood. As I headed over there, the wind was blowing the smoke over my neighborhood, and with it were the thousands of pieces of paper that had been floating with the smoke all day. It was such an odd and strangely beautiful sight. The papers were flickering and sparkling in the late afternoon sun. I could only imagine that each one might represent the soul of somebody lost in the destruction on his or her way up to heaven. As I walked a little further, some of the papers were fluttering towards the ground. One landed near me, and a woman went over to pick it up. I could see that it was a page from an annual report, or some similar financial document. Pristine and white, save for one charred edge. Such an important document to somebody, 24 hours ago, now just a useless piece of paper, signifying nothing. The sense of unrest and unprotectedness is strong. All evening long, we jumped at every bump and noise, afraid we were once again hearing the sound of airplanes hitting buildings, or buildings collapsing. My ears strain to hear every airplane overhead, even though I know that they can only be "our guys" right now. As I embark on a walk to the river, I pray for what I will see, and pray that I will see some navy ships in the harbor, a visible symbol that we are, perhaps, protected from any more destruction any time soon. As for yesterday, at this point, it¹s just an unreal dream. The last 24 hours feel like a lifetime. I wouldn¹t be surprised to see a few gray hairs on my head. Seeing one of those towers collapse was an image I will never, ever forget in all my life. The sheer senselessness of it all. The sheer cowardice, too. People who destroy, without even standing up to fight like men and take credit for their actions. Give us a real enemy, and we will fight. Give us a nameless, faceless enemy, and we¹re powerless. Let us all pray ­ for those who are still trapped in the wreckage ­ for those who have perished ­ for those who have lost friends & loved ones ­ and for the safety and security of all our people. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Thu, 13 Sep 2001 00:09:54 EDT 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. Disconnected feeling 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 email537.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. 2002-08-21 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 208.169.18.185