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: "Pauline Harris" <eleni368@yahoo.com> To: "Pat Forbes" <paforbes@sprynet.com> Hi, Pat... I will write about this. It is still too close, and I am too nervous and jittery...I jump at all loud noises, and Drew has not shaved because his hands are not steady (and, to help him out some, I reminded him that not shaving is a sign of being in mourning). We are determined to survive this. Drew sheltered me from seeing some horrific things, but in the process, he saw them. I fear for his sense of peace. We are working out the usual feelings of guilt for surviving, for wanting to leave, for being alive but not volunteering or helping in some way. Here's an example: He told people,"I was selfish, I just wanted to protect Pauline and me. She was so selfless, worrying about the people who were not able to get out. I just wanted to get us out." I had to remind a friend who is a neighbor (on our floor, no less) who was feeling guilty that he didn't go help people out of the building that, had any of us tried to help at the time, we most likely would have died, given the falling debris and the staggering force of the collapsing towers. I don't know what to say about it yet. I noticed a beautiful pair of black pumps left on the sidewalk, hopefully, so the woman who left them could run faster. I saw one black woman berate another black woman who was wearing the veil, down the street from the flames of Tower 2. I saw another woman in the veil pushing a baby carriage, walking with two other small children in the East Village where we finally emerged from the dust, seeking refuge for ourselves, and I wanted her to seek refuge for herself and her children. I screamed in my head, Get home, get your children home before someone takes revenge on you! There are flattened emergency vehicles, smiling National Guardsmen and women who hand out water and cookies to those of us waiting for an escort to our homes that may or may not happen. There are the armies of exhausted firefighters from all over the country. There are tacky t-shirts that proclaim, "I can't believe I got out!" There are flags, oh, there are so many beautiful flags. I don't want to be here at work, but at least I can be in a quiet place and have access to email and such. My office building has an awesome view of the smouldering pit where the World Trade Center used to be. My colleagues made me sit with my back to the windows of our cafeteria today, where I usually sit facing them, looking out over the Hudson at the building where Drew used to work. I don't know what else to say right now. Take care, love, Pauline September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 11:24:44 -0700 (PDT) September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients "Pat Forbes" <paforbes@sprynet.com> September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. "Pauline Harris" <eleni368@yahoo.com> 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: Re: Chaos 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 email559.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. 2002-08-22 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.92.187.40