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 the front lines. Part two to follow... > From: "Mike Daisey" > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:52 AM > Subject: 09/11/01 > > > I am writing this from downtown New York. In a > perverse reversal, I have no > way to contact anyone except through my high-speed > wireless internet > connection--phones are out, and electricity in the > area is intermittent. > > The media will ultimately tell the story better than > I, but I can tell you > that there is massive loss of life. The sky is black > with ash, the people > have been panicking and fleeing in unadulterated > terror. I have never seen > anything like it. It is very difficult to breathe, > even with your mouth > covered--the ash blows down the streets and burns > your eyes. It feels like > the world has ended. When the screaming started and > the crowds began to run > after the second plane struck it was a horror film > running in overdrive, > jumping frames and cutting in and out. Time got > lost--I don©t know how long > this went on. I have a cut on my leg. I ended up in > a Wendy©s where a huge > number of us took refuge. I don©t know where the > workers were--I helped get > water for people. > > I am starting to see emergency workers, and the > streets are clearing > somewhat--at least the first waves of panic are > passing. I©ve seen bodies > draped in white sheets--it took me a time to realize > those were bodies, not > injured people; they must be out of room or not be > able to get them to the > morgues or the hospitals. > > I©m headed for the Brooklyn Bridge to walk out of > the city. I©m going to > stop at any hospital I find to give blood before > leaving. If anyone reading > this can, please donate blood--I heard from a medic > that the hospitals are > already running out. > > md > 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 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. 9/11/01 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 email919.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. 2002-09-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.162.197.67