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. DISTRIBUTION LIST 1/14 I hope that my e-mail finds each and every one of you safe and sound. I also hope that each of your respective families and groups of friends are also alive and well. I have spoken to many of you over the past few days either via telephone or e-mail. However, there are still so many people to be reached. I just hope that each of these distribution lists get to you and that you can all check in. As you may know, I work in mid-town Manhattan. However, with a view of the World Trade Center right down Sixth Avenue, it was emotionally frustrating to see some of these events take place right before my very eyes while knowing that there were so many people trapped inside. My best friend works in 2 World Trade Center, and without knowing until about 4:00 pm Tuesday that he had made it out safely, I was an emotional wreck. Many other close friends of mine also made it out safely. There are still a few unaccounted for, however, and it is this uncertainty that is the most painful. Today, while watching CBS, I noticed a pretty Indian girl on television holding up a photo to the camera. At first, I didnt really acknowledge who this person was. Then after taking a closer and more detailed look at the photo she was holding, I almost dropped my remote control. I realized that this girl was the daughter of some very dear family friends. The photo she was holding was an image of her and her brother. He worked for Carr Futures. He was in his mid to late twenties and was rising fast within the firm. Had I not been watching television at that specific moment, I would never have realized that, he too, was unaccounted for, and most likely dead. The fact is, there are too many people involved, and that makes it very difficult to actually comprehend who we have actually lost. There is an eerie silence in Manhattan. In a city that lives as if its on a constant adrenaline high, everything is numb. The people look different, the air smells strange and then, of course, there is that eerie silence. I find that the New York attitude is gone. People are actually letting the other person go first, whether its at the ATM or at the local Starbucks. In fact, instead of rushing to their destinations, people are calmly walking. Whats the rush? Why have we ever been in a rush?? Even traffic looks and sounds different. Cab drivers are even driving in an orderly fashion. In fact, Im almost certain that I actually saw one of them use his blinkers today. I wish I could say that this level of stillness is soothing, but it most certainly is not. And as I write to you, I hear thunder slowly rumbling in the distance. Its supposed to rain tonight. On one end, that may be a good thing by helping calm down some of the fires that continue to persist. On the other end, the rain may also hamper the ongoing rescue efforts. Tonight, I have also received numerous e-mails from various people all across the United States. I have been asked to forward this on to as many people as possible. I strongly feel that if you were ever to receive a forward, this would be one that you would actually want. Its only a few lines long and I have copied it below. Please excuse the length of my e-mail, as I now realize how long I have been writing for. But I felt that it was important to write to all of you. I send you all of my love and blessings, and ask that you drop me a note, if even a short one, just to say that you are safe, even if you live outside of the NY/DC/PA areas. With Love, Uday * - - - - - - - - > Friday Night at 7:00 p.m. EST step out of your door, > stop your car, or step out of your establishment and > light a candle. We will show the world that > Americans are strong and united together against > terrorism. > Please pass this to everyone on your e-mail list. > We need to reach everyone across the United States > quickly. > > The message: WE STAND UNITED - WE WILL NOT TOLERATE > TERRORISM! > > Thank you. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Thu, 13 Sep 2001 22:35:39 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients 14 Different Distribution Lists September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Uday 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. With Love, Uday * 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 email297.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. 206.103.17.35