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 Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I woke up about 6:30 am that morning and headed for the restroom, as I usually do. The first thing I do is turn on the radio for the traffic and weather. I was greeted by a grave news reporter's voice giving a live report about the second plane hitting the towers. I called to my wife, and we both turned on the news and watched in shock. My mother called me, and she kept repeating over and over: "They hit the Pentagon... they hit the Pentagon." Not knowing what else to do, my wife and I watched the news as we got dressed for work, wondering whether to go in or not, or how long we would stay. We decided to go to work. I work at the Calif. State Library, directly across the street from the State Capitol, and when I arrived there was a stunned look on everyone's face. The first tower had just fallen. Police were stationed everywhere about the capitol, blocking off entrances with their cars, looking serious. People were milling about under the overcast sky; some were crying, others looked shocked. Some were gathered around people who had radios and portable TVs. Throughout the building, very few people could work. After about and hour, the work came: everyone was to be sent home. My wife, who works for the Social Security office, was also sent home. We went home, and all day long, we sat and watched the news, called friends and family, and wondered about the future to come. 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 story1206.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. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no 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. 63.192.170.198 Annotation Annotations to this item. Gov't workers (non-military and non-rescue) Politics and politicians DOMESTIC