September 11, 2001 documentary project collection

LC control no.	2005700220
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	September 11, 2001 documentary project collection, 2001-2002 / collected by the American Folklife Center.
Variant title	September 11, 2001 documentary project, 2001-2002.
Related names	Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) » More like this American Folklife Center, collector. » More like this Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program. » More like this
Description	48 boxes. manuscripts: ca. 8100 items. sound recordings: 386 sound cassettes : analog and digital. graphic images: 401 photographs : photographic prints, negatives, contact sheets, slides, digital files, b&w, col. ; various sizes. graphic images: 19 items: prints, drawings, posters, col. ; various sizes. moving images: 20 videocassettes (VHS, compact VHS, DV, P6-60) : col., sd. electronic media: 15 items : various formats. artifacts: 37 items.
Organized/Arranged	Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscripts; II. Sound Recordings; III. Graphic Images; IV. Moving Images; V. Electronic Media; VI. Artifacts.
Rights advisory	Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory	Access restrictions apply; some or all content stored offsite. Please contact the Folklife Reading Room before requesting materials: folklife@loc.gov ; 202-707-5510.
Invalid LCCN	2005615835
Biography/History note	The project was initiated on Sept. 12, 2001 by Ann Hoog of the American Folklife Center, who sent a notice by e-mail to folklorists and ethnographers requesting individuals and groups to record thoughts and feelings following the terrorist attacks of September 22, 2001.
Summary	The collection documents reactions of ordinary citizens in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States in sound and video recordings of interviews and personal narratives; as well as photographs, children's drawings, two scrapbooks, letters and e-mail, poems, ephemera, a sermon, and a few artifacts, including three United States flags. Photographs document spontaneous shrines near the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia; memorials in Seattle, Washington, and other locations. Some photographs also document displays of public reactions, for example, the commentaries displayed on church signage in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Some items were submitted as group projects of schools, libraries, and museums from 30 states in the U.S., and from American military service personnel and their families in Naples, Italy. The collection also includes ribbons, bumper stickers, and related miscellanea.
Notes	Most materials are in English; at least one recording is in Spanish.
Finding aids	Finding aid is available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as	September 11, 2001 Documentary Project Collection (AFC 2001/015), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Additional formats	Significant portions of this collection are available as an American Memory online resource titled "September 11, 2001 Documentary Project" compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress. Some collection materials were included in a Library of Congress online exhibit, "Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress."
Subjects	September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Interviews. » More like this September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Personal narratives. » More like this September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in art. » More like this September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Religious aspects. » More like this September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Poetry. » More like this September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Miscellanea. » More like this Memorials--United States. » More like this
Form/Genre	Children's art. » More like this Interviews. » More like this Poems. » More like this Scrapbooks. » More like this Sermons. » More like this Sound recordings. » More like this Videocassettes. » More like this Photographs. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Drawings. » More like this Flags. » More like this
Local shelving no.	AFC 2001/015
Language code	eng eng spa
Geographic area code	n-us--- e-it---
Repository	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af005002> Online collection: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/collafc.af000016>