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9/11 Archival Collections
 Websites presented in alphabetical order After September 11 Archive 
 What do social and political scientists have to say about September 11, 2001? This site features analyses and studies, articles, and papers on terrorism, globalization, fundamentalism, peace, and recovery. "The View from Latin America" provides Latin American and Caribbean perspectives. From the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). http://essays.ssrc.org/sept11/essays/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Jul 29, 2009 America Transformed: NPR Coverage Sept. 11 - Oct. 8, 2001
An archive of National Public Radio coverage in the weeks immediately following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Includes articles, images, essays, audio, and other resources, "indexed by show with the most recent audio listed first." http://www.npr.org/news/specials/americatransformed/ Topics: Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2005 The Memory Hole: 9/11 Transcripts and Police Reports
"The Memory Hole has obtained 9/11 documents previously withheld by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. These transcripts of phone calls and radio transmissions, and copies of police reports, were finally released under a federal order resulting from a lawsuit brought by the New York Times." Includes transcripts of transmissions from LaGuardia Airport, Newark Airport, and police reports. From the author of several books on disinformation. http://www.thememoryhole.org/911/pa-transcripts/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 24, 2005 PBS: America Responds
This site from the Public Broadcasting Service "is a snapshot of PBS's coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This Web site was maintained in the months immediately following the attacks, and now serves as an archive of related resources, analysis and discussion from that moment in time." Includes interviews, transcripts, audio, video, essays, and more. http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/ Topics: News, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 11, 2003 The September 11 Digital Archive
This project's goals are to "collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attack in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses." The site is a collection of first-hand accounts of the events and the aftermath, "collecting and archiving emails and digital images growing out of these events, organizing and annotating the most important web-based resources on the subject, and developing materials to contextualize and teach about the events." http://911digitalarchive.org/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 10, 2005 The September 11 Web Archive
This site represents an effort to "to preserve the Web expressions of individual people, groups, the press and institutions from around the world, in the aftermath of the attacks in the U.S. on September 11, 2001." A collaboration among the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive, and WebArchivist.org. http://september11.archive.org/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 18, 2005 September 11: Bearing Witness to History
This companion website for an exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History "represents a work in progress. It embodies the best efforts of staff ... to document and preserve a wide range of stories about September 11." The site features clear, well-organized images of objects representing "the material record of this important event in American history." Includes personal narratives by the curators. http://americanhistory.si.edu/september11/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 6, 2006 The Sonic Memorial Project
"SonicMemorial.org is an open archive and an online audio installation of the history of The World Trade Center. We are continuing to collect stories, ambient sounds, voicemails, and archival recordings to tell the rich history of the twin towers, the neighborhood and the events of 9/11." Also includes information for educators, a timeline, and opportunities for contributing to the project. http://sonicmemorial.org/ Topics: Internet, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Dec 5, 2005 Understanding America After 9/11: A Public Radio Collaboration
Text and audio transcripts of radio programs related to the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, broadcast on public radio stations nationwide September 3 through September 10, 2002. A collaboration "comprised of the collective work of public radio stations, producers and networks around the world." http://understandingamerica.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 18, 2005 Voices of Reflection: NPR Special Coverage
A site that points to radio coverage for National Public Radio (NPR) stories that marked the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Includes links to news, personal narratives, slide shows, a poem by NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, and the "Sonic Memorial Project," "a collection of radio stories and sound chronicling the life and history of the [World Trade Center] and its neighborhood." http://www.npr.org/news/specials/091102reflections/ Topics: Archives, Holidays and Observances Individually, Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2005 Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress
"In almost every section of the Library of Congress, staff have sought and received an abundance of original material including prints, photographs, drawings, poems, eye-witness accounts and personal reactions, headlines, books, magazines, songs, maps, videotapes and films." related to September 11, 2001. Includes children's artwork and audio reactions, posters and chapbook covers, and aerial views. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Mar 29, 2006 |
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