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Artistic, Literary, & Musical Responses
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Looking Back: 9/11 Across America 
 A 37-minute "acoustic exhibition reflecting Americans' thoughts and emotions in the immediate aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001," compiled from 500 hours of audio recordings collected the day after the terrorist attacks by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Includes a list of interview subjects. From the Center for Documentary Studies, an affiliate of Duke University. http://cds.aas.duke.edu/exhibits/lookingback911.html Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 1, 2005 The Rolling Requiem
The website about the "rolling requiem," when choruses from around the world sang Mozart's "Requiem" in honor of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Provides audio/video files of performances and personal accounts of participants. From members of the Seattle Symphony Chorale. http://www.rollingrequiem.org/previous/public_html/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 18, 2006 September 11, 2001, Documentary Project
This "presentation of almost 200 audio and video interviews, 45 graphic items, and 21 written narratives" presents "heartfelt reactions, eyewitness accounts, and diverse opinions of Americans and others in the months that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93." From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/911_archive/ Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, History, Nonfiction by Genre, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 12, 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 September 11: One Year Viewed From Space
Satellite images comprising a "digital archive of pre- and post-[September 11, 2001] attack images of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon." Each photograph is annotated with information about time and subject. From a commercial remote sensing company. http://www.geoeye.com/gallery/9-11/ Topics: Astronomy, Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Mar 20, 2007 September 11th Remembered
Dozens of cartoonists are represented in this poignant "collection of the best cartoons drawn in the aftermath of the attacks" on September 11, 2001. From Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoon Index. http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/9-11Anniversary2003/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Media, Media, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 30, 2006 The September Project
This project is "a grassroots effort to foster public events in all libraries in all countries in September." The site includes a list of participants, information about past events, a blog, and related information. The project is funded by the University of Washington's Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. http://theseptemberproject.org/ Topics: Activism, Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Holidays and Observances Individually, International Governments, Librarianship, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 22, 2009 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 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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