Is this survey limited to institutions in NYC or New York State? Clearly
thousands of museums across the country saved archival materials documenting
local impact and responses.
Thanks,
George Garner
Director of Exhibitions
Center for History
808 West Washington, South Bend, IN 46601
www.centerforhistory.org // (574) 235-9664
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Celebrate Explorers Month in April at the Center for History by viewing a
map of LaSalle’s expeditions and walking through a replica of the land
portage that connected the St. Joseph and Kankakee Rivers.
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Subject: Press Release: NYART COMPILING REGISTRY OF 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER
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| NYART
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| NYART COMPILING REGISTRY OF 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER
| ATTACKS
| -- Calling On Individuals and Organizations in New
| York Area to Participate in Survey --
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| NEW YORK, April 5, 2005 -- The Archivists Round Table
| of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (NYART) announced today
| that it is conducting a detailed survey of records
| related to the World Trade Center attacks of September
| 11th, 2001. The survey will compile a registry of
| institutions with information about the attacks,
| responses of those affected, and their stories of
| recovery.
|
| NYART is calling on all individuals and organizations
| creating or storing any records or artifacts related
| to the World Trade Center attacks, including files,
| reports, letters, interviews, or any related
| information to participate in this 10 minute survey.
| The survey can be completed online at
| http://www.nycarchivists.org/surveyintro.html or can
| be received via email or fax by contacting NYART at
| [log in to unmask] or at 201-656-0809.
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| NYART will ensure that the documents and stories of
| this event survive for the future by collecting all
| survey responses into a database. Portions of the
| database will be available upon completion to
| researchers.
|
| “Survey responses will advance the preservation of
| these materials while helping future researchers
| studying the 9/11 attacks,” say Joseph M.
| Komljenovich, NYART President. "This is an arduous,
| heart-breaking task, yet crucial to furthering our
| awareness and understanding of that day’s events."
|
| The grant for this project was made possible by New
| York State's Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) and is
| a continued collaborative effort begun by the World
| Trade Center Documentation Task Force (DTF). Surveys
| are kept confidential at the request of the
| respondent.
|
| About the NYART
| The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York,
| Inc. (NYART) is a not-for-profit organization
| representing a diverse group of more than 330
| archivists, librarians, and records managers in the
| New York metropolitan area. It is one of the largest
| local organizations of its kind in the United States
| with members representing more than 160 repositories.
| For further information about NYART please log on to
| www.nycarchivists.org.
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