September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance
Today we remember those who tragically lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States. This day is recognized annually as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. Following the devastating 9/11 attacks, Patriot Day was given official status as a patriotic and national observance by joint resolution of Congress on December 18, 2001. This designation was followed in 2009 by passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act which authorized the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal service agency, to provide support to community organizations in “carrying out appropriate service, charity, and remembrance opportunities” for the newly designated September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. Citizens nationwide will commemorate the day by volunteering in their communities. You can find current and future service opportunities through 911day.org and All for Good.
In the years since the events of September 11, 2001, many libraries, government agencies, universities and organizations have compiled a treasure trove of documents, oral histories, videos, photographs and other artifacts related to the attacks, national security and the nation’s healing. Here are just some of those collections:
· Selected collections include September 11, 2001 Web Archive, Poetry of September 11 and September 11, 2001 Documentary Project
The September 11 Digital Archives:
· Selected collections include The Sonic Memorial Project (alternatively available at SonicMemorial.org) and Voices of 9.11 (also accessible at here is new york)
Columbia University Libraries:
· The World Trade Center Attack: The Official Documents is a selective guide to official government documents
· The Rule of Law Oral History Project documents “the state of human and civil rights in the post-9/11 world.”
The George Washington University National Security Archive:
· The September 11th Sourcebooks consists mostly of materials compiled in September of 2001 “that can enrich the policy debate, improve journalism, educate policymakers, and ensure that we don’t reinvent the wheel or repeat the mistakes of the past.”
· The Afghanistan-Taliban Project
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (better known as the 9/11 Commission)
· President George W. Bush White House: Remembering 9/11
Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive is part of the larger Internet Archive
