Katie Griesinger

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Remembering September 11 at the Library of
Congress

• Katie Griesinger
• ETE 100-06
• September 29, 2005

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Exhibit Overview

• Title- Witness and Response September 11
  Acquisitions at the Library of Congress
• Dates Exhibit Ran- September 7 through October
  26, 2002
• This exhibit was created to show the effect the
  events of September 11 had on the nation and how
  the nation is dealing with this tragedy. The
  Library of Congress continues to collect peoples
  stories, emails and artwork to add to their
  collection.

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American Folklife CenterChildrens Art

• These drawings were sent in to the American
  Folklife Center by third graders from Sequoyah
  Elementary School in Knoxville, Tennessee and
  added to the exhibit at the Library of Congress.

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Serial and Government Publications Division

• The Library of Congress began collecting U.S. and
  foreign newspapers that contained accounts of the
  events of September 11 on the afternoon of
  September 11. They continue collecting these
  newspaper references up to the present day.

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Prints and Photographs DivisionDocumentary
Photographs

• The Library has collected photographs from the
  World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the
  Shanksville, PA crash site that were taken mostly
  by amateur photographers who were on the scene
  during and right after the incidents.

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Prints and Photographs DivisionExit Art Gallery

• The staff of the Exit Art gallery in NYC
  requested that individuals send in creative, 8 ½
  by 11in responses to the terrorist attacks of
  September 11. They displayed 2,443 pieces of
  artwork that reveal the social, cultural and
  emotional reactions of the American people. The
  Library of Congress then acquired all the artwork
  for its archives.

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Prints and Photographs DivisionMax Protetch
Gallery

• The Max Protetch Gallery contains over 60
  proposals for the redevelopment of the site of
  the World Trade Center. These proposals were
  very creative and show the progress of
  architectural thinking.

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Prints and Photographs DivisionPolitical
Cartoons

• The Library of Congress also has a large
  collection of political cartoons covering the
  topic of September 11.

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Prints and Photographs DivisionPosters

• New York artists decided to attempt to boost the
  morale of the city using uplifting posters that
  they spread throughout the city. The Library of
  Congress now has copies of these.

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Fragments

• Crushed fragments of metal and structural steel
  from the World Trade Center and limestone from
  the Pentagon were also on display as tangible
  evidence of these catastrophic acts of violence.

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In Conclusion

• The Library of Congress has an amazing collection
  of resources that allow an individual to see how
  our nation was able to cope with the tragedy of
  9/11. The arts ended up being a great outlet for
  the American people to express their emotions.
  The exhibit has been put online and is extremely
  moving to view. This site is a valuable tool to
  anyone who wishes to learn how 9/11 really
  affected America.