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Call number
AZ 24-2
Physical description
1.92 linear feet (5 boxes)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
World Trade Center and September 11, 2001 Newsclippings Collection, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library
Repository
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Access to materials
Request a research appointment: https://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/milsteinRestrictions apply

After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, reference librarians in the Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History, and Genealogy started a collection of clippings and ephemeral materials related to the attacks.

Scope and arrangement

The bulk of the collection are newsclippings related to the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and subsequent events and subjects relevant to the terrorist attack; for example, illnesses suffered by rescue workers, rebuilding at the site, and victims' families. Publications include the New York Post, AM Weekly, Downtown Express, New York Sun, New York Express, Village Voice, publications related to DC37 and public employees; and a print copy of TV Guide dated September 29 to October 5, 2001. Additional materials include brochures and promotional pamphlets, postcards, conspiracy flyers, image materials, pre-2001 newsclippings related to the World Trade Center, and a box of donated memorials and condolences from funeral homes in California, a Massachusetts middle school, an Indiana public library, and the city of Glendora, California.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Former librarians in the Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History, and Genealogy, in particular Rob Scott, started a collection of newsclippings, printed matter, ephemeral materials and images related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. The collection was filed with related donation materials, and stored in boxes with no order or arrangement.

Processing information

Andy McCarthy sorted the clippings by year, the additional materials by format, and drafted a finding aid between June 2022 and June 2024.

Using the collection

Location

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
First Floor, Room 121

Access to materials

Request a research appointment: https://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/milstein

Access restrictions

Supervised use in Room 121.