I am posing this question to the list for David Levy. Many of you
will remember that David was the keynote speaker at SAA in Denver; his topic was
"The Object in Question: Searching for the Elusive Digital
Document." He is now a professor in the Information School at the
University of Washington.
David would like to get in contact with archivists who are attempting to
document or preserve the makeshift (spontaneous?) memorials that sprang up and
continue to evolve in NYC following the 9/11 tragedy. He is interested in
how this documentation is being done whether by collecting the materials,
photographing the sites, etc. He is also interested in the nature of
remembrance and the definition of record/document in the aftermath of this
event.
Would anyone who is working on documenting/preserving the memorials please
respond to me and I will pass names and contact information along to
David.
Scott Cline, City Archivist
Seattle Municipal Archives 600 Fourth Avenue, Room 104 Seattle, WA 98104 (206 )684-8353 |