2013.2 September 11, 2001 Finding Aid Prepared by Eric Spall

2013.2

September 11, 2001

Finding Aid prepared by Eric Spall, 2021

Provenance

The majority of the collection was donated by James “Barney” Fife in memory of his wife, Charlotte Ann Padgett Fife, on February 22, 2013. The issue of The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus was donated by Jamey Hickson.

Scope and Content

This collection contains original newspapers from September 11, 2001, and the following days and other items related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Series I: Newspapers contains issues published: ● September 11, 2001 (The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus and Lafayette Journal and Courier) ● September 12, 2001 ( Indianapolis Star [Section A], Lebanon Reporter, USA Today) ● September 13, 2001 (Indianapolis Star [partial]) ● September 14, 2001 (Indianapolis Star [partial] ● September 16, 2001 (Indianapolis Star [partial]) ● September 17, 2001 (Indianapolis Star and USA Today) ● October 8, 2001 (Lebanon Reporter) ● September 11, 2002 (“Remembering 9.11.01,” published by cnhi media with contributions from the Herald Bulletin, Kokomo Tribune, Logansport Pharos- Tribune, Rushville Republican, Hendricks County Flyer, and Lebanon Reporter)

Series II: Photographs contains copies of photographs documenting the attack (these items are not part of the main Photographs collection).

Series III: Commemorative Currency contains a gold leaf and a silver leaf 20 dollar certificate struck by the Republic of Liberia for the seventh anniversary commemoration of the attacks.

Series IV: Miscellaneous includes “Remembrance, September 11, 2001, Fallen but Not Forgotten” (pamphlet distributed by the new Palestine United Church, New Palestine, Indiana) and the September 29-October 5, 2001, issue of TV Guide.

Series I. Newspapers II. Photographs III. Commemorative Currency 2013.2

IV. Miscellaneous

Background

On September 11, 2001, agents of al-Qaeda, an extremist Islamic militant organization, hijacked four airplanes in the United States as part of a massive terrorist attack on the USA. The terrorists flew two of the planes into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and one into the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Passengers of the fourth plane attempted to retake control of the aircraft, which crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.

The attack had a dramatic impact on the United State and has become a liminal moment in the country’s history. Following the attack, the US launched a multifaceted military operation that became known as the War on Terror, which included the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Sources

Bergen, Peter L. “September 11 Attacks.” Britannica. Accessed March 24, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/event/September-11-attacks

Access Restrictions: Series III: Commemorative Currency is restricted. See staff for assistance.

Related Holdings: Vertical Files: September 11, 2001

Preferred Citation: September 11, 2001, Special Collections, Ralph W. Stark Heritage Center, Lebanon Public Library, Lebanon, IN.