The Aftermath of 9/11 – Healing

Michael Ragsdale, a videographer at Columbia University's Center for Biomedical Communications, covers meetings for Columbia and C-Span. On September 11, 2001 he realized he was in a unique position to document many of the responses of New Yorkers to that terrible day. Both on and off the job, he gathered flyers, posters, pamphlets and other ephemera covering the full range of the post 9-11 experience in New York City.

After three years of collecting, he has amassed over 3,000 items. The significance of the collection has been recognized by the Library of Congress, which included over 900 documents from Ragsdale's collection in its September 11 Digital Archive. For more information on the collection please see the article on 9/11 Ephemera.

This online exhibition is focused on ephemera related to "healing" in the aftermath of 9/11.

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6 Months Later	911 Health Effects	Art for Healing	Asian LifeNet
A Village to Heal	Changed Times	Children and Coping	Concert for Healing
Coping with Trauma	Crisis Debriefing	Desperate Feelings	Even Heroes Need to Talk
Grief Support Network	Ground Zero Relief	Healing Circles	Holiday Healing
Hope and Healing	Imagine How Kids Feels	Kitefliers Tribute	Free Legal Advice
Meditation Group	NYCope Project	NYC Recovers Choir	NY Strength
One Year Later	Peace Kitchen	Prayer for Ground Zero	Red Cross Assistance
Relief Meetings	Roll On Great Earth	Social Service Programs	Union Support
United We Stand	Victims of Crime	When Bad Things Happen	Your Voice. Our Choir.

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