Subject: NEH OUTLOOK: NYC Update
NINCH-ANNOUNCE (david@ninch.org)
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:39:49 -0400
Message-Id: <p05100322b7cd6ef79b24@[192.100.21.23]> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:39:49 -0400 To: ninch-announce@ninch.org From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> Subject: NEH OUTLOOK: NYC Update
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
September 18, 2001
NEH OUTLOOK
NEW YORK CITY UPDATE
http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/september11.html
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>
>****SPECIAL EDITION September 18, 2001****
>
>NEH OUTLOOK
>A MONTHLY E-MAIL NEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
>(http://www.neh.gov)
>
>CHAIRMAN'S NOTE
>by William R. Ferris
>On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, our country experienced a shocking series of
>events in New York City, in the Nation's Capital, and in rural Pennsylvania
>that claimed thousands of lives and touched all Americans. We at the
>National Endowment for the Humanities wish to express our grief over our
>nation's tragic loss. Our hearts go out to families and friends of the
>victims of these horrendous acts.
>
>Within the rubble that remains we search for meaning and solace. The
>humanities help us reflect on these events and on the times in which we
>live. We take heart from their unwavering belief in the human spirit and its
>ability to rise above suffering and tragedy. William Faulkner captured this
>belief in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech when he wrote, "I believe that
>man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he
>alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul,
>a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."
>
>We join all Americans in grieving during this time of personal and national
>tragedy, and we believe that our nation and our people will endure and
>prevail.
>
>NEW YORK CITY UPDATE
>Cultural institutions in New York City are coping with the September 11
>disaster as well as they can. Some cannot be reached by telephone but are
>receiving e-mail. New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs
>(http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/home.html) provides information and links to
>many of these institutions. Here is a roundup of some whose activities
>receive NEH funding:
>
>--The New York Council for the Humanities (150 Broadway), NEH's New York
>state partner, is located about 200 yards from the site of the collapse.
>The council's website is http://www.nyhumanities.org. All staff were able
>to escape the area without injury. David Cronin, the council's executive
>director, says that the council's phones are out for the foreseeable future
>and the building has yet to be inspected for structural damage.
>Applications for grants will not be accepted until further notice. However,
>Cronin says, fall events will take place as scheduled. Council staff are
>working at home and can be reached by e-mail at nych@nyhumanities.org.
>
>--The New York Public Library (Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street) has resumed
>normal activities since Wednesday, September 12 with the exception of the
>branches below 14th Street, which have been inaccessible due to closure of
>the area. No library staff were injured. The library's reading rooms have
>been packed and computer stations with Internet access have been in constant
>use. The library's website (http://www.nypl.org) provides full information
>about the library's activities as well as city emergency information.
>
>--New York University (70 Washington Square South) has been supporting
>relief efforts through student volunteering, vigils, and counseling. The
>university reopened offices and resumed classes on Friday, September 14.
>Emergency information is on the university's website at http://www.nyu.edu.
>
>--The New-York Historical Society (2 West 77th Street at Central Part West)
>is open and provides emergency information on its website at
>http://www.nyhistory.org.
>
>--WNET, PBS Channel 13 (450 West 33rd Street), is maintaining its regular
>daytime program schedule of children's programming. Evening broadcasts
>feature special news and public affairs programming. The station provides
>emergency and counseling information on its website at http://www.wnet.org.
>
>--Other organizations are in the closed area in lower Manhattan. Examples
>are the Lower East Side Tenement Museum (90 Orchard Street)
>http://www.tenement.org and City Lore: New York Center for Urban Folk
>Culture (72 East First Street) http://www.citylore.org. Stay tuned to their
>websites for information.
>
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From: NEH Subscription Robot <subscribe@linux2.neh.gov>
Subject: NEH Outlook, Special Edition
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:57:45 -0400 (EDT)
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To: david@ninch.org
****SPECIAL EDITION September 18, 2001****
NEH OUTLOOK
A MONTHLY E-MAIL NEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
(http://www.neh.gov)
CHAIRMAN'S NOTE
by William R. Ferris
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, our country experienced a shocking series of
events in New York City, in the Nation's Capital, and in rural Pennsylvania
that claimed thousands of lives and touched all Americans. We at the
National Endowment for the Humanities wish to express our grief over our
nation's tragic loss. Our hearts go out to families and friends of the
victims of these horrendous acts.
Within the rubble that remains we search for meaning and solace. The
humanities help us reflect on these events and on the times in which we
live. We take heart from their unwavering belief in the human spirit and its
ability to rise above suffering and tragedy. William Faulkner captured this
belief in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech when he wrote, "I believe that
man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he
alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul,
a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."
We join all Americans in grieving during this time of personal and national
tragedy, and we believe that our nation and our people will endure and
prevail.
NEW YORK CITY UPDATE
Cultural institutions in New York City are coping with the September 11
disaster as well as they can. Some cannot be reached by telephone but are
receiving e-mail. New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs
(http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/home.html) provides information and links to
many of these institutions. Here is a roundup of some whose activities
receive NEH funding:
--The New York Council for the Humanities (150 Broadway), NEH's New York
state partner, is located about 200 yards from the site of the collapse.
The council's website is http://www.nyhumanities.org. All staff were able
to escape the area without injury. David Cronin, the council's executive
director, says that the council's phones are out for the foreseeable future
and the building has yet to be inspected for structural damage.
Applications for grants will not be accepted until further notice. However,
Cronin says, fall events will take place as scheduled. Council staff are
working at home and can be reached by e-mail at nych@nyhumanities.org.
--The New York Public Library (Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street) has resumed
normal activities since Wednesday, September 12 with the exception of the
branches below 14th Street, which have been inaccessible due to closure of
the area. No library staff were injured. The library's reading rooms have
been packed and computer stations with Internet access have been in constant
use. The library's website (http://www.nypl.org) provides full information
about the library's activities as well as city emergency information.
--New York University (70 Washington Square South) has been supporting
relief efforts through student volunteering, vigils, and counseling. The
university reopened offices and resumed classes on Friday, September 14.
Emergency information is on the university's website at http://www.nyu.edu.
--The New-York Historical Society (2 West 77th Street at Central Part West)
is open and provides emergency information on its website at
http://www.nyhistory.org.
--WNET, PBS Channel 13 (450 West 33rd Street), is maintaining its regular
daytime program schedule of children's programming. Evening broadcasts
feature special news and public affairs programming. The station provides
emergency and counseling information on its website at http://www.wnet.org.
--Other organizations are in the closed area in lower Manhattan. Examples
are the Lower East Side Tenement Museum (90 Orchard Street)
http://www.tenement.org and City Lore: New York Center for Urban Folk
Culture (72 East First Street) http://www.citylore.org. Stay tuned to their
websites for information.
# # #
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