Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. 2/14/02 Kenneth Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs U.S. Department of Justice Main Building 4 Room 2140 Washington DC Dear Mr. Zwick I have recently joined the " Fiancees and Domestic Partners of 911 Support Group". Together we all face the same suffering and pain as that of a spouse. Our suffering is compounded even further for the lack of recognition that we so sorely deserve. In the September 11th attack on the WTC my fiancee, &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp , who worked for &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp as a &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp , lost her life in the South Tower. We had a strong loving relationship, lived together for two years, and were to be married Oct. 13th before this horrible event took place. Since the attacks I have relocated from east Brunswick, New Jersey to the Chicago land area. My life as well as others in the group has been turned upside down and inside out as a direct result of the attacks. There are many other domestic partners and or fiancee who have suffered the loss of their loved one in this tragic event. Mr. Ken Feinburg, the Special Master, indicated that he would not recognize domestic partners or fiancee when distributing funds. In a meeting in New Jersey, he said that he was to follow the laws of domicile when it comes time to who will get compensated. We feel that he should recognize fiancee and domestic partners since they do indeed make up a family unit. We also feel that most public officials are in agreement on this point. We ask that you support us in giving the fiancee and domestic partners the same right to collect from the Victims Compensation Fund. Thank you in advance for giving this letter your highest consideration. Sincerely, Individual Comment Darien, IL September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-02-14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojP000535.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-02-14