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Reminiscences of Christopher Simmons : oral history, 2001.

Creator: Simmons, Christopher
Project: September 11, 2001 oral history narrative and memory project.
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Phys. Desc. :transcript 13 pages sound recording 1 audiocassette (25 min.)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Data Entry Clerk, New York County Defender's Office.

Scope and Contents

Background: born New York, NY; residence in Pennsylvania; career: work at New York County Defender Services; 9/11: movement of building at 225 Broadway as plane hit North Tower, witness to fire and collapse of towers, presence of military in streets of city, role of MTA [Metropolitan Transit Authority] workers at Grand Central Terminal, taking train home; post-9/11: greater sympathy for victims of Oklahoma City bombing; memories of the World Trade Center, impact on city.

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 2007. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.

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