1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5017cd05c0a1292c0de33539422edc19.pdf c317984eaaac7ff977041915ac4ef8a5 PDF Text Text October 1, 2007 Dear Dr. Charles W. Steger, My name is Whitney Olsen, I am a 20 year old college student attending Utah Valley State College. I know that this is not the first letter you have received with messages relating towards your school and the atrocity that happened in April and that you probably still receive many a day but I hope you will take the time to read mine. In April 2007 I was attending Utah State University. It was a cold morning and I was watching the news eating a bowl of cereal when I first heard that there had been a shooting at your school. I watched in silence as the broad casters spoke. I could not believe it. I went to my classes that day un able to take my thoughts way from what had happened. Over the next few days I read countless articles on it, watched the news and talked to my friends about it. Even though I live thousands of miles away I was very very struck by what had happened. I wanted to help. I wanted to some how let your students know that even though I did not know them and they did not know me, it did not matter. I was a fellow university student and my heart reached out to them in their time of need. Enclosed with this letter you will find my C.D. I am a singer/song writer and I knew I had to write a song for your school and some how get it there after I heard what had happened. Thanks to the wonderful opportunity I had to fly to Orlando, Florida and perform in front of an audience of 5,000 I was able to record some songs including the one dedicated to Virginia Tech. It has always been my hope and wish that some how I would get to share it with the students of your school. My heart was touched by the many people who walked up to me after I sang it in Florida, sharing with me their connections to your school. Some said they would show the song to the kids who attended there. I hope they get to hear it, but I thought that by sending a copy to you, you could some how help me in getting it into the hands of your students. The song is titled "Our Prayer". I have many copies of the CD if you are interested in helping me spread this song to your students. It was the only gift I could offer being so far away but I hope the words will touch your heart. Thank you so much for your time and God bless. Whitney Olsen 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 Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries (MS2008-020) Description An account of the resource The Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries consists mainly of condolence items received by the university following the events of April 16, 2007. The bulk of materials were received in the first few months following April 16, 2007. This digital collection is a subset of the full <a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/11385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 16, 2007 Condolence Archives</a> digital collection located on VTechWorks. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Transcript A verbatim typewritten copy of the textual contents of a document. October 1, 2007 Dear Dr. Charles W. Steger, My name is Whitney Olsen, I am a 20 year old college student attending Utah Valley State College. I know that this is not the first letter you have received with messages relating towards your school and the atrocity that happened in April and that you probably still receive many a day but I hope you will take the time to read mine. In April 2007 I was attending Utah State University. It was a cold morning and I was watching the news eating a bowl of cereal when I first heard that there had been a shooting at your school. I watched in silence as the broad casters spoke. I could not believe it. I went to my classes that day un able to take my thoughts way from what had happened. Over the next few days I read countless articles on it, watched the news and talked to my friends about it. Even though I live thousands of miles away I was very very struck by what had happened. I wanted to help. I wanted to some how let your students know that even though I did not know them and they did not know me, it did not matter. I was a fellow university student and my heart reached out to them in their time of need. Enclosed with this letter you will find my C.D. I am a singer/song writer and I knew I had to write a song for your school and some how get it there after I heard what had happened. Thanks to the wonderful opportunity I had to fly to Orlando, Florida and perform in front of an audience of 5,000 I was able to record some songs including the one dedicated to Virginia Tech. It has always been my hope and wish that some how I would get to share it with the students of your school. My heart was touched by the many people who walked up to me after I sang it in Florida, sharing with me their connections to your school. Some said they would show the song to the kids who attended there. I hope they get to hear it, but I thought that by sending a copy to you, you could some how help me in getting it into the hands of your students. The song is titled "Our Prayer". I have many copies of the CD if you are interested in helping me spread this song to your students. It was the only gift I could offer being so far away but I hope the words will touch your heart. Thank you so much for your time and God bless. Whitney Olsen Viewer Select which type of viewer is needed for the files PDF 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/. 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Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries, Ms2008-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Description An account of the resource Letter of condolence from Whitney Olsen to Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger, Jr. archived