Business Card
- Description
- Laminated Marsh & McLennan business card for Michael Charles Sorresse. The business card identifies Michael C. Sorresse as a Vice President for Marsh Risk Services at One World Trade Center.
- Historical Notes
- Native New Yorker Michael Sorresse lived in Parsippany, New Jersey, with his wife, Catherine. Michael enjoyed biking, running, and hiking and encouraged his relatives to join him in pursuing a healthy lifestyle. On September 11, he was at his office on the North Tower’s 100th floor at Marsh & McLennan, where he worked as a vice president. Michael was 34 years old.
Curator's Comment
Business cards were ubiquitous survivors of the 9/11 attacks. Most of those in the Museum’s collection were found in recovered wallets and pocketbooks or retrieved from the paper debris that fell from the towers. Their variety is indicative of the multiplicity of companies and activities anchored at the World Trade Center.
Victims’ relatives and employees of businesses formerly located at the World Trade Center have also donated pristine business cards found at home or in jacket pockets after September 11, 2001. Such cards were often retained as souvenirs of the destroyed landmark or as evidence that placed loved ones at the World Trade Center. Business cards tied to passengers aboard the hijacked aircrafts were also found at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon crash site, and in the impact area of Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Victims’ relatives and employees of businesses formerly located at the World Trade Center have also donated pristine business cards found at home or in jacket pockets after September 11, 2001. Such cards were often retained as souvenirs of the destroyed landmark or as evidence that placed loved ones at the World Trade Center. Business cards tied to passengers aboard the hijacked aircrafts were also found at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon crash site, and in the impact area of Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- Accession Number: C.2012.46.29
- Dimensions: 2.25 in X 3.75 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 5.715 cm X 9.525 cm
- Source: Maria Sorresse
- Credit Line: Gift of Lenny & Maria Sorresse & Family
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