Lydia Robertson Recalls Valerie Hanna and the Events of 9/11 [Interview]
Title
Lydia Robertson Recalls Valerie Hanna and the Events of 9/11 [Interview]
Description
Lydia Robertson describes what happened on 9/11, when her mother, Valerie Hanna, was killed. A remarkable person, Valerie had many foster children. She worked her way up from welfare to become a senior VP of a large insurance company on the 97th floor of the WTC.
Sonic memorial comments
PIcture Projects has scans from Lydia. Elinoar says Lydia gave us web permission.
Sonic memorial contact
Elinoar Astrinsky DAT
Sonic memorial creation date
2002-06-07
Sonic memorial duration
00:01:15
Sonic memorial is browsable
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Sonic memorial keyword
Victim
Audio Diary
9/11
Sonic memorial name
SMSLydiaRobertson
Sonic memorial permission
web
Sonic memorial source ref name
SMS817.3.aiff
Sonic memorial source type
interview
Sonic memorial status
active
Source
digitally recorded
Media Type
audio
Collection
Citation
“Lydia Robertson Recalls Valerie Hanna and the Events of 9/11 [Interview],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95849/.