Research materials on The Californian

Research materials used By Walter Lord for his book "A Night to Remember". Includes Board of Trade enquiry memos and copy of Chapter Eighteen of "The Ship that Stood Still" by Lesle Reade, pre-publication.

Administrative / biographical background
Reade began research on "The Ship that Stood Still", an account of the role of the CALIFORNIAN in the TITANIC disaster, in the early 1960's. He died (1989) before it was published. After his death, Edward De Groot edited the book, and it was finally published in 1993.

Record Details

Item reference: LMQ/6/5
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 folder
Date made: 1912-1989
Creator: Lord-Macquitty Collection
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London