Letters between Walter Lord and correspondents (Maguire-Maxtone - Graham)
Contains six sets of correspondence; Mr Robert Maguire, Geoffrey Marcus, Ken Marschall, Clinton S. Mathews, Tony Mathews and J. Maxtone-Graham .
Administrative / biographical background
Maguire's wife was the daughter of John B.Thayer (1894-1945) an American teenager who survived the sinking of the TITANIC by jumping into the sea. He wrote his own account of the tragedy (published 1940) and took his own life in 1945. Geoffrey Marcus was an author. Ken Marschall (b 1950) is an American artist, responsible for the artwork on the jacket of "The Night Lives on", known for his paintings of famous ocean liners, including the TITANIC. Clinton S. Mathews and Tony Mathews are great-grandsons of Helen Churchill Candee, who survived the sinking of the TITANIC and went on to become a noted explorer/author.
Administrative / biographical background
Maguire's wife was the daughter of John B.Thayer (1894-1945) an American teenager who survived the sinking of the TITANIC by jumping into the sea. He wrote his own account of the tragedy (published 1940) and took his own life in 1945. Geoffrey Marcus was an author. Ken Marschall (b 1950) is an American artist, responsible for the artwork on the jacket of "The Night Lives on", known for his paintings of famous ocean liners, including the TITANIC. Clinton S. Mathews and Tony Mathews are great-grandsons of Helen Churchill Candee, who survived the sinking of the TITANIC and went on to become a noted explorer/author.
Record Details
| Item reference: | LMQ/3/8/5-10 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | FILE |
| Extent: | 1 folder (15 items) |
| Date made: | 1983-1986 |
| Creator: | Lord-Macquitty Collection |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |