Material on the CALIFORNIAN
Folder One includes an article from Naval History, a letter from Walter Lord and an article on the sinking of the Lusitania. Folder Two includes minutes of the evidence given by Charles Lightoller in 1912 and a timeline comparing events on the Californian and the Titanic, on 14/15 Apr 1912. Folder Three includes correspondence and press articles concerning the 1965 refusal by the Board of Trade to open a re-hearing of the enquiry into the role of Captain Lord in the sinking of the TITANIC and a typescript of an interview between Captain Lord and Leslie Harrison, conducted in 1961. Folder Four, Five and Six include papers relating to the publication of "The Ship that Stood Still" in 1993. Folder Seven includes papers from a 1968 Naval Institute Proceedings. Folder Eight incudes correspondence between Walter Lord and Leslie Harrison and a paper "The Californian Incident" delivered at the Titanic Historical Society's Convention in 1988. Folder eleven includes ship plans. Related Material LMQ/6/1/2.
Administrative / biographical background
Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller (1874-1952) was the second officer on board the TITANIC, and the most senior oficer to survive the disaster. Leslie Harrison, an author, fought to clear the name of Captain Lord. "The Ship that Stood Still" was written by Leslie Reade and edited by Dutch marine journalist Edward de Groot.
Administrative / biographical background
Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller (1874-1952) was the second officer on board the TITANIC, and the most senior oficer to survive the disaster. Leslie Harrison, an author, fought to clear the name of Captain Lord. "The Ship that Stood Still" was written by Leslie Reade and edited by Dutch marine journalist Edward de Groot.
Record Details
Item reference: | LMQ/6/1/1 |
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Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
Level: | ITEM |
Extent: | 1 box (11 folders) |
Date made: | 1912- 1993; 1912- 1994 |
Creator: | Lord-Macquitty Collection |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Material on the CALIFORNIAN (Manuscript) (LMQ/6/1/1)
- Material on the CALIFORNIAN (Manuscript) (LMQ/6/1/2)
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