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Titanic Crew
Titanic continues to capture the popular imagination even 100 hundred years after her tragic loss in the North Atlantic in 1912. However much of that focus is on the disparity between the survival rates of the first and third class passengers and the loss of the rich and famous on board. Often overlooked are the crew of the Titanic of whom four out of five lost their lives in the disaster. James Cronan and Janet Dempsey have used the original Titanic crew records held at the National Archives to attempt to redress this balance, not only looking at the crew who lost their lives but also following the fate of those who survived and in many cases actually carried on a career at sea. This definitive reference work includes a listing of all Titanic’s crew, recording those who were lost and saved; a gallery of unique previously unseen photographs of Titanic crew survivors; five in depth case studies including Captain E.J.Smith, Violet Jessop and Frederick Woodford; an in depth analysis of the crew list and guidance on how to undertake research with regards to Merchant Navy officers and seamen in the early twentieth century. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the Treasurer, List and Index Society (LIS 12), c/o The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DU, UK Please supply …. ..copies of Ship Lost – The Fate of Titanic’s Crew on publication at £22 which includes UK p&p and List and Index membership which entitles members to discounts on previous and future List and Index Society publications. Please supply ….. copies of Ship Lost – The Fate of Titanic’s Crew on publication at the non-members rate of £21 plus £3 UK p&p. -
Titanic Research Project What Is It? You Will Choose a Person Involved with the Titanic from the List Provided by Your Teacher
Titanic Research Project What is it? You will choose a person involved with the Titanic from the list provided by your teacher. Steps for your research 1. You will gather information about your person by reading articles, online resources, and books. 2. You will take notes on important facts about your person and keep them in your folder. 3. You will organize your facts and sort them into like categories that will become your sections/subheadings of your expository essay. 4. You will create a thinking map and put your information into a thinking map. 5. You will write the draft of your expository essay. 6. You will revise and add transitional words, fix the any of the words in your essay. 7. You will edit your essay and check for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. 8. You will publish your essay. If time permits you will be able to type your report. When is it due? January 6, 2017 When is the Titanic Live Museum? The week of January 9th exact times and date TBD What materials do you need? Writing folder Internet access at home or school Access to books The Titanic articles given to you by your teacher Supplies for your presentation at the Titanic Live Museum—this will vary depending on what you decide to do What is a live museum? A living museum is a museum which recreates a historical event by using props, costumes, decorations, etc. in which the visitors will feel as though they are literally visiting that particular event or person(s) in history. -
THE ELECTION of 1912 Library of Congress of Library
Bill of Rights Constitutional Rights in Action Foundation SPRING 2016 Volume 31 No 3 THE ELECTION OF 1912 Library of Congress of Library The four candidates in the 1912 election, from L to R: William H. Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Eugene V. Debs, and Woodrow Wilson. The 1912 presidential election was a race between four leaders Not surprisingly, the 1912 presidential election be- who each found it necessary to distinguish their own brand of came a contest over progressive principles. Theodore progressive reform. The election and its outcome had far reach- Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and ing social, economic, and political consequences for the nation. Eugene Debs campaigned to convince the electorate Rapid industrialization in the 19th century led to a that their vision for change would lead America into a variety of American economic and social problems. new age of progress and prosperity. Among them were child labor; urban poverty; bribery and political corruption; unsafe factories and indus- Roosevelt, Taft, and the Republican Party tries; and jobs with low wages and long hours. Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) committed him- Beginning as a social movement, progressivism self early in life to public service and progressive re- was an ideology (set of beliefs) aimed at addressing in- forms. After attending Harvard University and a year at dustrialism’s problems. It focused on protecting the Columbia Law School, Roosevelt was elected to the people from excessive power of private corporations. New York State Assembly. He subsequently served in a Progressives emphasized a strong role for government number of official posts, including the United States Civil to remedy social and economic ills by exposing cor- Service Commission, president of the board of New York ruption and regulating big business. -
Captain Arthur Rostron
CAPTAIN ARTHUR ROSTRON CARPATHIA Created by: Jonathon Wild Campaign Director – Maelstrom www.maelstromdesign.co.uk CONTENTS 1 CAPTAIN ARTHUR ROSTRON………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………3-6 CUNARD LINE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7-8 CAPTAIN ARTHUR ROSTRON CONT…….….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….8-9 RMS CARPATHIA…………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………….9-10 SINKING OF THE RMS TITANIC………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…11-17 CAPTAIN ARTHUR ROSTRON CONT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18-23 R.M.S CARPATHIA – Copyright shipwreckworld.com 2 CAPTAIN ARTHUR ROSTRON Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RND, was a seafaring officer working for the Cunard Line. Up until 1912, he was an unknown person apart from in nautical circles and was a British sailor that had served in the British Merchant Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve for many years. However, his name is now part of the grand legacy of the Titanic story. The Titanic needs no introduction, it is possibly the most known single word used that can bring up memories of the sinking of the ship for the relatives, it will reveal a story that is still known and discussed to this day. And yet, Captain Rostron had no connections with the ship, or the White Star Line before 1912. On the night of 14th/15th April 1912, because of his selfless actions, he would be best remembered as the Captain of the RMS Carpathia who rescued many hundreds of people from the sinking of the RMS Titanic, after it collided with an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. Image Copyright 9gag.com Rostron was born in Bolton on the 14th May 1869 in the town of Bolton. His birthplace was at Bank Cottage, Sharples to parents James and Nancy Rostron. -
Branscombe Diaspora
BRANSCOMBE DIASPORA If you look through the old parish registers or census returns, or wander round the graveyard, you’ll find family names that lasted for over a century – Bartletts, Perrys, Dowells, Deans, Frenchs, Gushs, Northcotts, Piles, Pikes, Wards, to name just a few. Nowadays these families have all gone. There are a few exceptions – a couple of Dowells, a Cox, a few hidden below a different surname (Betty Rowson was a Somers; Eileen Carpenter a Northcott; Jean Brimson a Perryman; Ivor Dowell’s mother was a Dean; John Bass’s a French; Sid Sweetland’s wife a Gosling; and Bill Carpenter & Frank Adlam are both members of the Ward clan) - but that’s all. People left the parish for many reasons. Branscombe was never a rich village and opportunities to get on’ were few and far between. By the nineteenth century – and earlier as well – people left to seek work, or maybe they’d got a girl in trouble, run up debts, or run foul of ‘important’ people within the community. Some, no doubt, went out of a spirit of adventure. By the mid nineteenth century, with the railways opening up, and mines and factories, London, Manchester, and South Wales were favoured locations. But some went much further afield, to the States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and South Africa. And it is these people that we would like to track. We’ve combed through our oral history transcripts, added details from the Parish Registers and Census Returns, as well as other stray references. We intend to trace the names of some of the ships on which the emigrants sailed. -
April 14Th & 15Th, 2012
PAGE 18 PRESS & DAKOTAN ■ SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York and quickly learned the es- Titanic sentials of the missteps that led to disaster. To America, Ismay From Page 17 was the devil. Defensively, Ismay said: "I tell you that if I thought that in the There was reputation at stake. slightest way I had done wrong, I What lay 10 minutes ahead was would never have a happy mo- everlasting shame. ment." Indications are he never At 11:40 p.m., lookout Freder- did. ick Fleet in the crow’s nest saw There were the obvious sensi- an iceberg in the calm sea di- ble reforms, including require- rectly ahead and sent a warning ments for sufficient lifeboats and below. Thirty-seven seconds 24-hour staffing in radio rooms. later, the submerged edge of a An International Ice Patrol was massive iceberg bashed against created. the steel-plate skin of the Ti- The Germans soon launched tanic’s starboard (right) side, an even larger ship, the 909-foot near the bow. Shards of ice Imperator, but it was top-heavy punched through portholes. and swayed too much for com- More ice plopped onto the third- fort. Then came World War I and class recreation deck, where German submarines, which tor- steerage passengers tossed pedoed both the Lusitania and pieces about in frolic. the Carpathia. Passenger liners A few decks below, 28-degree resumed their comfortable trade seawater poured into forward after that war and, for a time, holds. Alarmed engineers shut after World War II. -
Thomas W. Mccawley Est Né En 1876 À Aberdeen, En Écosse
© Collection Alice MARTINES sais s u o à so tha c e m É u p q t c o r THOMAS W. M cAWLEY N a b m Moniteur sportif du Titanic, 36 ans e c i p N e a r it so t NNeL du u dispar Pour en savoir plus The loss of the SS. Titanic : its story and its lessons / Lawrence Beesley. -Memphis (États-Unis) : General Books, 2009. - 87p. e g a m e e L © Thomas W. McCAWLEY est né en 1876 à Aberdeen, en Écosse. Il vit à Southampton, en Angleterre. Il est engagé comme moniteur sportif par la White Star Line, fonction qu’il a déjà exercée à bord du paquebot Olympic. Il embarque sur le Titanic à Southampton le 10 avril 1912. Thomas W. McCAWLEY a la responsabilité du gymnase qui se situe sur le pont des embarcations. L’accès aux équipements est gratuit. Thomas W. McCAWLEY donne également des cours particuliers d’une demi-heure pour le prix de 2 shillings ou 50 cents de dollars. Reproduction interdite - © La Cité de la Mer - 2013 - Mer la de Cité La © - interdite Reproduction La salle de sport est vaste et lumineuse. Elle est longue de 13,40 mètres et large de 5,50 mètres. Ses murs sont recouverts de bois de pin, laqué en blanc avec un lambrissage en chêne. Le gymnase est équipé d’appareils très modernes pour l’époque. On y trouve des rameurs, 2 bicyclettes fixes dotées d’un indicateur de vitesse, une machine à poids, mais aussi un punching- ball, un extenseur et une balance pour se peser avant et après l’exercice physique. -
Titanic Survivor Violet Jessop Titanic Survivor by Violet Jessop, Ed
Suggested Reading: Titanic Survivor Violet Jessop Titanic Survivor by Violet Jessop, ed. John Maxtone-Graham (1998). Stewardess Violet Jessop shares stories about life on grand ocean liners of the golden era of transatlantic travel, as well as her experiences surviving the sinkings of both the RMS Titanic in 1912 and the HMHS Britannic in 1916. 882½ Amazing Answers to Your Questions about Titanic by Hugh Brewster (1999). A fun book packed with facts about Titanic. A top-seller among Titanic books, aimed at a children’s audience but fascinating for all ages. Down With the Old Canoe: A Cultural History of the Titanic Disaster by Steven Biel (1996). A scholarly yet fun study of myths the disaster inspired, from songs to political speeches to musicals. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (1955). Walter Lord’s classic minute-by-minute account of the last night of the Titanic remains the most riveting account of the collision and its aftermath. Based on extensive interviews with survivors. My top pick for readers new to the Titanic. Titanic: An Illustrated History by Don Lynch, paintings by Ken Marschall (1992). A magnificent, lavishly illustrated book that tells the full story of the Titanic, from her building and launch to the sinking and the recovery, created by a leading Titanic historian and the foremost Titanic painter. HMHS Britannic: The Last Titan by Simon Mills (1992). A brief history of the Titanic’s forgotten sister ship, which sank after hitting a German mine during World War I. Timeline of Violet Jessop Oct. 1, 1887 Born in Argentina, the oldest child of Irish immigrants 1908 Joins Royal Mail Line as a stewardess. -
Moore, G. Moore, J. Morris, F.H. Murdock, W. Neal, H. Nichols, W.H
Moore, G. AB Moore, J. Fireman Morris, F.H. Bathroom Steward Murdock, W. Fireman Neal, H. Asst. Baker Nichols, W.H. 2nd Class Steward Noss, H. Fireman Nutbeam, W. Fireman O’Connor, J. Trimmer Oliver, H. Fireman Olliver, A. Quarter Master Osman, F. AB Othen, C. Fireman Pascoe, C.H. AB Pearce, J. Fireman Pearcey, A 3rd Class Pantry Steward Perkis, W. Quarter Master Pelham, G. Trimmer Perry, E. Trimmer Peters, W.C. AB Pfrupper, R Steward Phillmore, H. Steward Pitman, H.J. 3rd Mate Podesta, J. Fireman Poingdestre, J. AB Port, F. Steward Prangnell, G. Greaser Prentice, George Storekeeper Prichard, (Mrs) A. Stewardess Priest, J. Fireman Prior, H. Steward Pugh, A. Steward Pusey, A. Fireman Ranger, T. Greaser Ray, F.Do Steward Rice, C. Fireman Roberts, (Mrs) M.K. Stewardess Robinson, (Mrs) A. Stewardess Ross, R. Scullion Rowe, G. Quarter Master Rule, Samuel Steward Ryerson, W.E. Steward Sartori, Lazar Asst. Glassman 28 Savage, C. Steward Scarrott, J. AB Scott, F. Greaser Self, E. Fireman Senior, H. Fireman Seward, W. Pantry Steward Sheath, F. Trimmer Shiers, A. Fireman Simmons, A. Scullion Sloan, (Miss) J. Stewardess Slocombe, (Mrs) M. Turkish Bath Stewardess Smith, T.G. Stewardess Snow, E. Trimmer Sparkman, H. Fireman Stap, A. Stewardess Stewart, J. Verandah Cape Steward Streets, A. Fireman Symons, S. (or G.) Lookout Taylor, J. Fireman Taylor, W.H. Fireman Terrell, F. Steward Theissinger, A. Bedroom Steward Thomas, A.C. Steward Thomas, B. Steward Thompson, J. Fireman Threlfall, T. Leading Fireman Thresher, G. Fireman Toms, F. Steward Triggs, R. Fireman Vigott, P. AB Ward, W. -
1913 Annual Census Report
ANNUAL REPORT FFP" q $a33 OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS TO THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1913 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1913 1913 REPORT OR TIIE DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS. DEPARTAZENIOF COMI\IERCE, BUREAUOF TIIE CENSUS, Washiny/ton,November $6, 1913. Sm: There is submitted hercvith the following report upon the operations of the Bureau of the Census cluriizg the fiscal year endecl Sune 30, 1913, and upon the work now in progress. 'As I did not take the oath of office luiztil July 1, 1913, the work of this Burean during tlie entire fiscal year 1913 was uncler the clzarge of my prede- cessor, Director E. Dana Durand. A very considerable part of the Bureau's force was engaged during the,fiscal year upon the clefeisrccl ~vorlcof the Thirteentlz Decennial Cens~zs,but the usual aiznnal investigations regarding financial sta- tistics of cities, prod~~ctionand cons~unptionof cotton, vital statis- tics, nncl forest mere carried on, and in addition ~vor17I was done on the tobacco inquiyy (n~xthorizedby acl; of Congress approvecl Apr. 30, 1012) and the qu~nquennialcensus of electrical industries. PROGRESS OF DEFERRED THIRTEENTH CENSUS WORK. POPULATION. The Division of Population was engaged during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1913, wholly on work m connection with the Thir- teentli Censrrs. This work coizzprised, first, the preparation and, in large part, the coi1113letion of the text and tables for the general and State rclsorts on population (Vols. I, 11, and I11 of tlze Thirteenth Census reports), and second, the practical completion of the machine tabulation and other work l~recediiigthe actual preparation of the tables for the occ~~pationreport (Vol. -
Geographical List of Public Sculpture-1
GEOGRAPHICAL LIST OF SELECTED PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED MAJOR WORKS BY DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH ♦ The following works have been included: Publicly accessible sculpture in parks, public gardens, squares, cemeteries Sculpture that is part of a building’s architecture, or is featured on the exterior of a building, or on the accessible grounds of a building State City Specific Location Title of Work Date CALIFORNIA San Francisco Golden Gate Park, Intersection of John F. THOMAS STARR KING, bronze statue 1888-92 Kennedy and Music Concourse Drives DC Washington Gallaudet College, Kendall Green THOMAS GALLAUDET MEMORIAL; bronze 1885-89 group DC Washington President’s Park, (“The Ellipse”), Executive *FRANCIS DAVIS MILLET AND MAJOR 1912-13 Avenue and Ellipse Drive, at northwest ARCHIBALD BUTT MEMORIAL, marble junction fountain reliefs DC Washington Dupont Circle *ADMIRAL SAMUEL FRANCIS DUPONT 1917-21 MEMORIAL (SEA, WIND and SKY), marble fountain reliefs DC Washington Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln Memorial Circle *ABRAHAM LINCOLN, marble statue 1911-22 NW DC Washington President’s Park South *FIRST DIVISION MEMORIAL (VICTORY), 1921-24 bronze statue GEORGIA Atlanta Norfolk Southern Corporation Plaza, 1200 *SAMUEL SPENCER, bronze statue 1909-10 Peachtree Street NE GEORGIA Savannah Chippewa Square GOVERNOR JAMES EDWARD 1907-10 OGLETHORPE, bronze statue ILLINOIS Chicago Garfield Park Conservatory INDIAN CORN (WOMAN AND BULL), bronze 1893? group !1 State City Specific Location Title of Work Date ILLINOIS Chicago Washington Park, 51st Street and Dr. GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, bronze 1903-04 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, equestrian replica ILLINOIS Chicago Jackson Park THE REPUBLIC, gilded bronze statue 1915-18 ILLINOIS Chicago East Erie Street Victory (First Division Memorial); bronze 1921-24 reproduction ILLINOIS Danville In front of Federal Courthouse on Vermilion DANVILLE, ILLINOIS FOUNTAIN, by Paul 1913-15 Street Manship designed by D.C. -
The Implications of Space and Mobility in James Cameron╎s Titanic
Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2013 The Implications of Space and Mobility in James Cameron's Titanic Cindy Stewart Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact [email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION THE IMPLICATIONS OF SPACE AND MOBILITY IN JAMES CAMERON’S TITANIC By CINDY STEWART A Thesis submitted to the School of Communication in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2013 Cindy Maria Stewart defended this thesis on October 14, 2013 The members of the supervisory committee were: Davis Houck Professor Directing Thesis Jennifer Proffitt Committee Member Michael Neal Committee Member Stephen McDowell Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the thesis has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii To my mom, Maria: thank you so much for all your sacrifice so that I could earn a good education, and for guiding me to make the best choices possible in my life. Also, thank you for discussing the themes of Titanic with me. To my dad, Jim, and brother, Jose: thank you for ultimately acknowledging the relevance of the issues addressed in a “chick flick” like Titanic. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my thesis director, Professor Davis Houck, for his dedication to helping me think critically about my favorite movie, Titanic. I greatly appreciate the time he has taken to discuss my thesis topic with me, and continuously prompt me with questions and ideas that furthered the improvement of this project.