TLS signed “Frank J. Goldsmith,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, December 29, 1973. Letter to a woman at Murray State University about the night the Titanic sunk. In part: “My memory of that fateful event is as clear as if it happened yesterday…Many pieces of music were written about it in the year 1912. I own five original sheets of music…The last music played by our musicians was a hymn. Mother heard it as our lifeboat finished lowering. Being an active musician at our church in England, mother knew that its title was, ‘Autumn,’ which you will today, find in the hymn book of the Episcopalian church. Our lifeboat was the last one lowered, at 2:05 AM. The ship sank 15 minutes later. My father died so that mother and I might live.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, with a notation on the front, presumably by the recipient, which reads, “Keep! From a survivor of the sinking of the ‘Titanic.’” Immigrating to America aboard the Titanic, Goldsmith and his family were among the lucky survivors of the disaster, taken to safety in the less-than-half full Collapsible Boat D, which launched at 2:05 AM with only 25 passengers on board. Ex. Brian Green Collection. RR Auction COA.
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