Library of Congress Resources

This page lists resources on the Library of Congress website that will be useful for researchers looking for historical information about the Lusitania.

Hindostan: A Propaganda Newspaper for South Asian POWs in Germany during World War I
Blog post from the Asian Division, featuring an article on the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in the Hindi edition of Hindostan, issue seven from May 20, 1915.
The Lusitania Disaster : Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, 1914 to 1919
Short article about the significance of the sinking of the Lusitania in the context of the First World War.
Lusitania Sheet Music
The outpouring of grief following the attack on the Lusitania compelled many people to compose music and songs in commemoration of the tragedy. Many of these works were registered for copyright and can be found in the Library's collections. The cover pages often have illustrations depicting the shipwreck.
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC)
Search the term "Lusitania" in the Prints & Photographs Division catalog and then select "Preview Images" to see thumbnails of those images which have been digitized. Then click on the image to see a larger version.
Sheet Music Spotlight: Remembering the Lusitania in World War I
Blog post from the Performing Arts Division about the outpouring of music following the loss of the Lusitania.
The Sinking of the Lusitania
Blog post from the Law Library, to accompany a 2015 event hosted by the British Council on “The War that Changed the World,” in the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium featuring some of the Library’s holdings related to the Lusitania.
The Sinking of the Lusitania
Blog post from the Library of Congress blog on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania.
Today in History - May 7
Links to a variety of other digitized Lusitania-related items from the Library's collections are available on the Today in History entry for May 7th.
Topics in Chronicling America
A guide for researching the topic of the "sinking of the Lusitania" in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers.

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A 1918 animated depiction of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania showing the ship sailing at sea, the U-boat sighting it and firing torpedoes, and an explosion on board the ship. Lifeboats are lowered and the ship sinks.

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