British Wreck Commissioner’s Inquiry (1912)
The official British investigation. 25,622 questions asked across 36 days of testimony. Available digitized at the Titanic Inquiry Project.

United States Senate Inquiry (1912)
Chaired by Senator William Alden Smith. 82 witnesses examined. Transcripts available through the U.S. Senate archives.

Marconi Company Wireless Logs
Records of all wireless communications sent and received by Titanic, compiled from the Marconi Company archives and operator testimony.

Survivor Depositions and Newspaper Interviews (1912)
First-person accounts published in The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Southampton Echo, and other contemporary newspapers.

A Night to Remember — Walter Lord (1955)
The definitive narrative account. Lord interviewed 63 survivors. This is the book against which all other Titanic accounts are measured.

The Discovery of the Titanic — Robert D. Ballard (1987)
Ballard’s own account of finding the wreck. Includes the evidence that settled the ‘did she break in two’ debate.

Titanic: The Ship Magnificent — Bruce Beveridge et al. (2008)
The most comprehensive technical reference. Two volumes covering every aspect of the ship’s design and construction.

On a Sea of Glass — Tad Fitch, J. Kent Layton, Bill Wormstedt (2012)
The most detailed modern account of the sinking, drawing on the full range of available evidence.

Titanic and the Mystery Ship — Senan Molony (2006)
Investigates the Californian controversy — the ship that may have been close enough to rescue everyone.

Encyclopedia Titanica
The most comprehensive passenger and crew biography database. Individual entries for every known person aboard.

Titanic Inquiry Project
Digitized transcripts of both the British and American inquiries, fully searchable.

Titanic Historical Society
Founded in 1963. Publishes The Titanic Commutator quarterly. Archives include survivor correspondence and photographs.