A History of: Avis Dolphin, Ian Holbourn and the Sinking of the Lusitania

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Literary Sources:
- Diana Preston, "Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy", Walker Publishing, (2002)
- Ian Holbourn, "The Isle of Foula", Birlinn Limited, (2002). First published in 1938 by Johnson and Grieg
- Robert Ballard, "Exploring the Lusitania", Weidenfeld and Nicholson, (1995)

Online Sources
- Toronto Public Library:
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-PCR-1182&R=DC-PCR-1182&searchPageType=vrl
- United States Newspaper Archives:
https://newspaperarchive.com/us/
- The British Newspaper Archive:
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
- Peter's Lusitania Page:
https://lusitaniapage.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/dolphin-miss-avis-gertrude/
- The Lusitania Resource:
http://www.rmslusitania.info/people/second-cabin/avis-dolphin/
http://www.rmslusitania.info/people/second-cabin/ian-holbourn/
- The Elgin Military Museum Blog:
http://www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca/blog/lusitania-survivor
- Scotland's War:
https://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/shetland/People/Ian-Holbourn-and-RMS-Lusitania
- Shetland Museum Archives:
http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=ViewItem&key=SXsiTiI6MjAsIlAiOnsidmFsdWUiOiJob2xib3VybiIsIm9wZXJhdG9yIjoiMSIsImZ1enp5UHJlZml4TGVuZ3RoIjoiMyIsImZ1enp5TWluU2ltaWxhcml0eSI6MC42NSwibWF4U3VnZ2VzdGlvbnMiOiI1IiwiYWx3YXlzU3VnZ2VzdCI6bnVsbH19&pg=19&WINID=1545326673835#VQBnTnywrcEAAAFnzKW77Q/30205
- Rare Irish Stuff:
https://www.rareirishstuff.com/cork/queenstown-cobh-from-the-water-co-cork-ireland-1899.4213.html
- Eric Sauder's The Unseen Lusitania:
https://theunseenlusitania.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/lusitania-life-jackets/

Clips and Audio
- "Here's a Health Unto His Majesty"
- "S.S. Lusitania Leaves New York City on Last Voyage" (1915):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIVHiAizhgI
- "Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea" (2008)
- "In Search of... The Lusitania" (1981):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvsE9zk9KQY

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