A letter written by Archibald Gracie, one of the few survivors of the Titanic, sold for nearly $400,000 at auction. Written just days before the ship sank, the letter is one of the few surviving first ...

Days before the Titanic struck an iceberg, a first-class passenger, Col. Archibald Gracie, described the vessel in a letter written while on board: “It is a fine ship but I shall await my journey’s ...

"It is a fine ship but I shall await my journey's end before I pass judgment on her," Colonel Archibald Gracie wrote on April 10, 1912 Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He ...

Letters were how people processed the world before text messages and emails condensed our thoughts into brief communication bursts. They served as conduits for love, revolution, persuasion, and ...

When first-class passenger Col. Archibald Gracie boarded the Titanic in Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, he drafted a letter to a friend. "It is a fine ship," he wrote, "but I shall await my ...

A "prophetic" letter written aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic ocean liner has been auctioned in England for a stunning sum. The letter was sold by Wiltshire-based Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd. on April 26 ...

This live performance series brings fascinating correspondence, drawn from history and contemporary life, to the stage read ...

I was interested in the Dec. 16 Sun Spots about Christmas cards, letters, and pen pals. Not too long ago, I exchanged Christmas cards with 450 friends and family members. We have lost many of them and ...

In her new book, Syme's Letter Writer, Rachel Syme of The New Yorker explains how to write a delightful letter to a loved one. Unlike texting and email, old-fashioned letters, hand-addressed and sent ...

The invention of the letter, as a means of conveying news and other kinds of information, is often attributed to a Persian queen, Atossa, who reigned 2,500 years ago. But none of her correspondence ...