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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1902Bar Harbor - Ellsworth Telephone Directory
  • Publication, Directory
  • Places, Town
July 1946 Directory for towns in Hancock County, ME. Scan: Cover only.
  • 1946
  • 72
  • 1 book
Description:
July 1946 Directory for towns in Hancock County, ME. Scan: Cover only.
2059The Veteran's Guide
  • Publication, Booklet
Booklet, provided by Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co., for veterans of WW II explaining rights and benefits available to people in the armed forces. Cover letter from BHBT.
  • 1945
  • 63
  • 1 book
Description:
Booklet, provided by Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co., for veterans of WW II explaining rights and benefits available to people in the armed forces. Cover letter from BHBT.
2086Prominent Personalities in Maine Women's Clubs
  • Publication, Book
  • People
References to WLC members Lucy Smith (8), Elizabeth Manchester Johnson (92), Edith Favour (93), Virginia Somes Sanderson (93), and Katherine Savage (94) Scan: Cover, first pages only
  • Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
  • 1988
  • 149
  • 1 book
Description:
References to WLC members Lucy Smith (8), Elizabeth Manchester Johnson (92), Edith Favour (93), Virginia Somes Sanderson (93), and Katherine Savage (94) Scan: Cover, first pages only
2129Chants noirs
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Music
French translation of negro spirituals published in the French journal "Mercure de France", June 1952.
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
  • 1952
  • 377
  • 1 book
Description:
French translation of negro spirituals published in the French journal "Mercure de France", June 1952.
2134Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Organizations, Religious
History of Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church in Bar Harbor with brief mentions of missions in Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor, and Winter Harbor.
  • Elizabeth Macul
  • 2007
  • 15
  • 1 book
Description:
History of Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church in Bar Harbor with brief mentions of missions in Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor, and Winter Harbor.
1911Seaside Inn Reunion
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • People
The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain.
  • Stephen C. Clement
  • 8/22/1996
  • 1 book
Description:
The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain.
7390Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Transportation, Carriage
In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton.
  • 1888
  • 60
  • 1 book with 36 photographs
  • very fragile
Description:
In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
2130The Cole Family of businesses, Serving ME. & N.E. for 72 years
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
A booklet containing an address, dealing with the history of Coles Express & A. J. Cole & sons, was delivered at a "1989 Maine meeting of the Newcomen Society held in Bangor". Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • Galen L. Cole
  • 7/14/1989
  • 28
  • 1 booklet
  • excellent
Description:
A booklet containing an address, dealing with the history of Coles Express & A. J. Cole & sons, was delivered at a "1989 Maine meeting of the Newcomen Society held in Bangor". Scan: Cover, first pages only.
2146Old-Time New England - The Bulletin of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Vol. XXVII, No. 3, January 1937, Serial No. 87. Contains articles about the "The Steamer J. T. Morse", Harvard College, William Claggett & William C. Endicott. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • 1937
  • 46
  • 1 booklet
Description:
Vol. XXVII, No. 3, January 1937, Serial No. 87. Contains articles about the "The Steamer J. T. Morse", Harvard College, William Claggett & William C. Endicott. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
1698Collected Program Notes 1975 To Present
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events, Performance
A soft covered grey booklet describing the programs presented at the Neighborhood House - Main St. Northeast Harbor, ME from 1975 to 1983 by Mt. Desert Festival of Chamber Music.
  • Jean Dane
  • July 1980
  • 1 booklet
Description:
A soft covered grey booklet describing the programs presented at the Neighborhood House - Main St. Northeast Harbor, ME from 1975 to 1983 by Mt. Desert Festival of Chamber Music.
1805Fifty Years Services in Honor of Dr. Samuel A. Eliot's Ministry
  • Publication, Booklet
  • People
  • 7/13/1939
  • 31
  • 1 booklet
1764Woolies
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Spiral bound book of Susan Dillon's history of her "Woolie" collection with 23 Photographs and identification of the embroideries Photographs by Pete Travers. See Item 3503
  • Susan Sage Dillon
  • 2011
  • 1 booklet
Description:
Spiral bound book of Susan Dillon's history of her "Woolie" collection with 23 Photographs and identification of the embroideries Photographs by Pete Travers. See Item 3503
2272Old Maine Steamboat Becomes New Jersey Restaurant
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant.
  • 1 clipping
Description:
Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant.
7136Portrait bust of Emily Marshall Otis
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison.
  • Walter Muir Whitehill
  • 1973
  • 1 clipping
  • good
Description:
Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison.
7189The "Grandes Dames" Who Grace America
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Article published in Life Magazine in 1968 about 9 prominent ladies of American high society: Mrs. T. Charlton Henry Mrs. Christopher Temple Emmet Mrs. Edgard B. Stern Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs. Harper Sibley Mrs. Malcom Peabody Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Lytle Hull Mrs. Thomas Armstrong
  • Toni Frissell
  • 1968
  • 1 clipping
  • good
Description:
Article published in Life Magazine in 1968 about 9 prominent ladies of American high society: Mrs. T. Charlton Henry Mrs. Christopher Temple Emmet Mrs. Edgard B. Stern Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs. Harper Sibley Mrs. Malcom Peabody Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Lytle Hull Mrs. Thomas Armstrong
7302From Father to Son - Review by Carl Little
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Organizations
  • People
Review by Carl Little of the book "Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect", written by his father, Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard College and one of the first summer resident of Northeast Harbor. The book was originally published in 1902. Also mentioned is the Champlain Society of which Charles Eliot was a member. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 5, 2000.
  • Carl Little
  • 2000
  • 1 clipping
  • fair
Description:
Review by Carl Little of the book "Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect", written by his father, Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard College and one of the first summer resident of Northeast Harbor. The book was originally published in 1902. Also mentioned is the Champlain Society of which Charles Eliot was a member. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 5, 2000.
7308Frenchboro: Preserved
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Nature
  • Places, Island
Article about the efforts by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust to preserve the uninhabited part of Frenchboro. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 12, 2000.
  • Jim Valette
  • 2000
  • 1 clipping
  • good
Description:
Article about the efforts by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust to preserve the uninhabited part of Frenchboro. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 12, 2000.
7358The Champlain Society
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Organizations
  • People
Article "The Champlain Society: How they spent their summer vacation in 1880", published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on August 1, 1996. Written by Nan Lincoln. Photographs by Marshall P. Slade.
  • Nan Lincoln
  • 1996
  • 1 clipping
  • good
Description:
Article "The Champlain Society: How they spent their summer vacation in 1880", published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on August 1, 1996. Written by Nan Lincoln. Photographs by Marshall P. Slade.
7122The Saturday Evening Post
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other, Periodicals
The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 223, No. 37, March 10, 1951. In this issue: 4 short stories, 1 novelette, 7 articles, 2 serials, other features (letters, editorials, post scripts, verse, keeping posted). Of special interest is the following article: "The cities of America: Bangor, Maine", by George Sessions Perry, pag. 24.
  • Ben Hibbs, editor
  • 1951
  • 144
  • 1 magazine
  • fair
Description:
The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 223, No. 37, March 10, 1951. In this issue: 4 short stories, 1 novelette, 7 articles, 2 serials, other features (letters, editorials, post scripts, verse, keeping posted). Of special interest is the following article: "The cities of America: Bangor, Maine", by George Sessions Perry, pag. 24.
1714Verses by Bill Ayles
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Copies of verses by Bill Ayles, a laborer who worked at odd jobs in & around Northeast Harbor. Poem copies were provided by R. Haynes & E. Smallidge.
  • Bill Ayles
  • 14 pages
  • 1 original, 1 copy
Description:
Copies of verses by Bill Ayles, a laborer who worked at odd jobs in & around Northeast Harbor. Poem copies were provided by R. Haynes & E. Smallidge.
1924Order of service, The Consecration of St. Mary's-by-the-Sea
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Organizations, Religious
A booklet listing the Bishop, the officers of the mission & the form of Consecration of a church from the book of Common Prayer.
  • 1902
  • 8
  • 1 pamphlet
Description:
A booklet listing the Bishop, the officers of the mission & the form of Consecration of a church from the book of Common Prayer.
7196Consecration of the window at St. Mary's-by-the-Sea
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Organizations, Religious
Consecration of the window in memory of the Right Reverend William Croswell Doane, Bishop of Albany, August 16, 1925.
  • 1925
  • 4
  • 1 pamphlet
  • good
Description:
Consecration of the window in memory of the Right Reverend William Croswell Doane, Bishop of Albany, August 16, 1925.
7309Mount Desert Island Visitor
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Nature
  • Places, Island
Newspaper supplement published by the Bar Harbor Times covering sightseeing and activities on and around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Volume 3, No. 3. Published on July 17, 1970.
  • The Bar Harbor Times
  • 1970
  • 1 supplement
  • good
Description:
Newspaper supplement published by the Bar Harbor Times covering sightseeing and activities on and around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Volume 3, No. 3. Published on July 17, 1970.
1847George Cheever Shattuck
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • People
Two biographical articles about George Cheever Shattuck: 1. "George Cheever Shattuck", by George S. Richardson, published by the Massachusetts Historical Society 2. "George Cheever Shattuck, Nestor of Torpical Medicine", by Jean A. Curran
  • George S. Richardson, Jean A. Curran
  • 2 articles
Description:
Two biographical articles about George Cheever Shattuck: 1. "George Cheever Shattuck", by George S. Richardson, published by the Massachusetts Historical Society 2. "George Cheever Shattuck, Nestor of Torpical Medicine", by Jean A. Curran
1934Asticou: History of Inn and an Era
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations.
  • Katherine Barr
  • 1999
  • 20
  • 2 books
Description:
A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations.