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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
7098Guide book for Mount Desert
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Places, Island
Loring, Short & Harmon's illustrated guide book for Mount Desert Island (before Acadia National Park). With 5 mounted photographs. Fourth edition (1879). Sixth edition (1885).
  • Clara Barnes Martin
  • 1879
  • 95
  • 2 books
  • fragile
Description:
Loring, Short & Harmon's illustrated guide book for Mount Desert Island (before Acadia National Park). With 5 mounted photographs. Fourth edition (1879). Sixth edition (1885).
6087Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Society Annual Report
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Town
Collection of pamphlets.
  • 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931.
  • 32 pamphlets, 2 maps
Description:
Collection of pamphlets.
7410Mount Desert - The Story of Saint Sauveur
  • Publication, Booklet
  • People
  • Places, Island
Printed for private circulation in 1921.
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 1921
  • 26
  • 1 booklet
Description:
Printed for private circulation in 1921.
6101Asticou Terraces Trust: Report of a Trustee 1937-1965
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Garden
Rare red-bound book by Charles Savage and C. Scott White tracing the history of archives the Asticou Terraces with Photographs, brochures, budget info., descriptions, and comments. Dedicated in honor of Joseph H. Curtis; in memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1 disc with digital images of pages.
  • Charles Savage, Scott C. White
  • 1965
Description:
Rare red-bound book by Charles Savage and C. Scott White tracing the history of archives the Asticou Terraces with Photographs, brochures, budget info., descriptions, and comments. Dedicated in honor of Joseph H. Curtis; in memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1 disc with digital images of pages.
6086The Jones Cove Shell-Heap
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Shore
Bulletin 1, The Jones cove Shell-Heap at West Gouldsboro, Maine by W. B. Smith in connection with Lafayette National Park - account of archeological digs at this Flanders Bay site in W. Gouldsboro, ME in 1928.
  • Walter B. Smith
  • 1929
  • 28
  • good
Description:
Bulletin 1, The Jones cove Shell-Heap at West Gouldsboro, Maine by W. B. Smith in connection with Lafayette National Park - account of archeological digs at this Flanders Bay site in W. Gouldsboro, ME in 1928.
6127The Future of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
Charles Eliot's report to the Plan Committee of the B. H. Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Maps included. (Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)
  • Charles W. Eliot II
  • 1928
  • 32
  • 2 copies
Description:
Charles Eliot's report to the Plan Committee of the B. H. Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Maps included. (Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)
7301Northeast Harbor Fleet Annual Reports 1932-2000
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Yacht Club
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Collection of Northeast Harbor Fleet Annual Reports (1932-2000) donated by David Crofoot. Missing years: 1973, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993 (see item 6118), 1995, 1996 (see item 6117), 1997, 1998 Update Nov. 2022: Donated by Northeast Harbor Fleet: 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998
  • 1932-2000
  • booklet
  • good
Description:
Collection of Northeast Harbor Fleet Annual Reports (1932-2000) donated by David Crofoot. Missing years: 1973, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993 (see item 6118), 1995, 1996 (see item 6117), 1997, 1998 Update Nov. 2022: Donated by Northeast Harbor Fleet: 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998
6061Reports Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Town
Reports of the Bleak House Committee and Treasurer's Reports, 1946-1947, 1947-1948, 1948-1949
  • 1946-1949
  • 3 volumes
Description:
Reports of the Bleak House Committee and Treasurer's Reports, 1946-1947, 1947-1948, 1948-1949
6058This Is Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Places, Island
Booklet prepared and published as a community service by the League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island.
  • League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island, ME
  • 1971
  • 23
Description:
Booklet prepared and published as a community service by the League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island.
6062Report on the Safe Guiding of Public Welfare
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings
  • Alfred Mullikin
  • 1927
  • 7
  • good
Description:
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings
6063Annual Report on 1929 Work of Town Engineer to the Board of Selectmen
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Town
Town of Mount Desert Island, January 1930
  • 1930
  • 40
Description:
Town of Mount Desert Island, January 1930
6125Maine The Summer Playground of the Nation
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Places
Pamphlet of the Maine State Information Bureau of the geography, physical, social, and climatic characteristics of Maine with Mount Desert Island included. Many b/w photographs.
  • 1920's
  • 66
  • 1 brochure
  • good
Description:
Pamphlet of the Maine State Information Bureau of the geography, physical, social, and climatic characteristics of Maine with Mount Desert Island included. Many b/w photographs.
6145Sir Francis Bernard and his Grant of Mount Desert
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Land
  • People
  • Places
About Francis Bernard, governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts, his interest in the boundary question between the U.S. and Nova Scotia, and his grant of 100, 00 acres of land. Built a summer home in part of SW Harbor.
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 1922
  • 65
  • 1 book
Description:
About Francis Bernard, governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts, his interest in the boundary question between the U.S. and Nova Scotia, and his grant of 100, 00 acres of land. Built a summer home in part of SW Harbor.
6102Sieur De Monts National Monument - The White Mountain National Forest
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Park
Development of what is now Acadia National Park. Article provides history and descriptions of the area covered under the U.S. Monuments Act of 1906. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
  • George B. Dorr
  • 1917
  • 64
  • good
Description:
Development of what is now Acadia National Park. Article provides history and descriptions of the area covered under the U.S. Monuments Act of 1906. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
6084Geology of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
Summary of geological details of Mount Desert Island. Several b/w pictures. Two reprints, same article, entitled "Geology of Mount Desert Island". Rocks and minerals. Revised and reprinted from the "Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. XVII, No. 4, October 1919). See also item 7069.
  • F. Bascom
  • 1919
  • 14
  • 1 book
  • good
Description:
Summary of geological details of Mount Desert Island. Several b/w pictures. Two reprints, same article, entitled "Geology of Mount Desert Island". Rocks and minerals. Revised and reprinted from the "Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. XVII, No. 4, October 1919). See also item 7069.
6113Paths and Trails of Northeast Harbor and Vicinity
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Hiking Trail
Description of Paths & Trails of Northeast Harbor
  • Village Improvement Society
  • 8/10/1914
  • 8
  • 2 books
Description:
Description of Paths & Trails of Northeast Harbor
6124America, Her Grandeur and Her Beauty
  • Publication, Book
  • Places
12" x 13.5" book. Chapter "The Coast of Maine" from the Book "America, her grandeur and her beauty." Inscribed on inside cover "To Aunt Fran and nostalgia with love, Wendy"
  • 1905
  • book
Description:
12" x 13.5" book. Chapter "The Coast of Maine" from the Book "America, her grandeur and her beauty." Inscribed on inside cover "To Aunt Fran and nostalgia with love, Wendy"
7065In Fair Aroostook
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places
  • Places, Landscape
Where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty. Reprinted under the auspices of the Madawaska Historical Society, 1973.
  • Clarence Pullen
  • 1902
  • 94
  • 1 book
  • good
Description:
Where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty. Reprinted under the auspices of the Madawaska Historical Society, 1973.
6160Mount Desert Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Places, Island
Articles about MDI pasted into scrapbook. "Mount Desert on the Coast of Maine" (by Clara Barnes Martin), "A Week on Mt. Desert" parts 1-4, poetry, "Mount Desert", "Mount Desert and its Scenery."
  • ca. 1867
  • Light brown notebook with articles pasted to pages
  • fair
Description:
Articles about MDI pasted into scrapbook. "Mount Desert on the Coast of Maine" (by Clara Barnes Martin), "A Week on Mt. Desert" parts 1-4, poetry, "Mount Desert", "Mount Desert and its Scenery."
7063History of Vinalhaven
  • Publication, Book
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
A brief historical sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven from its earliest known settlement. Prepared by order of the town on the occasion of its One Hundredth Anniversary.
  • Albra Josephine Vinal
  • 1900
  • 84
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
A brief historical sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven from its earliest known settlement. Prepared by order of the town on the occasion of its One Hundredth Anniversary.
7051Waymouth Tercentenary
  • Publication, Book
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
  • 53
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
7052Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec river
  • Publication, Book
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places
Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec river. August 29, 1907. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
  • Maine Historical Society
  • 1907
  • 58
  • 1 book
  • fragile
Description:
Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec river. August 29, 1907. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
7047Maine: Her place in history
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations
  • Places
Address delivered at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, November 4, 1876 and in convention of the Legislature of Maine, February 6, 1877, by Joshua L. Chamberlain; with a communication from the governor and the Report of the Centennial Commission. Published by order of the Legislature of Maine of February 7, 1877. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
  • 1877
  • 131
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
Address delivered at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, November 4, 1876 and in convention of the Legislature of Maine, February 6, 1877, by Joshua L. Chamberlain; with a communication from the governor and the Report of the Centennial Commission. Published by order of the Legislature of Maine of February 7, 1877. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
7066Historical Sketches of Blue Hill, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Written by R. G. F. Candage, Brookline, Mass. Printed for the Blue Hill Historical Society (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
  • R. G. F. Candage
  • 1905
  • 83
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
Written by R. G. F. Candage, Brookline, Mass. Printed for the Blue Hill Historical Society (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
7050George Folsom, John A. Poor and a Century of Historical Research with reference to Early Colonial Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places
By Henry S. Burrage, D.D., L.L.D. State Historian of Maine.
  • Henry S. Burrage
  • 1926
  • 62
  • 1 book
  • good
Description:
By Henry S. Burrage, D.D., L.L.D. State Historian of Maine.