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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 6092 | Yachtsmen's Guide & Business Directory |
| "Captain Timothy" (Tim Butler of Seal Cove ?), as manager of Clifton Dock in Northeast Harbor, narrates this guidebook for yachtsmen anchoring in Northeast Harbor. B/W Photographs with ads from local businesses. |
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Description: "Captain Timothy" (Tim Butler of Seal Cove ?), as manager of Clifton Dock in Northeast Harbor, narrates this guidebook for yachtsmen anchoring in Northeast Harbor. B/W Photographs with ads from local businesses. | |||||
| 6093 | Winslow Homer's Right and Left |
| Pre-publication copy of a chapter in John Wilmerding's book" Studies in the History of Art 9" re Homer's 1909 oil painting "Right and Left" |
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Description: Pre-publication copy of a chapter in John Wilmerding's book" Studies in the History of Art 9" re Homer's 1909 oil painting "Right and Left" | ||||
| 7086 | Who was Paugus? |
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| Reprinted from "The New England Quarterly", Vol. XII, No. 2, June 1939. |
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Description: Reprinted from "The New England Quarterly", Vol. XII, No. 2, June 1939. | ||
| 6048 | Ways of deer and laws of men |
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| 7051 | Waymouth Tercentenary |
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| An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org) |
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Description: An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org) | ||||
| 7117 | Walter S. Wyman (1874-1942) |
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| One of Maine's Great Pioneers. By William B. Skelton, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of Central Maine Power Company, Augusta, Maine. |
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Description: One of Maine's Great Pioneers. By William B. Skelton, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of Central Maine Power Company, Augusta, Maine. | ||
| 7078 | Uses of Birch-Bark in the Northeast |
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| Published by the Robert Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine. Second printing, 1974 |
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Description: Published by the Robert Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine. Second printing, 1974 | ||
| 7089 | Union Church of Northeast Harbor - Fifty Years 1889-1939 |
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| Prayer by Palfrey Perkins. Fiftieth Anniversary Address by Samuel A. Eliot. |
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Description: Prayer by Palfrey Perkins. Fiftieth Anniversary Address by Samuel A. Eliot. | |||
| 6069 | Twenty-five Years of Giving in New York City |
| Report presenting selected grants made by the Vincent Astor Foundation during the years 1960-1984. Mrs. Astor traces the history of the Foundation and describes some the organizations. Photographs including several of Mrs. Astor. |
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Description: Report presenting selected grants made by the Vincent Astor Foundation during the years 1960-1984. Mrs. Astor traces the history of the Foundation and describes some the organizations. Photographs including several of Mrs. Astor. | ||||||
| 6056 | Transportation & Public Facilities |
| Part of a Regional Planning Study in order to prepare a Master Plan for the Development of the State of Maine. This covers Penobscot Bay & Mt. Desert region. |
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Description: Part of a Regional Planning Study in order to prepare a Master Plan for the Development of the State of Maine. This covers Penobscot Bay & Mt. Desert region. | |||||
| 6152 | Tragedies & Triumphs |
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| Lecture regarding founding of Acadia National Park by Charles Eliot, George B. Dorr and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. |
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Description: Lecture regarding founding of Acadia National Park by Charles Eliot, George B. Dorr and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. | |||
| 7298 | Town of Mount Desert Annual Report 1974 |
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| 6146 | Town of Cranberry Isles Annual Report |
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| 6147 | Town of Cranberry Isles Annual Report |
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| 7113 | Thomas Gage, the English-American Traveler |
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| Contains 25 maps and illustrations. Presented to the Northeast Harbor Library by the author, with a dedication. |
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Description: Contains 25 maps and illustrations. Presented to the Northeast Harbor Library by the author, with a dedication. | ||
| 6058 | This Is Mount Desert Island |
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| Booklet prepared and published as a community service by the League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island. |
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Description: Booklet prepared and published as a community service by the League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island. | ||||
| 6050 | The Wildlife Resources of Maine: |
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| 6088 | The Wild Gardens of Acadia Precursor of Acadia National Park |
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| 6141 | The Vincent Astor Foundation 1948-1997 |
| Provides an overview of the foundation's grantmaking between 1960 and 1997. Includes board president's message, grants lists for each year, 1997 financial statements, and lists of 1997 and previous board members and staff. |
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Description: Provides an overview of the foundation's grantmaking between 1960 and 1997. Includes board president's message, grants lists for each year, 1997 financial statements, and lists of 1997 and previous board members and staff. | |||||
| 7058 | The Story of Ancient Pemaquid - Metropolis of the "New World" |
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| First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953 |
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Description: First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953 | ||
| 7408 | The Rock End and Cottages |
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| Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings. |
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Description: Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings. | |||
| 7134 | The Reef Point Garden Bulletins |
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| Collection of fourteen Reef Point Garden Bulletins (several items of each bulletin): August 1946, November 1947, September 1948, August 1949, July 1950, August 1950, August 1951, June 1952, January 1953, June 1953, June 1954, July 1954, August 1954. |
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Description: Collection of fourteen Reef Point Garden Bulletins (several items of each bulletin): August 1946, November 1947, September 1948, August 1949, July 1950, August 1950, August 1951, June 1952, January 1953, June 1953, June 1954, July 1954, August 1954. | ||||
| 7132 | The Reef Point Bulletins |
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| Book containing a collection of seventeen Reef Point Garden Bulletins: August 1946, November 1947, September 1948, August 1949, July 1950, August 1950, August 1951, June 1952, January 1953, June 1953, June 1954, July 1954, August 1954, August 1955, June 1956 (No. 15), June 1956 (No. 16), Vol. 1 No. 17. |
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Description: Book containing a collection of seventeen Reef Point Garden Bulletins: August 1946, November 1947, September 1948, August 1949, July 1950, August 1950, August 1951, June 1952, January 1953, June 1953, June 1954, July 1954, August 1954, August 1955, June 1956 (No. 15), June 1956 (No. 16), Vol. 1 No. 17. | |||
| 6035 | The Redbook Collection |
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| BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day. |
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Description: BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day. [show more] | |||||
| 6155 | The Privileges of Old Age |
| A small bound book written by a long time summer resident of Northeast Harbor (1847-1936), a Unitarian theologian. |
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Description: A small bound book written by a long time summer resident of Northeast Harbor (1847-1936), a Unitarian theologian. |
