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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 6076 | Amos Clement Logbook from the Schooner Golden Rule |
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| Logbook of accounts of Amos Clement on his schooner Golden Rule, Mount Desert, Maine. |
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Description: Logbook of accounts of Amos Clement on his schooner Golden Rule, Mount Desert, Maine. | ||
| 6103 | Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904 |
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| Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included. |
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Description: Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included. | |||||
| 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] | |||||
| 7108 | A Study of Navajo Symbolism |
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| Published as part of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. XXXII, No. 3. Line drawings by Lloyd Moylan. |
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Description: Published as part of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. XXXII, No. 3. Line drawings by Lloyd Moylan. | ||
| 7084 | Other Indian Events of New England |
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| A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary. |
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Description: A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary. | ||
| 7062 | Roque Island |
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| A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955. |
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Description: A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955. | ||
| 6065 | Report of the Town Planning Committee of the Town of Mount Desert |
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| 6038 | Paper Talks Magazine |
| A pictorial history of Northern, Downeast, and Central Maine. undated 1981 1982 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 |
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Description: A pictorial history of Northern, Downeast, and Central Maine. undated 1981 1982 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 | |||||
| 6119 | Cuckoos on the Hearth |
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| Script of a three-act play by Parker Fennelly of New York and Northeast Harbor. It was staged at the Morosco Theater in NY in October 1941 under direction of Antoinette Perry. 1st copyright title " Two Story House" 1941; Cuckoos on the Hearth 1942. Scan: Cover, first pages only. |
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Description: Script of a three-act play by Parker Fennelly of New York and Northeast Harbor. It was staged at the Morosco Theater in NY in October 1941 under direction of Antoinette Perry. 1st copyright title " Two Story House" 1941; Cuckoos on the Hearth 1942. Scan: Cover, first pages only. | |||
| 6050 | The Wildlife Resources of Maine: |
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| 6067 | Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert |
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| Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 11, 1947. |
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Description: Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 11, 1947. | |||
| 7047 | Maine: Her place in history |
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| 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) |
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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) | |||
| 6091 | Congregational Sewing Circle Cook Book |
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| Grey/blue covered cookbook compiled by the sewing circle women of the Bar Harbor Congregational Church. Included are a few recipe clippings published in the Boston Post under "Recipes of New England Housewives". |
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Description: Grey/blue covered cookbook compiled by the sewing circle women of the Bar Harbor Congregational Church. Included are a few recipe clippings published in the Boston Post under "Recipes of New England Housewives". | ||
| 7048 | A Pageant of the State of Maine |
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| In celebration of the official dedication of the Carlton Bridge in Bath, Maine. Acted and sung and danced by citizens of Bath, Brunswick, Woolwich and Wiscasset. June 30 and July 2, 3, 4, 1928 |
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Description: In celebration of the official dedication of the Carlton Bridge in Bath, Maine. Acted and sung and danced by citizens of Bath, Brunswick, Woolwich and Wiscasset. June 30 and July 2, 3, 4, 1928 | ||
| 7095 | Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell |
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| The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell and his encounters with the Indians; including a particular account of the Pequauket Battle, with a history of that Tribe; and a reprint of Rev. Thomas Symmes Sermon. |
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Description: The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell and his encounters with the Indians; including a particular account of the Pequauket Battle, with a history of that Tribe; and a reprint of Rev. Thomas Symmes Sermon. | ||
| 7099 | The Origin and the Chronology of the Clipper Ships |
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| With a handwritten dedication by the author to Professor Manson (?), from 9 April 1948. |
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Description: With a handwritten dedication by the author to Professor Manson (?), from 9 April 1948. | ||
| 6064 | Report of the Town Planning Committee to the Town of Mount Desert |
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| Municipal Year ending January 1, 1930 |
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Description: Municipal Year ending January 1, 1930 | ||||
| 6066 | Report of the Warrant Committee of the Town of Mount Desert |
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| Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 9, 1943. |
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Description: Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 9, 1943. | ||||
| 6084 | Geology of Mount Desert Island |
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| 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. |
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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. | ||
| 6148 | Right Development of Mount Desert |
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| Small essay outlining Mr. Eliot's thoughts about the development of Mount Desert as a pleasure and health resort with regards to environment, marine activity (sailing and fishing), locally grown food, and the economy (creating jobs for locals.) |
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Description: Small essay outlining Mr. Eliot's thoughts about the development of Mount Desert as a pleasure and health resort with regards to environment, marine activity (sailing and fishing), locally grown food, and the economy (creating jobs for locals.) | |||
| 6046 | The Economic Structure of Mount Desert Island |
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| Soft blue binder pertaining to the economic structure of MDI. This was prepared in response to the state's call for comprehensive planning. Reports address current conditions. |
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Description: Soft blue binder pertaining to the economic structure of MDI. This was prepared in response to the state's call for comprehensive planning. Reports address current conditions. | ||
| 7057 | Ancient Pemaquid |
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| Read before the Maine Historical Society, February 6, 1903. |
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| 7088 | A Canoe from the Penobscot River |
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| Reprinted from "The American Neptune", Vol. VIII, No. 4, 1948. |
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Description: Reprinted from "The American Neptune", Vol. VIII, No. 4, 1948. | ||
| 6041 | Consecration of the Chapel of St. Mary by the Sea |
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| Purple booklet of service for the blessing of the church chapel in memory of Mary Spring from her husband Edward Newton Perkins. |
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Description: Purple booklet of service for the blessing of the church chapel in memory of Mary Spring from her husband Edward Newton Perkins. | |||
| 6068 | Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert |
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| Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 11, 1948. |
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Description: Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 11, 1948. |
