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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1985Mount Desert List of Students and road workers
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
  • Places, Town
Names of students at Sandy Point (later Northeast Harbor) in March, 1871 and a list of names of road workers and hours worked.
  • Mount Desert
  • 1884
  • 1
  • typescript
Mount Desert List of Students and road workers
Item:
  • 1985   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1884
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0498
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Names of students at Sandy Point (later Northeast Harbor) in March, 1871 and a list of names of road workers and hours worked.
1860Transcription of Letters from Stephen Manchester to Comfort Manchester Stanley
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letters written 1878-1884 to author's sister in Northeast Harbor. Transcribed by Robert E. Suminsby.
  • October 1995 (1884)
  • 9
  • typescript
Transcription of Letters from Stephen Manchester to Comfort Manchester Stanley
Item:
  • 1860   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • October 1995 (1884)
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0374
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 9
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Letters written 1878-1884 to author's sister in Northeast Harbor. Transcribed by Robert E. Suminsby.
1020Addition to House for Lieut. R. G. Davenport
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
1 folder of notes and sketches. Addition 1887.
  • Fred L. Savage
  • 1887
  • Rock Crest
  • Peabody Drive
  • 15 sheets
  • tracing papers
Addition to House for Lieut. R. G. Davenport
Item:
  • 1020   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Fred L. Savage
Date:
  • 1887
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Property Name:
  • Rock Crest
Street:
  • Peabody Drive
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0020 FLS
Location:
  • FF C-22, ADC Box 1
Pages:
  • 15 sheets
Medium:
  • tracing papers
Description:
1 folder of notes and sketches. Addition 1887.
1101House for Moorfield Storey
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
See also item 1102, by Wheelwright and Haven.
  • Fred L. Savage
  • 1884-1885
  • Stornoway
  • South Shore Road
  • 6 sheets
  • tracing paper, tracing cloth, blueprint
House for Moorfield Storey
Item:
  • 1101   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Fred L. Savage
Date:
  • 1884-1885
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Property Name:
  • Stornoway
Street:
  • South Shore Road
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0102 FLS
Location:
  • FF C-6
Pages:
  • 6 sheets
Medium:
  • tracing paper, tracing cloth, blueprint
Description:
See also item 1102, by Wheelwright and Haven.
1102Alteration and Addition to House for Moorfield Storey
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
See also item 1101, by Fred L. Savage.
  • Wheelwright and Haven
  • 1884-1885
  • Stornoway
  • South Shore Road
  • 7 sheets
  • tracing cloth, paper
Alteration and Addition to House for Moorfield Storey
Item:
  • 1102   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Wheelwright and Haven
Date:
  • 1884-1885
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Property Name:
  • Stornoway
Street:
  • South Shore Road
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0103 FLS
Location:
  • FF C-6
Pages:
  • 7 sheets
Medium:
  • tracing cloth, paper
Description:
See also item 1101, by Fred L. Savage.
1969The Latest about the Accident at Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events
  • People
  • Places, Town
Account of the buckboard accident in Northeast Harbor which claimed the life of Mabel Case, daughter of J. B. Case of Boston.
  • 1883
  • 1
  • photocopy
The Latest about the Accident at Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 1969   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1883
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0482
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Account of the buckboard accident in Northeast Harbor which claimed the life of Mabel Case, daughter of J. B. Case of Boston.
2094Clippings
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • People
Edgar L. Roberts C. J Hall Memorial Day
  • 1884
  • 2
  • photocopy
Clippings
Item:
  • 2094   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • People
Date:
  • 1884
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0608
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Edgar L. Roberts C. J Hall Memorial Day
2237Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service
  • Document, Government
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
  • Hugh S. Thompson
  • 11-24-1888
  • photocopy
Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service
Item:
  • 2237   
Type:
  • Document, Government
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Hugh S. Thompson
Date:
  • 11-24-1888
Place:
  • United States
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0751
Location:
  • General Collection Box 23
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
1548Union Church Deed of Land
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Organizations, Religious
Copy of the land deed, a gift of Samuel Gilpatrick to the Union Church in Northeast Harbor. Researched by Donald Phillips.
  • Samuel Gilpatrick
  • 1887
  • photocopy
Union Church Deed of Land
Item:
  • 1548   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
Creator:
  • Samuel Gilpatrick
Date:
  • 1887
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0059 SG
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of the land deed, a gift of Samuel Gilpatrick to the Union Church in Northeast Harbor. Researched by Donald Phillips.
1550Correspondence between Bishop Doane and Charles Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Organizations, Religious
Copy of letters between Charles W. Eliot and Bishop William Doane regarding community efforts to develop a Free Union Church in Northeast Harbor.
  • 1887
  • photocopy
Correspondence between Bishop Doane and Charles Eliot
Item:
  • 1550   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
Date:
  • 1887
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0061 CEBD
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of letters between Charles W. Eliot and Bishop William Doane regarding community efforts to develop a Free Union Church in Northeast Harbor.
2034Correspondence between Cora and Fred Savage
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
Copies of letters from Fred Savage to his sister Cora Justine Savage Phillips in Northeast Harbor. From originals of Laura Cross.
  • 1888
  • photocopy
Correspondence between Cora and Fred Savage
Item:
  • 2034   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1888
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0546
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copies of letters from Fred Savage to his sister Cora Justine Savage Phillips in Northeast Harbor. From originals of Laura Cross.
3808Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Map
  • Places, Island
Aids to navigation corrected to 1886. map (s) ; 80 x 63 cm. Scale, 1:40,000 (or, 3,333 1/3 ft. = 1 in.).
  • 1882
  • 1
  • paper with wooden hanger
Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 3808   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1882
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0264
Location:
  • 5D TOP
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper with wooden hanger
Description:
Aids to navigation corrected to 1886. map (s) ; 80 x 63 cm. Scale, 1:40,000 (or, 3,333 1/3 ft. = 1 in.).
7033Unknown House
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Brownstone house. Elevations, floor plans.
  • Fred L. Savage
  • ca. 1885-1886
  • 4
  • paper
  • good
Unknown House
Item:
  • 7033   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Fred L. Savage
Date:
  • ca. 1885-1886
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0443 FLS
Location:
  • FF C-28
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Brownstone house. Elevations, floor plans.
2604Certificate of Lodge of Masons
  • Document, Certificate
  • People
Certificate citing that William Foster was elevated to the position of Master Mason in the Lagonia Lodge of Ellsworth.
  • Ira Berry
  • 1884
  • 1
  • paper
Certificate of Lodge of Masons
Item:
  • 2604   
Type:
  • Document, Certificate
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ira Berry
Date:
  • 1884
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 392
Location:
  • GHC Box 10
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Certificate citing that William Foster was elevated to the position of Master Mason in the Lagonia Lodge of Ellsworth.
1454The Lighthouse Window
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Object, Art, Stained Glass
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane (Daisy) for her Aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881. This design inspired the window in St. Mary's-by-the-sea. Accompanying is a Photograph copy of a paper written by Margaret Doane Fayerweather in 1955 about the history of the lighthouse window.
  • Margaret Herrison Doane
  • 1881
  • 1 painting
  • paper
The Lighthouse Window
Item:
  • 1454   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Object, Art, Stained Glass
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Margaret Herrison Doane
Date:
  • 1881
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0003 MHD
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • 1 painting
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane (Daisy) for her Aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881. This design inspired the window in St. Mary's-by-the-sea. Accompanying is a Photograph copy of a paper written by Margaret Doane Fayerweather in 1955 about the history of the lighthouse window.
6090Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events, Fire
  • Places
Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.
  • Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire
  • 1884
  • 8
  • pamphlet
  • good
Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire
Item:
  • 6090   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places
Creator:
  • Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire
Date:
  • 1884
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 634.9 REPORT
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • pamphlet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.
3726Mount Desert and adjacent islands embracing the towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles
  • Map
  • Places, Island
Relief shown in hachures and spot heights. Shows roads and landowners.
  • 1885
  • 1
  • MAP (framed)
Mount Desert and adjacent islands embracing the towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles
Item:
  • 3726   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1885
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0180 GNC
Location:
  • On display in the library
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP (framed)
Description:
Relief shown in hachures and spot heights. Shows roads and landowners.
3720Cranberry Islands Property Map
  • Map
  • Places, Island
Copies from the Registry of Deeds from 1880.
  • 1880
  • 3 copies
  • MAP
Cranberry Islands Property Map
Item:
  • 3720   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1880
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0174
Location:
  • Map Box 1
Pages:
  • 3 copies
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Copies from the Registry of Deeds from 1880.
2532Plan of High Head
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Lot map, 32x26", showing the development plan for "High Head", off Western Bay, on property owned by the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Investment Co. in the towns of Eden and Mount Desert.
  • Joseph Curtis
  • 1888
  • 1
  • MAP
Plan of High Head
Item:
  • 2532   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Joseph Curtis
Date:
  • 1888
Place:
  • Bar Harbor, Eden
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 33
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Lot map, 32x26", showing the development plan for "High Head", off Western Bay, on property owned by the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Investment Co. in the towns of Eden and Mount Desert.
2543Plan of Lands at Head of Somes Sound
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Sound
Lot map-2 blueprints and 1 parchment tracing, 21x25 1/2", of properties belonging to Grindle, Hale, Higgens, Hamor, Rich, Somes adjoining property of Budreaux in Somesville at the head of the sound.
  • E. M. Hamor
  • 1888
  • 3
  • MAP
Plan of Lands at Head of Somes Sound
Item:
  • 2543   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Sound
Creator:
  • E. M. Hamor
Date:
  • 1888
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 34
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Lot map-2 blueprints and 1 parchment tracing, 21x25 1/2", of properties belonging to Grindle, Hale, Higgens, Hamor, Rich, Somes adjoining property of Budreaux in Somesville at the head of the sound.
2389J. B. Rumill's Farm
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse
Drawing, 18 1/2x12 1/2", of the J. B. Rumill farm in Tremont and surrounding properties of: Albee, Robbins, and Dow.
  • Heath
  • 1884
  • 1
  • MAP
  • fragile, damaged
J. B. Rumill's Farm
Item:
  • 2389   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse
Creator:
  • Heath
Date:
  • 1884
Place:
  • Tremont
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 190
Location:
  • GHC Box 5
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • fragile, damaged
Description:
Drawing, 18 1/2x12 1/2", of the J. B. Rumill farm in Tremont and surrounding properties of: Albee, Robbins, and Dow.
2434Topography of Mount Desert Island and Islands to the Southward
  • Map
  • Places, Island
Large topographical map of Mount Desert Island and off shore islands.
  • J. Hilgard, Superintendent
  • 1882
  • 1
  • MAP
  • fair
Topography of Mount Desert Island and Islands to the Southward
Item:
  • 2434   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • J. Hilgard, Superintendent
Date:
  • 1882
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 231
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Large topographical map of Mount Desert Island and off shore islands.
2438Bay of Islands - Newfoundland
  • Map
  • Places, Island
Bay of Islands of Newfoundland west coast from British surveys 1880-1881.
  • 1884
  • 1
  • MAP
  • good
Bay of Islands - Newfoundland
Item:
  • 2438   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1884
Place:
  • Other Places
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 235
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Bay of Islands of Newfoundland west coast from British surveys 1880-1881.
2453Divisions of Benjamin Richardson Estate (Plan B)
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Lot maps A & B (20x16", tissue) showing divisions of Somesville property in the estate of Benjamin Richardson. Includes Richardsons, Wasgatt, Stevens, Pray (fragile!)
  • L. A. Wyman
  • 1888
  • 2
  • MAP
  • fragile, damaged
Divisions of Benjamin Richardson Estate (Plan B)
Item:
  • 2453   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • L. A. Wyman
Date:
  • 1888
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 25
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • fragile, damaged
Description:
Lot maps A & B (20x16", tissue) showing divisions of Somesville property in the estate of Benjamin Richardson. Includes Richardsons, Wasgatt, Stevens, Pray (fragile!)
1590Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.
  • 1882
  • 1
  • manuscript
Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse
Item:
  • 1590   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Date:
  • 1882
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0102
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.