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1544The Nor'easter
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events
March 5, 1947 4 copies of "The Nor'easter", a small publication edited by Miles Grindle with news, stories, and events in Northeast Harbor. Given to library by Stephen Ashley.
  • Miles Grindle, Editor
  • 1947
The Nor'easter
Item:
  • 1544   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Miles Grindle, Editor
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0055 MG
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Description:
March 5, 1947 4 copies of "The Nor'easter", a small publication edited by Miles Grindle with news, stories, and events in Northeast Harbor. Given to library by Stephen Ashley.
1748A Memoir of Elizabeth Shaw Morison 1886-1945
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • People
Adm. Morison's reminiscence of his life with his wife "Bessie". missing
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1945
  • 63
  • photocopy
A Memoir of Elizabeth Shaw Morison 1886-1945
Item:
  • 1748   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0260 MOR
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 63
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Adm. Morison's reminiscence of his life with his wife "Bessie". missing
1846Translation of Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • People
Professor Sawtelle's translation (presumed) of Sam Hadlock Jr.'s journal of his European traveling show with Eskimo George Niagungitok and Mary ?. Includes a short biography of Hadlock's life on Cranberry Island. Sent to R. Pyle by Hugh Dwelley. biography of Sam Hadlock on Cranberry Island. Journal dates from 1822-1826.
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 1930's-1940's ?
  • 33
  • photocopy
Translation of Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal
Item:
  • 1846   
Type:
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
Date:
  • 1930's-1940's ?
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0359
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 33
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Professor Sawtelle's translation (presumed) of Sam Hadlock Jr.'s journal of his European traveling show with Eskimo George Niagungitok and Mary ?. Includes a short biography of Hadlock's life on Cranberry Island. Sent to R. Pyle by Hugh Dwelley. biography of Sam Hadlock on Cranberry Island. Journal dates from 1822-1826.
1891Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
  • 1942-1945
  • various
Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
Item:
  • 1891   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Creator:
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
Date:
  • 1942-1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0404
Location:
  • General Collection Box 12
Pages:
  • various
Description:
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
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
Bar Harbor - Ellsworth Telephone Directory
Item:
  • 1902   
Type:
  • Publication, Directory
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1946
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0415
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 72
Medium:
  • 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
The Veteran's Guide
Item:
  • 2059   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0573
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 63
Medium:
  • 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.
2104Gilmanac 1947 Yearbook
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
Incomplete proof-pages of the 1947 Gilman High School Yearbook. Photographs include one of front view of building with the town WW I & II Honor Roll. Also included is a b/w glossy photograph of the graduating class. For the complete Yearbook 1947, see Item 7204
  • 1947
  • photocopy
Gilmanac 1947 Yearbook
Item:
  • 2104   
Type:
  • Publication, Yearbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0618
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Incomplete proof-pages of the 1947 Gilman High School Yearbook. Photographs include one of front view of building with the town WW I & II Honor Roll. Also included is a b/w glossy photograph of the graduating class. For the complete Yearbook 1947, see Item 7204
2163Fire of 1947
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
  • 1947
  • 5
  • newspaper
  • fair
Fire of 1947
Item:
  • 2163   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0676
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
2164Resort Town War-Minded
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
  • 1943
  • newspaper
  • fair
Resort Town War-Minded
Item:
  • 2164   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0677
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
2222"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
  • Horace H. Leavitt
  • 1940
  • newspaper
"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
Item:
  • 2222   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Horace H. Leavitt
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0736
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
2242Maine Fire Disaster
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
  • 1947
  • 16
  • newspaper
  • fragile
Maine Fire Disaster
Item:
  • 2242   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Creator:
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0756
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Pages:
  • 16
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fragile
Description:
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
2281Gilmanac, 1943
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
1943 Gilman High School yearbook
  • 1943
  • 1 book
Gilmanac, 1943
Item:
  • 2281   
Type:
  • Publication, Yearbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1943
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0004
Location:
  • Shelf 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 book
Description:
1943 Gilman High School yearbook
7203Gilmanac, 1945
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
1945 Gilman High School yearbook
  • 1945
  • 1 book
  • good
Gilmanac, 1945
Item:
  • 7203   
Type:
  • Publication, Yearbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0010
Location:
  • Shelf 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
1945 Gilman High School yearbook
7204Gilmanac, 1947
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
1947 Gilman High School yearbook
  • 1947
  • 1 book
  • good
Gilmanac, 1947
Item:
  • 7204   
Type:
  • Publication, Yearbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0011
Location:
  • Shelf 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
1947 Gilman High School yearbook
7373Gilmanac, 1948
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
1948 Gilman High School yearbook
  • 1948
  • 1 book
  • good
Gilmanac, 1948
Item:
  • 7373   
Type:
  • Publication, Yearbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1948
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0012
Location:
  • Shelf 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
1948 Gilman High School yearbook
6048Ways of deer and laws of men
  • Publication, Book
  • Lawrie Holmes
  • 1949
  • pamphlet
Ways of deer and laws of men
Item:
  • 6048   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Lawrie Holmes
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 333 HOLMES
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Medium:
  • pamphlet
6049Mount Desert Deer:
  • Publication, Book
  • Lawrie Holmes
  • 1944
  • 36
  • pamphlet
Mount Desert Deer:
Item:
  • 6049   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Lawrie Holmes
Date:
  • 1944
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 333 HOLMES
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 36
Medium:
  • pamphlet
6050The Wildlife Resources of Maine:
  • Publication, Book
  • Lawrie Holmes
  • 1949
  • 13
  • pamphlet
The Wildlife Resources of Maine:
Item:
  • 6050   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Lawrie Holmes
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 333 HOLMES
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • pamphlet
6060A statement of the financial condition of the county of Hancock
  • Publication, Book
Collection of pamphlets.
  • 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947
  • 29 pamphlets
  • pamphlet
A statement of the financial condition of the county of Hancock
Item:
  • 6060   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Date:
  • 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 352 HANCOCK
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 29 pamphlets
Medium:
  • pamphlet
Description:
Collection of pamphlets.
6070Cranberryana
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, Civic
Copies of this paper, presented at the annual meeting of the Cranberry Club in Aug. 1986, were presented to members of the club at Christmas.
  • Mary Frances Parkman
  • 1944
Cranberryana
Item:
  • 6070   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
Creator:
  • Mary Frances Parkman
Date:
  • 1944
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 367 PARKMAN
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Description:
Copies of this paper, presented at the annual meeting of the Cranberry Club in Aug. 1986, were presented to members of the club at Christmas.
6072Report of the Commissioner of Education of the State of Maine for the School Biennium Ending June 30, 1944
  • Publication, Book
This report covers a detailed statement of the schools of Maine, including census, school attendance, receipts, expenditures and general progress.
  • Harry V. Gilson
  • 6/30/1944
  • 194
  • 1 book
Report of the Commissioner of Education of the State of Maine for the School Biennium Ending June 30, 1944
Item:
  • 6072   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Harry V. Gilson
Date:
  • 6/30/1944
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 370 GIL
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 194
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
This report covers a detailed statement of the schools of Maine, including census, school attendance, receipts, expenditures and general progress.
6073Mount Desert Island Education Survey 1949
  • Publication, Book
A Report Prepared for The Mount Desert Island Regional High School Committee by The Survey Staff, Mark R. Shibles, Director.
  • MDI Regional High School Survey Staff
  • 1949
Mount Desert Island Education Survey 1949
Item:
  • 6073   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • MDI Regional High School Survey Staff
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 371.6 SHIBLES
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Description:
A Report Prepared for The Mount Desert Island Regional High School Committee by The Survey Staff, Mark R. Shibles, Director.
7099The Origin and the Chronology of the Clipper Ships
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Clipper Ship
With a handwritten dedication by the author to Professor Manson (?), from 9 April 1948.
  • Bernard Berenson, M. D.
  • 1947
  • 14
  • 1 booklet
  • good
The Origin and the Chronology of the Clipper Ships
Item:
  • 7099   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Clipper Ship
Creator:
  • Bernard Berenson, M. D.
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 387 BER
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 14
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
With a handwritten dedication by the author to Professor Manson (?), from 9 April 1948.
6082Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Organizations, Civic
Dedication of the George Bucknam Dorr Memorial
  • 8/29/1947
  • 1 booklet
Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
Item:
  • 6082   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Organizations, Civic
Date:
  • 8/29/1947
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 394.4 HANCOCK
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Description:
Dedication of the George Bucknam Dorr Memorial
7100New England in National Leadership - 1895 - The First Steam Railroad Electrification!
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Transportation, Railroad
By Howard S. Palmer, member of the Newcomen Society, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. With an opening poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Broomstick Train".
  • Howard S. Palmer
  • 1945
  • 24
  • 1 booklet
  • good
New England in National Leadership - 1895 - The First Steam Railroad Electrification!
Item:
  • 7100   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Creator:
  • Howard S. Palmer
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 621.33 PAL
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 24
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
By Howard S. Palmer, member of the Newcomen Society, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. With an opening poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Broomstick Train".