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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 1808 | Petite Plaisance |
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| Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. |
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Description: Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. | |||
| 1782 | Enlightened Scholar of Luminous Artistry |
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| John Wilmerding, Northeast Harbor summer resident combines his professional experience as museum curator (National Gallery) with academia (Dartmouth and Princeton). Article from "Princeton Alumni Weekly", Dec. 5, 1990 |
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Description: John Wilmerding, Northeast Harbor summer resident combines his professional experience as museum curator (National Gallery) with academia (Dartmouth and Princeton). Article from "Princeton Alumni Weekly", Dec. 5, 1990 | |||
| 2008 | Change of Scene |
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| Short Down East Magazine article, with photographs, of Northeast Harbor artist Richard Estes. 2 copies. |
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Description: Short Down East Magazine article, with photographs, of Northeast Harbor artist Richard Estes. 2 copies. | |||
| 1917 | Madame Brooke Astor |
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| Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much. |
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Description: Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much. | |||
| 3977 | Carlton Taylor |
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| Interviewed by Judith Blank |
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| 1674 | Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. |
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| Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. biographies Lists of gardens |
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Description: Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. biographies Lists of gardens | ||||
| 1743 | A Career in Bud; Beatrix Jones Farrand's Education & Early |
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| Biography of Beatrix Farrand with intensive review of early focus on landscape design, her mentors, her developing philosophy of gardening. |
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Description: Biography of Beatrix Farrand with intensive review of early focus on landscape design, her mentors, her developing philosophy of gardening. | |||
| 2014 | Summering with the Peabodys |
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| College student's story of working as a cook in the summer home of M/M Malcolm Peabody on Smallidge Point. Contains descriptions of home interior and customs. 2 copies. |
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Description: College student's story of working as a cook in the summer home of M/M Malcolm Peabody on Smallidge Point. Contains descriptions of home interior and customs. 2 copies. | |||
| 1737 | Sermon on "The Mount": Edith Wharton's Influence on Farrand |
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| Social and literary influence of Edith Wharton on her niece Beatrix Jones Farrand. Farrand's work on Wharton's Mass. home "The Mount." |
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Description: Social and literary influence of Edith Wharton on her niece Beatrix Jones Farrand. Farrand's work on Wharton's Mass. home "The Mount." | |||
| 5430 | Marguerite Yourcenar |
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| Photograph negatives of Vits Knuble's 1989 portrait of Marguerite Yourcenar sent to Bob Pyle by Earl Brechlin. See also item 1452. |
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Description: Photograph negatives of Vits Knuble's 1989 portrait of Marguerite Yourcenar sent to Bob Pyle by Earl Brechlin. See also item 1452. | |||||
| 1881 | Obituary of Maurice Schumann |
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| Maurice Schumann, a French aide to General de Gaulle in London during World War II who made broadcasts to France & became Foreign Minister, son married Steph Heckscher and they spent summers at High Loft Press in Seal Harbor. |
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Description: Maurice Schumann, a French aide to General de Gaulle in London during World War II who made broadcasts to France & became Foreign Minister, son married Steph Heckscher and they spent summers at High Loft Press in Seal Harbor. | ||||
| 3973 | Harland Carr |
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| Stories of Northeast Harbor people and places Interviewer: Judith Blank. |
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Description: Stories of Northeast Harbor people and places Interviewer: Judith Blank. | ||||
| 6186 | Jessie Higgins and David Higgins. |
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| Photocopy with permission from Harvard Higgins Genealogical record of Higgins family. 198 pages. Harvard DeLorraine Higgins, compiler. Available upon request. |
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Description: Photocopy with permission from Harvard Higgins Genealogical record of Higgins family. 198 pages. Harvard DeLorraine Higgins, compiler. Available upon request. | ||||
| 2110 | The Lichen collections of Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill. |
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| Biographical information on Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill, Botanists, and lists of their lichen collections. |
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Description: Biographical information on Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill, Botanists, and lists of their lichen collections. | |||
| 1730 | Lady into Landscape Gardener: early years at Arnold Arboratum |
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| Early biography of Beatrix Farrand as she develops her landscape "Mentor" Charles Sargent at the Arnold Arboratum and Holm Lea. |
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Description: Early biography of Beatrix Farrand as she develops her landscape "Mentor" Charles Sargent at the Arnold Arboratum and Holm Lea. | |||
| 1733 | Lady in landscape garden: B.F. at Arnold Arboretum P. 2. |
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| Beatrix Farrand's later years as Consultant Landscape Gardener to the Arnold Arboretum. |
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Description: Beatrix Farrand's later years as Consultant Landscape Gardener to the Arnold Arboretum. | |||
| 6110 | History on Birchbark |
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| Through the exhibition "History on Birchbark : The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy", the Haffenreffer Museum presents Native Americans with their cultural objects. |
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Description: Through the exhibition "History on Birchbark : The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy", the Haffenreffer Museum presents Native Americans with their cultural objects. | |||||
| 1776 | Thomas Cole in Maine |
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| Maine works of Thomas Cole, leader of the Hudson River School, during the mid-1980's. Photographs of his etchings included. Signed article by author. From "Record of he Art Museum - Princeton University", vol. 49, number 1/1990 |
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Description: Maine works of Thomas Cole, leader of the Hudson River School, during the mid-1980's. Photographs of his etchings included. Signed article by author. From "Record of he Art Museum - Princeton University", vol. 49, number 1/1990 | |||
| 2227 | Old Money, New Needs |
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| Article about Brooke Astor as she approaches her 90th birthday. Published in New York Times Magazine, November 17, 1991. |
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Description: Article about Brooke Astor as she approaches her 90th birthday. Published in New York Times Magazine, November 17, 1991. | ||||
| 1934 | Asticou: History of Inn and an Era |
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| A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations. |
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Description: A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations. | |||
| 1598 | Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect |
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| A research guide on the life and works of Charles Eliot from the Institute of Cultural Landscape Studies, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, MA. |
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Description: A research guide on the life and works of Charles Eliot from the Institute of Cultural Landscape Studies, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, MA. | |||||
| 1680 | A Memorial Project |
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| The Photograph of the Memorial is in Photograph Collection #1304. This is the History of the Downeast Chapter, lists of men lost in action in WWII, dedication at Maine Maritime Academy. |
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Description: The Photograph of the Memorial is in Photograph Collection #1304. This is the History of the Downeast Chapter, lists of men lost in action in WWII, dedication at Maine Maritime Academy. | ||||
| 6962 | Edsel Ford's Bright Idea - Mount Desert joins the War effort |
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| Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. |
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Description: Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. | |||
| 1750 | Obituary of Egerton Burpee Sawtelle |
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| Cape Elizabeth: Captain Egerton Burpee Sawtelle, 95, died 8/29/1999. He was born in Boston, a son of William Otis & Louise Burpee Sawtelle. He had a summer home on Islesford |
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Description: Cape Elizabeth: Captain Egerton Burpee Sawtelle, 95, died 8/29/1999. He was born in Boston, a son of William Otis & Louise Burpee Sawtelle. He had a summer home on Islesford | |||
| 2003 | A Family Affair |
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| The Haynes family of Northeast Harbor keep vintage cars running. Photographs of Richard Haynes, son Dana, and grandsons Dan and Jeff working on vehicles. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1990. |
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Description: The Haynes family of Northeast Harbor keep vintage cars running. Photographs of Richard Haynes, son Dana, and grandsons Dan and Jeff working on vehicles. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1990. |
