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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 2005 | Two Geniuses and a Paintbrush |
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| Article about the friendship of artist Thomas Eakins and physicist Henry Rowland, summer resident of Seal Harbor, while Eakins spent the summer painting Rowland's portrait. 2 copies. |
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Description: Article about the friendship of artist Thomas Eakins and physicist Henry Rowland, summer resident of Seal Harbor, while Eakins spent the summer painting Rowland's portrait. 2 copies. | ||||
| 1890 | Two Emperors |
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| Contains accounts of a trip to Japan, where Susan Dillon & her husband had a audience with Emperor Hirohito. Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: Contains accounts of a trip to Japan, where Susan Dillon & her husband had a audience with Emperor Hirohito. Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 1963 | Thomas S. Hall Memorial Service |
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| Program, remarks by Neva Goodwin, and remarks from August Heckscher |
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Description: Program, remarks by Neva Goodwin, and remarks from August Heckscher | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 1596 | The Secret Garden |
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| History of the development of Asticou Terraces and Thuya Gardens with ref. to Joseph Curtis, Charles Savage, Tim Taylor, Denholm Jacobs and Patrick Chasse. vol. 40, no 7. |
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Description: History of the development of Asticou Terraces and Thuya Gardens with ref. to Joseph Curtis, Charles Savage, Tim Taylor, Denholm Jacobs and Patrick Chasse. vol. 40, no 7. | ||||
| 1547 | ...The News Has Come |
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| Sermon preached by Reverend William Crout at the Union Church, Northeast Harbor, the day following the dedication of the Union Church House in July 1990. |
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Description: Sermon preached by Reverend William Crout at the Union Church, Northeast Harbor, the day following the dedication of the Union Church House in July 1990. | |||||
| 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. | |||
| 1885 | The Landing |
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| Story of the German submarine and release of two crewmen spies at Hancock Point on November 29, 1944 as told by one of the boat's engineers. |
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Description: Story of the German submarine and release of two crewmen spies at Hancock Point on November 29, 1944 as told by one of the boat's engineers. | |||
| 2165 | The Big Freeze |
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| Special section of the Ellsworth American with articles about the devastating ice storm in 1998 and its effect on Hancock and Washington counties. |
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Description: Special section of the Ellsworth American with articles about the devastating ice storm in 1998 and its effect on Hancock and Washington counties. | ||||
| 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. | |||
| 1693 | Settling in Mount Desert |
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| "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. | |||
| 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." | |||
| 1911 | Seaside Inn Reunion |
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| The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain. |
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Description: The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain. | ||||
| 2043 | Running Head: The Inn and an Era |
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| Matthew Bucklin's thesis on the Asticou Inn for MDI High School history honors program. |
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Description: Matthew Bucklin's thesis on the Asticou Inn for MDI High School history honors program. | |||
| 1597 | Research concerning the Samuel Hadlock trial |
| November 11, 1990 Blue Notebook containing records of Supreme Judicial Court of Commonwealth of MA, Cumberland Gazette article 7/26/1790 Murder of Eliab Gott, 1789. |
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Description: November 11, 1990 Blue Notebook containing records of Supreme Judicial Court of Commonwealth of MA, Cumberland Gazette article 7/26/1790 Murder of Eliab Gott, 1789. | ||||||
| 1760 | Power Lunches |
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| Autobiographical accounts of lunches with Imelda Marcos (1988) and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: Autobiographical accounts of lunches with Imelda Marcos (1988) and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1678 | Parade/Dedication Joseph T. Musetti Jr. |
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| Program from the Joseph T. Musetti Jr. Veterans Memorial Park |
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Description: Program from the Joseph T. Musetti Jr. Veterans Memorial Park | |||||
| 1671 | Open Garden Day |
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| Brochure listing private gardens on the open garden tour annually sponsored by the Garden Club of Mount Desert. The tour date was July 28, 1990 and included gardens of Collier, Andrews, Foulke, Saenz, Astor, Dennis, and Penniman/Harris. |
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Description: Brochure listing private gardens on the open garden tour annually sponsored by the Garden Club of Mount Desert. The tour date was July 28, 1990 and included gardens of Collier, Andrews, Foulke, Saenz, Astor, Dennis, and Penniman/Harris. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 2115 | Obituary of Lindsay Coates Herkness Jr. |
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| Obituary written by Wayne Herkness III. His father died of heart failure at his home in Northeast Harbor, ME on 7/20/1998. He was born 1915 in Manila, Philippines. |
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Description: Obituary written by Wayne Herkness III. His father died of heart failure at his home in Northeast Harbor, ME on 7/20/1998. He was born 1915 in Manila, Philippines. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 1772 | Obituary of Edith F. Favour |
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| Obituary of "Billie" Favour who died in California 3-l9-1991. She was born in Bar Harbor, 2-20-1916, daughter of James & Nora Falt. She was married to Paul Favour, Jr. |
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Description: Obituary of "Billie" Favour who died in California 3-l9-1991. She was born in Bar Harbor, 2-20-1916, daughter of James & Nora Falt. She was married to Paul Favour, Jr. | |||||
| 7223 | Obituary of Betsy Flagg Melcher |
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| - Memorial service held by Rev. Paul Gilbert for Betsy Flagg Melcher on April 25, 1991. - Obituary clipping. |
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Description: - Memorial service held by Rev. Paul Gilbert for Betsy Flagg Melcher on April 25, 1991. - Obituary clipping. |
