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2129Chants noirs
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Music
French translation of negro spirituals published in the French journal "Mercure de France", June 1952.
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
  • 1952
  • 377
  • 1 book
Description:
French translation of negro spirituals published in the French journal "Mercure de France", June 1952.
3905Northeast Harbor Library Announcement
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Announcing the opening of the second library.
  • Matthew T. Mellon
  • 1952
  • 1
Description:
Announcing the opening of the second library.
1734An Attempted Evocation of a Personality
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • People
  • Places, Garden
Memorial article to Beatrix Farrand as one of the founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Includes comments of Reef Point and Dumbarton Oaks.
  • Mildred B. Bliss
  • 1959
  • pages 218-224
  • photocopy
Description:
Memorial article to Beatrix Farrand as one of the founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Includes comments of Reef Point and Dumbarton Oaks.
7064History of the Town of Palermo
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Town of Palermo, incorporated 1804. With an introductory poem by Rev. George B. Davis.
  • Milton E. Dowe
  • 1954
  • 51
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Town of Palermo, incorporated 1804. With an introductory poem by Rev. George B. Davis.
6142Eleazer Higgins 1768 (?)-1840 Thomas Kelley 1745(?)-1813
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • People
Booklet complied by a member of Mayflower Society of Maine, Daughters of the American Revolution & a member of the Bangor Historical Society. Other families mentioned: Beal, Hilton, Mayo, Ames and Watts.
  • Mrs. Edward W. Ames
  • 1958
  • 24
  • 1 book
Description:
Booklet complied by a member of Mayflower Society of Maine, Daughters of the American Revolution & a member of the Bangor Historical Society. Other families mentioned: Beal, Hilton, Mayo, Ames and Watts.
3911Remarks on the Occasion of the Retirement of Mrs. Belmont
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Agnes Milliken's notes for a speech at library trustee's meeting on the retirement of Mrs. Belmont and succession of Mrs. Fay as Trustee Chairman.
  • Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken
  • 8/9/1955
  • 4 pages, 2 copies
  • photocopy
Description:
Agnes Milliken's notes for a speech at library trustee's meeting on the retirement of Mrs. Belmont and succession of Mrs. Fay as Trustee Chairman.
3899Dedication of the Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Address given by Mrs. Rodman Fay (Gertrude), Chairman of the Northeast Harbor Library at the dedication of the new building in August 1950.
  • Mrs. Rodman Fay
  • 8/20/1950
  • 5
  • typescript
Description:
Address given by Mrs. Rodman Fay (Gertrude), Chairman of the Northeast Harbor Library at the dedication of the new building in August 1950.
7110The Great Star Chant
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
The Myth and Prayers of the Great Star Chant and the Myth of the Coyote Chant. Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 22 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb and others. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. IV.
  • Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 1956
  • 190
  • 2 copies
  • good
Description:
The Myth and Prayers of the Great Star Chant and the Myth of the Coyote Chant. Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 22 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb and others. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. IV.
1738Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959); An appreciation of a landscape
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
Brief biography of Beatrix Farrand upon her death in 1959. She was the last of the charter members of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
  • Robert W. Patterson
  • 1959
  • pages 216-224
  • photocopy
Description:
Brief biography of Beatrix Farrand upon her death in 1959. She was the last of the charter members of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
1523Notes Added in 1951, on 20 Years' Change
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Notes added to the Birds of Northeast Harbor from 1931.
  • Samuel A. Eliot
  • 1951
  • 3 pages manuscript, 3 pages photograph copy
  • typescript, photograph copy
Description:
Notes added to the Birds of Northeast Harbor from 1931.
1524Birds - Mount Desert
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
June 10-24, 1959 Notes added to the Birds of Mount Desert.
  • Samuel A. Eliot
  • 1959
  • 2 pages manuscript, 2 pages photograph copy
  • typescript, photograph copy
Description:
June 10-24, 1959 Notes added to the Birds of Mount Desert.
1485Story of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Places, Town
This collection contains Morison's handwritten speech and his edited typed copy of the talk on Mount Desert Island history he gave in 1959 to benefit island libraries. The speech and notes became his book by the same name. Presented by S. E. Morison, 1973.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1959
  • 79
  • manuscript
Description:
This collection contains Morison's handwritten speech and his edited typed copy of the talk on Mount Desert Island history he gave in 1959 to benefit island libraries. The speech and notes became his book by the same name. Presented by S. E. Morison, 1973.
5369William Draper Lewis
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Chairman of the Library for many years.
  • Shelburne Studios, New York
  • 1940's-1950's ?
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Chairman of the Library for many years.
1575Economic Survey of Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Island
This paper is to add to the summary report released by the Joint Island Industrial Development Committee released a year ago.
  • Stacy May
  • 1950
Description:
This paper is to add to the summary report released by the Joint Island Industrial Development Committee released a year ago.
7093Opportunities on Maine Farms
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Organizations, Civic
With a personal message from Fred J. Nutter, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maine. Contains articles, photographs and detailed production maps for beef and sheep, dairy, poultry, gardens and fruit, food processing plants, apples and blueberries.
  • State of Maine
  • 1952
  • 22
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
With a personal message from Fred J. Nutter, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maine. Contains articles, photographs and detailed production maps for beef and sheep, dairy, poultry, gardens and fruit, food processing plants, apples and blueberries.
4402Sailboats
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
4403Sailboats
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
4404Sailboats
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
4405Sailboats
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
4406Sailboats
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
4407Sailboats
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
4408Sailboats
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
4410Lobster Boat
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
4412Horse-drawn "Pung"
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Carriage
Winter farming. Horse-drawn "Pung".
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
Description:
Winter farming. Horse-drawn "Pung".
4421Shotgun and birds
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Recreation, Hunting
Single bore shot gun and quail or partridge.
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
Description:
Single bore shot gun and quail or partridge.