Item	Title	Type	Subject	Description	Creator	Date	Property Name	Street	Pages	Medium	Condition
1468	Rose Lamb's Sketch Book	Object, Painting, Sketchbook	People Places, Island	Rose Lamb, the aunt of Aimee and Rosamund Lamb of Sutton Island used to come to the Asticou Inn. The sketch book includes pencil sketches of people and places on Mount Desert Island.	Rose Lamb	1869			1 book	paper	very fragile	Rose Lamb's Sketch Book Item: 1468    Type: Object, Painting, Sketchbook Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Rose Lamb Date: 1869 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: Art Collection Object ID: ART 0017 RL Location: Art Box 1, 4B3 Pages: 1 book Medium: paper Condition: very fragile Description: Rose Lamb, the aunt of Aimee and Rosamund Lamb of Sutton Island used to come to the Asticou Inn. The sketch book includes pencil sketches of people and places on Mount Desert Island.
1527	Remembrances of Mount Desert	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	Organizations, Religious Other, History People Places, Island	Typewritten diary of Mrs. Charles Hamlin covers years between 1880's and early 1900's. Much information about Rev. William Doane; other families covered: Gardiner, Corning, Eliot. Social perspective of Northeast Harbor. Info re St. Mary's.	Charles S. Hamlin	1934-1935			41	typescript (2 copies)		Remembrances of Mount Desert Item: 1527    Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: Organizations, Religious Other, History People Places, Island Creator: Charles S. Hamlin Date: 1934-1935 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0036 CSH Location: General Collection Box 1 Pages: 41 Medium: typescript (2 copies) Description: Typewritten diary of Mrs. Charles Hamlin covers years between 1880's and early 1900's. Much information about Rev. William Doane; other families covered: Gardiner, Corning, Eliot. Social perspective of Northeast Harbor. Info re St. Mary's.
1562	History of Sutton Island Features Review of Early Settlers and Island Homes	Publication, Clipping	Other, History People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings	August 20, 1938 Sutton Island history.	LaRue Spiker	1938			1 article	newspaper		History of Sutton Island Features Review of Early Settlers and Island Homes Item: 1562    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Other, History People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: 1938 Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0073 Location: General Collection Box 4 Pages: 1 article Medium: newspaper Description: August 20, 1938 Sutton Island history.
1566	Stories of Cranberry Isles Capt. Eugene Stanley	Publication, Clipping	People Places, Island	Writings about Captain Eugene Stanley from Sutton Island.	Daniel H. Ham	1936			1 article	newspaper		Stories of Cranberry Isles Capt. Eugene Stanley Item: 1566    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Daniel H. Ham Date: 1936 Place: Cranberry Isles Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0077 Location: General Collection Box 4 Pages: 1 article Medium: newspaper Description: Writings about Captain Eugene Stanley from Sutton Island.
1722	Mount Desert Island Facts	Document, List	Other, History People Places, Island	General facts, statistics, historical and political information of Mount Desert Island.					4			Mount Desert Island Facts Item: 1722    Type: Document, List Subject: Other, History People Places, Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0234 Location: General Collection Box 7 Pages: 4 Description: General facts, statistics, historical and political information of Mount Desert Island.
1747	Running To Catch Up	Publication, Other Publication	People Places, Island	Personal narratives, wife of Park Ranger, life in Maine and elsewhere.	Edith Favour				46	typescript		Running To Catch Up Item: 1747    Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Edith Favour Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0260 Location: General Collection Box 7 Pages: 46 Medium: typescript Description: Personal narratives, wife of Park Ranger, life in Maine and elsewhere.
1751	Cranberry Isles Sketches	Publication, Literary, Memoir	People Places, Island	Reminiscences of social life & customs, Cranberry Islands, 1959	Louis G. Barrett				82	typescript		Cranberry Isles Sketches Item: 1751    Type: Publication, Literary, Memoir Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Louis G. Barrett Place: Cranberry Isles Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0263 Location: General Collection Box 7 Pages: 82 Medium: typescript Description: Reminiscences of social life & customs, Cranberry Islands, 1959
1813	Interview with Robert Lindsay Smallidge	Document, Other Documents	People Places, Island	Copied, transcribed notes of unknown author of an interview with Lindsey Smallidge of Northeast Harbor. He spoke of jobs as a young child and influence of summer residents on the community families.		1981			2			Interview with Robert Lindsay Smallidge Item: 1813    Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: People Places, Island Date: 1981 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0326 Location: General Collection Box 9 Pages: 2 Description: Copied, transcribed notes of unknown author of an interview with Lindsey Smallidge of Northeast Harbor. He spoke of jobs as a young child and influence of summer residents on the community families.
1828	Letters to Rosamond & Aimee Lamb from Rachel Field	Document, Correspondence	People Places, Island	Copies of Rachel Field's letters to Rosamond Lamb - one included Aimee Lamb - her Sutton Island friends from Milton, MA. Sent from Maine & California, the letters are about her marriage to Authur Pederson, her writing, the involvement with movie studios, etc. Introduction by Robert R. Pyle.		1935-1940						Letters to Rosamond & Aimee Lamb from Rachel Field Item: 1828    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: People Places, Island Date: 1935-1940 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0341 Location: General Collection Box 9 Description: Copies of Rachel Field's letters to Rosamond Lamb - one included Aimee Lamb - her Sutton Island friends from Milton, MA. Sent from Maine & California, the letters are about her marriage to Authur Pederson, her writing, the involvement with movie studios, etc. Introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
1833	Patriarchal Picnics	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	People Places, Island	Frances Eliot reminisces in this essay of summer days in Northeast Harbor with Charles Eliot, President of Harvard Univ. (her father-in-law). She was the wife of Rev. Samuel Eliot.	Frances Hopkinson Eliot	1940-1950			pages 55-56	magazine		Patriarchal Picnics Item: 1833    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Frances Hopkinson Eliot Date: 1940-1950 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0346 Location: General Collection Box 9 Pages: pages 55-56 Medium: magazine Description: Frances Eliot reminisces in this essay of summer days in Northeast Harbor with Charles Eliot, President of Harvard Univ. (her father-in-law). She was the wife of Rev. Samuel Eliot.
1842	Letter from Robert Peabody to family	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Places, Island	Letter from Robert S. Peabody (of Peabody & Stearns) written from Eden to his family in Boston. He describes his trip to Mt. Desert Island, his accommodations, and includes transportation fares.		8-2-1865			2	manuscript		Letter from Robert Peabody to family Item: 1842    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Places, Island Date: 8-2-1865 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0355 Location: General Collection Box 10 Pages: 2 Medium: manuscript Description: Letter from Robert S. Peabody (of Peabody & Stearns) written from Eden to his family in Boston. He describes his trip to Mt. Desert Island, his accommodations, and includes transportation fares.
1908	Souvenirs from Three Island Painters	Publication, Other Publication	People Places, Island	Scanned photographs, prints and letters of booklet presented to William Otis Sawtelle from H. Warren, C. Kincaid, and S. White, aka Three Island Painters (TIPS) who had a gallery in "Blue Duck", now the Islesford Historical Museum.		1919			31	photocopy		Souvenirs from Three Island Painters Item: 1908    Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: People Places, Island Date: 1919 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0421 Location: General Collection Box 14 Pages: 31 Medium: photocopy Description: Scanned photographs, prints and letters of booklet presented to William Otis Sawtelle from H. Warren, C. Kincaid, and S. White, aka Three Island Painters (TIPS) who had a gallery in "Blue Duck", now the Islesford Historical Museum.
1912	Henry Buxton says	Publication, Clipping	People Places, Island	A clipping from a newspaper article about Mrs. Harriet M. Lyman, 80, who saw Mt. Desert Develop from Fishing Villages to World-famed Resort, also a Photograph of Mrs. Lyman.	Henry Buxton				1	photocopy and newspaper	poor	Henry Buxton says Item: 1912    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Henry Buxton Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0425 Location: General Collection Box 14 Pages: 1 Medium: photocopy and newspaper Condition: poor Description: A clipping from a newspaper article about Mrs. Harriet M. Lyman, 80, who saw Mt. Desert Develop from Fishing Villages to World-famed Resort, also a Photograph of Mrs. Lyman.
1915	A list of Settlers of part of MDI granted to John Bernard	Object, Writing, Notebook	Other, History People Places, Island	A soft covered red notebook containing a copy from Maine State Archives listing (A21IR20:4-8 Box44) settlers on the part of MDI granted to John Bernard. Comments & lists have been copied by R. Pyle		1785			3	photocopy		A list of Settlers of part of MDI granted to John Bernard Item: 1915    Type: Object, Writing, Notebook Subject: Other, History People Places, Island Date: 1785 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0428 Location: General Collection Box 14 Pages: 3 Medium: photocopy Description: A soft covered red notebook containing a copy from Maine State Archives listing (A21IR20:4-8 Box44) settlers on the part of MDI granted to John Bernard. Comments & lists have been copied by R. Pyle
1936	Ensign Ben Bunker, Mount Desert, and The Cranberry Isles	Publication, Other Publication	Other, History People Places, Island	This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library.	Theodore Spurling Sr.	Aug-91			19	typescript		Ensign Ben Bunker, Mount Desert, and The Cranberry Isles Item: 1936    Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: Other, History People Places, Island Creator: Theodore Spurling Sr. Date: Aug-91 Place: Cranberry Isles Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0449 Location: General Collection Box 15 Pages: 19 Medium: typescript Description: This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library.
1958	Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden	Publication, Periodical, Magazine	Events Other, History People Places, Island Places, Park Places, Town	"It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives.	Mark Condon	2001			48	magazine		Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden Item: 1958    Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Subject: Events Other, History People Places, Island Places, Park Places, Town Creator: Mark Condon Date: 2001 Place: Bar Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0470 Location: General Collection Box 15 Pages: 48 Medium: magazine Description: "It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives. [show more]
1965	Seven Ages of Sutton Island, Maine, 1604-1906	Document, Government, Field Notes	Other, History People Places, Island	Ecological and demographical notes in the development of Sutton Island; families include Lancaster, Wheelwright, Burnham, King, Gilley, Moore, Hawtin, & Stimson.	George L. Paine	1966			5	typescript		Seven Ages of Sutton Island, Maine, 1604-1906 Item: 1965    Type: Document, Government, Field Notes Subject: Other, History People Places, Island Creator: George L. Paine Date: 1966 Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0478 Location: General Collection Box 16 Pages: 5 Medium: typescript Description: Ecological and demographical notes in the development of Sutton Island; families include Lancaster, Wheelwright, Burnham, King, Gilley, Moore, Hawtin, & Stimson.
1966	Succession of the old houses on Sutton Island now standing	Document, Other Documents	People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings	Brief notes of Hattie Springer about several homes & properties on Sutton Island. Families names: Moore, Lamb, Bunker, Wheelwright, Gilley, Lancaster, & Black	Hattie Springer	1935			1	typescript		Succession of the old houses on Sutton Island now standing Item: 1966    Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings Creator: Hattie Springer Date: 1935 Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0479 Location: General Collection Box 16 Pages: 1 Medium: typescript Description: Brief notes of Hattie Springer about several homes & properties on Sutton Island. Families names: Moore, Lamb, Bunker, Wheelwright, Gilley, Lancaster, & Black
1993	Telephone Book Cranberry Isles, Maine	Publication, Directory	Businesses, Service Business People Places, Island	Directory of telephone numbers of residents of Great Cranberry, Islesford and Sutton Islands. List of emergency numbers, names of town officials, directory of businesses, and ferry schedule included.		2009			60	photocopy		Telephone Book Cranberry Isles, Maine Item: 1993    Type: Publication, Directory Subject: Businesses, Service Business People Places, Island Date: 2009 Place: Cranberry Isles Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0505 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: 60 Medium: photocopy Description: Directory of telephone numbers of residents of Great Cranberry, Islesford and Sutton Islands. List of emergency numbers, names of town officials, directory of businesses, and ferry schedule included.
1994	2008 Sutton Island Directory	Publication, Directory	People Places, Island	List of names, addresses (off season; Sutton), phone numbers and e-mail addresses of residents of Sutton Island.	Andy Potter	12/10/2008			1	photocopy		2008 Sutton Island Directory Item: 1994    Type: Publication, Directory Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Andy Potter Date: 12/10/2008 Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0506 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: 1 Medium: photocopy Description: List of names, addresses (off season; Sutton), phone numbers and e-mail addresses of residents of Sutton Island.
1997	A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Other, History People Places, Island	Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.	Lynne Nelson Manion	2001			18	typescript		A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925 Item: 1997    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Other, History People Places, Island Creator: Lynne Nelson Manion Date: 2001 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0509 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: 18 Medium: typescript Description: Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.
2012	Piper Prince of the Cranberry Isles	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	People Places, Island	Short biography of Islesford's resident artist and storyteller, Ashley Bryan with focus on his life and home on Cranberry Island. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1991.	Carl Little	1991			pages 52-65	magazine		Piper Prince of the Cranberry Isles Item: 2012    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Carl Little Date: 1991 Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0524 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: pages 52-65 Medium: magazine Description: Short biography of Islesford's resident artist and storyteller, Ashley Bryan with focus on his life and home on Cranberry Island. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1991.
2013	Rachel Field of the Cranberry Isles	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	People Places, Island	Short biography of Rachel Field's life on Sutton Island and nearby Cranberry Islands and how her environment influenced her writing. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1971.	Herbert Edwards	1971			pages 70-123	magazine		Rachel Field of the Cranberry Isles Item: 2013    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Herbert Edwards Date: 1971 Place: Cranberry Isles Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0525 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: pages 70-123 Medium: magazine Description: Short biography of Rachel Field's life on Sutton Island and nearby Cranberry Islands and how her environment influenced her writing. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1971.
2031	Lure of the Maine Coast	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	People Places, Island	Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988.	William Witherle	Oct-88			5	magazine		Lure of the Maine Coast Item: 2031    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Creator: William Witherle Date: Oct-88 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0543 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: 5 Medium: magazine Description: Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988.
2049	Manchester and Branscom Family History	Document, Legal, Deed	Other, History People Places, Island Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Vessels, Steamboat	1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount Desert area: 1. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert					17 pages, 2 CDs			Manchester and Branscom Family History Item: 2049    Type: Document, Legal, Deed Subject: Other, History People Places, Island Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Vessels, Steamboat Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0563 Location: CD Box 1, General Collection Box 17 Pages: 17 pages, 2 CDs Description: 1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount Desert area: 1. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert [show more]

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