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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 1901 | Honor Roll of War Dead from the Mount Desert during Civil War |
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| A list of war dead from Mount Desert 1861, 1973. Compiled from municipal records |
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Description: A list of war dead from Mount Desert 1861, 1973. Compiled from municipal records | ||||
| 2052 | American Civil War at Mount Desert |
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| Copy of Memorial Day address of Robert R. Pyle, Library Director, at the annual ceremony at the Joseph Musetti Park. The address was a remembrance on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. |
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Description: Copy of Memorial Day address of Robert R. Pyle, Library Director, at the annual ceremony at the Joseph Musetti Park. The address was a remembrance on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. | |||
| 1841 | Personal letter at the end of WWII |
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| Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included. |
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Description: Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included. | |||
| 1975 | Town of Mount Desert in the Civil War |
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| Compiled by Robert Pyle, librarian, these are Civil War service records for Mount Desert men. |
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Description: Compiled by Robert Pyle, librarian, these are Civil War service records for Mount Desert men. | |||
| 3102 | From Turkish Toils, Armenian Family's Escape |
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| 1838 | Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves |
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| Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II. |
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Description: Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II. | ||||
| 2051 | Our Town of Mount Desert in the Civil War |
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| Material, compiled by Robert Pyle, used in an exhibition at the Northeast Harbor Library from April-June 2011 on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. |
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Description: Material, compiled by Robert Pyle, used in an exhibition at the Northeast Harbor Library from April-June 2011 on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. | ||||
| 2039 | Ruminations of a (Reluctant) B-29 Gunner |
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| World War II diary of Hoyt Clark from training camp Feb. 1944 until discharge Nov. 1945. Serving on Guam and Tinian Islands in the Pacific, he describes bombing raids over Japan |
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Description: World War II diary of Hoyt Clark from training camp Feb. 1944 until discharge Nov. 1945. Serving on Guam and Tinian Islands in the Pacific, he describes bombing raids over Japan | |||
| 1952 | Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith) |
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| Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment. This was during the Civil War. He later was resident of Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment. This was during the Civil War. He later was resident of Northeast Harbor. | ||||
| 5283 | GI's meet Russian Troops |
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| Photographs of the American-Russian troop meetings on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers before the end of WWII. Related to GEN 399, 400, 401 |
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Description: Photographs of the American-Russian troop meetings on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers before the end of WWII. Related to GEN 399, 400, 401 | ||||
| 7071 | The Civil War |
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| U. S. Civil War Centennial Commission 1961-1965. |
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| 1923 | Civil War Military, School and Schooner Statistics |
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| Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District 8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868. |
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Description: Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District 8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868. | |||
| 3094 | United States Government War-Savings Stamps, 1917 |
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| 1930 | Excerpts From The Log of The Hobo |
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| 110 foot U.S. Navy submarine chaser No. 265, World War 1917-18. During World War 1, Northeast Harbor Summer resident John Melcher's yacht HOBO, used by the navy & manned by Cranberry Isles crew. |
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Description: 110 foot U.S. Navy submarine chaser No. 265, World War 1917-18. During World War 1, Northeast Harbor Summer resident John Melcher's yacht HOBO, used by the navy & manned by Cranberry Isles crew. | ||||
| 2000 | Savage Family Civil War Letters |
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| Copy of a manuscripted collection of letters exchanged by members of the Savage family between 1864 and l865. There are a few photographs of Savage descendants. |
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Description: Copy of a manuscripted collection of letters exchanged by members of the Savage family between 1864 and l865. There are a few photographs of Savage descendants. | ||||
| 6137 | General Andrew B. Spurling and Second Maine Cavalry |
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| Biography of General Andrew B. Spurling and the Second Maine Cavalry. Civil War. Compiled from official, individual, newspaper, etc. reports. |
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Description: Biography of General Andrew B. Spurling and the Second Maine Cavalry. Civil War. Compiled from official, individual, newspaper, etc. reports. | ||
| 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. | |||
| 1904 | Re-enacting |
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| Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group. |
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Description: Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group. | |||
| 1891 | Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front |
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| 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. |
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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. | ||||
| 5086 | MDI Service Men in Guam |
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| MDI Boys in Guam during WW II. Albert Dodge, Nelson Leland, Don Bryant, and Sonny Sprague. Photograph is a scan of Photograph appearing in Kathy Cavness weekly column in the Mount Desert Islander. |
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Description: MDI Boys in Guam during WW II. Albert Dodge, Nelson Leland, Don Bryant, and Sonny Sprague. Photograph is a scan of Photograph appearing in Kathy Cavness weekly column in the Mount Desert Islander. | ||||||
| 5409 | Bart Dyer on defense cannon at Schooner Head |
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| B/W photograph of Bart Dyer sitting on a coastal defense cannon at Schooner Head. The cannon, and another on Egg Rock, were in place during WWI. |
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Description: B/W photograph of Bart Dyer sitting on a coastal defense cannon at Schooner Head. The cannon, and another on Egg Rock, were in place during WWI. | |||||
| 5423 | Local Civil War Soldiers |
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| Scanned photographs of area Maine Militia and Civil War soldiers. Photo 1829 a: Colonel William Edwin Hadlock, Little Cranberry Isle Photo 1829 b: Samuel T. Savage, enlisted 8-21-1862 Photo 1829 c: Augustus Chase Savage, Acting Lieutenant, US Navy 1864-1865 Photo 1829 d: Thomas Savage, 1842-1865 (from a tintype) See item 2051/GEN 0565 |
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Description: Scanned photographs of area Maine Militia and Civil War soldiers. Photo 1829 a: Colonel William Edwin Hadlock, Little Cranberry Isle Photo 1829 b: Samuel T. Savage, enlisted 8-21-1862 Photo 1829 c: Augustus Chase Savage, Acting Lieutenant, US Navy 1864-1865 Photo 1829 d: Thomas Savage, 1842-1865 (from a tintype) See item 2051/GEN 0565 | ||||||
| 5436 | Main Street, Northeast Harbor |
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| B/W copy of photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, which appeared in an article (with photographs) of MDI service men in World War II. |
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Description: B/W copy of photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, which appeared in an article (with photographs) of MDI service men in World War II. | ||||||
| 5534 | Daisy Kittredge and Civil War Soldier Holmes |
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| B/W wallet-size photographs of Daisy Kittredge and ? Holmes in Civil War uniform. Contained in small leather photograph frame |
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Description: B/W wallet-size photographs of Daisy Kittredge and ? Holmes in Civil War uniform. Contained in small leather photograph frame | ||||||
| 5565 | World War II First Aid Class |
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| B/W Photograph of members of the Northeast Harbor First Aid Class during WWII. Individuals are identified. |
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Description: B/W Photograph of members of the Northeast Harbor First Aid Class during WWII. Individuals are identified. |
