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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1514Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Barbara Ellen Joy
  • 1966-1977
  • 1113 pages (10 folders)
  • typescript
1540Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
  • Donald W. Norton
  • 1985
  • 2 copies
  • typescript
Description:
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
1584A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
  • Maureen McFarland
  • 1981
  • 34
  • typescript
Description:
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
1722Mount Desert Island Facts
  • Document, List
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
General facts, statistics, historical and political information of Mount Desert Island.
  • 4
Description:
General facts, statistics, historical and political information of Mount Desert Island.
1727Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine
  • Document, List
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Other, History
  • People
Historical Checklist of landscape architects in Maine.
  • Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
  • 1987
  • 12
  • 1 original, 1 photocopy
Description:
Historical Checklist of landscape architects in Maine.
1879Manchester Family
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
History of the Manchester family from 1650's in Rhode Island to 1931 in Maine.
  • Minnie Manchester
  • 12
  • typescript
Description:
History of the Manchester family from 1650's in Rhode Island to 1931 in Maine.
1880Gilpatrick family tree, deed, probate records
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
  • James R. Gilpatrick
  • 1874
  • 7
  • photocopy
1882Our Phillips Family, Reminiscences of Fredrick I. Phillips
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
Genealogy of Phillips family, Ames family, Noyes family, and Jewett family.
  • Frederick Illsley Phillips
  • 23
  • photocopy
Description:
Genealogy of Phillips family, Ames family, Noyes family, and Jewett family.
1901Honor Roll of War Dead from the Mount Desert during Civil War
  • Document, List
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
A list of war dead from Mount Desert 1861, 1973. Compiled from municipal records
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 4
  • typescript
Description:
A list of war dead from Mount Desert 1861, 1973. Compiled from municipal records
1910Comparison of 1900 Northeast Harbor with 1982 Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
  • David Renault
  • 1982
  • typescript
Description:
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
1928Asticou Northeast Harbor, Maine
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
A very informative brochure with text and great photographs of the Asticou Inn & scenery both inside & out.
  • George A. Savage
Description:
A very informative brochure with text and great photographs of the Asticou Inn & scenery both inside & out.
1957Glimpses of Early Mount Desert Homes
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family. The Manchesters were first to establish a permanent home in Northeast Harbor.
  • Belle Smallidge Knowles
  • 30
  • photocopy
Description:
A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family. The Manchesters were first to establish a permanent home in Northeast Harbor.
1971Town of Mount Desert Listing of Historical Events
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
See also Item 2264
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2010
  • 13
  • typescript
Description:
See also Item 2264
1975Town of Mount Desert in the Civil War
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Compiled by Robert Pyle, librarian, these are Civil War service records for Mount Desert men.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2000
  • 40
  • typescript
Description:
Compiled by Robert Pyle, librarian, these are Civil War service records for Mount Desert men.
1986List of Civil War Soldiers from the town of Mount Desert
  • Document, List
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869.
  • Jonathan Hamor
  • 1-2-1869
  • 1
  • manuscript (original and 2 photocopies)
Description:
Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869.
1988Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1924-1926
  • 21
  • photocopy
Description:
Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
1995List of the Richard K. Lunt Collection
  • Document, List
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Other, History
  • People
Collection consists of two parts. One is a list of oral histories made by R. K. Lunt in in 1963 of Mt. Desert residents. The second part is a college thesis on lobster boat building with transcribed interviews.
  • Richard K. Lunt
  • 2009
  • 6
  • typescript
Description:
Collection consists of two parts. One is a list of oral histories made by R. K. Lunt in in 1963 of Mt. Desert residents. The second part is a college thesis on lobster boat building with transcribed interviews.
2000Savage Family Civil War Letters
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
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.
  • 1854-1865
  • 88
  • photocopy
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.
2049Manchester 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
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]
2052American Civil War at Mount Desert
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • Places, Island
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.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 5/30/2011
  • 4
  • typescript, 2 copies
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.
2054Ku Klux Klan on MDI
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Notes of Bob Pyle about the Klu Klux Klan on the island and the impact on local Northeast Harbor workers. His home on Summit Rd., once the Catholic Church rectory, is an example.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2011
  • 1
Description:
Notes of Bob Pyle about the Klu Klux Klan on the island and the impact on local Northeast Harbor workers. His home on Summit Rd., once the Catholic Church rectory, is an example.
2057Dancing at the Mill: Celebrating Two Centuries on Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, Filmmaking
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Ad & ticket for the screening of the historic documentary of MDI, beginning with Abraham Somes in 1700's. The film is written by Gunnar Hansen, produced by Dobbs Productions with Photographs and documents of Rick, Ken, and Tom Savage.
  • 8/8/2011
  • 3
Description:
Ad & ticket for the screening of the historic documentary of MDI, beginning with Abraham Somes in 1700's. The film is written by Gunnar Hansen, produced by Dobbs Productions with Photographs and documents of Rick, Ken, and Tom Savage.
2080History of Town of Mount Desert via 1881 Colby & Stuart Map
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
History of the town of Mount Desert using colored scans of negatives of the 1881 Colby and Stuart map. Brief chronological list from 1789-1848 and a list of map's inaccuracies. Several maps show all the island's towns.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2003
  • 21
Description:
History of the town of Mount Desert using colored scans of negatives of the 1881 Colby and Stuart map. Brief chronological list from 1789-1848 and a list of map's inaccuracies. Several maps show all the island's towns.
22631641 Manuscript
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Organizations
  • Other, History
  • People
Inscription: A gift from: Cicely Saunders St. Christopher's Hospice Sydenham, London, England July 1970 To: Evelyn R. ... & Robert who had World Health Fellowship to do study, work and research at the Hospice for the terminally ill cancer patient
  • 1641
  • 1 folded booklet, 1 transcript
  • fair/delicate
Description:
Inscription: A gift from: Cicely Saunders St. Christopher's Hospice Sydenham, London, England July 1970 To: Evelyn R. ... & Robert who had World Health Fellowship to do study, work and research at the Hospice for the terminally ill cancer patient
2264Preliminary Timeline Mount Desert History
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 26 typed sheets
  • paper
  • good
Description:
An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971