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You searched for: Subject: Places✖Subject: Island✖Type: Document✖
Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1194Western Half of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Places, Island
Copied from a plan made by Salem Towne in 1808 Reproduction of original in Somesville Museum
  • Augustus D. Phillips
  • 1970
  • 1
  • diazo prints
  • very fragile
Western Half of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1194   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Augustus D. Phillips
Date:
  • 1970
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0196 ADP
Location:
  • 5B4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • diazo prints
Condition:
  • very fragile
Description:
Copied from a plan made by Salem Towne in 1808 Reproduction of original in Somesville Museum
1488The Duck Islands
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
A paper about the Duck Islands (Great Duck and Little Duck) off the southern shore of Mount Desert Island. Written by Emily Phillip Reynolds for a presentation to the Woman's Literary Club in 1930.
  • Emily Phillips Reynolds
  • 7
  • typescript
The Duck Islands
Item:
  • 1488   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Emily Phillips Reynolds
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Great Duck Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0006 EPR
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A paper about the Duck Islands (Great Duck and Little Duck) off the southern shore of Mount Desert Island. Written by Emily Phillip Reynolds for a presentation to the Woman's Literary Club in 1930.
1496Notes on the History of Folly Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life.
  • Gano Dunn
  • 1945
  • 5
  • typescript
Notes on the History of Folly Island
Item:
  • 1496   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Gano Dunn
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0012 GD
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life.
1509Random Notes on the Early History and Development as a Summer Resort of Mount Desert Island and Particularly Seal Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Typescript about the history of the village improvement society in Seal Harbor, Maine.
  • George L. Stebbins
  • Aug-38
  • 11
  • typescript
Random Notes on the Early History and Development as a Summer Resort of Mount Desert Island and Particularly Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 1509   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • George L. Stebbins
Date:
  • Aug-38
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0021 GLS
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Typescript about the history of the village improvement society in Seal Harbor, Maine.
1514Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Barbara Ellen Joy
  • 1966-1977
  • 1113 pages (10 folders)
  • typescript
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1514   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Barbara Ellen Joy
Date:
  • 1966-1977
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0023 BEJ
Location:
  • General Collection Box 3
Pages:
  • 1113 pages (10 folders)
Medium:
  • 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
Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 1540   
Type:
  • Document, List, Bibliography
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Donald W. Norton
Date:
  • 1985
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0051 DN
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
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
Economic Survey of Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 1575   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Stacy May
Date:
  • 1950
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0087
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Description:
This paper is to add to the summary report released by the Joint Island Industrial Development Committee released a year ago.
1579Life on an Island:
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
Lesson Plan #l6. A study program dealing with the lives and livelihoods of Cranberry Isle residents.
  • Laurie Hobbs-Olson
  • photocopy
Life on an Island:
Item:
  • 1579   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Laurie Hobbs-Olson
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0091
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Lesson Plan #l6. A study program dealing with the lives and livelihoods of Cranberry Isle residents.
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
A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
Item:
  • 1584   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Maureen McFarland
Date:
  • 1981
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0096
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 34
Medium:
  • 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.
1604Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Places, Island
Copy made for S. E. Morison of petition requesting a ledge "Langley's" (Greening) Island, and of specs for a granite marker resulting. 1830-1839.
  • National Archives
  • 1830-1839
Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39
Item:
  • 1604   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • National Archives
Date:
  • 1830-1839
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Greening Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0116
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Description:
Copy made for S. E. Morison of petition requesting a ledge "Langley's" (Greening) Island, and of specs for a granite marker resulting. 1830-1839.
1713Abraham Somes Letters about Mount Desert and Sutton Island
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Island
Letter of Abraham Somes to Eben Parsons Esq. in regard to the Settlement of Mount Desert.
  • 4
  • typescript and photocopy
Abraham Somes Letters about Mount Desert and Sutton Island
Item:
  • 1713   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0225
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript and photocopy
Description:
Letter of Abraham Somes to Eben Parsons Esq. in regard to the Settlement of Mount Desert.
1722Mount 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.
1813Interview 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.
1828Letters 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.
1842Letter 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.
1944Public and Private Realms on Mount Desert.
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
A talk presented by Judith S. Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel 8/10/2000, to share some thoughts about the history of Mount Desert and the interaction of Tourists and Residents.
  • Judith S. Goldstein
  • 2000
  • 16
  • typescript
Public and Private Realms on Mount Desert.
Item:
  • 1944   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Judith S. Goldstein
Date:
  • 2000
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0457
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 16
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A talk presented by Judith S. Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel 8/10/2000, to share some thoughts about the history of Mount Desert and the interaction of Tourists and Residents.
1960Towns of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
Explaining formation of towns & dates these occurred. It also gives a more detailed description of the Town of Mount Desert & services offered.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 1
  • typescript
Towns of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1960   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0473
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Explaining formation of towns & dates these occurred. It also gives a more detailed description of the Town of Mount Desert & services offered.
1965Seven 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.
1966Succession 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
1968Mt. Desert Island Growth as a Summer Colony
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
Notes from an oral presentation given by Mr. Pyle. Introduction by Jeanne C. Ott and Pauline Sala
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 5/6/1980
  • 14
  • typescript
Mt. Desert Island Growth as a Summer Colony
Item:
  • 1968   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 5/6/1980
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0481
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 14
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Notes from an oral presentation given by Mr. Pyle. Introduction by Jeanne C. Ott and Pauline Sala
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
Town of Mount Desert Listing of Historical Events
Item:
  • 1971   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 2010
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0484
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
See also Item 2264
1982Petition to set apart Cranberry Isles as separate town.
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Places, Island
A petition from the inhabitants of Cranberry Isles requesting that the islands be set apart from the town of Mount Desert as a separate town. James Kelley, constable of Mount Desert
  • James Kelley
  • 1-1-1830
  • 1
  • 3 copies
Petition to set apart Cranberry Isles as separate town.
Item:
  • 1982   
Type:
  • Document, Request, Petition
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • James Kelley
Date:
  • 1-1-1830
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0495
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • 3 copies
Description:
A petition from the inhabitants of Cranberry Isles requesting that the islands be set apart from the town of Mount Desert as a separate town. James Kelley, constable of Mount Desert
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
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]
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
American Civil War at Mount Desert
Item:
  • 2052   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 5/30/2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0566
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • 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
Ku Klux Klan on MDI
Item:
  • 2054   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0568
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 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.