3 articles published in 1981 commemorating Mary Peabody: 1. "Mary Peabody, 89, fighter for rights", The Boston Globe, Saturday, February 7, 1981 2. "Mary Peabody, jailed at 72 for rights protests, is dead", The Hartford Courant 3. "Claremont's Lisa Berdecki recalls Mary Parkman Peabody", Eagle Times, April 20, 1981
Description: 3 articles published in 1981 commemorating Mary Peabody: 1. "Mary Peabody, 89, fighter for rights", The Boston Globe, Saturday, February 7, 1981 2. "Mary Peabody, jailed at 72 for rights protests, is dead", The Hartford Courant 3. "Claremont's Lisa Berdecki recalls Mary Parkman Peabody", Eagle Times, April 20, 1981
2 articles about Endicott "Chub" Peabody: 1. "Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "'Chub' Peabody is dead at 77", December 1997
Description: 2 articles about Endicott "Chub" Peabody: 1. "Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "'Chub' Peabody is dead at 77", December 1997
4 articles about three generations of Peabody Women: Frances Fitzgerald, her mother Maretta Tree and her grandmother, Mary Parkman Peabody. 1. "Genteel dissension among 3 generations of Peabody women"Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "Naughy Marietta", Newsweek, May 14, 1979 3. "'American Women, a film by a Peabody", Washington Star, April 26, 1979 4. "Those Peabody Women...'The Female Line'", Boston Herald American, April 28, 1979
Description: 4 articles about three generations of Peabody Women: Frances Fitzgerald, her mother Maretta Tree and her grandmother, Mary Parkman Peabody. 1. "Genteel dissension among 3 generations of Peabody women"Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "Naughy Marietta", Newsweek, May 14, 1979 3. "'American Women, a film by a Peabody", Washington Star, April 26, 1979 4. "Those Peabody Women...'The Female Line'", Boston Herald American, April 28, 1979 [show more]
Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison.
Description: Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison.
Article published in Life Magazine in 1968 about 9 prominent ladies of American high society: Mrs. T. Charlton Henry Mrs. Christopher Temple Emmet Mrs. Edgard B. Stern Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs. Harper Sibley Mrs. Malcom Peabody Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Lytle Hull Mrs. Thomas Armstrong
Description: Article published in Life Magazine in 1968 about 9 prominent ladies of American high society: Mrs. T. Charlton Henry Mrs. Christopher Temple Emmet Mrs. Edgard B. Stern Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs. Harper Sibley Mrs. Malcom Peabody Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Lytle Hull Mrs. Thomas Armstrong
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.
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.
Article about Mrs. Brooke Astor: her home in Northeast Harbor and her role in the Vincent Astor Foundation. Shows 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor as a young woman and 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor serving tea in Northeast Harbor. Published in "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor" by Sotheby's, 2012.
Description: Article about Mrs. Brooke Astor: her home in Northeast Harbor and her role in the Vincent Astor Foundation. Shows 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor as a young woman and 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor serving tea in Northeast Harbor. Published in "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor" by Sotheby's, 2012.
Several newspaper clippings from the New York Times (March/April 1992) about Brooke Astor's 90th birthday celebrated in Manhattan. Included is a personal recollection of the birthday celebration written by a Northeast Harbor friend of Mrs. Brooke Astor.
Description: Several newspaper clippings from the New York Times (March/April 1992) about Brooke Astor's 90th birthday celebrated in Manhattan. Included is a personal recollection of the birthday celebration written by a Northeast Harbor friend of Mrs. Brooke Astor.
Copy of an article by John Wilmerding tracing the name changes of the now-known Fitz Hugh Lane from Nathaniel Rogers to Fitz Henry Lane to the present Fitz Hugh. Photographs of art work are included. He was not considered part of the Hudson River School.
Description: Copy of an article by John Wilmerding tracing the name changes of the now-known Fitz Hugh Lane from Nathaniel Rogers to Fitz Henry Lane to the present Fitz Hugh. Photographs of art work are included. He was not considered part of the Hudson River School.
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.
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.
Silas Weir Mitchell Mitchell and his wife Mary Cadwalader, began summer residency in Northeast Harbor. They relocated to Bar Harbor where his support helped in development of Acadia and the MDI Hospital.
Description: Silas Weir Mitchell Mitchell and his wife Mary Cadwalader, began summer residency in Northeast Harbor. They relocated to Bar Harbor where his support helped in development of Acadia and the MDI Hospital.
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.
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.
Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much.
Description: Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much.
More than 300 Antique American & European Timepieces in fascinating collection of Percy P. Hill, native of Skowhegan, they all strike the hour at the same time.
Description: More than 300 Antique American & European Timepieces in fascinating collection of Percy P. Hill, native of Skowhegan, they all strike the hour at the same time.
Description: A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations.
Harvard College Class of 1936, Cambridge 1986, Fiftieth Anniversary Report with Photograph of C. Eliot Pierce. This paper was passed out at the celebration after his funeral. December 15, 1914-June 12, 1999
Description: Harvard College Class of 1936, Cambridge 1986, Fiftieth Anniversary Report with Photograph of C. Eliot Pierce. This paper was passed out at the celebration after his funeral. December 15, 1914-June 12, 1999
A partnership of Maine Heritage Trust and several of its members earned the property with an $815,000 bid. This consisted of 125 acres of meadow, woodland and salt marsh.
Description: A partnership of Maine Heritage Trust and several of its members earned the property with an $815,000 bid. This consisted of 125 acres of meadow, woodland and salt marsh.
In 1995, Kathryn Suminsby & her husband Robert, life long & year -round residents of Northeast Harbor, placed a conservation easement on their Somes Sound property .
Description: In 1995, Kathryn Suminsby & her husband Robert, life long & year -round residents of Northeast Harbor, placed a conservation easement on their Somes Sound property .
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.
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.
The Haynes family of Northeast Harbor keep vintage cars running. Photographs of Richard Haynes, son Dana, and grandsons Dan and Jeff working on vehicles. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1990.
Description: The Haynes family of Northeast Harbor keep vintage cars running. Photographs of Richard Haynes, son Dana, and grandsons Dan and Jeff working on vehicles. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1990.