Item	Title	Type	Subject	Description	Creator	Date	Property Name	Street	Pages	Medium	Condition
6973	First Class Mail	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Organizations, Civic, Municipal Places, Island Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office	Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994.	Letitia Baldwin	1994				magazine		First Class Mail Item: 6973    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Organizations, Civic, Municipal Places, Island Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office Creator: Letitia Baldwin Date: 1994 Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0549 Location: General Collection Box 17 Medium: magazine Description: Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994.
1873	Adventures on Mount Desert	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Businesses, Tourism Places, Island	Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995	John Cole	Jul-95			pages 74-75, 88-92	photocopy		Adventures on Mount Desert Item: 1873    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Businesses, Tourism Places, Island Creator: John Cole Date: Jul-95 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0387 Location: General Collection Box 13 Pages: pages 74-75, 88-92 Medium: photocopy Description: Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995
1897	It Could Have Been Mount Mansell Island!	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Places, Island	Excerpt of an article by William Otis Sawtelle in a 1925 Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Sir Robert Mansell bought Mt. Desert Island in a lottery.	William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)	2002			pages 7-9	newspaper		It Could Have Been Mount Mansell Island! Item: 1897    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Places, Island Creator: William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939) Date: 2002 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0410 Location: General Collection Box 13 Pages: pages 7-9 Medium: newspaper Description: Excerpt of an article by William Otis Sawtelle in a 1925 Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Sir Robert Mansell bought Mt. Desert Island in a lottery.
1907	The Last WASP Enclave	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Places, Island	On MDI, off the coast of Maine, our man observes the Rockefellers at rest and decides to go native. The description of Island & customs are great. Published on GQ, September 1991	John Sedgwick	Sep-91			pages 163-179	photocopy		The Last WASP Enclave Item: 1907    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Places, Island Creator: John Sedgwick Date: Sep-91 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0420 Location: General Collection Box 14 Pages: pages 163-179 Medium: photocopy Description: On MDI, off the coast of Maine, our man observes the Rockefellers at rest and decides to go native. The description of Island & customs are great. Published on GQ, September 1991
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.
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.
1937	Mount Desert	Publication, Other Publication	Other, History Places, Island	History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr. Pyle & a copy of "The New Iliad".	E. Chardon	February 1877				photocopy	poor	Mount Desert Item: 1937    Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: Other, History Places, Island Creator: E. Chardon Date: February 1877 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0450 Location: General Collection Box 15 Medium: photocopy Condition: poor Description: History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr. Pyle & a copy of "The New Iliad".
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]
1974	Sutton Island: From Year-round to Summer Colony	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Places, Island	Article published, in part, by the Island Institute. This is Mr. Little's complete article of the development of Sutton Island from a working class, year-round place to a summer enclave. Story begins with an account of John Gilley.	Carl Little	1995			12	typescript		Sutton Island: From Year-round to Summer Colony Item: 1974    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Places, Island Creator: Carl Little Date: 1995 Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0487 Location: General Collection Box 16 Pages: 12 Medium: typescript Description: Article published, in part, by the Island Institute. This is Mr. Little's complete article of the development of Sutton Island from a working class, year-round place to a summer enclave. Story begins with an account of John Gilley.
1989	Three Hundredth Anniversary of Discovery and Naming of Mount Desert Island	Publication, Booklet	Events, Civic Other, History Places, Island	Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.		9/4/1904				2 books		Three Hundredth Anniversary of Discovery and Naming of Mount Desert Island Item: 1989    Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Events, Civic Other, History Places, Island Date: 9/4/1904 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0502 Location: General Collection Box 16 Medium: 2 books Description: Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.
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.
1999	An Abbreviated History of Mount Desert Island	Publication, Booklet	Other, History Places, Island	Small booklet summarizing sections of the book "Mt. Desert - An Informal History (ed. by Gunnar Hansen) and embellished with personal observations of Henry Reath.	Henry T. Reath	2000			6	typescript		An Abbreviated History of Mount Desert Island Item: 1999    Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Other, History Places, Island Creator: Henry T. Reath Date: 2000 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0511 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: 6 Medium: typescript Description: Small booklet summarizing sections of the book "Mt. Desert - An Informal History (ed. by Gunnar Hansen) and embellished with personal observations of Henry Reath.
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.
2023	The Bar Harbor Auto War	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Places, Island Transportation, Automobile	Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975.	Richard A. Savage	1975			pages 66-87	magazine		The Bar Harbor Auto War Item: 2023    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Places, Island Transportation, Automobile Creator: Richard A. Savage Date: 1975 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0535 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: pages 66-87 Medium: magazine Description: Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975.
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.
2033	Cranberry Chronicle	Publication, Newsletter	Organizations, Civic Other, History Places, Island	News of Cranberry House and the GCI Historical Society. President: Phil Whitney	GCI Historical Society	Nov-09			4	typescript		Cranberry Chronicle Item: 2033    Type: Publication, Newsletter Subject: Organizations, Civic Other, History Places, Island Creator: GCI Historical Society Date: Nov-09 Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0545 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: 4 Medium: typescript Description: News of Cranberry House and the GCI Historical Society. President: Phil Whitney
2041	Hancock County... a Rockbound Paradise	Publication, Clipping	Organizations, Civic Other, History Places, Island Places, Town	Copy of book section about the history of Mount Desert, specifically Seal Harbor. Many Photographs: J. D. Rockefeller Jr. riding in car, building sidewalk at Seal Harbor Village Green, Otter Creek Sewing Circle, Hollis Wright's fur trapping barn.	Connie Jellison	1990			5	photocopy		Hancock County... a Rockbound Paradise Item: 2041    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Organizations, Civic Other, History Places, Island Places, Town Creator: Connie Jellison Date: 1990 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0555 Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: 5 Medium: photocopy Description: Copy of book section about the history of Mount Desert, specifically Seal Harbor. Many Photographs: J. D. Rockefeller Jr. riding in car, building sidewalk at Seal Harbor Village Green, Otter Creek Sewing Circle, Hollis Wright's fur trapping barn.
2055	Richard Rothe and Mount Desert Island Maine	Publication, Catalog	People Places, Island	Catalog from Clark Point Gallery in SW Harbor for summer exhibit of photographs by Richard Herman Rothe, landscape designer. In 1906 he became superintendent of Mount Desert Nurseries on Nursery Lane, Northeast Harbor.	Robert Torchia	2011						Richard Rothe and Mount Desert Island Maine Item: 2055    Type: Publication, Catalog Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Robert Torchia Date: 2011 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0569 Location: General Collection Box 18 Description: Catalog from Clark Point Gallery in SW Harbor for summer exhibit of photographs by Richard Herman Rothe, landscape designer. In 1906 he became superintendent of Mount Desert Nurseries on Nursery Lane, Northeast Harbor.
2073	Martha's Maine	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.	John Golden	Nov-11			8	photocopy		Martha's Maine Item: 2073    Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: John Golden Date: Nov-11 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0587 Location: General Collection Box 19 Pages: 8 Medium: photocopy Description: Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.
2114	Champlain Project	Publication, Other Publication	Organizations Places, Island	Copy of web page describing the "Champlain Project" influenced by the 1880 Champlain Society. Its purpose is to assemble and present information about MDI's natural resources.	Thomas Vining	2010			17			Champlain Project Item: 2114    Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: Organizations Places, Island Creator: Thomas Vining Date: 2010 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0628 Location: General Collection Box 20 Pages: 17 Description: Copy of web page describing the "Champlain Project" influenced by the 1880 Champlain Society. Its purpose is to assemble and present information about MDI's natural resources.
2155	Acadia: The Transformation of Mount Desert Island from an Exclusive Resort to a National Park	Publication, Other Publication	Places, Island Places, Park	Senior college essay of Eleanor Kinney about the development of Acadia National Park and conflicts between the summer residents and year-round working residents.	Eleanor H. Kinney	1990			58	photocopy		Acadia: The Transformation of Mount Desert Island from an Exclusive Resort to a National Park Item: 2155    Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: Places, Island Places, Park Creator: Eleanor H. Kinney Date: 1990 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0668 Location: General Collection Box 23 Pages: 58 Medium: photocopy Description: Senior college essay of Eleanor Kinney about the development of Acadia National Park and conflicts between the summer residents and year-round working residents.

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