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You searched for: Date: 1950s✖Type: Document✖
Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
2510Oak Hill Road Profile
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Elevation chart for surfacing Oak Hill Road.
  • A. H. Curtis
  • 1954
  • 2
  • MAP
Oak Hill Road Profile
Item:
  • 2510   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • A. H. Curtis
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 31
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Elevation chart for surfacing Oak Hill Road.
1520Science Challenges the Educator
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, School Institution
President-elect of Northeastern University, Asa S. Knowles typescript of the dedication of the Science Laboratories at Mount Desert High School in 1959.
  • Asa Smallidge Knowles (1909-1990)
  • 1959
  • 17 pages (2 copies)
  • typescript
Science Challenges the Educator
Item:
  • 1520   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, School Institution
Creator:
  • Asa Smallidge Knowles (1909-1990)
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0029 ASK
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 17 pages (2 copies)
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
President-elect of Northeastern University, Asa S. Knowles typescript of the dedication of the Science Laboratories at Mount Desert High School in 1959.
2305Property of Helena Bonsall Campbell
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Survey drawing of Helena B. Campbell property, at the intersection of Summit Road, Millbrook Road and Schoolhouse Ledge, abutting the Union Church lot.
  • Charles Simpson
  • 1950
  • 1
  • MAP
Property of Helena Bonsall Campbell
Item:
  • 2305   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Charles Simpson
Date:
  • 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 114
Location:
  • GHC Box 3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Survey drawing of Helena B. Campbell property, at the intersection of Summit Road, Millbrook Road and Schoolhouse Ledge, abutting the Union Church lot.
1521Dedication of the Gilman Plaque
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Civic
  • Object, Sign
April 26, 1959 Program from the dedication of the Gilman Plaque honoring Daniel Coit Gilman at the Mount Desert High School in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
  • Daniel Coit Gilman
  • 1959
  • 18
  • typescript
Dedication of the Gilman Plaque
Item:
  • 1521   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Object, Sign
Creator:
  • Daniel Coit Gilman
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0030
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 18
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
April 26, 1959 Program from the dedication of the Gilman Plaque honoring Daniel Coit Gilman at the Mount Desert High School in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
7315Edith Drury Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat
Mrs. Edith Drury scrapbook containing articles written for the "Maine Coast Fisherman", 1953-1954, in her column "God's Tugboat". Blue cloth hard cover with gilded letters.
  • Edith Drury
  • 1953
  • Blue textured scrapbook
  • good
Edith Drury Scrapbook
Item:
  • 7315   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Edith Drury
Date:
  • 1953
Collection:
  • Edith Drury Collection
Object ID:
  • EDS 0001
Location:
  • Shelf 3E TOP
Medium:
  • Blue textured scrapbook
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Mrs. Edith Drury scrapbook containing articles written for the "Maine Coast Fisherman", 1953-1954, in her column "God's Tugboat". Blue cloth hard cover with gilded letters.
1947The National Red Cross Building Deed
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Institutional, Health Facility
The deed transferring the Red Cross Building in Northeast Harbor to Mount Desert Public Health Nursing Association.
  • Fred A. Winfrey
  • 4/14/1950
  • 2
  • photocopy
The National Red Cross Building Deed
Item:
  • 1947   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Institutional, Health Facility
Creator:
  • Fred A. Winfrey
Date:
  • 4/14/1950
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0460
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
The deed transferring the Red Cross Building in Northeast Harbor to Mount Desert Public Health Nursing Association.
1684Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
  • ca. 1950
  • 12
  • 1 book
Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
Item:
  • 1684   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
Date:
  • ca. 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0196
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
2495Coach House of Asa Knowles
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Preliminary sketches of first floor plan and exterior elevation as alterations of "the Coach House" of Asa Knowles.
  • George Savage
  • 1959
  • 2
  • ARCH
Coach House of Asa Knowles
Item:
  • 2495   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • George Savage
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 297
Location:
  • GHC Box 8
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • ARCH
Description:
Preliminary sketches of first floor plan and exterior elevation as alterations of "the Coach House" of Asa Knowles.
1151Alterations to Gilman School for Union Church
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Structures, Institutional, School
8-Nov-56
  • George Savage
  • 1956
  • 9 sheets
  • blueprints
Alterations to Gilman School for Union Church
Item:
  • 1151   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Creator:
  • George Savage
Date:
  • 1956
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Street:
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0153 GS
Location:
  • FF C-11
Pages:
  • 9 sheets
Medium:
  • blueprints
Description:
8-Nov-56
3906Beginnings of the Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Address to Northeast Harbor Library corporation and board members at the dedication of the new building on Joy Road in August 1950. Mr. Pepper, one of the first trustees and was actively involved in fund raising activities.
  • George Wharton Pepper
  • 1950 ?
  • 2
  • typescript
Beginnings of the Library
Item:
  • 3906   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Creator:
  • George Wharton Pepper
Date:
  • 1950 ?
Collection:
  • Northeast Harbor Library
Object ID:
  • NEHL 0037
Location:
  • Northeast Harbor Library Box 1
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Address to Northeast Harbor Library corporation and board members at the dedication of the new building on Joy Road in August 1950. Mr. Pepper, one of the first trustees and was actively involved in fund raising activities.
3941Gertrude Fay
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Mrs. Fay reading her dedication of the Northeast Harbor Library in 1950.
  • Gertrude Fay
  • 8/20/1950
  • 1 cassette, 1 disc. 1 digital file
Gertrude Fay
Item:
  • 3941   
Type:
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Gertrude Fay
Date:
  • 8/20/1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Oral History
Object ID:
  • Oral History 0001
Location:
  • Cassette Box 1, CD Box 1, 4D4
Medium:
  • 1 cassette, 1 disc. 1 digital file
Description:
Mrs. Fay reading her dedication of the Northeast Harbor Library in 1950.
2442City of Bangor, Maine Zoning Map
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Zoning map, 22x17", for Bangor, Maine amended from 1954 map.
  • James L. MacLeod
  • 1957
  • 1
  • MAP
City of Bangor, Maine Zoning Map
Item:
  • 2442   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • James L. MacLeod
Date:
  • 1957
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 239
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Zoning map, 22x17", for Bangor, Maine amended from 1954 map.
2436City of Old Town
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Rural index on parchment (28x24") to property maps for the City of Old Town.
  • James W. Sewall Company, Old Town
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
City of Old Town
Item:
  • 2436   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • James W. Sewall Company, Old Town
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 233
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Rural index on parchment (28x24") to property maps for the City of Old Town.
2483Alterations to Coach House for Asa S. Knowles
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Floor plans and exterior elevations of the coach house of Asa Knowles.
  • JTD
  • 1953
  • 11 Sinclair Road
  • 7
  • ARCH
Alterations to Coach House for Asa S. Knowles
Item:
  • 2483   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • JTD
Date:
  • 1953
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Street:
  • 11 Sinclair Road
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 286
Location:
  • GHC Box 8
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • ARCH
Description:
Floor plans and exterior elevations of the coach house of Asa Knowles.
2085The Life of Belle Smallidge Knowles
  • Document, Memorabilia
  • People
Biography of Belle S. Knowles by her granddaughter Kathryn as part of her Gould Academy senior thesis.
  • Kathryn F. Knowles
  • 1952
  • 34
  • bound typescript (photocopy)
The Life of Belle Smallidge Knowles
Item:
  • 2085   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Kathryn F. Knowles
Date:
  • 1952
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0599
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 34
Medium:
  • bound typescript (photocopy)
Description:
Biography of Belle S. Knowles by her granddaughter Kathryn as part of her Gould Academy senior thesis.
3464Life of Belle Smallidge Knowles
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • People
A descriptive biography by the subject's granddaughter. missing
  • Kathryn F. Knowles
  • 1952
  • 30
  • Thesis
Life of Belle Smallidge Knowles
Item:
  • 3464   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Kathryn F. Knowles
Date:
  • 1952
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 803
Location:
  • XIV
Pages:
  • 30
Medium:
  • Thesis
Description:
A descriptive biography by the subject's granddaughter. missing
2399Sketch Maps of Northeast Harbor, 1946-1957
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
B/W Sketch maps 15"x18" of Northeast Harbor prepared by Knowles Real Estate showing numbered summer cottages, businesses, and roads. Maps of 1947, 1956 are missing.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1946-1957
  • 8
  • MAP
Sketch Maps of Northeast Harbor, 1946-1957
Item:
  • 2399   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1946-1957
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 2
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
B/W Sketch maps 15"x18" of Northeast Harbor prepared by Knowles Real Estate showing numbered summer cottages, businesses, and roads. Maps of 1947, 1956 are missing.
1500Early History of Seal Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Typescript about the history of Seal Harbor, Maine.
  • Lyda B. Carter
  • 1959
  • 19
  • typescript
Early History of Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 1500   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Lyda B. Carter
Date:
  • 1959
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0015 LBC
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 19
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Typescript about the history of Seal Harbor, Maine.
3905Northeast Harbor Library Announcement
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Announcing the opening of the second library.
  • Matthew T. Mellon
  • 1952
  • 1
Northeast Harbor Library Announcement
Item:
  • 3905   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Creator:
  • Matthew T. Mellon
Date:
  • 1952
Collection:
  • Northeast Harbor Library
Object ID:
  • NEHL 0036
Location:
  • Northeast Harbor Library Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Announcing the opening of the second library.
2487Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Zoning map, 19x12 1/2", drawn by M. Burr and prepared by Prentiss & Carlisle. Shows, but does not explain, areas A & B.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1957
  • 2 copies
  • MAP
Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 2487   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1957
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 29
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Zoning map, 19x12 1/2", drawn by M. Burr and prepared by Prentiss & Carlisle. Shows, but does not explain, areas A & B.
2652Building Zoning Map
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Zoning map, 15 1/2x10", showing residential and business areas in the village of Northeast Harbor prepared for the town planning committee.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
Building Zoning Map
Item:
  • 2652   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1955
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 8
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Zoning map, 15 1/2x10", showing residential and business areas in the village of Northeast Harbor prepared for the town planning committee.
2288Building Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Map, 74"x58", showing business and residential lots in Northeast Harbor. Prepared for the zoning committee of the planning committee.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
Building Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 2288   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1955
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 1
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Map, 74"x58", showing business and residential lots in Northeast Harbor. Prepared for the zoning committee of the planning committee.
2300Building Zoning Map
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Large, 58z37", zoning map of Seal Harbor, showing residential and business areas, prepared for the Mount Desert Zoning Committee of the Planning Committee.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
Building Zoning Map
Item:
  • 2300   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1955
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 11
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Large, 58z37", zoning map of Seal Harbor, showing residential and business areas, prepared for the Mount Desert Zoning Committee of the Planning Committee.
2336Property of Georgia Tracy
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Lot map, 21 1/2x24, showing Tracy property and other properties on Tracy Rd. and Maple Lane including Bucklin, Branscom, Eaton, Stanley et al.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1950
  • 1
  • MAP
  • very fragile, damaged
Property of Georgia Tracy
Item:
  • 2336   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 142
Location:
  • GHC Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • very fragile, damaged
Description:
Lot map, 21 1/2x24, showing Tracy property and other properties on Tracy Rd. and Maple Lane including Bucklin, Branscom, Eaton, Stanley et al.
2382Property of Leslie Hamilton Burden, et al.
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Drawing, 23x19", showing Dunlap property transferred to Leslie Hamilton Burden in Clark Cove, Bar Harbor. Adjoining lots of Dunlap and Kellogg.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1959
  • 1
  • MAP
  • very faded
Property of Leslie Hamilton Burden, et al.
Item:
  • 2382   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1959
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 184
Location:
  • GHC Box 5
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • very faded
Description:
Drawing, 23x19", showing Dunlap property transferred to Leslie Hamilton Burden in Clark Cove, Bar Harbor. Adjoining lots of Dunlap and Kellogg.