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You searched for: Date: 1950s✖Type: Document✖
Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2090Letter to Kathryn Knowles from Belle S. Knowles
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter from Belle S. Knowles to her granddaughter about Daniel Coit Gilman.
  • 1951
  • 2
  • photocopy
Letter to Kathryn Knowles from Belle S. Knowles
Item:
  • 2090   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1951
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0604
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letter from Belle S. Knowles to her granddaughter about Daniel Coit Gilman.
2429Property of George Piper
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Lake
Lot map, 31x17.5", showing subdivision plan "A" of land of George Piper, east of Burrall Point, Gardner Lake, Marion, ME.
  • Richard A. Mawhinney
  • 1959
  • 2
  • MAP
Property of George Piper
Item:
  • 2429   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Lake
Creator:
  • Richard A. Mawhinney
Date:
  • 1959
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 227
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Lot map, 31x17.5", showing subdivision plan "A" of land of George Piper, east of Burrall Point, Gardner Lake, Marion, ME.
1797Letter from Samuel Eliot Morison to Gertrude Fay
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
About material for the library collection. Signature of Samuel Morison.
  • 1959
  • 2
  • typescript
Letter from Samuel Eliot Morison to Gertrude Fay
Item:
  • 1797   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0308
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
About material for the library collection. Signature of Samuel Morison.
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.
1524Birds - Mount Desert
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
June 10-24, 1959 Notes added to the Birds of Mount Desert.
  • Samuel A. Eliot
  • 1959
  • 2 pages manuscript, 2 pages photograph copy
  • typescript, photograph copy
Birds - Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1524   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Samuel A. Eliot
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0033 SAE
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 2 pages manuscript, 2 pages photograph copy
Medium:
  • typescript, photograph copy
Description:
June 10-24, 1959 Notes added to the Birds of Mount Desert.
2088Fact Manual for Industry
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
Report on advantages on Mount Desert Island for economic and industrial development. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • Mount Desert Development Corporation
  • 1956
  • 23
  • 1 book
Fact Manual for Industry
Item:
  • 2088   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Mount Desert Development Corporation
Date:
  • 1956
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0602
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Report on advantages on Mount Desert Island for economic and industrial development. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
1523Notes Added in 1951, on 20 Years' Change
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Notes added to the Birds of Northeast Harbor from 1931.
  • Samuel A. Eliot
  • 1951
  • 3 pages manuscript, 3 pages photograph copy
  • typescript, photograph copy
Notes Added in 1951, on 20 Years' Change
Item:
  • 1523   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Samuel A. Eliot
Date:
  • 1951
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0032 SAE
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 3 pages manuscript, 3 pages photograph copy
Medium:
  • typescript, photograph copy
Description:
Notes added to the Birds of Northeast Harbor from 1931.
3927Trustees' Records
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Records and meeting notes of the Trustees of the library 1891-1911 1911-1946 1946-1951
  • 1891-1951
  • 3 volumes
  • ledger book
Trustees' Records
Item:
  • 3927   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Date:
  • 1891-1951
Collection:
  • Northeast Harbor Library
Object ID:
  • NEHL 0058
Location:
  • Northeast Harbor Library Box 10
Pages:
  • 3 volumes
Medium:
  • ledger book
Description:
Records and meeting notes of the Trustees of the library 1891-1911 1911-1946 1946-1951
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
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.
3911Remarks on the Occasion of the Retirement of Mrs. Belmont
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Agnes Milliken's notes for a speech at library trustee's meeting on the retirement of Mrs. Belmont and succession of Mrs. Fay as Trustee Chairman.
  • Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken
  • 8/9/1955
  • 4 pages, 2 copies
  • photocopy
Remarks on the Occasion of the Retirement of Mrs. Belmont
Item:
  • 3911   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken
Date:
  • 8/9/1955
Collection:
  • Northeast Harbor Library
Object ID:
  • NEHL 0042
Location:
  • Northeast Harbor Library Box 2
Pages:
  • 4 pages, 2 copies
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Agnes Milliken's notes for a speech at library trustee's meeting on the retirement of Mrs. Belmont and succession of Mrs. Fay as Trustee Chairman.
3880Letters between Gertrude Fay and Belle Smallidge Knowles
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • 1950
  • 5
  • typescript, manuscript
  • fair
Letters between Gertrude Fay and Belle Smallidge Knowles
Item:
  • 3880   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Date:
  • 1950
Collection:
  • Northeast Harbor Library
Object ID:
  • NEHL 0011
Location:
  • Northeast Harbor Library Box 1
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript, manuscript
Condition:
  • fair
3897Milliken Room Books
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Lists donors and books.
  • ca. 1956
  • 5
  • typescript
Milliken Room Books
Item:
  • 3897   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Date:
  • ca. 1956
Collection:
  • Northeast Harbor Library
Object ID:
  • NEHL 0028
Location:
  • Northeast Harbor Library Box 1
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Lists donors and books.
3899Dedication of the Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Address given by Mrs. Rodman Fay (Gertrude), Chairman of the Northeast Harbor Library at the dedication of the new building in August 1950.
  • Mrs. Rodman Fay
  • 8/20/1950
  • 5
  • typescript
Dedication of the Northeast Harbor Library
Item:
  • 3899   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Creator:
  • Mrs. Rodman Fay
Date:
  • 8/20/1950
Collection:
  • Northeast Harbor Library
Object ID:
  • NEHL 0030
Location:
  • Northeast Harbor Library Box 1
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Address given by Mrs. Rodman Fay (Gertrude), Chairman of the Northeast Harbor Library at the dedication of the new building in August 1950.
6874In Memory of Samuel Atkins Eliot 1862-1950
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Events, Memorial Service
  • People
  • 7/16/1950
  • 7
  • typescript
In Memory of Samuel Atkins Eliot 1862-1950
Item:
  • 6874   
Type:
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
Subject:
  • Events, Memorial Service
  • People
Date:
  • 7/16/1950
Collection:
  • Union Church of Northeast Harbor
Object ID:
  • UCNEH 0002
Location:
  • Local Churches Box 1 Shelf 4C2
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • typescript
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.
1134House for Mr & Mrs David R Harding
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Robert W. Patterson
  • 1950
  • 7 sheets
  • paper
House for Mr & Mrs David R Harding
Item:
  • 1134   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Robert W. Patterson
Date:
  • 1950
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Street:
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0135 RWP
Location:
  • FF C-21
Pages:
  • 7 sheets
Medium:
  • paper
1485Story of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Places, Town
This collection contains Morison's handwritten speech and his edited typed copy of the talk on Mount Desert Island history he gave in 1959 to benefit island libraries. The speech and notes became his book by the same name. Presented by S. E. Morison, 1973.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1959
  • 79
  • manuscript
Story of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1485   
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0002 SEM
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 79
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
This collection contains Morison's handwritten speech and his edited typed copy of the talk on Mount Desert Island history he gave in 1959 to benefit island libraries. The speech and notes became his book by the same name. Presented by S. E. Morison, 1973.
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.