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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
2031Lure 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
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.
1897It 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
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.
1846Translation of Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • People
Professor Sawtelle's translation (presumed) of Sam Hadlock Jr.'s journal of his European traveling show with Eskimo George Niagungitok and Mary ?. Includes a short biography of Hadlock's life on Cranberry Island. Sent to R. Pyle by Hugh Dwelley. biography of Sam Hadlock on Cranberry Island. Journal dates from 1822-1826.
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 1930's-1940's ?
  • 33
  • photocopy
Description:
Professor Sawtelle's translation (presumed) of Sam Hadlock Jr.'s journal of his European traveling show with Eskimo George Niagungitok and Mary ?. Includes a short biography of Hadlock's life on Cranberry Island. Sent to R. Pyle by Hugh Dwelley. biography of Sam Hadlock on Cranberry Island. Journal dates from 1822-1826.
1816Notes on Samuel Eliot Morison
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • People
Small collection of articles by and about Samuel Eliot Morison and family; photographs of people and places are included.
  • William Morris
  • 2006
Description:
Small collection of articles by and about Samuel Eliot Morison and family; photographs of people and places are included.
1755Memories of a Happy Life
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • People
Autobiography of Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of MA., with a chapter entitled "Fifty-five years of Mount Desert" his summer home.
  • William Lawrence, D.D., LL. D.
  • 1926
  • 50
  • photocopy
Description:
Autobiography of Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of MA., with a chapter entitled "Fifty-five years of Mount Desert" his summer home.
2099Hands across the Equator
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
A page from the Boston Globe newspaper, describing Mrs. George Shattock personal involvement in organizing The Pan American Society, and many other accomplishments.
  • William A. Henry III
  • 10/18/1975
  • 1
  • photocopy
Description:
A page from the Boston Globe newspaper, describing Mrs. George Shattock personal involvement in organizing The Pan American Society, and many other accomplishments.
2215Maine Diary, A Time Line of History in the 20th Century
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other, History
  • Places
A Time Line of History in the Twentieth Century, 1950-1999 A Maine Diary.
  • Wayne E. Reilly, Project Editor
  • 12/14/1999
  • newspaper
Description:
A Time Line of History in the Twentieth Century, 1950-1999 A Maine Diary.
2217100 years in Maine (Part Four)
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War I
  • Places
"Witnesses to History" is Part Four of a commemorative series celebrating: hundred years of Maine life. This copy covers WWI, (1914-1918)----The Health Care Revolution
  • Wayne E. Reilly
  • 11/2/1999
  • newspaper
Description:
"Witnesses to History" is Part Four of a commemorative series celebrating: hundred years of Maine life. This copy covers WWI, (1914-1918)----The Health Care Revolution
7136Portrait bust of Emily Marshall Otis
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
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.
  • Walter Muir Whitehill
  • 1973
  • 1 clipping
  • good
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.
1525History of Frenchboro, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
History of Frenchboro, Maine.
  • Vivian D. Lunt
  • 1956
  • 65
  • typescript
Description:
History of Frenchboro, Maine.
1725The Esquimaux-Indians in Berlin 1824-1825 Drawings and Prints
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • People
Capt. Samuel Hadlock Jr. (1792-1829) was a 19th century entrepreneur who made & lost his fortune in Europe in the 1820's, while exhibiting a traveling show of Eskimos.
  • Ulf Bankmann
  • 1997
  • pages 21-26
  • photocopy
Description:
Capt. Samuel Hadlock Jr. (1792-1829) was a 19th century entrepreneur who made & lost his fortune in Europe in the 1820's, while exhibiting a traveling show of Eskimos.
7189The "Grandes Dames" Who Grace America
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
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
  • Toni Frissell
  • 1968
  • 1 clipping
  • good
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
1843Full Circle
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Brief sketch of the professional work of Muriel Davisson of Tremont at the Jackson Laboratory.
  • Tom Walsh
  • 2009
  • pages 15-18
  • magazine
Description:
Brief sketch of the professional work of Muriel Davisson of Tremont at the Jackson Laboratory.
2045Healing Power of the Wild Provides a Warming Winter Tale
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Events
Rick Savage's story of hunting with his uncles Frank and Red Johnson and the aftermath of Frank's heart attack.
  • Tom Hennessey
  • 1995
  • 2
  • photocopy
Description:
Rick Savage's story of hunting with his uncles Frank and Red Johnson and the aftermath of Frank's heart attack.
2114Champlain 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
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.
1936Ensign 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
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.
7309Mount Desert Island Visitor
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Nature
  • Places, Island
Newspaper supplement published by the Bar Harbor Times covering sightseeing and activities on and around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Volume 3, No. 3. Published on July 17, 1970.
  • The Bar Harbor Times
  • 1970
  • 1 supplement
  • good
Description:
Newspaper supplement published by the Bar Harbor Times covering sightseeing and activities on and around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Volume 3, No. 3. Published on July 17, 1970.
2184Special Millennium Edition, The Bar Harbor Times
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
In December 2000, The Bar Harbor Times published this "Special Millennium Edition" in 2 sections: A (cover-8) and B (9-19). Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island.
  • The Bar Harbor Times
  • 12/28/2000
  • newspaper
Description:
In December 2000, The Bar Harbor Times published this "Special Millennium Edition" in 2 sections: A (cover-8) and B (9-19). Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island.
1903Battle of Norwood's Cove
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
Article about the Battle of Norwood's Cove based on a story by Ted Spurling, Sr. Reported as a skirmish between men of Mount Desert Island and the British Navy in the 19th century.
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
  • 2002
  • pages 13-15
  • newspaper
Description:
Article about the Battle of Norwood's Cove based on a story by Ted Spurling, Sr. Reported as a skirmish between men of Mount Desert Island and the British Navy in the 19th century.
2209Happy 2000!
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
World celebrates arrival of new millennium with pageants and fireworks. Article includes the best photographs of 1999.
  • Ted Anthony
  • 1/1/2000
Description:
World celebrates arrival of new millennium with pageants and fireworks. Article includes the best photographs of 1999.
1799A Birthday for Two Leos
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • People
Susan Dillon celebrates a joint August birthday with Douglas Dillon. She writes of a party with family and friends on Islesboro. Photograph of Susan & Douglas Dillon on their deck at Sea Watch in Northeast Harbor. Scan: cover, first pages only
  • Susan Sage Dillon
  • 2005
  • 6
  • bound typescript
Description:
Susan Dillon celebrates a joint August birthday with Douglas Dillon. She writes of a party with family and friends on Islesboro. Photograph of Susan & Douglas Dillon on their deck at Sea Watch in Northeast Harbor. Scan: cover, first pages only
1763Brief Encounters
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • People
Short autobiographical sketches of contacts with notables as Claus von Bulow. Somerset Maugham, Sir Harry Oakes, Clement Freud, and a nameless bootlegger. Scan: cover, first pages only
  • Susan Sage Dillon
  • 1998
  • 19
  • bound typescript
Description:
Short autobiographical sketches of contacts with notables as Claus von Bulow. Somerset Maugham, Sir Harry Oakes, Clement Freud, and a nameless bootlegger. Scan: cover, first pages only
1848Freedom
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events, Civic
Account of the awarding of the Medal of Freedom to C. Douglas Dillon in 1989. Scan: cover, first pages only
  • Susan Sage Dillon
  • 1996
  • 11
  • bound typescript
Description:
Account of the awarding of the Medal of Freedom to C. Douglas Dillon in 1989. Scan: cover, first pages only
1762Carpaccio Capriccio
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • People
  • Places
Autobiographical account of a trip to Venice, staying at the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal (with 3 photographs). Scan: cover, first pages only
  • Susan Sage Dillon
  • 1997
  • 4
  • bound typescript
Description:
Autobiographical account of a trip to Venice, staying at the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal (with 3 photographs). Scan: cover, first pages only
1761Love Gardens Hate Gardening
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • People
  • Places, Garden
Autobiographical story of her gardening capers at her Maryland home, 1980. Scan: cover, first pages only
  • Susan Sage Dillon
  • 1997
  • 9
  • bound typescript
Description:
Autobiographical story of her gardening capers at her Maryland home, 1980. Scan: cover, first pages only