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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1711Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass.
  • Feb-85
  • page 44
  • magazine
Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass
Item:
  • 1711   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • Feb-85
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0223
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • page 44
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass.
1814Willa Cather Biographical Materials
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Two biographical brochures from the Willa Cather Archives at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Also, a brief biographical sketch written by Robert Pyle at Northeast Harbor Library on Ms. Cather's residency in Northeast Harbor.
  • 2 pages, 2 pamphlets
Willa Cather Biographical Materials
Item:
  • 1814   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0327
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 2 pages, 2 pamphlets
Description:
Two biographical brochures from the Willa Cather Archives at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Also, a brief biographical sketch written by Robert Pyle at Northeast Harbor Library on Ms. Cather's residency in Northeast Harbor.
1560When 10c An Acre Was a Bid For Seal Harbor Land
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other, Land
  • Places
  • George L. Stebbins
  • Aug-35
  • 1 article, 2 photograph copies
  • newspaper, photograph copy
When 10c An Acre Was a Bid For Seal Harbor Land
Item:
  • 1560   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places
Creator:
  • George L. Stebbins
Date:
  • Aug-35
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0071
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1 article, 2 photograph copies
Medium:
  • newspaper, photograph copy
1714Verses by Bill Ayles
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Copies of verses by Bill Ayles, a laborer who worked at odd jobs in & around Northeast Harbor. Poem copies were provided by R. Haynes & E. Smallidge.
  • Bill Ayles
  • 14 pages
  • 1 original, 1 copy
Verses by Bill Ayles
Item:
  • 1714   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Creator:
  • Bill Ayles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0226
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 14 pages
Medium:
  • 1 original, 1 copy
Description:
Copies of verses by Bill Ayles, a laborer who worked at odd jobs in & around Northeast Harbor. Poem copies were provided by R. Haynes & E. Smallidge.
1605To The Lighthouse
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
A unique summer retreat on Maine's Bear Island. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morad obtained a long term lease from the National Park Service & obtained permission to restore it.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • Jun-00
  • pages 122-131
To The Lighthouse
Item:
  • 1605   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Susan Mary Alsop
Date:
  • Jun-00
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0117
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Pages:
  • pages 122-131
Description:
A unique summer retreat on Maine's Bear Island. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morad obtained a long term lease from the National Park Service & obtained permission to restore it.
1709The Maine Schooners
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Peter H. Spectre
  • 12
  • photocopy
  • poor
The Maine Schooners
Item:
  • 1709   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Peter H. Spectre
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0221
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • photocopy
Condition:
  • poor
1556The Maine Fire Story
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Fire
  • People
Article about the 1947 fire that destroyed Bar Harbor. Includes photocopies of 2 awards given to the Employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
  • 8 pages (2 copies)
  • photograph copy
The Maine Fire Story
Item:
  • 1556   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • People
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0067
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 8 pages (2 copies)
Medium:
  • photograph copy
Description:
Article about the 1947 fire that destroyed Bar Harbor. Includes photocopies of 2 awards given to the Employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
1907The 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
2029The Gardens of Mt. Desert Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Garden
Brief article of the significance of landscaped gardens on MDI. Colored photographs of a few private gardens in Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1979.
  • Elizabeth Hulbert
  • Sep-79
  • 4
  • magazine
The Gardens of Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 2029   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Places, Garden
Creator:
  • Elizabeth Hulbert
Date:
  • Sep-79
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0541
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Brief article of the significance of landscaped gardens on MDI. Colored photographs of a few private gardens in Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1979.
1492The Bar Harbor Fire
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Events, Fire
Christine B Rowell recalls the 1947 Bar Harbor fire and her escape.
  • Christine B. Roswell
  • 13
  • typescript
The Bar Harbor Fire
Item:
  • 1492   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Creator:
  • Christine B. Roswell
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0010 CBR
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Christine B Rowell recalls the 1947 Bar Harbor fire and her escape.
2030Stillness at Somesville
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994.
  • Sue Hodges
  • Jun-94
  • 3
  • magazine
Stillness at Somesville
Item:
  • 2030   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Sue Hodges
Date:
  • Jun-94
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0542
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994.
1715Staying Alive!
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Appearing in Down East Magazine, short story by Northeast Harbor resident and author Gunnar Hansen about the author the perils of a clam digger venturing to an off shore island in winter.
  • Gunnar Hansen
  • Feb-85
  • pages 34-37
  • magazine
Staying Alive!
Item:
  • 1715   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Creator:
  • Gunnar Hansen
Date:
  • Feb-85
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0227
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • pages 34-37
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Appearing in Down East Magazine, short story by Northeast Harbor resident and author Gunnar Hansen about the author the perils of a clam digger venturing to an off shore island in winter.
1723Salvaging Cargo from the Wreck of the Emily F. Northam
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings.
  • Farnham W. Smith
  • Mar-74
  • pages 58-65
  • photocopy
Salvaging Cargo from the Wreck of the Emily F. Northam
Item:
  • 1723   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Farnham W. Smith
Date:
  • Mar-74
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0235
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • pages 58-65
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings.
1747Running To Catch Up
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • People
  • Places, Island
Personal narratives, wife of Park Ranger, life in Maine and elsewhere.
  • Edith Favour
  • 46
  • typescript
Running To Catch Up
Item:
  • 1747   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Edith Favour
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0260
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 46
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Personal narratives, wife of Park Ranger, life in Maine and elsewhere.
1754Recollections of Summers Spent: Northeast Harbor, Maine.
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Places, Island
A collection of 1930 and 1940 boyhood memories of time at "Rockend Dock" including stories of Captains Lou Stanley, Bert Spurling and Bill Black. 2 copies.
  • Henry T. Reath
  • 8
  • 2 copies
Recollections of Summers Spent: Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Item:
  • 1754   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Henry T. Reath
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0266
Location:
  • General Collection Box 8
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • 2 copies
Description:
A collection of 1930 and 1940 boyhood memories of time at "Rockend Dock" including stories of Captains Lou Stanley, Bert Spurling and Bill Black. 2 copies.
1892Prescott The American Thucydides
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Review of Morison's book about William Hickling Prescott of Boston, noted author and historian.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • pages 165-172
  • magazine
Prescott The American Thucydides
Item:
  • 1892   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0405
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • pages 165-172
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Review of Morison's book about William Hickling Prescott of Boston, noted author and historian.
7356Potluck - Buss Tracy
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
1 Article: "Oatmeal Bread" 2 Poems: "Dear God" and untitled, by Buss (Bussy) Tracy
  • 3
  • typescript
Potluck - Buss Tracy
Item:
  • 7356   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0844
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
1 Article: "Oatmeal Bread" 2 Poems: "Dear God" and untitled, by Buss (Bussy) Tracy
1538Poems
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Other, Poetry
Poems written by Bill Ayles 1: The Potentate 2: In Those Horse and Buggy Days 3: Grave Yard Memories 4: When Rebecca Played the Hose
  • Bill Ayles
  • 4
  • typescript
Poems
Item:
  • 1538   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
Creator:
  • Bill Ayles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0047 BA
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Poems written by Bill Ayles 1: The Potentate 2: In Those Horse and Buggy Days 3: Grave Yard Memories 4: When Rebecca Played the Hose
1655Park Service Capitulates Isle Au Haut Giveaway
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Article about Isle au Haut in relation to National Park.
  • Dec-77
  • 1
  • photocopy
Park Service Capitulates Isle Au Haut Giveaway
Item:
  • 1655   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Date:
  • Dec-77
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0167
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Article about Isle au Haut in relation to National Park.
1559Origin of Northeast Harbor's Summer Colony
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Places, Town
  • Samuel Eliot
  • Aug-35
  • 1 article, 2 photograph copies
  • newspaper, photograph copy
Origin of Northeast Harbor's Summer Colony
Item:
  • 1559   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot
Date:
  • Aug-35
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0070
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1 article, 2 photograph copies
Medium:
  • newspaper, photograph copy
1687On Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • May-01
  • page 188
  • magazine
On Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1687   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Susan Mary Alsop
Date:
  • May-01
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0199
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • page 188
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont.
2272Old Maine Steamboat Becomes New Jersey Restaurant
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant.
  • 1 clipping
Old Maine Steamboat Becomes New Jersey Restaurant
Item:
  • 2272   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0776
Location:
  • General Collection Box 24
Medium:
  • 1 clipping
Description:
Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant.
1577Need Of Conserving the Beauty & Freedom Of Nature
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Nature, Plants
  • Places, Park
Ecology and conservation of Public lands Plans for Foundation of Acadia National Park.
  • Charles W. Eliot
Need Of Conserving the Beauty & Freedom Of Nature
Item:
  • 1577   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Nature, Plants
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • Charles W. Eliot
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0089
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Description:
Ecology and conservation of Public lands Plans for Foundation of Acadia National Park.
1569National Park & Conservation Magazine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Park
Article "Ski Touring Acadia" by Russell D. Butcher pages 13-15 Published in "National Parks and Conservation Magazine", The Environmental Journal, October 1978
  • Oct-78
  • 30
  • magazine
National Park & Conservation Magazine
Item:
  • 1569   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Places, Park
Date:
  • Oct-78
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0080
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 30
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article "Ski Touring Acadia" by Russell D. Butcher pages 13-15 Published in "National Parks and Conservation Magazine", The Environmental Journal, October 1978
6996Mrs. Brooke Astor
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
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.
  • photocopy
Mrs. Brooke Astor
Item:
  • 6996   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0182
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Medium:
  • photocopy
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.