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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.
3492Set of 5 pastels
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Were in the old Patterson room, named for the artist.
  • Antoinette De Coursey Patterson
  • 1952
Set of 5 pastels
Item:
  • 3492   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
Creator:
  • Antoinette De Coursey Patterson
Date:
  • 1952
Collection:
  • Library Items
Location:
  • Upstairs Hallway
Description:
Were in the old Patterson room, named for the artist.
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.
5620Harbor, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
Various views of the harbor and town landing at Northeast Harbor.
  • Ashley
  • 1955
  • 4 photographs
Harbor, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5620   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
Creator:
  • Ashley
Date:
  • 1955
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2009
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 4 photographs
Description:
Various views of the harbor and town landing at Northeast Harbor.
3595Moosehead Lake in Maine
  • Map
  • Places, Lake
Shows relief by hachures, includes key points of interest in Rockwood and Greenville, Maine. Revision of map done by Luther S. Phillips in 1953.
  • Augustus D. Phillips
  • 1971, 1953
  • 2
  • MAP
Moosehead Lake in Maine
Item:
  • 3595   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
Creator:
  • Augustus D. Phillips
Date:
  • 1971, 1953
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0041 ADP
Location:
  • Shelf 5E4
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Shows relief by hachures, includes key points of interest in Rockwood and Greenville, Maine. Revision of map done by Luther S. Phillips in 1953.
7122The Saturday Evening Post
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other, Periodicals
The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 223, No. 37, March 10, 1951. In this issue: 4 short stories, 1 novelette, 7 articles, 2 serials, other features (letters, editorials, post scripts, verse, keeping posted). Of special interest is the following article: "The cities of America: Bangor, Maine", by George Sessions Perry, pag. 24.
  • Ben Hibbs, editor
  • 1951
  • 144
  • 1 magazine
  • fair
The Saturday Evening Post
Item:
  • 7122   
Type:
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
Subject:
  • Other, Periodicals
Creator:
  • Ben Hibbs, editor
Date:
  • 1951
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0797
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Pages:
  • 144
Medium:
  • 1 magazine
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 223, No. 37, March 10, 1951. In this issue: 4 short stories, 1 novelette, 7 articles, 2 serials, other features (letters, editorials, post scripts, verse, keeping posted). Of special interest is the following article: "The cities of America: Bangor, Maine", by George Sessions Perry, pag. 24.
3553Marguerite Yourcenar
  • Image, Art, Painting, Oil
  • People
Portrait of Marguerite Yourcenar (1909-1987)
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
  • 1958
  • oil on canvas
Marguerite Yourcenar
Item:
  • 3553   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting, Oil
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
Date:
  • 1958
Collection:
  • Library Items
Location:
  • Basement Hallway
Medium:
  • oil on canvas
Description:
Portrait of Marguerite Yourcenar (1909-1987)
4358Eleanor Robson Belmont, first Library Chairman
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
First Chairman of the new Northeast Harbor Library. Photograph of a painting by Betsy Flagg Melcher. Mrs. Belmont served from 1949 through 1952.
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
  • 1958
Eleanor Robson Belmont, first Library Chairman
Item:
  • 4358   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
Date:
  • 1958
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0356
Location:
  • Hanging Upstairs Hallway
Description:
First Chairman of the new Northeast Harbor Library. Photograph of a painting by Betsy Flagg Melcher. Mrs. Belmont served from 1949 through 1952.
5314William Draper Lewis
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
B/W photograph of a painting of William Draper Lewis (in robes) by Cameron Burnside.
  • Cameron Burnside
  • 1950
William Draper Lewis
Item:
  • 5314   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Cameron Burnside
Date:
  • 1950
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1734
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W photograph of a painting of William Draper Lewis (in robes) by Cameron Burnside.
3538Ebony Eagle, carving
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Bald Eagle # 180, July 1955. Purchased from exhibit.
  • Charles Greenough Chase
  • 1955
Ebony Eagle, carving
Item:
  • 3538   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Charles Greenough Chase
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Fiction Stacks
Description:
Bald Eagle # 180, July 1955. Purchased from exhibit.
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.
1736Heather Time at Reef Point
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Places, Garden
Brief descriptive tour of the Reef Point Gardens of Beatrix Farrand in Bar Harbor.
  • Daniel Foley
  • 1953
  • page 323
  • photocopy
Heather Time at Reef Point
Item:
  • 1736   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Places, Garden
Creator:
  • Daniel Foley
Date:
  • 1953
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0249
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • page 323
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Brief descriptive tour of the Reef Point Gardens of Beatrix Farrand in Bar Harbor.
1781Parker Fennelly, Maine born Actor, Never Tells His Age
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
Articles about Northeast-Harbor-born actor, Parker Fennelly, as he celebrates his 40th anniversary in show business.
  • Earl Wilson
  • 1955
  • 2
  • photocopy
Parker Fennelly, Maine born Actor, Never Tells His Age
Item:
  • 1781   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Earl Wilson
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0293
Location:
  • General Collection Box 8
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Articles about Northeast-Harbor-born actor, Parker Fennelly, as he celebrates his 40th anniversary in show business.
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.
7078Uses of Birch-Bark in the Northeast
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
Published by the Robert Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine. Second printing, 1974
  • Eva L. Butler, Wendell S. Hadlock
  • 1957
  • 66
  • 1 book
  • great
Uses of Birch-Bark in the Northeast
Item:
  • 7078   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
Creator:
  • Eva L. Butler, Wendell S. Hadlock
Date:
  • 1957
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 970.1 BUT
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 66
Medium:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • great
Description:
Published by the Robert Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine. Second printing, 1974
7108A Study of Navajo Symbolism
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
Published as part of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. XXXII, No. 3. Line drawings by Lloyd Moylan.
  • Franc Johnson Newcomb, Stanley Fishler, Mary C. Wheelwright
  • 1956
  • 100
  • 3 copies
  • good
A Study of Navajo Symbolism
Item:
  • 7108   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Nature
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
Creator:
  • Franc Johnson Newcomb, Stanley Fishler, Mary C. Wheelwright
Date:
  • 1956
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 970.3 WHE
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 100
Medium:
  • 3 copies
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Published as part of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. XXXII, No. 3. Line drawings by Lloyd Moylan.
1833Patriarchal Picnics
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Island
Frances Eliot reminisces in this essay of summer days in Northeast Harbor with Charles Eliot, President of Harvard Univ. (her father-in-law). She was the wife of Rev. Samuel Eliot.
  • Frances Hopkinson Eliot
  • 1940-1950
  • pages 55-56
  • magazine
Patriarchal Picnics
Item:
  • 1833   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Frances Hopkinson Eliot
Date:
  • 1940-1950
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0346
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • pages 55-56
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Frances Eliot reminisces in this essay of summer days in Northeast Harbor with Charles Eliot, President of Harvard Univ. (her father-in-law). She was the wife of Rev. Samuel Eliot.
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.
5513Buildings of Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, Aerial
  • Places, Town
B/W scanned aerial photograph showing buildings on Main Street, Summit Rd & Joy Rd, such as Union Church, Gilman High School, Northeast Harbor Library, Nursing Assoc. building. This is a printed section of a larger photograph owned by the Union Church.
  • George Fennelly
  • 1952-53
Buildings of Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5513   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Other, Aerial
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • George Fennelly
Date:
  • 1952-53
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1892
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W scanned aerial photograph showing buildings on Main Street, Summit Rd & Joy Rd, such as Union Church, Gilman High School, Northeast Harbor Library, Nursing Assoc. building. This is a printed section of a larger photograph owned by the Union Church.
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.