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1532Fannie H. Eckstorm and Mary C. Wheelwright Letters
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
2 bound typescripts: one original with photographs, handwritten letters, and other visual materials and the other the carbon copy of the typescript. Leather bound books. Brown with gold leaf and red with gold leaf. Title in gold leaf on spines.
  • 1930, 1937-1946
  • 2 books
  • bound typescripts
Fannie H. Eckstorm and Mary C. Wheelwright Letters
Item:
  • 1532   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1930, 1937-1946
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0041
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 2 books
Medium:
  • bound typescripts
Description:
2 bound typescripts: one original with photographs, handwritten letters, and other visual materials and the other the carbon copy of the typescript. Leather bound books. Brown with gold leaf and red with gold leaf. Title in gold leaf on spines.
1544The Nor'easter
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events
March 5, 1947 4 copies of "The Nor'easter", a small publication edited by Miles Grindle with news, stories, and events in Northeast Harbor. Given to library by Stephen Ashley.
  • Miles Grindle, Editor
  • 1947
The Nor'easter
Item:
  • 1544   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Miles Grindle, Editor
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0055 MG
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Description:
March 5, 1947 4 copies of "The Nor'easter", a small publication edited by Miles Grindle with news, stories, and events in Northeast Harbor. Given to library by Stephen Ashley.
1546Sermon from Holy Scripture
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, Other Texts
July 14, 1940 Text of sermon delivered by Rev. Richard Emrich at St. Mary's-by-the-sea in Northeast Harbor.
  • Rev. Richard S. M. Emrich
  • 1940
  • 5
Sermon from Holy Scripture
Item:
  • 1546   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, Other Texts
Creator:
  • Rev. Richard S. M. Emrich
Date:
  • 1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0057 RSM
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 5
Description:
July 14, 1940 Text of sermon delivered by Rev. Richard Emrich at St. Mary's-by-the-sea in Northeast Harbor.
1585Three Shell Heaps on Frenchman's Bay
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
Copy from an original owned by the Peabody family regarding three significant shell heaps found in Frenchman's Bay.
  • Wendell S. Hadlock
  • 1941
  • 22
  • photocopy
Three Shell Heaps on Frenchman's Bay
Item:
  • 1585   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
Creator:
  • Wendell S. Hadlock
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0097
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 22
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy from an original owned by the Peabody family regarding three significant shell heaps found in Frenchman's Bay.
1592Proposed New England Super-Highway
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Road
Proposed New England Super-Highway, connecting New York and the three Northern New England States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. There are many scenic Photographs.
  • H. A. Manning, editor
  • 1940
  • 21
Proposed New England Super-Highway
Item:
  • 1592   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Creator:
  • H. A. Manning, editor
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0104
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 21
Description:
Proposed New England Super-Highway, connecting New York and the three Northern New England States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. There are many scenic Photographs.
1607The One Hundredth Anniversary
  • Document, Program
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Program from services commemorating the organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert
  • Congregational Society of Mount Desert
  • 7/21/1940
  • 1 pamphlet
The One Hundredth Anniversary
Item:
  • 1607   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Creator:
  • Congregational Society of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 7/21/1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0119
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Pages:
  • 1 pamphlet
Description:
Program from services commemorating the organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert
1677Meeting of the Members of the Champlain Fund
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Organizations, Civic
Copy of meeting notes of the Champlain Fund Committee which includes a motion to pay expenses for the movement of the Champlain Monument to a site near the top of Icy Hill in Seal Harbor.
  • 7/25/1941
  • 1
  • typescript
Meeting of the Members of the Champlain Fund
Item:
  • 1677   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Organizations, Civic
Date:
  • 7/25/1941
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0189
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Copy of meeting notes of the Champlain Fund Committee which includes a motion to pay expenses for the movement of the Champlain Monument to a site near the top of Icy Hill in Seal Harbor.
1697Annual Neighborhood House Vaudeville Shows
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Performance
Programs for the 15th, 16th, 20th, and 21st Annual Vaudeville Shows held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor.
  • 1940's
Annual Neighborhood House Vaudeville Shows
Item:
  • 1697   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
Date:
  • 1940's
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0209
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Description:
Programs for the 15th, 16th, 20th, and 21st Annual Vaudeville Shows held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor.
1702Neighborhood House Event Tickets
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Gala
  • Object, Ticket
3 tickets 39th Annual Firemen's Ball, August 21, 1947 (2 copies) Sophomore Barn Dance, October 26, 1948
  • 1947-1948
  • 3 tickets
Neighborhood House Event Tickets
Item:
  • 1702   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
  • Object, Ticket
Date:
  • 1947-1948
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0214
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 3 tickets
Description:
3 tickets 39th Annual Firemen's Ball, August 21, 1947 (2 copies) Sophomore Barn Dance, October 26, 1948
1703Invitation to 25 Waybackers' Annual Ball New Year's Eve
  • Document, Request, Invitation
  • Events, Gala
Blue invitation of Mrs. Eugene Ashley to the Waybackers' Ball held at the Neighborhood House on New Year's Eve.
  • 1940's ?
  • 1
Invitation to 25 Waybackers' Annual Ball New Year's Eve
Item:
  • 1703   
Type:
  • Document, Request, Invitation
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
Date:
  • 1940's ?
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0215
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Blue invitation of Mrs. Eugene Ashley to the Waybackers' Ball held at the Neighborhood House on New Year's Eve.
1748A Memoir of Elizabeth Shaw Morison 1886-1945
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • People
Adm. Morison's reminiscence of his life with his wife "Bessie". missing
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1945
  • 63
  • photocopy
A Memoir of Elizabeth Shaw Morison 1886-1945
Item:
  • 1748   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0260 MOR
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 63
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Adm. Morison's reminiscence of his life with his wife "Bessie". missing
1828Letters to Rosamond & Aimee Lamb from Rachel Field
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
  • Places, Island
Copies of Rachel Field's letters to Rosamond Lamb - one included Aimee Lamb - her Sutton Island friends from Milton, MA. Sent from Maine & California, the letters are about her marriage to Authur Pederson, her writing, the involvement with movie studios, etc. Introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
  • 1935-1940
Letters to Rosamond & Aimee Lamb from Rachel Field
Item:
  • 1828   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1935-1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0341
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Description:
Copies of Rachel Field's letters to Rosamond Lamb - one included Aimee Lamb - her Sutton Island friends from Milton, MA. Sent from Maine & California, the letters are about her marriage to Authur Pederson, her writing, the involvement with movie studios, etc. Introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
1838Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II.
  • 1943
  • 5
  • photocopy (2 copies)
Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves
Item:
  • 1838   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Date:
  • 1943
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0351
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • photocopy (2 copies)
Description:
Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II.
1839Harry Clark letters
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Mrs. Ralph Ross sends copy of Rev. McKendry's letter to Mrs. Harry Clark following news of her son Ralph's death. Hoyt Clark, son of Harry Clark, was in the same unit as Ralph serving in the Pacific in WWII. Hoyt was not aboard the plane when it crashed.
  • Rev. McKendry
  • 1945
  • 1
  • typescript
Harry Clark letters
Item:
  • 1839   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Rev. McKendry
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0352
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Mrs. Ralph Ross sends copy of Rev. McKendry's letter to Mrs. Harry Clark following news of her son Ralph's death. Hoyt Clark, son of Harry Clark, was in the same unit as Ralph serving in the Pacific in WWII. Hoyt was not aboard the plane when it crashed.
1840Harry Clark letters
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Letter from Mrs. Ralph Ross, mother of Lt. Ralph Ross Jr. who was friend and co-pilot on aircraft of which Mrs. Clark's son, Hoyt, was a gunner during WWII. When pilot of aircraft on which Hoyt Clark was a gunner. Lt. Ross died when the plane crashed (after end of war); Hoyt was not on the flight.
  • Mrs. Ralph Ross
  • 1945
  • 1
  • manuscript
Harry Clark letters
Item:
  • 1840   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Mrs. Ralph Ross
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0353
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Letter from Mrs. Ralph Ross, mother of Lt. Ralph Ross Jr. who was friend and co-pilot on aircraft of which Mrs. Clark's son, Hoyt, was a gunner during WWII. When pilot of aircraft on which Hoyt Clark was a gunner. Lt. Ross died when the plane crashed (after end of war); Hoyt was not on the flight.
1841Personal letter at the end of WWII
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included.
  • Clark Hoyt
  • 1945
  • 4
  • typescript
Personal letter at the end of WWII
Item:
  • 1841   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Clark Hoyt
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0354
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included.
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
Translation of Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal
Item:
  • 1846   
Type:
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
Date:
  • 1930's-1940's ?
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0359
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 33
Medium:
  • 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.
7228History of the Northeast Harbor Water Company 1883 to 1945
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Other, History
Bound typescript on the history of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, written by Maurice H. Burr, Superintendent. Includes a 1988 handwritten introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
  • Maurice H. Burr
  • 1945
  • 9
  • typescript
History of the Northeast Harbor Water Company 1883 to 1945
Item:
  • 7228   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Other, History
Creator:
  • Maurice H. Burr
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0828
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 9
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Bound typescript on the history of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, written by Maurice H. Burr, Superintendent. Includes a 1988 handwritten introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
2242Maine Fire Disaster
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
  • 1947
  • 16
  • newspaper
  • fragile
Maine Fire Disaster
Item:
  • 2242   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Creator:
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0756
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Pages:
  • 16
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fragile
Description:
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
2163Fire of 1947
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
  • 1947
  • 5
  • newspaper
  • fair
Fire of 1947
Item:
  • 2163   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0676
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
2164Resort Town War-Minded
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
  • 1943
  • newspaper
  • fair
Resort Town War-Minded
Item:
  • 2164   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0677
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
2282Graduation Announcement and Guest Ticket
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Organizations, School Institution
Commencement announcement and guest ticket to graduation celebration at Neighborhood Hall in Seal Harbor.
  • 6/12/1947
  • 1 card, 1 ticket
Graduation Announcement and Guest Ticket
Item:
  • 2282   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 6/12/1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0005
Location:
  • Shelf 4B4 and 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 card, 1 ticket
Description:
Commencement announcement and guest ticket to graduation celebration at Neighborhood Hall in Seal Harbor.
2279Gilman High School Scrapbook
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, School Institution
Box 2 1909-1949 Gilman High School Scrapbook: 1 ledger book -- compiled by Carl E. Kelley, principal of Gilman High School from 1920-1950 -- record of all graduates -- includes index -- donated by heirs of Elmer Cousins
  • Carl E. Kelley
  • 1909-1949
  • 1 ledger book
Gilman High School Scrapbook
Item:
  • 2279   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Creator:
  • Carl E. Kelley
Date:
  • 1909-1949
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0002
Location:
  • Shelf 4B4 and 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 ledger book
Description:
Box 2 1909-1949 Gilman High School Scrapbook: 1 ledger book -- compiled by Carl E. Kelley, principal of Gilman High School from 1920-1950 -- record of all graduates -- includes index -- donated by heirs of Elmer Cousins
7204Gilmanac, 1947
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
1947 Gilman High School yearbook
  • 1947
  • 1 book
  • good
Gilmanac, 1947
Item:
  • 7204   
Type:
  • Publication, Yearbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0011
Location:
  • Shelf 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
1947 Gilman High School yearbook
7203Gilmanac, 1945
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
1945 Gilman High School yearbook
  • 1945
  • 1 book
  • good
Gilmanac, 1945
Item:
  • 7203   
Type:
  • Publication, Yearbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0010
Location:
  • Shelf 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
1945 Gilman High School yearbook