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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
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
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.
2129Chants noirs
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Music
French translation of negro spirituals published in the French journal "Mercure de France", June 1952.
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
  • 1952
  • 377
  • 1 book
Chants noirs
Item:
  • 2129   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Music
Creator:
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
Date:
  • 1952
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0642 a
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 377
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
French translation of negro spirituals published in the French journal "Mercure de France", June 1952.
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.
6142Eleazer Higgins 1768 (?)-1840 Thomas Kelley 1745(?)-1813
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • People
Booklet complied by a member of Mayflower Society of Maine, Daughters of the American Revolution & a member of the Bangor Historical Society. Other families mentioned: Beal, Hilton, Mayo, Ames and Watts.
  • Mrs. Edward W. Ames
  • 1958
  • 24
  • 1 book
Eleazer Higgins 1768 (?)-1840 Thomas Kelley 1745(?)-1813
Item:
  • 6142   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
Creator:
  • Mrs. Edward W. Ames
Date:
  • 1958
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 929 AMES
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 24
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Booklet complied by a member of Mayflower Society of Maine, Daughters of the American Revolution & a member of the Bangor Historical Society. Other families mentioned: Beal, Hilton, Mayo, Ames and Watts.
7058The Story of Ancient Pemaquid - Metropolis of the "New World"
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places
First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953
  • Harold W. Castner
  • 1953
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • good
The Story of Ancient Pemaquid - Metropolis of the "New World"
Item:
  • 7058   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Harold W. Castner
Date:
  • 1953
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 CAS
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953
7062Roque Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955.
  • John Peabody Monks
  • 1955
  • 11
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Roque Island
Item:
  • 7062   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • John Peabody Monks
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 MON
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955.
7064History of the Town of Palermo
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Town of Palermo, incorporated 1804. With an introductory poem by Rev. George B. Davis.
  • Milton E. Dowe
  • 1954
  • 51
  • 1 booklet
  • good
History of the Town of Palermo
Item:
  • 7064   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Milton E. Dowe
Date:
  • 1954
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 DOW
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 51
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Town of Palermo, incorporated 1804. With an introductory poem by Rev. George B. Davis.
7093Opportunities on Maine Farms
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Organizations, Civic
With a personal message from Fred J. Nutter, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maine. Contains articles, photographs and detailed production maps for beef and sheep, dairy, poultry, gardens and fruit, food processing plants, apples and blueberries.
  • State of Maine
  • 1952
  • 22
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Opportunities on Maine Farms
Item:
  • 7093   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
Creator:
  • State of Maine
Date:
  • 1952
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 631 M
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 22
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
With a personal message from Fred J. Nutter, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maine. Contains articles, photographs and detailed production maps for beef and sheep, dairy, poultry, gardens and fruit, food processing plants, apples and blueberries.
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.
7292Graphic Summary of the Bar Harbor Climate
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Places, Town
Data taken at Bar Harbor (summer) and Rockland (winter), ME, for the National Climate Center in Asheville, NC. 1950-1956 and 1958-1959
  • Roc Caivano
  • 1950's
  • 1 sheet
  • 1 diazo
  • good
Graphic Summary of the Bar Harbor Climate
Item:
  • 7292   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Roc Caivano
Date:
  • 1950's
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0442 ROC
Location:
  • FF E-14
Pages:
  • 1 sheet
Medium:
  • 1 diazo
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Data taken at Bar Harbor (summer) and Rockland (winter), ME, for the National Climate Center in Asheville, NC. 1950-1956 and 1958-1959
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.
7191Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Gala
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
  • 1954
  • 8
  • 1 menu
  • good
Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
Item:
  • 7191   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0808
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • 1 menu
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
3849Mount Desert Larger Parish in Maine 1925-1950 Twenty-five Years Together
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Religious
Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick.
  • 1950
  • 13
  • 1 pamphlet
Mount Desert Larger Parish in Maine 1925-1950 Twenty-five Years Together
Item:
  • 3849   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
Date:
  • 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Mount Desert Larger Parish
Object ID:
  • MDLP 0004
Location:
  • Local Churches Box 1 Shelf 4C2
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • 1 pamphlet
Description:
Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick.
7110The Great Star Chant
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
The Myth and Prayers of the Great Star Chant and the Myth of the Coyote Chant. Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 22 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb and others. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. IV.
  • Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 1956
  • 190
  • 2 copies
  • good
The Great Star Chant
Item:
  • 7110   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Nature
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
Creator:
  • Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Date:
  • 1956
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 970.3 WHE
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 190
Medium:
  • 2 copies
Condition:
  • good
Description:
The Myth and Prayers of the Great Star Chant and the Myth of the Coyote Chant. Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 22 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb and others. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. IV.
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.
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.
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.
3838Mount Desert Elementary Souvenir Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
Souvenir scrapbook of Mount Desert High School, 1951 donated by architect Gregory Cooper, of the building and dedication of Mt. Desert Elementary School. Loose Photographs and clippings included.
  • 1951
  • Black binder
Mount Desert Elementary Souvenir Scrapbook
Item:
  • 3838   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1951
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Mount Desert Elementary School Collection
Object ID:
  • MDES 0004
Location:
  • Shelf 4C4
Medium:
  • Black binder
Description:
Souvenir scrapbook of Mount Desert High School, 1951 donated by architect Gregory Cooper, of the building and dedication of Mt. Desert Elementary School. Loose Photographs and clippings included.
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.
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
7407Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 F. & A. M.
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
  • Organizations
  • People
Cover: History of Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 F. & A. M. Northeast Harbor, Maine. From November 3, 1903 to December 31, 1954 Compiled and written by William S. Holmes, Post Master & Secretary 1. Short history of Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 (typescript) 2. Petition Form 3. Application for Degrees 4. Notices 5. Vouchers 6. Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 room 7. L-R: Ed Walsh and Dave Stanley, receiving the "Horace E. Bucklin" award 8. L-R: Ed Walsh and Dave Stanley 9. Dave Stanley, Secretary, Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208
  • 1954
  • booklet, documents, photographs
Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 F. & A. M.
Item:
  • 7407   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • People
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Fraternal Order Collection
Object ID:
  • NEHL No. 208
Location:
  • 4B4
Medium:
  • booklet, documents, photographs
Description:
Cover: History of Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 F. & A. M. Northeast Harbor, Maine. From November 3, 1903 to December 31, 1954 Compiled and written by William S. Holmes, Post Master & Secretary 1. Short history of Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 (typescript) 2. Petition Form 3. Application for Degrees 4. Notices 5. Vouchers 6. Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 room 7. L-R: Ed Walsh and Dave Stanley, receiving the "Horace E. Bucklin" award 8. L-R: Ed Walsh and Dave Stanley 9. Dave Stanley, Secretary, Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 [show more]
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.
6030Seal Harbor Water Company Consumers Index
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Catalogs payments to the water company by residents, alphabetical by residents' last name.
  • 1953
  • cards in a metal Remington Rand Kardex
Seal Harbor Water Company Consumers Index
Item:
  • 6030   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Date:
  • 1953
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Seal Harbor Water Company
Object ID:
  • SHWC 0001
Location:
  • 4B TOP
Medium:
  • cards in a metal Remington Rand Kardex
Description:
Catalogs payments to the water company by residents, alphabetical by residents' last name.
3626Plan Showing Property Owners Around Gilpatrick Cove
  • Map
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Shore
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1953
  • Gilpatrick Cove, Northeast Harbor
  • 1
  • copy
  • fair
Plan Showing Property Owners Around Gilpatrick Cove
Item:
  • 3626   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1953
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Street:
  • Gilpatrick Cove, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0073 WHB
Location:
  • 5C3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • copy
Condition:
  • fair