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| 2277 | George Manchester Collection |
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| BOX 1 Commission and Forwarding Cash Book, 1862: 1 bound volume Banking Set Passed Collections: 1 bound volume Banking Set Foreign Tickler, 1862: 1 bound volume Commission and Forwarding Receiving Book, 1868: 1 bound volume Banking Set Debit Journal, 1862: 1 bound volume Banking Set Discount Register, 1862: 1 bound volume Banking Set Collection Register, 1862, 1 bound volume Banking Set Credit Journal, 1862: 1 bound volume unlabeled, 1862: 1 bound volume Geo. E. Manchester Bangor Business College,1868: 1 ledger book Geo. E. Manchester Bangor Business College, 1869: 1 ledger book |
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Description: BOX 1 Commission and Forwarding Cash Book, 1862: 1 bound volume Banking Set Passed Collections: 1 bound volume Banking Set Foreign Tickler, 1862: 1 bound volume Commission and Forwarding Receiving Book, 1868: 1 bound volume Banking Set Debit Journal, 1862: 1 bound volume Banking Set Discount Register, 1862: 1 bound volume Banking Set Collection Register, 1862, 1 bound volume Banking Set Credit Journal, 1862: 1 bound volume unlabeled, 1862: 1 bound volume Geo. E. Manchester Bangor Business College,1868: 1 ledger book Geo. E. Manchester Bangor Business College, 1869: 1 ledger book [show more] | |||||
| 2674 | GXS Collection |
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| This collection is an assortment of ephemera relating to coastal Maine, Maine history, and inns, motels, hotels and homes on Mount Desert Island and in Hancock County. The collection is divided into 7 series: Books and Souvenir Booklets, Maps and Blueprints, Acadia National Park, Hotels/Inns/Schools/Homes/Buildings, Ephemera, Photos and Postcards. | 
Description: This collection is an assortment of ephemera relating to coastal Maine, Maine history, and inns, motels, hotels and homes on Mount Desert Island and in Hancock County. The collection is divided into 7 series: Books and Souvenir Booklets, Maps and Blueprints, Acadia National Park, Hotels/Inns/Schools/Homes/Buildings, Ephemera, Photos and Postcards. | |||||||
| 6981 | GXS Collection - Ephemera |
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| Folder 26 Mount Desert Island Real Estate Co., share certificate for Geo. C. Ming dated August 23, 1888 for fifteen shares in capital stock. Folder 27 Maine a Place to Live, unidentified magazine cover, color image of a church. Folder 28 Picturesque Maine, an illustrated lecture, Edward C. Sweet, December 16, 1895, pamphlet with illustrations and images. Folder 34 Stereoview Bar Harbor, photographed and published by B. Bradley. Folder 35 Wall Street Journal article by John Wilmerding on American Art. Folder 36 Cover of "Town of Winter Harbor Maine Annual Report 1988". Folder 37 Maine Times article on "Maine Summer Colonies". August 2nd, 1985. Folder 38 "Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects" 1991 Design award competition. Folder 39 Article on early history of Mount Desert Island. Folder 42 Invitation card showing a reproduction of watercolor “Mark and Andrew’s Island from Deer Isle, Maine, 1920” by John Marin (1870-1953). The invitation is to the artist's opening on June 24th, 1998 at the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville and is sent by the President and Trustees of Colby College and the Museum’s Board of Governors. Folder 44 Several Through Bills of Landing belonging to H. G. Eaton and A. M. Carter: - Portland, Mt. Desert & Machias Steamboat Co., Dr. to Little Dear Isle (1899, 1900, 1901) - Bangor & Bar Harbor Steamboat Co., Dr. (1990) - Islesboro, Castine & Belfast Steamboat Co., Dr. (1902). Folder 48 1 Invoice: “James A. Robinson & Son. Manufacturers, Sellers & Retail Clothiers” Bangor, Maine 5/12/1897. Items sold to E. J. Russel 1 Receipt: Bar Harbor, 8/10/1885 for Mr. Lee for the amount of $6.00, signed by Mr. Ash. Folder 60 Front page clipping of the Boston Sunday Globe of August 15, 1971 "Maine Island imports children - Imported children bring youth to craggy Maine Island" by Diane White. The island in question is Frenchboro. | 
Description: Folder 26 Mount Desert Island Real Estate Co., share certificate for Geo. C. Ming dated August 23, 1888 for fifteen shares in capital stock. Folder 27 Maine a Place to Live, unidentified magazine cover, color image of a church. Folder 28 Picturesque Maine, an illustrated lecture, Edward C. Sweet, December 16, 1895, pamphlet with illustrations and images. Folder 34 Stereoview Bar Harbor, photographed and published by B. Bradley. Folder 35 Wall Street Journal article by John Wilmerding on American Art. Folder 36 Cover of "Town of Winter Harbor Maine Annual Report 1988". Folder 37 Maine Times article on "Maine Summer Colonies". August 2nd, 1985. Folder 38 "Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects" 1991 Design award competition. Folder 39 Article on early history of Mount Desert Island. Folder 42 Invitation card showing a reproduction of watercolor “Mark and Andrew’s Island from Deer Isle, Maine, 1920” by John Marin (1870-1953). The invitation is to the artist's opening on June 24th, 1998 at the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville and is sent by the President and Trustees of Colby College and the Museum’s Board of Governors. Folder 44 Several Through Bills of Landing belonging to H. G. Eaton and A. M. Carter: - Portland, Mt. Desert & Machias Steamboat Co., Dr. to Little Dear Isle (1899, 1900, 1901) - Bangor & Bar Harbor Steamboat Co., Dr. (1990) - Islesboro, Castine & Belfast Steamboat Co., Dr. (1902). Folder 48 1 Invoice: “James A. Robinson & Son. Manufacturers, Sellers & Retail Clothiers” Bangor, Maine 5/12/1897. Items sold to E. J. Russel 1 Receipt: Bar Harbor, 8/10/1885 for Mr. Lee for the amount of $6.00, signed by Mr. Ash. Folder 60 Front page clipping of the Boston Sunday Globe of August 15, 1971 "Maine Island imports children - Imported children bring youth to craggy Maine Island" by Diane White. The island in question is Frenchboro. [show more] | |||||||
| 6190 | Mount Desert Shipping |
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| Lists of ships, tonnages and owners in Mount Desert 10 pages stapled or taped with 2 loose sheets | 
Description: Lists of ships, tonnages and owners in Mount Desert 10 pages stapled or taped with 2 loose sheets | |||||||
| 1928 | Asticou Northeast Harbor, Maine |
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| A very informative brochure with text and great photographs of the Asticou Inn & scenery both inside & out. |
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Description: A very informative brochure with text and great photographs of the Asticou Inn & scenery both inside & out. | ||||||
| 2121 | Cottages at Seal Harbor |
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| Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director. |
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Description: Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director. | |||
| 2122 | Cottages at Seal Harbor |
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| List of cottages available for rent in Seal Harbor, includes rental price and often the owner's name. Also, a booklet of "The Tree Tops", for sale or to rent; includes photographs of the property. |
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Description: List of cottages available for rent in Seal Harbor, includes rental price and often the owner's name. Also, a booklet of "The Tree Tops", for sale or to rent; includes photographs of the property. | |||||
| 7105 | The Pine Cone - A Panorama of Maine |
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| Vol. 5. No. 2, Summer 1949. Published quarterly by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John St., Portland, Maine. (Printed in Maine on Maine-made paper) In this issue: - Maine Summer Events, 1949 - Rockland inherits a million; Farnsworth fortune builds museum, by James Brown III - I worked in a summer hotel; memories of a resort employee, by Calvin E. Eells - So you think you know Maine? Quiz questions with answers, by Stanley B. Attwood - Hamon Hall; remedial teaching at York Harbor, by Victor A. Schlich - The Maine Coast; sketches of familiar scenes, by Edwin O. Nielsen - Industrial Clinic; applied research at University of Maine, by Don Gross - Made in Maine; new industrial area in Aroostook, by William A. Hatch - Minstrelsy of Maine, edited by Sheldon Christian - Famous Maine Recipes, by June L. Maxfield - Harbor Town, by George S. Graffam (photograph) |
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Description: Vol. 5. No. 2, Summer 1949. Published quarterly by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John St., Portland, Maine. (Printed in Maine on Maine-made paper) In this issue: - Maine Summer Events, 1949 - Rockland inherits a million; Farnsworth fortune builds museum, by James Brown III - I worked in a summer hotel; memories of a resort employee, by Calvin E. Eells - So you think you know Maine? Quiz questions with answers, by Stanley B. Attwood - Hamon Hall; remedial teaching at York Harbor, by Victor A. Schlich - The Maine Coast; sketches of familiar scenes, by Edwin O. Nielsen - Industrial Clinic; applied research at University of Maine, by Don Gross - Made in Maine; new industrial area in Aroostook, by William A. Hatch - Minstrelsy of Maine, edited by Sheldon Christian - Famous Maine Recipes, by June L. Maxfield - Harbor Town, by George S. Graffam (photograph) [show more] | ||
| 1980 | William O. Sawtelle correspondence with Abbe Museum |
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| William O. Sawtelle correspondence with Abbe Museum Includes list of Edmund Gilchrist's, architect Commissions and Projects in Maine. |
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Description: William O. Sawtelle correspondence with Abbe Museum Includes list of Edmund Gilchrist's, architect Commissions and Projects in Maine. | |||||
| 3170 | Letters: Charles K. Amidon to Belle Smallidge |
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| 3178 | Letters: J. E. Russell and Belle Smallidge, 1901 |
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| Letters regarding summer rental opportunities. |
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Description: Letters regarding summer rental opportunities. | ||||
| 1660 | Robert W. Patterson List of Clients and Projects |
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| Letter to Mr. Pyle from Lee Patterson, containing Robert W. Patterson's Landscape architect designs. Lists of clients and projects from surviving account books. |
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Description: Letter to Mr. Pyle from Lee Patterson, containing Robert W. Patterson's Landscape architect designs. Lists of clients and projects from surviving account books. | |||
| 1800 | Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage |
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| Letter and a bill (related to framing) to Mrs. Fay from Charles Savage. Includes remarks about the fire which destroyed Augustus Phillips workshop and about Charles's trip to California, etc. Related to ART 0025 |
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Description: Letter and a bill (related to framing) to Mrs. Fay from Charles Savage. Includes remarks about the fire which destroyed Augustus Phillips workshop and about Charles's trip to California, etc. Related to ART 0025 | |||||
| 1159 | Fred Savage Letters and Sketches |
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| 1 folder miscellaneous notes and sketches from the Fred Savage Architectural drawing collection. |
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Description: 1 folder miscellaneous notes and sketches from the Fred Savage Architectural drawing collection. | |||||
| 7207 | Jordan Pond House Fund |
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| Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by the Jordan Pond House Fund in order to raise funds for the new Jordan Pond House following the fire of 1979. Committee for the Fund: Mrs. Vincent Astor Frederick T. Brown William C. Elliott, Jr. Mrs. Allison F. Fleitas Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Mrs. Raymond F. Hawtin Thomas B. McCabe Carlo Ninfi David Rockefeller Mrs. Charles K. Savage Mrs. R. Amory Thorndike Robert W. Patterson, chairman |
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Description: Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by the Jordan Pond House Fund in order to raise funds for the new Jordan Pond House following the fire of 1979. Committee for the Fund: Mrs. Vincent Astor Frederick T. Brown William C. Elliott, Jr. Mrs. Allison F. Fleitas Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Mrs. Raymond F. Hawtin Thomas B. McCabe Carlo Ninfi David Rockefeller Mrs. Charles K. Savage Mrs. R. Amory Thorndike Robert W. Patterson, chairman | ||||
| 2677 | Jordan Pond House Collection |
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| Box 1 Guest Registers, 1894-1900 Guest Registers, 1900-1903 Guest Registers, 1903-1907 Guest Registers, 1907-1910 Box 2 Guest Registers, 1911-1914 Guest Registers, 1915-1919 Guest Registers, 1919-1930 Box 3 Guest Registers, 1924-1927 Guest Registers, 1928-1933 Guest Registers, 1934-1946 Guest Registers, 1947-1956 Research done by Arnold Welles about the history of the Jordan Pond House (Tibbetts Farm), 1 folder --- 'Tea and Popovers Please' by Russell D. Butcher, article from Down East Magazine July 1970, 1 folder |
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Description: Box 1 Guest Registers, 1894-1900 Guest Registers, 1900-1903 Guest Registers, 1903-1907 Guest Registers, 1907-1910 Box 2 Guest Registers, 1911-1914 Guest Registers, 1915-1919 Guest Registers, 1919-1930 Box 3 Guest Registers, 1924-1927 Guest Registers, 1928-1933 Guest Registers, 1934-1946 Guest Registers, 1947-1956 Research done by Arnold Welles about the history of the Jordan Pond House (Tibbetts Farm), 1 folder --- 'Tea and Popovers Please' by Russell D. Butcher, article from Down East Magazine July 1970, 1 folder [show more] | ||||
| 1481 | Records books for Asticou Inn and Harbor Cottage |
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| Box 1 1895-1905 Harbor Cottage Library Register ????-1916 Asticou Library Register 1925-???? Library of the Asticou Inn Register 1939-1956 Library of the Asticou Inn Register 1882-1903 Hotel Register 1932-1948 Hotel Register Box 2 1933-1950 Asticou Inn Hotel Register 1951-1963 Register of the Asticou Inn |
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Description: Box 1 1895-1905 Harbor Cottage Library Register ????-1916 Asticou Library Register 1925-???? Library of the Asticou Inn Register 1939-1956 Library of the Asticou Inn Register 1882-1903 Hotel Register 1932-1948 Hotel Register Box 2 1933-1950 Asticou Inn Hotel Register 1951-1963 Register of the Asticou Inn | ||||
| 1000 | Amos Sinclair Ice Company Record Books |
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| Box 1 Record book, 1932-1935 Record book, 1944-1946 Record book, 1915-1952 |
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Description: Box 1 Record book, 1932-1935 Record book, 1944-1946 Record book, 1915-1952 | ||||
| 7182 | Benjamin Graves Record Books |
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| Box 1 Record book A, 1897-1909 Record book B, Oct. 1902-Oct. 1903 Record book C, 1927-1929 Record book D, 1925-1927 Record book E, 1931-1935 Record book F, 1929-1931 Record book G, 1932 Record book H, 1951 Includes database of clients and works (see uploaded pdf file): Information from Benjamin Graves'work done in the village and on Mount Desert Island from around 1897 through 1951. Much of this time was before reinforced concrete was widely adopted, so while the ledger detail includes other materials, "stone" is a common denominator. Labor rates and other local masons names are shown, as well as early rusticators. Bishop Doane, the Episcopal Church, Pres. Eliot and others' work is laid out. |
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Description: Box 1 Record book A, 1897-1909 Record book B, Oct. 1902-Oct. 1903 Record book C, 1927-1929 Record book D, 1925-1927 Record book E, 1931-1935 Record book F, 1929-1931 Record book G, 1932 Record book H, 1951 Includes database of clients and works (see uploaded pdf file): Information from Benjamin Graves'work done in the village and on Mount Desert Island from around 1897 through 1951. Much of this time was before reinforced concrete was widely adopted, so while the ledger detail includes other materials, "stone" is a common denominator. Labor rates and other local masons names are shown, as well as early rusticators. Bishop Doane, the Episcopal Church, Pres. Eliot and others' work is laid out. [show more] | ||||
| 6052 | Kimball Store Business Ledger |
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| Handwritten ledger in buff suede (13" x 8.5" x 1.75") belonging to the Great Harbor Maritime Museum and given to the Northeast Harbor Library for safekeeping. |
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Description: Handwritten ledger in buff suede (13" x 8.5" x 1.75") belonging to the Great Harbor Maritime Museum and given to the Northeast Harbor Library for safekeeping. | |||
| 2100 | Receipt from E. H. Kimball to Frank Gaynor |
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| Receipt from E. H. Kimball grocery. |
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| 7284 | Roy Salisbury Collection - Nathan Fennelly Invoices |
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| Invoices from 1902 to 1916 from several Northeast Harbor businesses: Northeast Harbor Water Company F. A. Foster, painter, paper hanger and decorator I. E. Ralph, building contractor Northeast Harbor Meat Market J. H. Branscom, dealer in coal, wood and kindlings Manchester Brothers, local expressmen Amos Sinclair, dealer in ice S. R. Tracy, painter, paper hanger and decorator WM. M. Peckham, contractor and builder S. B. Brown, plumbing and heating McEachern & Stanley, wholesale and retail dealer of fish Merritt T. Ober, dealer in meats, fruit, vegetables, cream, eggs Dog licenses 1 Share in Neighborhood House and Athletic Association 1902: 1 1906: 1 1907: 2 1909: 4 1912: 7 1913: 6 1914: 5 1915: 2 1916: 6 |
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Description: Invoices from 1902 to 1916 from several Northeast Harbor businesses: Northeast Harbor Water Company F. A. Foster, painter, paper hanger and decorator I. E. Ralph, building contractor Northeast Harbor Meat Market J. H. Branscom, dealer in coal, wood and kindlings Manchester Brothers, local expressmen Amos Sinclair, dealer in ice S. R. Tracy, painter, paper hanger and decorator WM. M. Peckham, contractor and builder S. B. Brown, plumbing and heating McEachern & Stanley, wholesale and retail dealer of fish Merritt T. Ober, dealer in meats, fruit, vegetables, cream, eggs Dog licenses 1 Share in Neighborhood House and Athletic Association 1902: 1 1906: 1 1907: 2 1909: 4 1912: 7 1913: 6 1914: 5 1915: 2 1916: 6 [show more] | ||||||
| 3210 | Bulletin on protection and propagation of fish and game |
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| 3092 | The Federal Farm Loan Act, 1916 |
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| 2900 | Deed: Bar Harbor Banking to Lida Clement, 1930 |
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