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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
7234Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging
Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings.
  • 56
  • photocopy
Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 7234   
Type:
  • Publication, Guidebook
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging
Date:
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0830
Location:
  • Rivers Clippings filing cabinet
Pages:
  • 56
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings.
2237Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service
  • Document, Government
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
  • Hugh S. Thompson
  • 11-24-1888
  • photocopy
Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service
Item:
  • 2237   
Type:
  • Document, Government
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Hugh S. Thompson
Date:
  • 11-24-1888
Place:
  • United States
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0751
Location:
  • General Collection Box 23
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
1590Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.
  • 1882
  • 1
  • manuscript
Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse
Item:
  • 1590   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Date:
  • 1882
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0102
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.
1599Letter from Carlton McGown to Charles Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney.
  • 1888
Letter from Carlton McGown to Charles Eliot
Item:
  • 1599   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1888
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0111
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Description:
Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney.
6978Deed of Land for Cottage
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Structures, Dwellings
Deed of Land for Cottage in Northeast Harbor by the Registry of Deeds, November 2, 1892.
  • 1892
  • 2
  • typescript
Deed of Land for Cottage
Item:
  • 6978   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings
Date:
  • 1892
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0638 b
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Deed of Land for Cottage in Northeast Harbor by the Registry of Deeds, November 2, 1892.
2121Cottages at Seal Harbor
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director.
  • George L. Stebbins
  • 1920
  • 2
  • typescript
Cottages at Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 2121   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • George L. Stebbins
Date:
  • 1920
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0635
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director.
2127Brown Mountain Gate Lodge for John D. Rockefeller Jr.
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Structures, Dwellings, Gatehouse
Contract documents and building specifications for the building of Acadia National Park's Brown Mountain Gate House in Northeast Harbor. See also item 5414 (Photo 1822)
  • Grosvenor Atterbury Architect, New York
  • 1931
  • 70+
  • typescript
Brown Mountain Gate Lodge for John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Item:
  • 2127   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, Gatehouse
Creator:
  • Grosvenor Atterbury Architect, New York
Date:
  • 1931
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0641
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 70+
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Contract documents and building specifications for the building of Acadia National Park's Brown Mountain Gate House in Northeast Harbor. See also item 5414 (Photo 1822)
2064Otter Creek Congregational Church
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Copies of articles about the development of Otter Creek Congregational Church as part of Mt. Desert Larger Parish through the efforts of Rev. Alexander McDonald and support of the "Aid Society of Otter Creek."
  • 1932
  • 4
  • photocopy
Otter Creek Congregational Church
Item:
  • 2064   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Date:
  • 1932
Place:
  • Bar Harbor, Otter Creek
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0578
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copies of articles about the development of Otter Creek Congregational Church as part of Mt. Desert Larger Parish through the efforts of Rev. Alexander McDonald and support of the "Aid Society of Otter Creek."
1916The Asticou Inn and Summer on Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
51st season, 1934 pamphlet
  • 1934
  • 1
  • pamphlet
The Asticou Inn and Summer on Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 1916   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Date:
  • 1934
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0429
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • pamphlet
Description:
51st season, 1934 pamphlet
1966Succession of the old houses on Sutton Island now standing
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Brief notes of Hattie Springer about several homes & properties on Sutton Island. Families names: Moore, Lamb, Bunker, Wheelwright, Gilley, Lancaster, & Black
  • Hattie Springer
  • 1935
  • 1
  • typescript
Succession of the old houses on Sutton Island now standing
Item:
  • 1966   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Hattie Springer
Date:
  • 1935
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0479
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Brief notes of Hattie Springer about several homes & properties on Sutton Island. Families names: Moore, Lamb, Bunker, Wheelwright, Gilley, Lancaster, & Black
2122Cottages at Seal Harbor
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
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.
  • Ralph E. Liscomb
  • 1935
Cottages at Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 2122   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Ralph E. Liscomb
Date:
  • 1935
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0636
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
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.
1581Side walk proposition on Manchester Point
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Correspondence concerning the building of a sidewalk around the residence of Belle Smallidge Knowles on Manchester Road. Blueprint: Relocation of Manchester Road over property of Belle Smallidge Knowles, August 12, 1935 Tracing cloth: Plan of Two Lots owned by Gen. Henry Strong and John H. Morrison, March 23, 1891
  • 1936
  • typescript, 1 blueprint, 1 tracing cloth
Side walk proposition on Manchester Point
Item:
  • 1581   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Date:
  • 1936
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0093
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4, 5C3
Medium:
  • typescript, 1 blueprint, 1 tracing cloth
Description:
Correspondence concerning the building of a sidewalk around the residence of Belle Smallidge Knowles on Manchester Road. Blueprint: Relocation of Manchester Road over property of Belle Smallidge Knowles, August 12, 1935 Tracing cloth: Plan of Two Lots owned by Gen. Henry Strong and John H. Morrison, March 23, 1891
1562History of Sutton Island Features Review of Early Settlers and Island Homes
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
August 20, 1938 Sutton Island history.
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1938
  • 1 article
  • newspaper
History of Sutton Island Features Review of Early Settlers and Island Homes
Item:
  • 1562   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Date:
  • 1938
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0073
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1 article
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
August 20, 1938 Sutton Island history.
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
1563Rockefeller Home To Be Razed
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
June 10, 1962 Demolition of the Rockefeller's cottage, The Eyrie in Seal Harbor, Maine.
  • 1962
  • 1 article
  • newspaper
Rockefeller Home To Be Razed
Item:
  • 1563   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1962
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0074
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1 article
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
June 10, 1962 Demolition of the Rockefeller's cottage, The Eyrie in Seal Harbor, Maine.
2098Sutton Island, Maine
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Lists properties on Sutton Island.
  • George L. Paine, Hoyt C. Hottel
  • 1963
  • 1 page, 3 copies
  • document
Sutton Island, Maine
Item:
  • 2098   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • George L. Paine, Hoyt C. Hottel
Date:
  • 1963
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0612
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Pages:
  • 1 page, 3 copies
Medium:
  • document
Description:
Lists properties on Sutton Island.
1565Famed Seaside Inn In Final Stages of Being Demolished
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
June 22, 1964 Update on the demolition of the Seaside Inn in Seal Harbor, Maine.
  • 1964
  • 1 article
  • newspaper
Famed Seaside Inn In Final Stages of Being Demolished
Item:
  • 1565   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Date:
  • 1964
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0076
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1 article
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
June 22, 1964 Update on the demolition of the Seaside Inn in Seal Harbor, Maine.
1998Kimball House Story
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Copies of newspaper articles (Parts I and II) about the history of the Kimball House prior to before being demolished in the fall of 1966. Also a copy of the public auction flyer listing furnishings for sale in Aug. 1966. Nancy Ho has the originals.
  • Laurence Newman
  • 1966
  • 5
  • photocopy
Kimball House Story
Item:
  • 1998   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Laurence Newman
Date:
  • 1966
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0510
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copies of newspaper articles (Parts I and II) about the history of the Kimball House prior to before being demolished in the fall of 1966. Also a copy of the public auction flyer listing furnishings for sale in Aug. 1966. Nancy Ho has the originals.
1610Menu from Popplestone Restaurant
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Menu from the Popplestone Restaurant which opened for a few years just off the Village Green in Northeast Harbor. It was owned by Lydia Lynam; later converted to apts.
  • 1970's
Menu from Popplestone Restaurant
Item:
  • 1610   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Date:
  • 1970's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0122
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Description:
Menu from the Popplestone Restaurant which opened for a few years just off the Village Green in Northeast Harbor. It was owned by Lydia Lynam; later converted to apts.
2018Castles for Sale
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978.
  • Bob Wands
  • 1978
  • pages 66-69
  • magazine
Castles for Sale
Item:
  • 2018   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Bob Wands
Date:
  • 1978
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0530
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • pages 66-69
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978.
2226Woodlawn Ellsworth's Famous Black Mansion
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum
Article about Woodlawn in Ellsworth. Ellsworth American, August 31, 1978
  • Lewis A. Wexler
  • 1978
  • newspaper
Woodlawn Ellsworth's Famous Black Mansion
Item:
  • 2226   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum
Creator:
  • Lewis A. Wexler
Date:
  • 1978
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0740
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Article about Woodlawn in Ellsworth. Ellsworth American, August 31, 1978
1978Keeping Up A Great American Tradition
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
Biographical sketch of Susan Mary Alsop and detail of interior design of her Georgetown home developed by Mrs. John Pierrepont.
  • Nancy Richardson
  • 1980
  • pages 148-153, 187-188
  • magazine
Keeping Up A Great American Tradition
Item:
  • 1978   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
Creator:
  • Nancy Richardson
Date:
  • 1980
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0491
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • pages 148-153, 187-188
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Biographical sketch of Susan Mary Alsop and detail of interior design of her Georgetown home developed by Mrs. John Pierrepont.
7215Shore Village Museum, Rockland, Maine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Several publications regarding the Shore Village Museum in Rockland, Maine: - "Lighthouse Keeper's Lament", by Ken Black, May 7, 1981 - "The Pilot Psalm", by Ken Black - "Rockland Museum displays Petit Manan Light lens", by Ken Black, March 6, 1983 - "Maine's Lighthouse Museum", by Bill Caldwell, Portland Press Herald, April 3, 1983 - "Lighthouse postcard collection 'mushrooming', says museum here", by Ivy W. Dodd, The Courier Gazette, September 3, 1983
  • Ken Black, Bill Caldwell, Ivy W. Dodd
  • 1981-83
  • 5
Shore Village Museum, Rockland, Maine
Item:
  • 7215   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Ken Black, Bill Caldwell, Ivy W. Dodd
Date:
  • 1981-83
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0821
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 5
Description:
Several publications regarding the Shore Village Museum in Rockland, Maine: - "Lighthouse Keeper's Lament", by Ken Black, May 7, 1981 - "The Pilot Psalm", by Ken Black - "Rockland Museum displays Petit Manan Light lens", by Ken Black, March 6, 1983 - "Maine's Lighthouse Museum", by Bill Caldwell, Portland Press Herald, April 3, 1983 - "Lighthouse postcard collection 'mushrooming', says museum here", by Ivy W. Dodd, The Courier Gazette, September 3, 1983 [show more]
7214Bass Harbor Head Light
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Article about Bass Harbor Lighthouse published in "The Islander Magazine", July 1982 Item also contains a chronology of Bass Harbor Head Light (photocopy).
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1982
  • 3
Bass Harbor Head Light
Item:
  • 7214   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Date:
  • 1982
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0820
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 3
Description:
Article about Bass Harbor Lighthouse published in "The Islander Magazine", July 1982 Item also contains a chronology of Bass Harbor Head Light (photocopy).
7213Lighthouses Guides
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
3 Lighthouses Guides: - "Lighthouses", Official Gannett Maine Guide, 1982 - "Lighthouses", Maine Geographic, 1983 - "The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse", Sites 10, 1983 Scans: covers, first pages only.
  • 1982-83
  • 3 booklets
Lighthouses Guides
Item:
  • 7213   
Type:
  • Publication, Guidebook
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Date:
  • 1982-83
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0819
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Medium:
  • 3 booklets
Description:
3 Lighthouses Guides: - "Lighthouses", Official Gannett Maine Guide, 1982 - "Lighthouses", Maine Geographic, 1983 - "The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse", Sites 10, 1983 Scans: covers, first pages only.