Rough sketch of north line of property lot of Mrs. J. W. Roosevelt adjoining Merrill land. Drawing also shows properties of Wheelwright & Chalmers and Heckscher.
Description: Rough sketch of north line of property lot of Mrs. J. W. Roosevelt adjoining Merrill land. Drawing also shows properties of Wheelwright & Chalmers and Heckscher.
Lot map, 36x22", showing property off Main Road (S. Shore Rd.,) of Herman L. Savage et al. Corner torn. Names listed include: Dr. J. D. Phillips, H. L. Savage, Library, Mrs. Gray, Marvin, Mrs. F. I. Phillips, Sargeant, Mrs. John Brooks, D. E. Kimball, Miss Bragdon. Plan very similar to those by Fred Savage, likely by him.
Description: Lot map, 36x22", showing property off Main Road (S. Shore Rd.,) of Herman L. Savage et al. Corner torn. Names listed include: Dr. J. D. Phillips, H. L. Savage, Library, Mrs. Gray, Marvin, Mrs. F. I. Phillips, Sargeant, Mrs. John Brooks, D. E. Kimball, Miss Bragdon. Plan very similar to those by Fred Savage, likely by him.
Large, 54 1/2x47 blueprint, showing land contours of the Edwin Abbot, Jr. property at Little Harbor Brook, "Abbot Point," between properties of Charles Eliot and Ernest Stillman.
Description: Large, 54 1/2x47 blueprint, showing land contours of the Edwin Abbot, Jr. property at Little Harbor Brook, "Abbot Point," between properties of Charles Eliot and Ernest Stillman.
Small blueprint showing property of J. T. Gardiner on Somes Sound; adjoined by lots of Moffat and Doane/Gardiner with Corson lot across road. This also shows the "Somes Sound Highway", aka Sargeant Drive.
Description: Small blueprint showing property of J. T. Gardiner on Somes Sound; adjoined by lots of Moffat and Doane/Gardiner with Corson lot across road. This also shows the "Somes Sound Highway", aka Sargeant Drive.
Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976) was a lifelong Northeast Harbor summer resident. He donated to the library his collection of nautical charts that were used in researching The European Discovery of America (1971)—Samuel Eliot Morison Map Collection. Collection includes manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper clippings, photocopies, letters, and pamphlets written by or about Samuel Eliot Morison.
1 record carton box
manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper clippings, Photocopies, letters, and pamphlets
manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper clippings, Photocopies, letters, and pamphlets
Description: Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976) was a lifelong Northeast Harbor summer resident. He donated to the library his collection of nautical charts that were used in researching The European Discovery of America (1971)—Samuel Eliot Morison Map Collection. Collection includes manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper clippings, photocopies, letters, and pamphlets written by or about Samuel Eliot Morison.
Two publications regarding the genealogy of the Gamble Family: 1. Knox County Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1895. 2. Excerpt of "The Mount Desert Widow - Genealogy of the Gamble Family", by Greenleaf and Jonathan P. Cilley
Description: Two publications regarding the genealogy of the Gamble Family: 1. Knox County Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1895. 2. Excerpt of "The Mount Desert Widow - Genealogy of the Gamble Family", by Greenleaf and Jonathan P. Cilley
Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
Description: Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
Tracing cloth and blueprint, 36x26 1/2, of property of Rev. Cornelius Smith on Somes Sound. Known as "Rosserne", the property in 2000 is owned by Charles Butt.
Description: Tracing cloth and blueprint, 36x26 1/2, of property of Rev. Cornelius Smith on Somes Sound. Known as "Rosserne", the property in 2000 is owned by Charles Butt.
Description: list of received registration cards; list, men of draft age registration regulations booklet summarization of citizens and declarants of Mount Desert
Discharge papers for Mt. Desert residents who served in WW II; alphabetical; also contains an envelope with newspaper clippings from Bangor Daily News March 9, 1943 listing Mt. Desert men in the armed services Green cloth cover with red leather corners
Description: Discharge papers for Mt. Desert residents who served in WW II; alphabetical; also contains an envelope with newspaper clippings from Bangor Daily News March 9, 1943 listing Mt. Desert men in the armed services Green cloth cover with red leather corners
Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869.
Description: Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869.
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.
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.
Notes of Bob Pyle about the Klu Klux Klan on the island and the impact on local Northeast Harbor workers. His home on Summit Rd., once the Catholic Church rectory, is an example.
Description: Notes of Bob Pyle about the Klu Klux Klan on the island and the impact on local Northeast Harbor workers. His home on Summit Rd., once the Catholic Church rectory, is an example.