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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 1808 | Petite Plaisance |
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| Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. |
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Description: Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. | |||
| 1782 | Enlightened Scholar of Luminous Artistry |
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| John Wilmerding, Northeast Harbor summer resident combines his professional experience as museum curator (National Gallery) with academia (Dartmouth and Princeton). Article from "Princeton Alumni Weekly", Dec. 5, 1990 |
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Description: John Wilmerding, Northeast Harbor summer resident combines his professional experience as museum curator (National Gallery) with academia (Dartmouth and Princeton). Article from "Princeton Alumni Weekly", Dec. 5, 1990 | |||
| 2008 | Change of Scene |
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| Short Down East Magazine article, with photographs, of Northeast Harbor artist Richard Estes. 2 copies. |
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Description: Short Down East Magazine article, with photographs, of Northeast Harbor artist Richard Estes. 2 copies. | |||
| 1693 | Settling in Mount Desert |
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| "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. | |||
| 1917 | Madame Brooke Astor |
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| Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much. |
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Description: Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much. | |||
| 1674 | Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. |
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| Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. biographies Lists of gardens |
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Description: Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. biographies Lists of gardens | ||||
| 1743 | A Career in Bud; Beatrix Jones Farrand's Education & Early |
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| Biography of Beatrix Farrand with intensive review of early focus on landscape design, her mentors, her developing philosophy of gardening. |
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Description: Biography of Beatrix Farrand with intensive review of early focus on landscape design, her mentors, her developing philosophy of gardening. | |||
| 2014 | Summering with the Peabodys |
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| College student's story of working as a cook in the summer home of M/M Malcolm Peabody on Smallidge Point. Contains descriptions of home interior and customs. 2 copies. |
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Description: College student's story of working as a cook in the summer home of M/M Malcolm Peabody on Smallidge Point. Contains descriptions of home interior and customs. 2 copies. | |||
| 1887 | Hands Across the Elbe |
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| Soviet American Linkup as recalled by veterans who witnessed the event on April 25, 1945 on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers. Given to library by Igor Belousovitch who photographed the event as it unfolded. |
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Description: Soviet American Linkup as recalled by veterans who witnessed the event on April 25, 1945 on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers. Given to library by Igor Belousovitch who photographed the event as it unfolded. | |||
| 1737 | Sermon on "The Mount": Edith Wharton's Influence on Farrand |
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| Social and literary influence of Edith Wharton on her niece Beatrix Jones Farrand. Farrand's work on Wharton's Mass. home "The Mount." |
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Description: Social and literary influence of Edith Wharton on her niece Beatrix Jones Farrand. Farrand's work on Wharton's Mass. home "The Mount." | |||
| 2010 | Night Sledding |
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| Brief sketch of winter and snow sledding in Northeast Harbor published in Down East Magazine. 2 copies. |
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Description: Brief sketch of winter and snow sledding in Northeast Harbor published in Down East Magazine. 2 copies. | |||
| 1881 | Obituary of Maurice Schumann |
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| Maurice Schumann, a French aide to General de Gaulle in London during World War II who made broadcasts to France & became Foreign Minister, son married Steph Heckscher and they spent summers at High Loft Press in Seal Harbor. |
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Description: Maurice Schumann, a French aide to General de Gaulle in London during World War II who made broadcasts to France & became Foreign Minister, son married Steph Heckscher and they spent summers at High Loft Press in Seal Harbor. | ||||
| 2183 | God's Offshore Delivery System |
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| Interview with Tony Burkart, minister with Maine Seacoast Mission's boat "Sunbeam". Published on "Preview!", September 7-14, 1990. |
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Description: Interview with Tony Burkart, minister with Maine Seacoast Mission's boat "Sunbeam". Published on "Preview!", September 7-14, 1990. | ||
| 1885 | The Landing |
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| Story of the German submarine and release of two crewmen spies at Hancock Point on November 29, 1944 as told by one of the boat's engineers. |
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Description: Story of the German submarine and release of two crewmen spies at Hancock Point on November 29, 1944 as told by one of the boat's engineers. | |||
| 1582 | Memorial Day Address |
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| Memorial Day address given by Harry R. Neilson, Jr. in Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: Memorial Day address given by Harry R. Neilson, Jr. in Northeast Harbor. | |||||
| 2110 | The Lichen collections of Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill. |
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| Biographical information on Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill, Botanists, and lists of their lichen collections. |
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Description: Biographical information on Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill, Botanists, and lists of their lichen collections. | |||
| 1730 | Lady into Landscape Gardener: early years at Arnold Arboratum |
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| Early biography of Beatrix Farrand as she develops her landscape "Mentor" Charles Sargent at the Arnold Arboratum and Holm Lea. |
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Description: Early biography of Beatrix Farrand as she develops her landscape "Mentor" Charles Sargent at the Arnold Arboratum and Holm Lea. | |||
| 1733 | Lady in landscape garden: B.F. at Arnold Arboretum P. 2. |
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| Beatrix Farrand's later years as Consultant Landscape Gardener to the Arnold Arboretum. |
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Description: Beatrix Farrand's later years as Consultant Landscape Gardener to the Arnold Arboretum. | |||
| 1596 | The Secret Garden |
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| History of the development of Asticou Terraces and Thuya Gardens with ref. to Joseph Curtis, Charles Savage, Tim Taylor, Denholm Jacobs and Patrick Chasse. vol. 40, no 7. |
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Description: History of the development of Asticou Terraces and Thuya Gardens with ref. to Joseph Curtis, Charles Savage, Tim Taylor, Denholm Jacobs and Patrick Chasse. vol. 40, no 7. | ||||
| 2165 | The Big Freeze |
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| Special section of the Ellsworth American with articles about the devastating ice storm in 1998 and its effect on Hancock and Washington counties. |
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Description: Special section of the Ellsworth American with articles about the devastating ice storm in 1998 and its effect on Hancock and Washington counties. | ||||
| 1776 | Thomas Cole in Maine |
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| Maine works of Thomas Cole, leader of the Hudson River School, during the mid-1980's. Photographs of his etchings included. Signed article by author. From "Record of he Art Museum - Princeton University", vol. 49, number 1/1990 |
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Description: Maine works of Thomas Cole, leader of the Hudson River School, during the mid-1980's. Photographs of his etchings included. Signed article by author. From "Record of he Art Museum - Princeton University", vol. 49, number 1/1990 | |||
| 2227 | Old Money, New Needs |
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| Article about Brooke Astor as she approaches her 90th birthday. Published in New York Times Magazine, November 17, 1991. |
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Description: Article about Brooke Astor as she approaches her 90th birthday. Published in New York Times Magazine, November 17, 1991. | ||||
| 1905 | Beyond the book |
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| Transcription of talk at University of Maine, based on book: Crossing lines |
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Description: Transcription of talk at University of Maine, based on book: Crossing lines | |||
| 1934 | Asticou: History of Inn and an Era |
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| A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations. |
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Description: A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations. | |||
| 1598 | Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect |
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| A research guide on the life and works of Charles Eliot from the Institute of Cultural Landscape Studies, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, MA. |
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Description: A research guide on the life and works of Charles Eliot from the Institute of Cultural Landscape Studies, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, MA. |
