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1894Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863.
  • Adney Boothby
  • 1863
  • 1
  • photocopy
Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield
Item:
  • 1894   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Adney Boothby
Date:
  • 1863
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0407
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863.
1780James Terry Gardiner Selected Letters and Stories from the Old West
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Places
Selections of letters of James Terry Gardiner to his mother, Anne Terry Gardiner, in Troy NY as he traveled west.
  • Anne Gardiner
  • 1863-1865
  • 112
  • 1 book
James Terry Gardiner Selected Letters and Stories from the Old West
Item:
  • 1780   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Anne Gardiner
Date:
  • 1863-1865
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0292
Location:
  • General Collection Box 8
Pages:
  • 112
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Selections of letters of James Terry Gardiner to his mother, Anne Terry Gardiner, in Troy NY as he traveled west.
1863Brown family
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter seeking information on the Brown family - John Sr. and Jr. from Northeast Harbor included with ties to Cranberry Island beginning with the War of 1812
  • Austin Hill Brown
  • 6
  • photocopy
Brown family
Item:
  • 1863   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Austin Hill Brown
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0377
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 6
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letter seeking information on the Brown family - John Sr. and Jr. from Northeast Harbor included with ties to Cranberry Island beginning with the War of 1812
1526Letter from Bishop Doane to Jerome Knowles
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Transportation, Automobile
December 15, 1906 Letter about a rumored automobile being used on the island in Bar Harbor and the legal proceedings about automobile use on Mount Desert Island.
  • Bishop Doane, Jerome Knowles
  • 1906
  • 1
  • typed letter
Letter from Bishop Doane to Jerome Knowles
Item:
  • 1526   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Bishop Doane, Jerome Knowles
Date:
  • 1906
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0035 WCD
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typed letter
Description:
December 15, 1906 Letter about a rumored automobile being used on the island in Bar Harbor and the legal proceedings about automobile use on Mount Desert Island.
1841Personal letter at the end of WWII
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included.
  • Clark Hoyt
  • 1945
  • 4
  • typescript
Personal letter at the end of WWII
Item:
  • 1841   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Clark Hoyt
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0354
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included.
2102Letter to community members about development of Neighborhood House
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic
Letter to Northeast Harbor residents from finance committee of the recently formed Neighborhood House Board of Directors citing election of board members, creation of committees, fund raising and financial holdings. Note envelope with "Asticou" post mark. (White glove)
  • Frazier for Neighborhood House Finance Committee
  • 9/11/1905
  • 1
  • typescript
Letter to community members about development of Neighborhood House
Item:
  • 2102   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
Creator:
  • Frazier for Neighborhood House Finance Committee
Date:
  • 9/11/1905
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0616
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Letter to Northeast Harbor residents from finance committee of the recently formed Neighborhood House Board of Directors citing election of board members, creation of committees, fund raising and financial holdings. Note envelope with "Asticou" post mark. (White glove)
7224Neighborhood House Letter of Appeal
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by Frederick F. Brown, president of the Neighborhood House, in order to raise $25,000 to meet a challenge gift of $100,000 to renovate the building. Included is a brochure.
  • Frederick F. Brown
  • 1986
  • 2
  • 1 letter, 1 brochure
Neighborhood House Letter of Appeal
Item:
  • 7224   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Frederick F. Brown
Date:
  • 1986
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0826
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • 1 letter, 1 brochure
Description:
Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by Frederick F. Brown, president of the Neighborhood House, in order to raise $25,000 to meet a challenge gift of $100,000 to renovate the building. Included is a brochure.
1865Corning Family
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
E-mail responses of Mr. Hermanson and the library regarding a phone question about the Corning Family, formerly summer residents of Northeast Harbor. Mr. Hermanson is researching Leland Stanford; found reference to the Corning family in Northeast Harbor.
  • Gary Hermanson
  • 2006
  • 2
Corning Family
Item:
  • 1865   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Gary Hermanson
Date:
  • 2006
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0379
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 2
Description:
E-mail responses of Mr. Hermanson and the library regarding a phone question about the Corning Family, formerly summer residents of Northeast Harbor. Mr. Hermanson is researching Leland Stanford; found reference to the Corning family in Northeast Harbor.
1896Letters to Ada Emerson
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
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.
  • Henry Kelley
  • 1859-1864
  • photocopy
Letters to Ada Emerson
Item:
  • 1896   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Henry Kelley
Date:
  • 1859-1864
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0409
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Medium:
  • photocopy
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.
7207Jordan Pond House Fund
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
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
  • Jordan Pond House Fund
  • September 1979
  • 1
Jordan Pond House Fund
Item:
  • 7207   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Creator:
  • Jordan Pond House Fund
Date:
  • September 1979
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0814
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 1
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
1660Robert W. Patterson List of Clients and Projects
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • People
Letter to Mr. Pyle from Lee Patterson, containing Robert W. Patterson's Landscape architect designs. Lists of clients and projects from surviving account books.
  • Lee Patterson
  • 1985
  • 9
  • photocopy
Robert W. Patterson List of Clients and Projects
Item:
  • 1660   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • People
Creator:
  • Lee Patterson
Date:
  • 1985
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0172
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Pages:
  • 9
Medium:
  • photocopy
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.
2074Union Church Junior Guild Program Booklet
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Religious
Letter to guild members of the Union Church and booklet of scheduled programs during the year from through the year from the program committee.
  • Marion Salisbury, Wilma Eaton, Maxine Eaton
  • 1965
  • 1
  • typescript, 1 program
Union Church Junior Guild Program Booklet
Item:
  • 2074   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
Creator:
  • Marion Salisbury, Wilma Eaton, Maxine Eaton
Date:
  • 1965
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0588
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript, 1 program
Description:
Letter to guild members of the Union Church and booklet of scheduled programs during the year from through the year from the program committee.
2081Letter of application for employment to Mrs. Rodman Fay
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Letter from Robert Pyle to Mrs. Rodman Fay for consideration for employment at the Northeast Harbor Library. He lists courses of college studies and plans of continuing education
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 1971
  • 1
  • typescript
Letter of application for employment to Mrs. Rodman Fay
Item:
  • 2081   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 1971
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0595
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Letter from Robert Pyle to Mrs. Rodman Fay for consideration for employment at the Northeast Harbor Library. He lists courses of college studies and plans of continuing education
1840Harry Clark letters
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Letter from Mrs. Ralph Ross, mother of Lt. Ralph Ross Jr. who was friend and co-pilot on aircraft of which Mrs. Clark's son, Hoyt, was a gunner during WWII. When pilot of aircraft on which Hoyt Clark was a gunner. Lt. Ross died when the plane crashed (after end of war); Hoyt was not on the flight.
  • Mrs. Ralph Ross
  • 1945
  • 1
  • manuscript
Harry Clark letters
Item:
  • 1840   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Mrs. Ralph Ross
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0353
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Letter from Mrs. Ralph Ross, mother of Lt. Ralph Ross Jr. who was friend and co-pilot on aircraft of which Mrs. Clark's son, Hoyt, was a gunner during WWII. When pilot of aircraft on which Hoyt Clark was a gunner. Lt. Ross died when the plane crashed (after end of war); Hoyt was not on the flight.
1604Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Places, Island
Copy made for S. E. Morison of petition requesting a ledge "Langley's" (Greening) Island, and of specs for a granite marker resulting. 1830-1839.
  • National Archives
  • 1830-1839
Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39
Item:
  • 1604   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • National Archives
Date:
  • 1830-1839
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Greening Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0116
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Description:
Copy made for S. E. Morison of petition requesting a ledge "Langley's" (Greening) Island, and of specs for a granite marker resulting. 1830-1839.
1839Harry Clark letters
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Mrs. Ralph Ross sends copy of Rev. McKendry's letter to Mrs. Harry Clark following news of her son Ralph's death. Hoyt Clark, son of Harry Clark, was in the same unit as Ralph serving in the Pacific in WWII. Hoyt was not aboard the plane when it crashed.
  • Rev. McKendry
  • 1945
  • 1
  • typescript
Harry Clark letters
Item:
  • 1839   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Rev. McKendry
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0352
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Mrs. Ralph Ross sends copy of Rev. McKendry's letter to Mrs. Harry Clark following news of her son Ralph's death. Hoyt Clark, son of Harry Clark, was in the same unit as Ralph serving in the Pacific in WWII. Hoyt was not aboard the plane when it crashed.
1742Letter to Editor re Max and Beatrix Farrand
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Places, Garden
Brief letter about the Reef Point Garden of Beatrix and Max Farrand.
  • Robert W. Patterson
  • 1985
  • 1
  • photocopy
Letter to Editor re Max and Beatrix Farrand
Item:
  • 1742   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Garden
Creator:
  • Robert W. Patterson
Date:
  • 1985
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0255
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Brief letter about the Reef Point Garden of Beatrix and Max Farrand.
1549Personnel letter to Abram Gilpatrick
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Religious
Samuel Eliot, Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Committee at the Union Church, invites Gilpatrick as a sponsor of the event. Describes plaque honoring S. Gilpatrick, etc.
  • Samuel Eliot
  • 1939
Personnel letter to Abram Gilpatrick
Item:
  • 1549   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot
Date:
  • 1939
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0060 SE
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Description:
Samuel Eliot, Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Committee at the Union Church, invites Gilpatrick as a sponsor of the event. Describes plaque honoring S. Gilpatrick, etc.
1988Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1924-1926
  • 21
  • photocopy
Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history
Item:
  • 1988   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1924-1926
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0501
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 21
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
1807Letter from Ted Spurling Sr. to Judith Blank
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Ted Spurling Sr. recounts sailing tales of Capt. Melitiah and Caroline (Stanley) Richardson of Great Cranberry Island. Son Peter continued sailing after his father's death. Cranberry Isles woman made a quilt for Caroline, now owned by Bobby Gray.
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
  • 1/16/1996
  • 4
  • manuscript
Letter from Ted Spurling Sr. to Judith Blank
Item:
  • 1807   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
Date:
  • 1/16/1996
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0320
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Ted Spurling Sr. recounts sailing tales of Capt. Melitiah and Caroline (Stanley) Richardson of Great Cranberry Island. Son Peter continued sailing after his father's death. Cranberry Isles woman made a quilt for Caroline, now owned by Bobby Gray.
2083Letter to Citizens of Town of Eden
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Letter from T. Searles for the Eden Board of Selectmen to the residents of the Town of Eden denying that M. C. Morrison, selectman, was intoxicated at an Automobile Hearing before the judiciary committee in Augusta.
  • Thomas Searles
  • 1913
  • 1
Letter to Citizens of Town of Eden
Item:
  • 2083   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Thomas Searles
Date:
  • 1913
Place:
  • Bar Harbor, Eden
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0597
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Letter from T. Searles for the Eden Board of Selectmen to the residents of the Town of Eden denying that M. C. Morrison, selectman, was intoxicated at an Automobile Hearing before the judiciary committee in Augusta.
2046Hadlock-Lord Correspondence
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Organizations, Civic, Club
Copy of a letter from William E. Hadlock, manager of Acadia Pier in Seal Harbor and resident of Islesford, to Milton Lord, summer resident of Islesford.
  • W. E. Hadlock
  • 1938
  • 1
  • photocopy
Hadlock-Lord Correspondence
Item:
  • 2046   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Club
Creator:
  • W. E. Hadlock
Date:
  • 1938
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0560
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of a letter from William E. Hadlock, manager of Acadia Pier in Seal Harbor and resident of Islesford, to Milton Lord, summer resident of Islesford.
1869Letter to Luther Phillips from Thankful Fairfield and Lydia Gilpatrick
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter to Luther Phillips of Orland, Maine from his mother (Thankful Fairfield) and sister (Lydia Phillips) shortly after the death of his 2nd son Andrew of yellow fever in March 1847. Given to Library by Connie Seavey.
  • 1847
  • 1
  • blueprint paper with pen and ink
Letter to Luther Phillips from Thankful Fairfield and Lydia Gilpatrick
Item:
  • 1869   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1847
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0383
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • blueprint paper with pen and ink
Description:
Letter to Luther Phillips of Orland, Maine from his mother (Thankful Fairfield) and sister (Lydia Phillips) shortly after the death of his 2nd son Andrew of yellow fever in March 1847. Given to Library by Connie Seavey.
1952Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith)
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment. This was during the Civil War. He later was resident of Northeast Harbor.
  • 1864
  • 6
  • photocopy
Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith)
Item:
  • 1952   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Date:
  • 1864
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0465
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 6
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment. This was during the Civil War. He later was resident of Northeast Harbor.
1954Letters from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Charles and Constance Bradley
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
Letters from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Charles Bradley and Constance Bradley - Second generation
  • 1930's
  • 5
  • photocopy
Letters from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Charles and Constance Bradley
Item:
  • 1954   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1930's
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0466
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letters from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Charles Bradley and Constance Bradley - Second generation