Bound typescript on the history of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, written by Maurice H. Burr, Superintendent. Includes a 1988 handwritten introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
Description: Bound typescript on the history of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, written by Maurice H. Burr, Superintendent. Includes a 1988 handwritten introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
Program of memorial service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. conducted by Dr. Robert J. McCracken. Address by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. Riverside Church, Sunday May 23, 1948.
Description: Program of memorial service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. conducted by Dr. Robert J. McCracken. Address by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. Riverside Church, Sunday May 23, 1948.
Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
Description: Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
Description: Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
Description: Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
Incomplete proof-pages of the 1947 Gilman High School Yearbook. Photographs include one of front view of building with the town WW I & II Honor Roll. Also included is a b/w glossy photograph of the graduating class. For the complete Yearbook 1947, see Item 7204
Description: Incomplete proof-pages of the 1947 Gilman High School Yearbook. Photographs include one of front view of building with the town WW I & II Honor Roll. Also included is a b/w glossy photograph of the graduating class. For the complete Yearbook 1947, see Item 7204
Description: Green bound date book labeled Year Book 1939 in which Belle Smallidge Knowles attached clippings of obituaries of Northeast Harbor residents et al.
Written policy governing fire prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities in ANP. Prepared by the senior foreman (forester) and Asst. Park Fire Chief (Park Ranger)
Description: Written policy governing fire prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities in ANP. Prepared by the senior foreman (forester) and Asst. Park Fire Chief (Park Ranger)
Booklet, provided by Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co., for veterans of WW II explaining rights and benefits available to people in the armed forces. Cover letter from BHBT.
Description: Booklet, provided by Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co., for veterans of WW II explaining rights and benefits available to people in the armed forces. Cover letter from BHBT.
Paper presented at a Woman's Literary Club meeting by Winifred Graves about the history of the Red Cross in Mount Desert, specifically Northeast Harbor, before the organization became the Mt. Desert Public Nursing Association.
Description: Paper presented at a Woman's Literary Club meeting by Winifred Graves about the history of the Red Cross in Mount Desert, specifically Northeast Harbor, before the organization became the Mt. Desert Public Nursing Association.
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
Description: Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
Professor Sawtelle's translation (presumed) of Sam Hadlock Jr.'s journal of his European traveling show with Eskimo George Niagungitok and Mary ?. Includes a short biography of Hadlock's life on Cranberry Island. Sent to R. Pyle by Hugh Dwelley. biography of Sam Hadlock on Cranberry Island. Journal dates from 1822-1826.
Description: Professor Sawtelle's translation (presumed) of Sam Hadlock Jr.'s journal of his European traveling show with Eskimo George Niagungitok and Mary ?. Includes a short biography of Hadlock's life on Cranberry Island. Sent to R. Pyle by Hugh Dwelley. biography of Sam Hadlock on Cranberry Island. Journal dates from 1822-1826.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Copies of Rachel Field's letters to Rosamond Lamb - one included Aimee Lamb - her Sutton Island friends from Milton, MA. Sent from Maine & California, the letters are about her marriage to Authur Pederson, her writing, the involvement with movie studios, etc. Introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
Description: Copies of Rachel Field's letters to Rosamond Lamb - one included Aimee Lamb - her Sutton Island friends from Milton, MA. Sent from Maine & California, the letters are about her marriage to Authur Pederson, her writing, the involvement with movie studios, etc. Introduction by Robert R. Pyle.