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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
2170Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition
  • Publication, Book
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)
  • August 1896
  • book
Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition
Item:
  • 2170   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • August 1896
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0683
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • book
Description:
The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)
7201Beatrix Farrand's plans for 2 gardens
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Garden
1. Plans for "Garden treatment between Mr. Lamont's and Mr. Milliken's houses", 721-723 Park Avenue, New York 2. Paving plan No. 2 for the garden of Gerrish H. Milliken Esq., 723 Park Avenue, New York
  • Beatrix Farrand
  • 1929
  • 2
  • paper
  • fragile, damaged
Beatrix Farrand's plans for 2 gardens
Item:
  • 7201   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Garden
Creator:
  • Beatrix Farrand
Date:
  • 1929
Place:
  • United States
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0812
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • fragile, damaged
Description:
1. Plans for "Garden treatment between Mr. Lamont's and Mr. Milliken's houses", 721-723 Park Avenue, New York 2. Paving plan No. 2 for the garden of Gerrish H. Milliken Esq., 723 Park Avenue, New York
2222"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
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.
  • Horace H. Leavitt
  • 1940
  • newspaper
"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
Item:
  • 2222   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Horace H. Leavitt
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0736
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
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.
1905Beyond the book
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events
  • Other, Literature
Transcription of talk at University of Maine, based on book: Crossing lines
  • Judith S. Goldstein
  • 1993
  • 27
  • typescript
Beyond the book
Item:
  • 1905   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Literature
Creator:
  • Judith S. Goldstein
Date:
  • 1993
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0418
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Pages:
  • 27
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Transcription of talk at University of Maine, based on book: Crossing lines
1540Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
  • Donald W. Norton
  • 1985
  • 2 copies
  • typescript
Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 1540   
Type:
  • Document, List, Bibliography
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Donald W. Norton
Date:
  • 1985
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0051 DN
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
2223Bicentennial Souvenir Section Commemorates 200th Anniversary
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Special Edition of Bar Harbor Times covering 200 years in articles and photographs. August 1961.
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1961
  • newspaper
Bicentennial Souvenir Section Commemorates 200th Anniversary
Item:
  • 2223   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Date:
  • 1961
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0737
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Special Edition of Bar Harbor Times covering 200 years in articles and photographs. August 1961.
1938Bicentennial Speech by Robert Suminsby, August 5, 1989
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
A blue pamphlet containing a bicentennial speech written and delivered by Robert Suminsby. It contains some history of the town and a great deal of "colorful" notes of folks.
  • Robert Suminsby
  • August 5, 1989
  • 7
  • typescript
Bicentennial Speech by Robert Suminsby, August 5, 1989
Item:
  • 1938   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Robert Suminsby
Date:
  • August 5, 1989
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0451
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A blue pamphlet containing a bicentennial speech written and delivered by Robert Suminsby. It contains some history of the town and a great deal of "colorful" notes of folks.
1727Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine
  • Document, List
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Other, History
  • People
Historical Checklist of landscape architects in Maine.
  • Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
  • 1987
  • 12
  • 1 original, 1 photocopy
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine
Item:
  • 1727   
Type:
  • Document, List
Subject:
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Other, History
  • People
Creator:
  • Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
Date:
  • 1987
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0240
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • 1 original, 1 photocopy
Description:
Historical Checklist of landscape architects in Maine.
2260Bishop Doane's Seal
  • Object, Writing, Sealing Wax
  • Other, Image
  • 1 seal
Bishop Doane's Seal
Item:
  • 2260   
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Sealing Wax
Subject:
  • Other, Image
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0784
Location:
  • BOX 24
Pages:
  • 1 seal
7258Bowdoin remembers: Marguerite Yourcenar 1903-1987
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Short article remembering French Academy writer Marguerite Yourcenar. "For 40 years, one of the most respected French writers of the century lived in a small resort town in Maine - and from time to time visited Bowdoin." Published in Bowdoin magazine, Spring 1988. Vol. 61, No. 3 - An issue devoted to writers.
  • 1988
  • pages 16-17
  • magazine
Bowdoin remembers: Marguerite Yourcenar 1903-1987
Item:
  • 7258   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Date:
  • 1988
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0834
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • pages 16-17
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Short article remembering French Academy writer Marguerite Yourcenar. "For 40 years, one of the most respected French writers of the century lived in a small resort town in Maine - and from time to time visited Bowdoin." Published in Bowdoin magazine, Spring 1988. Vol. 61, No. 3 - An issue devoted to writers.
1976Brave Hunters of 1836
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Other, Poetry
Poem about a bear hunt.
  • Eben M. Hamor
  • 1892
  • 4
  • typescript
Brave Hunters of 1836
Item:
  • 1976   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
Creator:
  • Eben M. Hamor
Date:
  • 1892
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0489
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Poem about a bear hunt.
1893Cabot, the mysterious sailor who gave England rights to North American
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Excerpts from Morison's book, The European Discovery of America (1971), about Cabot's voyages to North America beginning in 1497.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1971
  • pages 12-21
  • magazine
Cabot, the mysterious sailor who gave England rights to North American
Item:
  • 1893   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1971
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0406
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • pages 12-21
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Excerpts from Morison's book, The European Discovery of America (1971), about Cabot's voyages to North America beginning in 1497.
2063Celebrate! 250
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations
  • Other, History
Mount Desert Island Historical Society collaborates with other island organizations to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the island. File contains brochures and articles of the planned events.
  • 2011
  • 9
  • newspaper, photocopy
Celebrate! 250
Item:
  • 2063   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations
  • Other, History
Date:
  • 2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0577
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 9
Medium:
  • newspaper, photocopy
Description:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society collaborates with other island organizations to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the island. File contains brochures and articles of the planned events.
2129Chants noirs
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Music
French translation of negro spirituals published in the French journal "Mercure de France", June 1952.
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
  • 1952
  • 377
  • 1 book
Chants noirs
Item:
  • 2129   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Music
Creator:
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
Date:
  • 1952
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0642 a
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 377
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
French translation of negro spirituals published in the French journal "Mercure de France", June 1952.
1895Civil War Draft Regulations
  • Document, Government, Regulation
  • Other, Military, Civil War
List of liabilities and duties of persons subjected to Civil War draft.
  • John L. Hodson, Adjutant General
  • 8-27-1862; 9-20-1862
  • 2
  • typescript
Civil War Draft Regulations
Item:
  • 1895   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Regulation
Subject:
  • Other, Military, Civil War
Creator:
  • John L. Hodson, Adjutant General
Date:
  • 8-27-1862; 9-20-1862
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0408
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
List of liabilities and duties of persons subjected to Civil War draft.
1923Civil War Military, School and Schooner Statistics
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District 8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868.
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
  • 1864-1872
  • 7
  • photocopy
Civil War Military, School and Schooner Statistics
Item:
  • 1923   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
Date:
  • 1864-1872
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0436
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District 8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868.
1899Civil War Muster List - 18th regiment
  • Document, Government, Military Record
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Ten men: Atherton, Smith, Parker, Wasgatt, Richardson, Smith, Fogg, Mason, Rodrick, and Savage are called to duty by Rupell Shepard, mustering officer.
  • 1862
Civil War Muster List - 18th regiment
Item:
  • 1899   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Military Record
Subject:
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Date:
  • 1862
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0412
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Description:
Ten men: Atherton, Smith, Parker, Wasgatt, Richardson, Smith, Fogg, Mason, Rodrick, and Savage are called to duty by Rupell Shepard, mustering officer.
1531Collection of Poems
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Other, Poetry
Photocopies of poems from Horae Scholasticae at student newspaper at Saint Paul's School in Concord, NH.
  • R. Gwynne Stout
  • 8
  • paper
Collection of Poems
Item:
  • 1531   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
Creator:
  • R. Gwynne Stout
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0040 STO
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Photocopies of poems from Horae Scholasticae at student newspaper at Saint Paul's School in Concord, NH.
1716Collection of poetry by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr.
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Events
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
a + b: Collection of poems written by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. c + d: Memoir and Obituary of Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. e: 103rd Annual Dinner of the Shakespeare Society of Philadelphia Dr. Fraley was the very pattern of a proper Philadelphian, from his birth in 1876 until his death at the age of 83. He was educated there, practiced medicine there & in Northeast Harbor. Offprint from The Pennsylvania Magazine of Hist. & Biog.
  • Frederick Fraley Sr.
  • from 1904 on
  • 17
Collection of poetry by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr.
Item:
  • 1716   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Creator:
  • Frederick Fraley Sr.
Date:
  • from 1904 on
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0228
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 17
Description:
a + b: Collection of poems written by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. c + d: Memoir and Obituary of Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. e: 103rd Annual Dinner of the Shakespeare Society of Philadelphia Dr. Fraley was the very pattern of a proper Philadelphian, from his birth in 1876 until his death at the age of 83. He was educated there, practiced medicine there & in Northeast Harbor. Offprint from The Pennsylvania Magazine of Hist. & Biog.
2160Columbian Centinel
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other, Periodicals
Boston newspaper published March 3, 1802. No. 1 of Vol. XXXVII.
  • Benjamin Russell
  • 1802
  • 4
  • newspaper
  • very fragile
Columbian Centinel
Item:
  • 2160   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Periodicals
Creator:
  • Benjamin Russell
Date:
  • 1802
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0673
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • very fragile
Description:
Boston newspaper published March 3, 1802. No. 1 of Vol. XXXVII.
2037Company "B" 20th Regiment Maine Volunteers
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Brochure of Company B, 20th Regiment of Maine volunteers in the Civil with short history and listing of battle engagements.
  • 1989
  • 1
Company "B" 20th Regiment Maine Volunteers
Item:
  • 2037   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Date:
  • 1989
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0550
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Brochure of Company B, 20th Regiment of Maine volunteers in the Civil with short history and listing of battle engagements.
1910Comparison of 1900 Northeast Harbor with 1982 Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
  • David Renault
  • 1982
  • typescript
Comparison of 1900 Northeast Harbor with 1982 Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 1910   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • David Renault
Date:
  • 1982
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0423
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
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.
2033Cranberry Chronicle
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
News of Cranberry House and the GCI Historical Society. President: Phil Whitney
  • GCI Historical Society
  • Nov-09
  • 4
  • typescript
Cranberry Chronicle
Item:
  • 2033   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • GCI Historical Society
Date:
  • Nov-09
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0545
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
News of Cranberry House and the GCI Historical Society. President: Phil Whitney
2057Dancing at the Mill: Celebrating Two Centuries on Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, Filmmaking
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Ad & ticket for the screening of the historic documentary of MDI, beginning with Abraham Somes in 1700's. The film is written by Gunnar Hansen, produced by Dobbs Productions with Photographs and documents of Rick, Ken, and Tom Savage.
  • 8/8/2011
  • 3
Dancing at the Mill: Celebrating Two Centuries on Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 2057   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, Filmmaking
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 8/8/2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0571
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 3
Description:
Ad & ticket for the screening of the historic documentary of MDI, beginning with Abraham Somes in 1700's. The film is written by Gunnar Hansen, produced by Dobbs Productions with Photographs and documents of Rick, Ken, and Tom Savage.