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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1945Gardiner Information
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
Gardiner Information regarding the Northeast Harbor Water Co., the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool, Sound Road and other information of the early 1900's in Northeast Harbor.
  • ca. 1900
  • 13
  • typescript, manuscript
  • fair
Gardiner Information
Item:
  • 1945   
Type:
  • Document, Administrative Records
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
Date:
  • ca. 1900
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0458
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • typescript, manuscript
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Gardiner Information regarding the Northeast Harbor Water Co., the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool, Sound Road and other information of the early 1900's in Northeast Harbor.
1589Road from Somesville to Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Road
Handwritten description/survey of the road, currently Route 198, between Somesville and Northeast Harbor for the Board of County Commissioners.
  • 1909
  • 25
  • fair
Road from Somesville to Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 1589   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Date:
  • 1909
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0101
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 25
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Handwritten description/survey of the road, currently Route 198, between Somesville and Northeast Harbor for the Board of County Commissioners.
2239The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 years later
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel
  • Diana F. Abrell
  • 1987
  • 15
  • newspaper
  • fair
The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 years later
Item:
  • 2239   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Diana F. Abrell
Date:
  • 1987
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0753
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Pages:
  • 15
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel
2240Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Island
Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies.
  • 1964
  • 1
  • newspaper
  • fair
Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster
Item:
  • 2240   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1964
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0754
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies.
2241Entire Island Menaced by Fire
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Island
Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.
  • 1967
  • 12
  • newspaper
  • fair
Entire Island Menaced by Fire
Item:
  • 2241   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1967
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0755
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.
2164Resort Town War-Minded
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
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.
  • 1943
  • newspaper
  • fair
Resort Town War-Minded
Item:
  • 2164   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0677
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
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.
7396The Forest Hill Society Ledger Book
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Organizations
  • Places, Cemetery
The Forest Hill Society was a women's group mainly focused on raising money to help defray costs at the Forest Hill Cemetery. This ledger covers a period of 13 years, between March 1958 and January 1971.
  • 1958-1971
  • 180
  • 1 ledger book
  • fair
The Forest Hill Society Ledger Book
Item:
  • 7396   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Places, Cemetery
Date:
  • 1958-1971
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0847
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1, 5A5
Pages:
  • 180
Medium:
  • 1 ledger book
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
The Forest Hill Society was a women's group mainly focused on raising money to help defray costs at the Forest Hill Cemetery. This ledger covers a period of 13 years, between March 1958 and January 1971.
2262Northeast and Seal Harbor
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Places, Town
Photo booklets of Northeast and Seal Harbor, ca. 1900s Red and tan paper booklets with photographs and narratives. See also photo 0372 - Item 4362
  • ca. 1903
  • 2 booklets
  • fragile
Northeast and Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 2262   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • ca. 1903
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0786
Location:
  • General Collection Box 24
Pages:
  • 2 booklets
Condition:
  • fragile
Description:
Photo booklets of Northeast and Seal Harbor, ca. 1900s Red and tan paper booklets with photographs and narratives. See also photo 0372 - Item 4362
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
7090Paths and Trails of Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor and Vicinity
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Town
Brochure published by the Trails Committees of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce and the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society.
  • 1954
  • 9
  • good
Paths and Trails of Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor and Vicinity
Item:
  • 7090   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0796
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 9
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Brochure published by the Trails Committees of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce and the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society.
2264Preliminary Timeline Mount Desert History
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 26 typed sheets
  • paper
  • good
Preliminary Timeline Mount Desert History
Item:
  • 2264   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0788
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 26 typed sheets
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971
7193Asticou Terraces
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Places, Garden
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Brochure about Asticou Terraces and Thuya Lodge on Asticou Hill.
  • 4
  • 1 brochure
  • good
Asticou Terraces
Item:
  • 7193   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Places, Garden
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0810
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • 1 brochure
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Brochure about Asticou Terraces and Thuya Lodge on Asticou Hill.
7308Frenchboro: Preserved
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Nature
  • Places, Island
Article about the efforts by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust to preserve the uninhabited part of Frenchboro. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 12, 2000.
  • Jim Valette
  • 2000
  • 1 clipping
  • good
Frenchboro: Preserved
Item:
  • 7308   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Nature
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Jim Valette
Date:
  • 2000
Place:
  • Frenchboro
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0840
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Medium:
  • 1 clipping
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Article about the efforts by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust to preserve the uninhabited part of Frenchboro. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 12, 2000.
7309Mount Desert Island Visitor
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Nature
  • Places, Island
Newspaper supplement published by the Bar Harbor Times covering sightseeing and activities on and around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Volume 3, No. 3. Published on July 17, 1970.
  • The Bar Harbor Times
  • 1970
  • 1 supplement
  • good
Mount Desert Island Visitor
Item:
  • 7309   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Nature
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • The Bar Harbor Times
Date:
  • 1970
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0841
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Medium:
  • 1 supplement
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Newspaper supplement published by the Bar Harbor Times covering sightseeing and activities on and around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Volume 3, No. 3. Published on July 17, 1970.
2172The American Century
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Other, History
  • Places
A history of the last 100 years from the pages of the "Ellsworth American", which is a weekly paper produced in Ellsworth, Maine.
  • 12/30/1999
  • newspaper
  • good
The American Century
Item:
  • 2172   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Date:
  • 12/30/1999
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0685
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
A history of the last 100 years from the pages of the "Ellsworth American", which is a weekly paper produced in Ellsworth, Maine.
1912Henry Buxton says
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Island
A clipping from a newspaper article about Mrs. Harriet M. Lyman, 80, who saw Mt. Desert Develop from Fishing Villages to World-famed Resort, also a Photograph of Mrs. Lyman.
  • Henry Buxton
  • 1
  • photocopy and newspaper
  • poor
Henry Buxton says
Item:
  • 1912   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Henry Buxton
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0425
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy and newspaper
Condition:
  • poor
Description:
A clipping from a newspaper article about Mrs. Harriet M. Lyman, 80, who saw Mt. Desert Develop from Fishing Villages to World-famed Resort, also a Photograph of Mrs. Lyman.
1937Mount Desert
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr. Pyle & a copy of "The New Iliad".
  • E. Chardon
  • February 1877
  • photocopy
  • poor
Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1937   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • E. Chardon
Date:
  • February 1877
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0450
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Medium:
  • photocopy
Condition:
  • poor
Description:
History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr. Pyle & a copy of "The New Iliad".
7390Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Transportation, Carriage
In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton.
  • 1888
  • 60
  • 1 book with 36 photographs
  • very fragile
Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party
Item:
  • 7390   
Type:
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Transportation, Carriage
Date:
  • 1888
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0846
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1, 5A5
Pages:
  • 60
Medium:
  • 1 book with 36 photographs
Condition:
  • very fragile
Description:
In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
6973First Class Mail
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994.
  • Letitia Baldwin
  • 1994
  • magazine
First Class Mail
Item:
  • 6973   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Creator:
  • Letitia Baldwin
Date:
  • 1994
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0549
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994.
1864Four Special Summer Places: 1 Northeast Harbor, Maine's snuggest harbor
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Organizations
  • People
  • Places, Town
Article about many Northeast Harbor summer and year-round families (Mellon, Milliken, Peabody, Strawbridge), organizations (Cranberry Club) and places in town. Published in Town & Country, July 1985.
  • Lorna Livingston
  • 1985
  • pages 105-115
  • magazine
Four Special Summer Places: 1 Northeast Harbor, Maine's snuggest harbor
Item:
  • 1864   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Lorna Livingston
Date:
  • 1985
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0378
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • pages 105-115
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article about many Northeast Harbor summer and year-round families (Mellon, Milliken, Peabody, Strawbridge), organizations (Cranberry Club) and places in town. Published in Town & Country, July 1985.
1867Cemetery Savage Family
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
List of some Savage family names, including Elemena Savage, inscribed on grave stones of the family stones at 153 Peabody Drive. Mr. A. Y. Goriansky recorded the names many years ago since the lettering was eroding rapidly.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2008
  • 1
Cemetery Savage Family
Item:
  • 1867   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 2008
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0381
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
List of some Savage family names, including Elemena Savage, inscribed on grave stones of the family stones at 153 Peabody Drive. Mr. A. Y. Goriansky recorded the names many years ago since the lettering was eroding rapidly.
1873Adventures on Mount Desert
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Places, Island
Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995
  • John Cole
  • Jul-95
  • pages 74-75, 88-92
  • photocopy
Adventures on Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1873   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • John Cole
Date:
  • Jul-95
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0387
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • pages 74-75, 88-92
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995
1889Smallidge Cemetery, Sinclair Road
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Cemetery
Smallidge Cemetery, Sinclair Road, from a record by Robert L. Smallidge, comments in brackets & corrections by R .R. Pyle.
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
  • 3
Smallidge Cemetery, Sinclair Road
Item:
  • 1889   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Cemetery
Creator:
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0402
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 3
Description:
Smallidge Cemetery, Sinclair Road, from a record by Robert L. Smallidge, comments in brackets & corrections by R .R. Pyle.
1897It Could Have Been Mount Mansell Island!
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Island
Excerpt of an article by William Otis Sawtelle in a 1925 Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Sir Robert Mansell bought Mt. Desert Island in a lottery.
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 2002
  • pages 7-9
  • newspaper
It Could Have Been Mount Mansell Island!
Item:
  • 1897   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
Date:
  • 2002
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0410
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • pages 7-9
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Excerpt of an article by William Otis Sawtelle in a 1925 Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Sir Robert Mansell bought Mt. Desert Island in a lottery.
1898Memories of Baxter State Park
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Places, Park
A narrative written by a Park Ranger who worked at the Park for one year. Percival P. Baxter acquired over 200,000 acres & gave it to the people of Maine in 1962.
  • Richard Holmes
  • 12
  • typescript
Memories of Baxter State Park
Item:
  • 1898   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • Richard Holmes
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0411
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A narrative written by a Park Ranger who worked at the Park for one year. Percival P. Baxter acquired over 200,000 acres & gave it to the people of Maine in 1962.