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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1891Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
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.
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
  • 1942-1945
  • various
Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
Item:
  • 1891   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Creator:
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
Date:
  • 1942-1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0404
Location:
  • General Collection Box 12
Pages:
  • various
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.
1544The Nor'easter
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events
March 5, 1947 4 copies of "The Nor'easter", a small publication edited by Miles Grindle with news, stories, and events in Northeast Harbor. Given to library by Stephen Ashley.
  • Miles Grindle, Editor
  • 1947
The Nor'easter
Item:
  • 1544   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Miles Grindle, Editor
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0055 MG
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Description:
March 5, 1947 4 copies of "The Nor'easter", a small publication edited by Miles Grindle with news, stories, and events in Northeast Harbor. Given to library by Stephen Ashley.
2048Gilman High 1944 Graduation
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, School Institution
Commencement announcement and program of the Gilman High Class of 1944. Held in the Neighborhood Hall, Seal Harbor.
  • 6/8/1944
  • 2
  • program
Gilman High 1944 Graduation
Item:
  • 2048   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 6/8/1944
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0562
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • program
Description:
Commencement announcement and program of the Gilman High Class of 1944. Held in the Neighborhood Hall, Seal Harbor.
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.
1927Asticou Report on Fire Damage: Fire of 1947
  • Document, Report
  • Events, Fire
It contains description of damage to various areas so people visiting MDI will know what to expect.
  • 1947
  • 2
  • typescript
Asticou Report on Fire Damage: Fire of 1947
Item:
  • 1927   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0440
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
It contains description of damage to various areas so people visiting MDI will know what to expect.
2242Maine Fire Disaster
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
  • 1947
  • 16
  • newspaper
  • fragile
Maine Fire Disaster
Item:
  • 2242   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Creator:
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0756
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Pages:
  • 16
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fragile
Description:
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
2163Fire of 1947
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
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)
  • 1947
  • 5
  • newspaper
  • fair
Fire of 1947
Item:
  • 2163   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0676
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
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)
1703Invitation to 25 Waybackers' Annual Ball New Year's Eve
  • Document, Request, Invitation
  • Events, Gala
Blue invitation of Mrs. Eugene Ashley to the Waybackers' Ball held at the Neighborhood House on New Year's Eve.
  • 1940's ?
  • 1
Invitation to 25 Waybackers' Annual Ball New Year's Eve
Item:
  • 1703   
Type:
  • Document, Request, Invitation
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
Date:
  • 1940's ?
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0215
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Blue invitation of Mrs. Eugene Ashley to the Waybackers' Ball held at the Neighborhood House on New Year's Eve.
2106Mutiny on the Mary Anne
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Performance
  • Organizations, School Institution
Program of a one-act operetta presented by students of Stetson Grammar School in Northeast Harbor at the Neighborhood House.
  • 6/9/1942
  • 1
  • program
Mutiny on the Mary Anne
Item:
  • 2106   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 6/9/1942
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0620
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • program
Description:
Program of a one-act operetta presented by students of Stetson Grammar School in Northeast Harbor at the Neighborhood House.
1697Annual Neighborhood House Vaudeville Shows
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Performance
Programs for the 15th, 16th, 20th, and 21st Annual Vaudeville Shows held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor.
  • 1940's
Annual Neighborhood House Vaudeville Shows
Item:
  • 1697   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
Date:
  • 1940's
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0209
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Description:
Programs for the 15th, 16th, 20th, and 21st Annual Vaudeville Shows held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor.
1585Three Shell Heaps on Frenchman's Bay
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
Copy from an original owned by the Peabody family regarding three significant shell heaps found in Frenchman's Bay.
  • Wendell S. Hadlock
  • 1941
  • 22
  • photocopy
Three Shell Heaps on Frenchman's Bay
Item:
  • 1585   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Fish
Creator:
  • Wendell S. Hadlock
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0097
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 22
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy from an original owned by the Peabody family regarding three significant shell heaps found in Frenchman's Bay.
1702Neighborhood House Event Tickets
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Gala
  • Object, Ticket
3 tickets 39th Annual Firemen's Ball, August 21, 1947 (2 copies) Sophomore Barn Dance, October 26, 1948
  • 1947-1948
  • 3 tickets
Neighborhood House Event Tickets
Item:
  • 1702   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
  • Object, Ticket
Date:
  • 1947-1948
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0214
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 3 tickets
Description:
3 tickets 39th Annual Firemen's Ball, August 21, 1947 (2 copies) Sophomore Barn Dance, October 26, 1948
2040Red Cross History
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic
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.
  • Winifred Graves
  • ca. 1940
  • 4
  • photocopy
Red Cross History
Item:
  • 2040   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
Creator:
  • Winifred Graves
Date:
  • ca. 1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0554
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • photocopy
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.
1677Meeting of the Members of the Champlain Fund
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Organizations, Civic
Copy of meeting notes of the Champlain Fund Committee which includes a motion to pay expenses for the movement of the Champlain Monument to a site near the top of Icy Hill in Seal Harbor.
  • 7/25/1941
  • 1
  • typescript
Meeting of the Members of the Champlain Fund
Item:
  • 1677   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Organizations, Civic
Date:
  • 7/25/1941
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0189
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Copy of meeting notes of the Champlain Fund Committee which includes a motion to pay expenses for the movement of the Champlain Monument to a site near the top of Icy Hill in Seal Harbor.
7228History of the Northeast Harbor Water Company 1883 to 1945
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Other, History
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.
  • Maurice H. Burr
  • 1945
  • 9
  • typescript
History of the Northeast Harbor Water Company 1883 to 1945
Item:
  • 7228   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Other, History
Creator:
  • Maurice H. Burr
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0828
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 9
Medium:
  • typescript
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.
2104Gilmanac 1947 Yearbook
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
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
  • 1947
  • photocopy
Gilmanac 1947 Yearbook
Item:
  • 2104   
Type:
  • Publication, Yearbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0618
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Medium:
  • photocopy
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
1546Sermon from Holy Scripture
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, Other Texts
July 14, 1940 Text of sermon delivered by Rev. Richard Emrich at St. Mary's-by-the-sea in Northeast Harbor.
  • Rev. Richard S. M. Emrich
  • 1940
  • 5
Sermon from Holy Scripture
Item:
  • 1546   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, Other Texts
Creator:
  • Rev. Richard S. M. Emrich
Date:
  • 1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0057 RSM
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 5
Description:
July 14, 1940 Text of sermon delivered by Rev. Richard Emrich at St. Mary's-by-the-sea in Northeast Harbor.
7045Memorial Service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Memorial Service
  • People
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.
  • 1948
  • 1 program
  • good
Memorial Service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Item:
  • 7045   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Memorial Service
  • People
Date:
  • 1948
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0794
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Medium:
  • 1 program
Condition:
  • good
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.
2079Collection of Mt. Desert residents' obituaries
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • People
Green bound date book labeled Year Book 1939 in which Belle Smallidge Knowles attached clippings of obituaries of Northeast Harbor residents et al.
  • 1939-1940
  • 1 book
Collection of Mt. Desert residents' obituaries
Item:
  • 2079   
Type:
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1939-1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0593
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Green bound date book labeled Year Book 1939 in which Belle Smallidge Knowles attached clippings of obituaries of Northeast Harbor residents et al.
1532Fannie H. Eckstorm and Mary C. Wheelwright Letters
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
2 bound typescripts: one original with photographs, handwritten letters, and other visual materials and the other the carbon copy of the typescript. Leather bound books. Brown with gold leaf and red with gold leaf. Title in gold leaf on spines.
  • 1930, 1937-1946
  • 2 books
  • bound typescripts
Fannie H. Eckstorm and Mary C. Wheelwright Letters
Item:
  • 1532   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1930, 1937-1946
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0041
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 2 books
Medium:
  • bound typescripts
Description:
2 bound typescripts: one original with photographs, handwritten letters, and other visual materials and the other the carbon copy of the typescript. Leather bound books. Brown with gold leaf and red with gold leaf. Title in gold leaf on spines.
1748A Memoir of Elizabeth Shaw Morison 1886-1945
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • People
Adm. Morison's reminiscence of his life with his wife "Bessie". missing
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1945
  • 63
  • photocopy
A Memoir of Elizabeth Shaw Morison 1886-1945
Item:
  • 1748   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0260 MOR
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 63
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Adm. Morison's reminiscence of his life with his wife "Bessie". missing
1828Letters to Rosamond & Aimee Lamb from Rachel Field
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
  • Places, Island
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.
  • 1935-1940
Letters to Rosamond & Aimee Lamb from Rachel Field
Item:
  • 1828   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1935-1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0341
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
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.
1838Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
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.
  • 1943
  • 5
  • photocopy (2 copies)
Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves
Item:
  • 1838   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Date:
  • 1943
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0351
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • photocopy (2 copies)
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.
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.
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.