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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
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.
1607The One Hundredth Anniversary
  • Document, Program
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Program from services commemorating the organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert
  • Congregational Society of Mount Desert
  • 7/21/1940
  • 1 pamphlet
The One Hundredth Anniversary
Item:
  • 1607   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Creator:
  • Congregational Society of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 7/21/1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0119
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Pages:
  • 1 pamphlet
Description:
Program from services commemorating the organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert
1496Notes on the History of Folly Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life.
  • Gano Dunn
  • 1945
  • 5
  • typescript
Notes on the History of Folly Island
Item:
  • 1496   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Gano Dunn
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0012 GD
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life.
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.
1592Proposed New England Super-Highway
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Road
Proposed New England Super-Highway, connecting New York and the three Northern New England States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. There are many scenic Photographs.
  • H. A. Manning, editor
  • 1940
  • 21
Proposed New England Super-Highway
Item:
  • 1592   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Creator:
  • H. A. Manning, editor
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0104
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 21
Description:
Proposed New England Super-Highway, connecting New York and the three Northern New England States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. There are many scenic Photographs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
2076Fire Control Plan
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Park
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)
  • William E. Parsons, Paul G. Favour Jr.
  • 1941
  • 40
  • typescript
Fire Control Plan
Item:
  • 2076   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • William E. Parsons, Paul G. Favour Jr.
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0590
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 40
Medium:
  • typescript
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)
1846Translation of Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • People
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.
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 1930's-1940's ?
  • 33
  • photocopy
Translation of Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal
Item:
  • 1846   
Type:
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
Date:
  • 1930's-1940's ?
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0359
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 33
Medium:
  • photocopy
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.
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.
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.
1902Bar Harbor - Ellsworth Telephone Directory
  • Publication, Directory
  • Places, Town
July 1946 Directory for towns in Hancock County, ME. Scan: Cover only.
  • 1946
  • 72
  • 1 book
Bar Harbor - Ellsworth Telephone Directory
Item:
  • 1902   
Type:
  • Publication, Directory
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1946
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0415
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 72
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
July 1946 Directory for towns in Hancock County, ME. Scan: Cover only.
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.
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.
2059The Veteran's Guide
  • Publication, Booklet
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.
  • 1945
  • 63
  • 1 book
The Veteran's Guide
Item:
  • 2059   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0573
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 63
Medium:
  • 1 book
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.
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.
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
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.