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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 1707 | The Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Nat. Acad. of TV A & S |
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| 1 Documentary Award honoring Wilson Somers, Music Composer & Performer in the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards 2 CD's included "Jazz" & "Mass for the Homeless" |
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Description: 1 Documentary Award honoring Wilson Somers, Music Composer & Performer in the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards 2 CD's included "Jazz" & "Mass for the Homeless" | ||||
| 2031 | Lure of the Maine Coast |
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| Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988. |
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Description: Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988. | |||
| 1846 | Translation of Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal |
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| 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. |
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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. | |||
| 1874 | The Stanleys of the Cranberry Islands |
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| Islesford Historical Society Transcription of the genealogical notes of William Otis Sawtelle in 4 volumes. These are photocopies of the manuscripts bound in 4 folders: Volume 1: Little Cranberry Island Volume 2: Great Cranberry Island Volume 3: Mount Desert Island Volume 4: Swans Island |
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Description: Islesford Historical Society Transcription of the genealogical notes of William Otis Sawtelle in 4 volumes. These are photocopies of the manuscripts bound in 4 folders: Volume 1: Little Cranberry Island Volume 2: Great Cranberry Island Volume 3: Mount Desert Island Volume 4: Swans Island | ||||
| 1816 | Notes on Samuel Eliot Morison |
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| Small collection of articles by and about Samuel Eliot Morison and family; photographs of people and places are included. |
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Description: Small collection of articles by and about Samuel Eliot Morison and family; photographs of people and places are included. | |||||
| 1755 | Memories of a Happy Life |
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| Autobiography of Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of MA., with a chapter entitled "Fifty-five years of Mount Desert" his summer home. |
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Description: Autobiography of Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of MA., with a chapter entitled "Fifty-five years of Mount Desert" his summer home. | |||
| 1785 | Notes on Samuel Eliot Morison |
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| Morris's account of S. E. Morison's life in Northeast Harbor. This describes his home "Good Hope" and his sailing experiences. |
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Description: Morris's account of S. E. Morison's life in Northeast Harbor. This describes his home "Good Hope" and his sailing experiences. | |||
| 2099 | Hands across the Equator |
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| A page from the Boston Globe newspaper, describing Mrs. George Shattock personal involvement in organizing The Pan American Society, and many other accomplishments. |
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Description: A page from the Boston Globe newspaper, describing Mrs. George Shattock personal involvement in organizing The Pan American Society, and many other accomplishments. | |||
| 2115 | Obituary of Lindsay Coates Herkness Jr. |
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| Obituary written by Wayne Herkness III. His father died of heart failure at his home in Northeast Harbor, ME on 7/20/1998. He was born 1915 in Manila, Philippines. |
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Description: Obituary written by Wayne Herkness III. His father died of heart failure at his home in Northeast Harbor, ME on 7/20/1998. He was born 1915 in Manila, Philippines. | |||
| 7136 | Portrait bust of Emily Marshall Otis |
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| Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison. |
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Description: Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison. | |||
| 1725 | The Esquimaux-Indians in Berlin 1824-1825 Drawings and Prints |
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| Capt. Samuel Hadlock Jr. (1792-1829) was a 19th century entrepreneur who made & lost his fortune in Europe in the 1820's, while exhibiting a traveling show of Eskimos. |
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Description: Capt. Samuel Hadlock Jr. (1792-1829) was a 19th century entrepreneur who made & lost his fortune in Europe in the 1820's, while exhibiting a traveling show of Eskimos. | |||
| 7189 | The "Grandes Dames" Who Grace America |
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| Article published in Life Magazine in 1968 about 9 prominent ladies of American high society: Mrs. T. Charlton Henry Mrs. Christopher Temple Emmet Mrs. Edgard B. Stern Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs. Harper Sibley Mrs. Malcom Peabody Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Lytle Hull Mrs. Thomas Armstrong |
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Description: Article published in Life Magazine in 1968 about 9 prominent ladies of American high society: Mrs. T. Charlton Henry Mrs. Christopher Temple Emmet Mrs. Edgard B. Stern Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs. Harper Sibley Mrs. Malcom Peabody Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Lytle Hull Mrs. Thomas Armstrong | |||
| 1843 | Full Circle |
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| Brief sketch of the professional work of Muriel Davisson of Tremont at the Jackson Laboratory. |
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Description: Brief sketch of the professional work of Muriel Davisson of Tremont at the Jackson Laboratory. | |||
| 1936 | Ensign Ben Bunker, Mount Desert, and The Cranberry Isles |
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| This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library. |
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Description: This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library. | |||
| 1807 | Letter from Ted Spurling Sr. to Judith Blank |
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| Ted Spurling Sr. recounts sailing tales of Capt. Melitiah and Caroline (Stanley) Richardson of Great Cranberry Island. Son Peter continued sailing after his father's death. Cranberry Isles woman made a quilt for Caroline, now owned by Bobby Gray. |
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Description: Ted Spurling Sr. recounts sailing tales of Capt. Melitiah and Caroline (Stanley) Richardson of Great Cranberry Island. Son Peter continued sailing after his father's death. Cranberry Isles woman made a quilt for Caroline, now owned by Bobby Gray. | |||
| 1799 | A Birthday for Two Leos |
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| Susan Dillon celebrates a joint August birthday with Douglas Dillon. She writes of a party with family and friends on Islesboro. Photograph of Susan & Douglas Dillon on their deck at Sea Watch in Northeast Harbor. Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: Susan Dillon celebrates a joint August birthday with Douglas Dillon. She writes of a party with family and friends on Islesboro. Photograph of Susan & Douglas Dillon on their deck at Sea Watch in Northeast Harbor. Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 1763 | Brief Encounters |
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| Short autobiographical sketches of contacts with notables as Claus von Bulow. Somerset Maugham, Sir Harry Oakes, Clement Freud, and a nameless bootlegger. Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: Short autobiographical sketches of contacts with notables as Claus von Bulow. Somerset Maugham, Sir Harry Oakes, Clement Freud, and a nameless bootlegger. Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 1762 | Carpaccio Capriccio |
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| Autobiographical account of a trip to Venice, staying at the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal (with 3 photographs). Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: Autobiographical account of a trip to Venice, staying at the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal (with 3 photographs). Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 1761 | Love Gardens Hate Gardening |
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| Autobiographical story of her gardening capers at her Maryland home, 1980. Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: Autobiographical story of her gardening capers at her Maryland home, 1980. Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 1760 | Power Lunches |
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| Autobiographical accounts of lunches with Imelda Marcos (1988) and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: Autobiographical accounts of lunches with Imelda Marcos (1988) and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 1827 | In Search of a Prince |
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| In this biography of David, Duke of Windsor, aka Edward VIII, Mrs. Dillon adds details of her encounters with the Duke, now Governor of the Bahamas, when she and her 1st husband, Ted Bassett, spent several months there in 1941. Many photographs. Missing pages: 38, 40, 42. Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: In this biography of David, Duke of Windsor, aka Edward VIII, Mrs. Dillon adds details of her encounters with the Duke, now Governor of the Bahamas, when she and her 1st husband, Ted Bassett, spent several months there in 1941. Many photographs. Missing pages: 38, 40, 42. Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 1890 | Two Emperors |
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| Contains accounts of a trip to Japan, where Susan Dillon & her husband had a audience with Emperor Hirohito. Scan: cover, first pages only |
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Description: Contains accounts of a trip to Japan, where Susan Dillon & her husband had a audience with Emperor Hirohito. Scan: cover, first pages only | |||
| 2132 | Journey Towards Understanding: Mary Cabot Wheelwright and Hastiin Klah |
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| Article about the association of Mary Wheelwright and Hosteen Klah, of a New Mexico Navaho tribe and her anthropological studies of Southwest Indians. 2 copies. See also item 7252 (GEN 0832) |
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Description: Article about the association of Mary Wheelwright and Hosteen Klah, of a New Mexico Navaho tribe and her anthropological studies of Southwest Indians. 2 copies. See also item 7252 (GEN 0832) | ||||
| 1866 | Mothers and Daughters tell their Stories |
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| Student paper of Story Parker regarding maternal interactions of her mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and herself with comparisons to American Indian culture. Rev. Ann Smith (Mrs. Kaighn Smith) is "Nini", the grandmother. |
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Description: Student paper of Story Parker regarding maternal interactions of her mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and herself with comparisons to American Indian culture. Rev. Ann Smith (Mrs. Kaighn Smith) is "Nini", the grandmother. | |||
| 2208 | The Greatest Generation |
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| Supplemental publication to the weekly newspapers of World War II Veteran profiles. Included is a profile of Robert Graves of Northeast Harbor |
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Description: Supplemental publication to the weekly newspapers of World War II Veteran profiles. Included is a profile of Robert Graves of Northeast Harbor |
