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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
6087Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Society Annual Report
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Town
Collection of pamphlets.
  • 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931.
  • 32 pamphlets, 2 maps
Description:
Collection of pamphlets.
7421A Century of Gossip
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Literature
New England Life - A Century of Gossip or The Real and the Seeming. First Edition, autographed. Maine Humor.
  • Willard Glover Nash
  • 1876
  • 334
  • 1 book
  • good
Description:
New England Life - A Century of Gossip or The Real and the Seeming. First Edition, autographed. Maine Humor.
6035The Redbook Collection
  • Publication, Book
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day.
  • 1912-current
  • 1 record carton box
Description:
BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day. [show more]
7410Mount Desert - The Story of Saint Sauveur
  • Publication, Booklet
  • People
  • Places, Island
Printed for private circulation in 1921.
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 1921
  • 26
  • 1 booklet
Description:
Printed for private circulation in 1921.
7408The Rock End and Cottages
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings.
  • Herman L. Savage
  • 16
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings.
7409Asticou Inn and Cottages
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages. Several exterior and interior photographs of the inn, the surrounding buildings and areas and of the island are included.
  • George A. Savage
  • 1924
  • 20
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages. Several exterior and interior photographs of the inn, the surrounding buildings and areas and of the island are included.
7397Sunshine and Play-Time
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Poetry
Verses by the Rt. Rev. Wm. Croswell Doane D. D. With illustrations by Emma Justine Farnsworth. Contains handwritten comments in margins.
  • William Croswell Doane
  • 1893
  • 23
  • 1 book
  • fragile
Description:
Verses by the Rt. Rev. Wm. Croswell Doane D. D. With illustrations by Emma Justine Farnsworth. Contains handwritten comments in margins.
6120Ecrit Dans Un Jardin
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Donated to the Northeast Harbor Library by Marguerite Yourcenar. Signed dedication by the author included. Scan: cover, first pages only.
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
  • 1980
  • 1 book
Description:
Donated to the Northeast Harbor Library by Marguerite Yourcenar. Signed dedication by the author included. Scan: cover, first pages only.
7098Guide book for Mount Desert
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Places, Island
Loring, Short & Harmon's illustrated guide book for Mount Desert Island (before Acadia National Park). With 5 mounted photographs. Fourth edition (1879). Sixth edition (1885).
  • Clara Barnes Martin
  • 1879
  • 95
  • 2 books
  • fragile
Description:
Loring, Short & Harmon's illustrated guide book for Mount Desert Island (before Acadia National Park). With 5 mounted photographs. Fourth edition (1879). Sixth edition (1885).
6101Asticou Terraces Trust: Report of a Trustee 1937-1965
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Garden
Rare red-bound book by Charles Savage and C. Scott White tracing the history of archives the Asticou Terraces with Photographs, brochures, budget info., descriptions, and comments. Dedicated in honor of Joseph H. Curtis; in memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1 disc with digital images of pages.
  • Charles Savage, Scott C. White
  • 1965
Description:
Rare red-bound book by Charles Savage and C. Scott White tracing the history of archives the Asticou Terraces with Photographs, brochures, budget info., descriptions, and comments. Dedicated in honor of Joseph H. Curtis; in memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1 disc with digital images of pages.
6033A Directory of Special Subject Resources in Maine
  • Publication, Directory
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Contains a list of libraries in Maine . The main entry is by geographic location, giving address, telephone number, name of person in charge & whether open to public.
  • Mrs. Louise Hazelton
  • 1972
  • 63
  • 1 book
Description:
Contains a list of libraries in Maine . The main entry is by geographic location, giving address, telephone number, name of person in charge & whether open to public.
6109Architectural Drawings & Early Sketches of Fred L. Savage
  • Publication, Book
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • People
Catalog of Fred Savage exhibit held at the Mount Desert Island Historical Society.
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 2012
  • 25
Description:
Catalog of Fred Savage exhibit held at the Mount Desert Island Historical Society.
6135Lessons for Ursula Ward Melcher
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • Other, Image
Small black "Scribble in Book" done by Pamela Melcher for her sister "Sulie", containing drawings and school lessons
  • Pamela Melcher
  • 1935
  • journal
  • fragile
Description:
Small black "Scribble in Book" done by Pamela Melcher for her sister "Sulie", containing drawings and school lessons
7089Union Church of Northeast Harbor - Fifty Years 1889-1939
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
Prayer by Palfrey Perkins. Fiftieth Anniversary Address by Samuel A. Eliot.
  • 1939
  • 16
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Prayer by Palfrey Perkins. Fiftieth Anniversary Address by Samuel A. Eliot.
7118Memories of St. Agnes School 1878 - 1891
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Memories of St. Agnes School, Elk Street, Albany, N. Y. 1878-1891 - By an Old Girl. Bound one-sided typescript.
  • Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin
  • 1929-1931
  • 85
  • bound typescript
  • good
Description:
Memories of St. Agnes School, Elk Street, Albany, N. Y. 1878-1891 - By an Old Girl. Bound one-sided typescript.
6053Kimball Notebook
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Daniel Kimball
  • 1828-1862
  • quarter-bound leather notebook
  • very fragile
6052Kimball Store Business Ledger
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Store Business
Handwritten ledger in buff suede (13" x 8.5" x 1.75") belonging to the Great Harbor Maritime Museum and given to the Northeast Harbor Library for safekeeping.
  • Daniel Kimball
  • 1830's
  • quarter-bound leather ledger
  • very fragile
Description:
Handwritten ledger in buff suede (13" x 8.5" x 1.75") belonging to the Great Harbor Maritime Museum and given to the Northeast Harbor Library for safekeeping.
6086The Jones Cove Shell-Heap
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Shore
Bulletin 1, The Jones cove Shell-Heap at West Gouldsboro, Maine by W. B. Smith in connection with Lafayette National Park - account of archeological digs at this Flanders Bay site in W. Gouldsboro, ME in 1928.
  • Walter B. Smith
  • 1929
  • 28
  • good
Description:
Bulletin 1, The Jones cove Shell-Heap at West Gouldsboro, Maine by W. B. Smith in connection with Lafayette National Park - account of archeological digs at this Flanders Bay site in W. Gouldsboro, ME in 1928.
6127The Future of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
Charles Eliot's report to the Plan Committee of the B. H. Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Maps included. (Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)
  • Charles W. Eliot II
  • 1928
  • 32
  • 2 copies
Description:
Charles Eliot's report to the Plan Committee of the B. H. Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Maps included. (Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)
7301Northeast Harbor Fleet Annual Reports 1932-2000
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Yacht Club
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Collection of Northeast Harbor Fleet Annual Reports (1932-2000) donated by David Crofoot. Missing years: 1973, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993 (see item 6118), 1995, 1996 (see item 6117), 1997, 1998 Update Nov. 2022: Donated by Northeast Harbor Fleet: 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998
  • 1932-2000
  • booklet
  • good
Description:
Collection of Northeast Harbor Fleet Annual Reports (1932-2000) donated by David Crofoot. Missing years: 1973, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993 (see item 6118), 1995, 1996 (see item 6117), 1997, 1998 Update Nov. 2022: Donated by Northeast Harbor Fleet: 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998
7197Cranberryana
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, Civic
Booklet about the Cranberry Club, with a list of its members.
  • Mary Frances Parkman
  • 1926
  • good
Description:
Booklet about the Cranberry Club, with a list of its members.
6070Cranberryana
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, Civic
Copies of this paper, presented at the annual meeting of the Cranberry Club in Aug. 1986, were presented to members of the club at Christmas.
  • Mary Frances Parkman
  • 1944
Description:
Copies of this paper, presented at the annual meeting of the Cranberry Club in Aug. 1986, were presented to members of the club at Christmas.
6061Reports Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Town
Reports of the Bleak House Committee and Treasurer's Reports, 1946-1947, 1947-1948, 1948-1949
  • 1946-1949
  • 3 volumes
Description:
Reports of the Bleak House Committee and Treasurer's Reports, 1946-1947, 1947-1948, 1948-1949
6058This Is Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Places, Island
Booklet prepared and published as a community service by the League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island.
  • League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island, ME
  • 1971
  • 23
Description:
Booklet prepared and published as a community service by the League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island.
6062Report on the Safe Guiding of Public Welfare
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings
  • Alfred Mullikin
  • 1927
  • 7
  • good
Description:
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings