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Ellsworth Doll Museum Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Ellsworth Doll Museum Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9239 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Draft of an article for an unknown publication by LaRue Spiker. Ellsworth Doll Museum: Mrs. Dickinson, owner and collector, of more than 500 dolls including chin and bisque dolls. no date Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.20
Wild Gardens of Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Wild Gardens of Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9256 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Typed and annotated in pencil drafts of article written by LaRue Spiker unknown date and publication. Title Wild Gardens of Acadia. Preiously archived as object Id 013.FIC.30.2
Code of the Sea Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Code of the Sea Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9237 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. No Date. Code of the Sea: 20-page fiction about lobstermen helping each other, cowardice, and redemption. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.22
Armadillos, Alligators, and Squirrels Who Spell Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue	1970		Armadillos, Alligators, and Squirrels Who Spell Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9231 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1970 Description: Draft of an article submitted to Trailer Life by LaRue Spiker. Armadillos, Alligators, and Squirrels...: Ocala [Florida] National Forest, Juniper Springs Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.28
Scottish Highland Cattle Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Scottish Highland Cattle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9252 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Typed draft of article written by LaRue Spiker unknown date and publication. Scottish Highland Cattle, an account of Roy Barrett of Brooklin and his cattle. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.7
Prairie Song, Ponds & Their Life Cycle, Politicians in Pig Tails Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Prairie Song, Ponds & Their Life Cycle, Politicians in Pig Tails Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9249 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Three manuscripts: Prairie Song-- a poem, written in Illinois Ponds & their Life Cycle--includes difference between lakes and ponds and descriptions of the plants and animals that live in ponds Politicians in Pig Tails--15-pages; story about a deer and children
Paradise for Parakeets, Petit Manan Point, Opening of Cadillac Road, Perry Sesquicentennial Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Paradise for Parakeets, Petit Manan Point, Opening of Cadillac Road, Perry Sesquicentennial Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9248 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Five manuscripts: Paradise for Parakeets--Parakeet Sanctuary near Largo, Florida Petit Manan Point (1968)--description and history Opening of Cadillac Road--includes names of notable people who attended ceremony (Dorr, Deasy, Cleaves, Damrosch, Adams, Wescott Perry Sesquicentennial (1968)--town pride in downeast Naming of Tunk Lake--story behind "tunk"
Machias..., Lucky Beaver, Littlest Planet, Red Paint PeopleI Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Machias..., Lucky Beaver, Littlest Planet, Red Paint PeopleI Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9246 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Machias: Cradle of the American Navy (historical fiction set in Revolutionary time) Lucky Beaver: Beaver damming Duck Brook, threatening water supply to Bar Harbor Littlest Planet (written in Kentucky): fiction The Red Paint People: Indians on Union River, near Ellsworth, possibly pre-archaic; plummets' evidence
Mike Connor of Connor Point, MDI Biome, "Bitterness...", Oceanarium Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Mike Connor of Connor Point, MDI Biome, "Bitterness...", Oceanarium Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9247 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Mike Connor: d., 1930 MDI Biome: variety of plants on MDI "My Bitterness Threatened the Life of My Daughter" (fiction, 20 pps.) Oceanarium: Dream of David Mills; names mentioned include Ted Spurling, Elmer Beal, Ralph Phippen.
Jesuits of Mount Desert, John Black Mansion, Know Your Island, Like a Pelican in the Wilderness Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Jesuits of Mount Desert, John Black Mansion, Know Your Island, Like a Pelican in the Wilderness Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9245 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Jesuits of Mount Desert: Account of battle between French and English in Somes Sound. Mentions ship "Jonas" and "Treasurer", Father Biard. John Black Mansion: Brief history of John Black and the house he built in Ellsworth Know Your Island: Brief history of Mount Desert Island Like a Pelican in the Wilderness: fictional story
Industrial Park at Trenton, In Every Cry, Ignorance is the Enemy, Long Runs the Tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Industrial Park at Trenton, In Every Cry, Ignorance is the Enemy, Long Runs the Tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9244 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Industrial Park at Trenton (1969): Downeast independence and entrepreneurship vs. government assistance as evident in discussions about proposed industrial park in Trenton finance by industrial revenue bonds. In Every Cry: Fictional story about cruelty to animals, love and justice. Ignorance is the Enemy (written in Florida): Wildlife research and conservation at Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge, including study of pesticides on woodcocks Long Runs the Tide: Farnsworths (father and son) of Hulls Cove--and other ship builders along the coast of Mane. Also mentioned: Beal's Island, Jonesport [show more]
Effect of New Road on Salt Marsh in Washington County, I Was a Smuggler of Love, I Rode the Lonesome Train Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			Effect of New Road on Salt Marsh in Washington County, I Was a Smuggler of Love, I Rode the Lonesome Train Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9243 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: New Road: Maine Dept. of Transportation to build salt marsh to replace marshland destroyed by causeway. Smuggler: 17-page fiction story Rode the Lonesome Train: 28-page fiction story No dates on any of these manuscripts.
I Made a Thief of My Husband, [Visitors'] Effect on Acadia Trails, Halfway Land Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		Spiker, LaRue			I Made a Thief of My Husband, [Visitors'] Effect on Acadia Trails, Halfway Land Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9242 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Thief of Husband: 16-page fiction Visitors' Effect: Brief essay on effect of visitors on Acadia Trails Halfway Land: Bass Harbor Marsh No dates on any of these manuscripts.
Iola Klaas and LaRue Spiker on Their Position in Regard to the Stockholm Resolution of Peace Statement, c. 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Declaration	Events Other People	Klaas, Iola Spiker, LaRue	1950 c.	Copyright Not Evaluated	Iola Klaas and LaRue Spiker on Their Position in Regard to the Stockholm Resolution of Peace Statement, c. 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1255 Type: Document, Declaration Subject: Events Other People Creator: Klaas, Iola Spiker, LaRue Date: 1950 c. Description: Iola Klaas and LaRue Spiker explain the background and importance of the Stockholm Resolution of Peace, which was passed at the World Committee in Defense of Peace. They emphasize the dangers of atomic warfare, particularly for children, and advocate for the outlawing of the atomic bomb. People Mentioned: O. John Rogge, Rockwell Kent, Albert Kahn, Johannes Steel, W. E. B. DuBois
LaRue Spiker Disputing Accusations of Communism Statement, July 8, 1950 (1) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Declaration	Events Other People	Spiker, LaRue	1950-07-08	Copyright Not Evaluated	LaRue Spiker Disputing Accusations of Communism Statement, July 8, 1950 (1) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1253 Type: Document, Declaration Subject: Events Other People Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1950-07-08 Description: LaRue Spiker provides a statement regarding her activities of July 7, 1950. She relates a conversation with reporter Ed Cotton about a communist petition she had allegedly distributed. People Mentioned: Ed Cotton, Iola Klaas, Maurice O. Hunt
LaRue Spiker Disputing Accusations of Communism Statement, July 8, 1950 (2) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Declaration	Events Other People	Spiker, LaRue	1950-07-08	Copyright Not Evaluated	LaRue Spiker Disputing Accusations of Communism Statement, July 8, 1950 (2) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1254 Type: Document, Declaration Subject: Events Other People Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1950-07-08 Description: LaRue Spiker provides a statement regarding her activities of July 6, 1950. She explains that she was attempting to get signatures on petition from the Civil Rights Congress about the Stockholm Resolution for Peace when she was stopped and questioned by police officers.

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