Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
Bangor Daily News article, Oct. 31, 1984. Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1984-10-31		Copyright Not Evaluated	Bangor Daily News article, Oct. 31, 1984. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1543 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1984-10-31 Description: Article from the Bangor Daily News reporting on a donation of Wendell Gilley bird carvings by artist Ethel Mae James to the museum
Nina Gormley and Wendell Gilley Museum Trustees with Whooping Cranes Sculpture Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Object, Art People		1992		Copyright Not Evaluated	Nina Gormley and Wendell Gilley Museum Trustees with Whooping Cranes Sculpture Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1570 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Art People Date: 1992 Description: Wendell Gilley Museum Director Nina Gormley and members of the museum's board of trustees standing in front of the museum with Whooping Cranes by Walter Matia, 1990.
Nina Gormley with Whooping Cranes Sculpture Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Object, Art People		1992		Copyright Not Evaluated	Nina Gormley with Whooping Cranes Sculpture Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1569 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Art People Date: 1992 Description: Wendell Gilley Museum Director Nina Gormley standing in front of the museum with Whooping Cranes by Walter Matia, 1990.
Making a Difference, What it Takes to Make a Duck Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Periodical	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1986-02		In Copyright	Making a Difference, What it Takes to Make a Duck Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1563 Type: Publication, Periodical Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1986-02 Description: Article from Audubon Adventures, volume 2, number 4 (February/March 1986). Matthew Beal and Stephen Brooks are interviewed about learning to carve at the Wendell Gilley Museum with museum artist Steven Valleau.
Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1981-07-12	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1560 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Addie and Wendell Gilley passing display cases at the museum's opening day.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Knight - Goodwin Knight (1896-1970)	1957-04-08			Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1558 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Knight - Goodwin Knight (1896-1970) Date: 1957-04-08 Description: Thank you letter from the Governor of California thanking Wendell Gilley for a carving of a quail, which he placed on his desk in the Governor's Mansion.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Hoover - J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)	1957-05-01			Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1557 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Hoover - J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) Date: 1957-05-01 Description: Letter typed on FBI letterhead and signed by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in gold ink thanking Wendell Gilley for the gift of carved bobwhites sent on behalf of Frank S. Land.
Letter from Frank S. Land to Wendell H. Gilley. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Land - Frank S. Land (1890-1959)	1956			Letter from Frank S. Land to Wendell H. Gilley. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1552 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Land - Frank S. Land (1890-1959) Date: 1956 Description: Letter from the founder of the Order of Demolay, Frank S. Land, instructing Wendell Gilley to choose and send carvings to Harry S. Truman, Dr. Frank Stanton, president of CBS, Leon Leonidoff, producer of Radio City Music Hall shows, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and White House aide Bernard Shanley. The cost of the five carvings was $250.
Wendell H. Gilley's workbench Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Object, Furnishings, Table, Workbench People		1970 c.			Wendell H. Gilley's workbench Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1548 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Furnishings, Table, Workbench People Date: 1970 c. Description: Photograph of Wendell Gilley's workbench in his Southwest Harbor workshop
Down East Bird Carving Exhibit Announcement Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Advertising	Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1976		Copyright Not Evaluated	Down East Bird Carving Exhibit Announcement Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1238 Type: Document, Advertising Subject: Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1976 Description: Page from an unknown publication announcing Gilley's exhibit of bird carvings at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley Exhibit Sign Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1976		Copyright Not Evaluated	Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley Exhibit Sign Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1237 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1976 Description: Sign at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for Wendell Gilley's Downeast Bird Carvings exhibit, October 29, 1976 through January 9, 1977.
Wendell Gilley Carving an Osprey, November 1981 Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1981-11-21		Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell Gilley Carving an Osprey, November 1981 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1529 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1981-11-21 Description: Polaroid photograph of Wendell Gilley in his workshop working on an osprey carving
Steven Valleau in his workshop Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art People		1995 c		Copyright Not Evaluated	Steven Valleau in his workshop Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1485 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art People Date: 1995 c Description: Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau at work on one of a series of panels for the outside of the museum building marking the museum's fifteenth anniversary.
Wendell Holmes Gilley at Work on a Goose Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1975		In Copyright	Wendell Holmes Gilley at Work on a Goose Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1004 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1975 Description: Wendell Gilley painting a Canada Goose. Reverse side marked: "W SW '75"
Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People				Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1484 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Description: Wendell Gilley at work at his carving desk
Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Manuscript	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Clark - Fred Clark	1980 c		Copyright Not Evaluated	Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1480 Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Clark - Fred Clark Date: 1980 c Description: The published version of this draft appeared with the title "A Visit with Wendell Gilley, A Legend in the Carving World" in the National Carver's Museum publication, The Mallet. The author indicates that in Nov. 1979 Wendell told him about the planned building of the Wendell Gilley Museum.
Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Silver - John A. Silver	1986-09-09		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1410 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Silver - John A. Silver Date: 1986-09-09 Description: Letter describes Mr. Silver's visit to Elmer Crowell's workshop where he purchased several miniature bird carvings, and his subsequent visit to Wendell Gilley's workshop. Enclosed are photographs of a greater yellowlegs and a duck carved by Crowell. Silver also describes Wendell Gilley's trip to Abercrombie and Fitch where he was inspired to start bird carving.
Downeast Bird Carvings Exhibit Catalog Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Catalog	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Peck - Robert M. Peck	1976		Copyright Not Evaluated	Downeast Bird Carvings Exhibit Catalog Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1236 Type: Publication, Catalog Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Peck - Robert M. Peck Date: 1976 Description: Catalog of an exhibition of Wendell Gilley's bird carvings held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia from October 29, 1976 through January 9, 1977
Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 6, 1978 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1978-11-06		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 6, 1978 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1439 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978-11-06 Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, containing Wendell Gilley's pencil illustrations of carving knives and blades
Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Cohn - Sonia Cohn.	1983-04-04		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1365 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Cohn - Sonia Cohn. Date: 1983-04-04 Description: The letter writer is asking for more information on Wendell Gilley after watching a Boston television program profiling him. She also mentions owning a Gilley carving of a mallard pair.
Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop - Dec. 1960 Wendell Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1960 - 12		Copyright Not Evaluated	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop - Dec. 1960 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1280 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1960 - 12 Description: Wendell Gilley in his workshop with carvings of cormorants, heron, and osprey.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise People	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-04-23		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1215 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise People Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-23 Description: This letter thanks Gilley for sending a vise. O'Brien also encloses correspondence with Byron Cheever about publishing Gilley's book.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-04-15		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1212 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-15 Description: Note from O'Brien included with a copy of a letter from Byron Cheever. O'Brien mentions having been asked by Peggy Rockefeller if Gilley would sell her a flock of geese.
Letter to Byron Cheever from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise Other People	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-04-23		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Byron Cheever from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1214 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise Other People Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-23 Description: This letter praises Wendell Gilley's inventiveness, his carving and his book . O'Brien refers to a vise for holding decoys and carvings for painting that Wendell includes in the book.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other People	Cheever - Byron Cheever	1971-05-23		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1211 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other People Creator: Cheever - Byron Cheever Date: 1971-05-23 Description: Cheever writes that he has received the materials for Gilley's book and that he read the new chapter on decoys and thought it was well done. He also talks about meeting carver Harold Haertel in Chicago at a meeting of decoy collectors.

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