Description: Supplemental publication to the Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander of World War II Veteran profiles. Included is a profile of Robert Graves of Northeast Harbor (page 13).
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
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
Description: Published: Lebanon, N.H. : University Press of New England, c2009. Inscription to Nina Gormley, Museum Director, by the author on half title page.
Description: Supplement to the Islander and Ellsworth American, this insert is about the people, places, and events on the Great and Little Cranberry Islands.
Description: Article about residents of Mount Desert Island's Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor elite. Photographs by Jennifer Livingston. Published in "WMagazine", October 2003.
Description: Transcript of interview with John Fernald, born 11/25/1932 on Mount Desert, regarding the dairy industry and farming on Mount Desert Island. See also CD-R, located in Archival Box #68, accession number 010.001.001.
Description: Written transcript of interview with Louise Sawtelle Libby, born 1/20/1907 in Cambridge Mass., regarding the history of Islesford; Duck Island; and many stories about growing up in the mid 1900s and summering on the coast of MDI, Coast Guard, Bangor fire in 1911, small bit about MDI fire of 1947
Description: Continuation from Dr. Leavitt Since 1940 --60 Years have passed! History continuting from the Sermon / historical address given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on the history of the Somesville Union Meeting House, U.C.C. by Gail Reiber
Description: Review by Carl Little of the book "Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect", written by his father, Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard College and one of the first summer resident of Northeast Harbor. The book was originally published in 1902. Also mentioned is the Champlain Society of which Charles Eliot was a member. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 5, 2000.
Description: Acadia National Park Ethnographic Overview and Assessment Volume 1 and Volume 2 This two-volume historical-ethnographic overview of Acadia National Park spans almost 500 years and covers a wide coastal stretch between Penobscot and Gouldsboro Bays – and sometimes much beyond. Such breadth of coverage is necessary in order to take in the park’s center piece on Mount Desert Island, plus Isle au Haut and Schoodic Peninsula, along with various land holding arrangements (including easements) on numerous offshore sea-islands in this area.1 The study explores the shifting but ongoing relationship between this habitat and Wabanaki peoples – a group of northeastern Algonquianspeaking ethnic groups or tribal nations today distinguished as the Abenaki, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot. [show more]
Description: Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs.
Description: Eulogy, Remembering Emily Roberts written and read by Cyrus Moulton (Island Institute Fellow 2005-2007) at Emily's memorial service (see item 845). Transcribed.
Description: Short biography of Francis Clergue of Brewer, ME who began the development of Bar Harbor (and MDI) as a tourist center. He built the cog railway up Cadillac Mount (then Green Mountain). Published in "Discover Maine", volume 3, issue 7, 2006.
Description: 17 boxes containing scrapbooks, envelopes with loose articles and clippings, some with dates others without dates. Articles are not catalogued by year nor subject
Description: Louise Libby--Article in the monthly newsletter of the Sonogee Rehab & Living Center about Louise Libby of Northeast Harbor, mother of Library Director Robert Pyle. This is a brief biographical sketch of her life, family, and interests. Bernice Pierce--Biographical profile of Bernice (Bunny) Pierce, Sonogee Resident
Description: Collection of writings about the travels of Captain Samuel Hadlock of Cranberry Isles and George Niagungitok and Mary Coonunnak, the Eskimos who accompanied him.
Description: Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.