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Letter and drawings Eskimo life Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Letter and drawings Eskimo life Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2001.108.767 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other People Description: Letter and 2 photos of drawings depicting Eskimo Culture: hunting, fishing, from German source. [Research TBD] Likely connected with Samuel Hadlock and his traveling exhibition of Eskimo Indians, Rachel Field's God's Pocket, and subsequent research in Beyond God's Pocket
Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Other People	Madara - Ted Madara		Copyright Not Evaluated	Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1446 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other People Creator: Madara - Ted Madara Description: Notecard reads "Dear Nina: We are lifelong summer residents of SWH and had the great fortune growing up to meet Wendell several times in his workshop while he was carving birds for my grandparents which we now cherish. My mother Linda Madara was asked by Downeast Magazine to write a story about Wendell and to photograph him and his carvings. We came across the text and original copy this summer and thought you may want it for the archives. Best regards, Ted Madara" Note accompanies a typescript of the magazine article, "Wendell Gilley - The Art of Fine Bird Carving" and photographic negatives. [show more]
Letters to Ada Emerson Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Events Other People	Henry Kelley	1859-1864		Letters to Ada Emerson Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1896 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Events Other People Creator: Henry Kelley Date: 1859-1864 Description: Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other People		1943		Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1838 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other People Date: 1943 Description: Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II.
Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence	Other People	Samuel Eliot Morison	1924-1926		Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1988 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other People Creator: Samuel Eliot Morison Date: 1924-1926 Description: Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
Personal letter at the end of WWII Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other People	Clark Hoyt	1945		Personal letter at the end of WWII Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1841 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other People Creator: Clark Hoyt Date: 1945 Description: Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included.
Harry Clark letters Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other People	Mrs. Ralph Ross	1945		Harry Clark letters Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1840 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other People Creator: Mrs. Ralph Ross Date: 1945 Description: Letter from Mrs. Ralph Ross, mother of Lt. Ralph Ross Jr. who was friend and co-pilot on aircraft of which Mrs. Clark's son, Hoyt, was a gunner during WWII. When pilot of aircraft on which Hoyt Clark was a gunner. Lt. Ross died when the plane crashed (after end of war); Hoyt was not on the flight.
Harry Clark letters Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other People	Rev. McKendry	1945		Harry Clark letters Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1839 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other People Creator: Rev. McKendry Date: 1945 Description: Mrs. Ralph Ross sends copy of Rev. McKendry's letter to Mrs. Harry Clark following news of her son Ralph's death. Hoyt Clark, son of Harry Clark, was in the same unit as Ralph serving in the Pacific in WWII. Hoyt was not aboard the plane when it crashed.
Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Events Other People	Adney Boothby	1863		Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1894 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Events Other People Creator: Adney Boothby Date: 1863 Description: Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863.
Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith) Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other People		1864		Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith) Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1952 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other People Date: 1864 Description: Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment. This was during the Civil War. He later was resident of Northeast Harbor.
Savage Family Civil War Letters Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence	Other People		1854-1865		Savage Family Civil War Letters Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2000 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other People Date: 1854-1865 Description: Copy of a manuscripted collection of letters exchanged by members of the Savage family between 1864 and l865. There are a few photographs of Savage descendants.
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.
Cranberry Island Rugs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other People		2004	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cranberry Island Rugs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.27.795 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other People Date: 2004 Description: Letter (copy) sent by Hugh L. Dwelley to Mildred Cole Peledeau in 2004, about Cranberry Island Rugs. Hugh's letter includes several patterns for rugs: "Jefferson's Fancy", "Dimond Diaper", "Rose of Sharon", and some unlabeled. The patterns are also labeled "Mrs. Eliza Murray", "1840", and "1844". A photo of some samples made form the patterns in 1999.

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