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The Maine Sea Cost Missionary Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • 5/31/1929
The Maine Sea Cost Missionary Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Annual Report of the Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society fro May 31, 1929. Report covers officers, members, Sunbeam, Mission house, religious activites, educational department, rug industry, health services, Mission and the Red Cross, Department of Chirstmas Cheer, Christmas Relief Fund, donnor list, and Treasurer's Report. 62 pages, 3x5 inches [show more]
Seal Harbor Library fire of 1947 Questionaire
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Questionnaire
  • 5/31/1929
Seal Harbor Library fire of 1947 Questionaire
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Two questionaires about the Fire of 1947 filled out by Priscilla Lane and Judy McPherson. General questions about the fire and how the communities changed after the fire.
Letter from George L. Stebbins to Mr. Allen
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Oct. 20, 1925
Letter from George L. Stebbins to Mr. Allen
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Letter discussing a check to the the Seal Harbor Yarch Club and the purchase of stock certificates.
History of Northeast Harbor, Maine by Abram Gilpatrick
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • 1929
History of Northeast Harbor, Maine by Abram Gilpatrick
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
History of Northeast Harbor, Maine written by Abram Gilpatrick, grandson of Samuel Gilpatrick in 1929. Earliest reference is to 1792. Includes ownership of properties, stories of cottages, inns and individuals and families.
Copy of letter
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Mayo, C.G.
  • 11/25/1924
Copy of letter
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Copy of letter regarding Mayo Genealogy from C.G. Mayo to an unnamed Mr. Mayo.
Letter from CG Mayo to Charles A Mayo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Mayo, CG
  • 1/9/1925
Letter from CG Mayo to Charles A Mayo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Copy of letter from CG Mayo to Charles A Mayo regarding Mayo genealogy, including Joshua Mayo who moved to Mount Desert in 1778,
Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • William O. Sawtelle
  • 12/17/1924
Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page. Letter looking forward to their meeting in person at his house and that he is currently writing the bibliography. He also suggest a correction to page 19.
Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • William O. Sawtelle
  • 12/17/1924
Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3 typed pages. Letter suggest ways to make changes be to Street's original book. He also makes mention that he feels a bibliography might be included at the end of the new edition. He also responds to Eliot's suggestion that he himself publishes a book on Mount Desert Island's history.
Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • William O. Sawtelle
  • 12/22/1924
Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed pages. Letter suggest changes be made to Street's account of Bernard's grant of Mount Desert. He also makes mention that he can send Eliot information on the original families that settled Somes Sound.
Letter from Eliot to George H. Street
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S. A. Eliot
  • 10/9/1924
Letter from Eliot to George H. Street
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
2 typed pages Letter about the upcoming publishing of a new edtion of the History of Mount Desert along with a form for George to sign transfering the rights to the plates of the origional book to Houghton Mifflin & Co.
Letter from a representative of Houghton Mifflin Company to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Houghton Mifflin & Co.
  • 10/3/1924
Description:
2 typed pages Letter restating of the point of coversation that morning: -need to transfer the copyright. -chapters to be added and removed from the next edition -set up of royalties for Eliot and later George Street's heirs. -anticipated publishing date.
Letter from George (?) H Street to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • George H. Street
  • 6/30/1924
Letter from George (?) H Street to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter in which he relinquishes his rights to the plates for the book History of Mount Desert published by his late father.
Letter from George H. Street to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • George H. Street
  • 10/11/1924
Letter from George H. Street to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 Handwritten page Letter transfering the rights to the plates and offering support to Eliot in publishing another edition.
Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Helen Street Ranney
  • 10/11/1924
Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 Handwritten page Letter expressing grattitude and excitement over the upcomming new edition to her father's History of Mount Desert.
Tranfer of Ownership
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Agreement
  • Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • 10/11/1924
Tranfer of Ownership
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Signed transfer of ownership of the plates from the History of Mount Desert to Houghton Mifflin Co. by George H. Street.
Tranfer of Ownership
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Agreement
  • Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • 10/1924
Tranfer of Ownership
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Signed transfer of ownership of the plates from the History of Mount Desert to Houghton Mifflin Co. by Helen Street Ranney
Letter from Houghton Mifflin Co. to S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • 12-9-1924
Letter from Houghton Mifflin Co. to S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Letter from Houghton Mifflin Co to Eliot about a letter to Mrs. Hinckley about the need to correct errors in the origional History of Mount Desert before a new edition is published. Letter was sent from William O. Sawtelle to Mrs. Hinckley.
Contact between Houghton Mifflin Co and S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Agreement
  • Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • 1/26/1925
Contact between Houghton Mifflin Co and S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Contact between Houghton Mifflin Co and S.A. Eliot covering copyrights and royalties for the next printing of Mount Desert: A History.
Letter from S.A. Eliot to Professor Sawtelle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 12/16/1924
Letter from S.A. Eliot to Professor Sawtelle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
2 typed pages. This is a copy of a letter from S. A. Eliot to Sawtelle about Houghton Mifflin Company wanting to publish another edition of History of Mount Desert. The author of the letter is writing to see if Sawtelle feels there are any corrections or additions he fells should be added to another edition.
Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 1924
Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
2 handwritten pages. Response to his letter to her about the possibility of printing another edition of The History Of Mount Desert and her transferral the copyright to Eliot. Discussion of her urging her brother to also forfeit the copyright of the book.
Letter between S.A. Eliot and Ferris Greenslot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 8/24/1925
Letter between S.A. Eliot and Ferris Greenslot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
2 typed pages Copy of a letter from S.A. Eliot, to Ferris Greenslot discussing the errors he feel are in the contract between Houghton Mifflin & Co and himself. He acknowledges he has the chapter and bibliography finished and has consulted with Sawtelle on needed changes. Eliot is waiting a response from Greenslot about the contract and copyright before he sends the new material.
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Houghton Mifflin & Co.
  • 3/31/1925
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Letter from Ferris Greenslot outlining their aceptance of Eliot's changes to the book and suggesting some changes to make the new text fit the size of the origional pages. There maybe a page missing from this letter.
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Houghton Mifflin & Co.
  • 8/26/1925
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Letter Ferris Greenslot stating that he feels S.A. Eliot could sign the orgional contract and that he would be happy to send a new contract to Eliot once he is back in Boston.
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 4/6/1926
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Copy of a letter from S.A. Eliot and Greenslot covering the necessary changes to the new edition of the book: typo corrections, addition of an updated map, combination of chapters 7 & 8 into one, and renumbering of pages.
Miscellaneous items related to Fred Savage, War Ration Book Cover
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Document File
  • Other, Obituary
  • Other, War Ration
  • Savage, Fred L.
  • 1924
Description:
1. War Ration Book - black book / holder 2.Envelope from M.H. McKee to Mr. Fred Savage. 3. Recipe for Rhubarb Pie and one for Deviled Lobster. 4. Obituary clipping from Newspaper -no date but assumed 1924. 5. Another Savage obituary. 6. Announcement of funeral services for Mr. Savage 7. A memorial for Mr. Savage from Friends. 8. Partial obituary. 9. "Remarkable Winter Spin" - clipping of a road trip 10. Newspaper clipping of Capt. & Mrs Augustus C. Savage golden wedding anniversary. 11. Death announcement of Mrs Earl H Preble. 12. Death notice for Lt. Clayton Preble dying in a Japanese prison camp. 13. Death notice for William Sawyer dated Dec 1, 1941. ( 2 pieces of the notice) 14. collections of three poems ( Poems For Your Scrapbook) Possible from 1930's 15 Newspaper clipping (2) of the Horticultural Ball. 16. Newspaper clipping for John K Prebles' 50 Anniversary. 17. List of Prize winners in Achitectural Review Competition - Fred Savage was second. On Bates& Guild Company stationary. 18. Condolence letter dated Feb. 28th, 1924 from L.E. Kimball. 19. Card with note and envelope 20. Condolence card Dated Feb. 27, 1924 from Mary A Curtis. 21 Condolence letter from Mrs. Savage's sister. [show more]