Description: People were informally harassing, spying on her. She wrote statements of the incidents. Person came to her home claiming to be from the Indianapolis News. Police following her. two documents, dated July 8, 1950. On yellow typing paper. Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.15.11, **1282
Description: Hand written letter, 18 Jul 1969. Supports Spiker as writing the facts in articles that have been labeled as helping Communists . Identifies a letter to the editor (?) "Spiker's Letter Would Just Help the Commies." Identifies Hyten and Higginbotham as being against her opinions, facts. Writer was in Vietnam in the Army. States he? had an article in the Bar Harbor Times (anti-Vietnam?) Mentions an article in Times by Robert Ho. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.042.11, **1344 [show more]
Description: Card with photograph of the U.S.S. Missourilaunched January 29, 1944Commissioned June 11, 1944Visited Bar Harbor in August of 1946Connie Jellison went on board for a tour
Description: technical drawing of the yacht Thermo, Captain Berlin, Southwest Harbor, Maine pencil on brown kraft paper - crease down center. -stored in flat file
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 5/18/2000. Announcement of the caling station for the North Atlantic Squadron. Comment on the desirablitiy of the harbor in Bar H. for the Squadron. Suggestion that the newly aquired parkland in B.H. be named for Eben Hamor. Announcement of the gift of a bell for the Trenton Baptist church by Richmond Kittredge
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 7/12/1999. A detailed description of the terrible drowning accident that occured when the North Atlantic Squadron came to Bar Harbor.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 7/12/1999. A detailed description of the terrible drowning accident that occured when the North Atlantic Squadron came to Bar Harbor.
Description: Magazine article in the Scribners Magazine by Bertram B. Fowler on the condition of fishing in Maine in 1937. As early as this the author is promoting co-operatives.” As the fish go, so goes the coast of Maine-unless something is done to remedy the conditons which have sapped the morale of the fishermen from Portland to Canada”.
Description: Letters hostile to LaRue Spiker's appeal for her job at Ind Dept. of Welfare back, one written to the Governor, two to LaRue Spiker, one written from Council of Social Agencies Previously archived as object Id: 012.FIC.015.9, **1275, **1276, **1279, **1280
Description: Letter from Dr. Wesley Leonard (scanned) and onion skin copy with comments on the side such as date, basis for saying this, whom. It may be Spiker's handwriting. Letter by Dr. Leonard (Aug 1968) castigates Spiker for her opinions and propagation of communism, "Leninist dictum", opnions for gun control, a possible civilian police board, anti-Vietnam-for "communist victory", for "Marxian principles that personal savings should be abolished." Mentions Cyrus Hamlin. Appear he spoke at (Southwest Harbor?) town meeting but may have moved to Kennebunk Accompanying handwritten commentary (Dec 1968) by Spiker explaining that she sat beside a little girl at a Christmas Concert. Leonard and his wife came in and greeted the little girl. Dr. Leonard told her not to talk to Spiker [show more]
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 8/19/1999. Details about the visit of the North Atlantic Squadron and all the social events that occured.
Description: Picture of the Chebacco boat that stopped at Somes landing. It is the style of the boat that brought Abraham Somes and James Richardson to mt. Desert
Description: A detailed history of the IOD fleet on Mt. Desert as well as its origin and the World Championships that were being held for the first time in NE. Reports on the boat builders involved as well as the owners.
Description: Carte de visite of a man with dark hair, wearing some sort of military uniform: long dark coat with brass buttons, striped vest underneath. He rests his right hand on his thigh, left hand on table with printed tablecloth sitting next to him. Hat (civil-war-era) sits next to him. Inscription on back reads “James Ca...k...” or perhaps "Parker" Also the number “4” is written 7 times in purple ink on back. This is James Parker, as per Tim Garrity, 2/2013 (AB) [show more]
Description: Davis Grimm stands behind a canoe. Inscriptions on back read "Davis Irvin [sp?] item/ 4 pix/ Spiker" in blue pen, and "III 2," "100%," and "3 col" in marker. People Depicted: Davis Grimm Black and white
Description: Robert Lincoln works on a canoe outside a log cabin. Inscriptions on back read "Robert Lincoln item/ 4 pix/ Spiker" in blue pen, and "100%," and "3 col" in marker. People Depicted: Robert Lincoln Black and white