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Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Transportation, Automobile	Lynam, Fred C.	1924-03-11	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1031 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Transportation, Automobile Creator: Lynam, Fred C. Date: 1924-03-11 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Fred C. Lynam to the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, Frank B. Rowell. Lynam disagrees with Senator George Wharton Pepper's objection to the proposed road construction project in Lafayette National Park. Lynam believes the road network is necessary for providing access to the park to those who cannot, or do not want, to hike. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
John A. Peters to George Wharton Pepper Letter, March 19, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peters, John A.	1924-03-19	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	John A. Peters to George Wharton Pepper Letter, March 19, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1029 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peters, John A. Date: 1924-03-19 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from John A. Peters to Senator George Wharton Pepper. Peters urges Pepper to state support for proposed road construction in Lafayette National Park at a scheduled hearing with the Secretary of the Interior. Peters goes onto to advise Pepper to suggest the creation of an advisory panel to assist in the creation of road planning projects in the future. Finally Peters states the senator's "misunderstanding" of the road issue should not keep him from attending the upcoming Republican convention. People Mentioned: Frederick Hale, Bert Manfred Fernald, John Edward Nelson [show more]
Luere B. Deasy to Hubert Work Letter, March 20, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Deasy, Luere B.	1924-03-20	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Luere B. Deasy to Hubert Work Letter, March 20, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1028 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Deasy, Luere B. Date: 1924-03-20 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, in which Deasy states his support of proposed road construction in Lafayette National Park. Deasy has the utmost confidence in the park custodian, George Dorr, and states that opposition to the project is not acting in the interest of the public. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot, George B. Dorr
John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peters, John A.	1924-03-21	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1027 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peters, John A. Date: 1924-03-21 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter in which John A. Peters urges Frank B. Rowell to change his position regarding the proposed road construction on Mount Desert Island. Peters refers to enclosed copies of letters arguing for the proposed project to continue. People Mentioned: Luere B. Deasy, George Wharton Pepper
George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Places, Park	Dorr, George B.	1925-04-10	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1024 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Places, Park Creator: Dorr, George B. Date: 1925-04-10 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Letter from George Dorr to Gist Blair regarding Blair's acceptance of the chairmanship of a committee. Dorr states he would like Blair's work to extend to the whole of conservation.
Hubert Work to Harold Peabody Letter, May 18, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Work, Hubert	1925-05-18	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Hubert Work to Harold Peabody Letter, May 18, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1023 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1925-05-18 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, to Harold Peabody, responding to inquiries from Mr. and Mrs. Peabody regarding the status of road construction projects in Lafayette National Park. Work quotes a telegram from George Dorr stating that there are no road construction projects proceeding in the national park except those which were authorized the previous summer and that since these projects are on land held by trustees of public reservations, the Department of the Interior has no control over them. People Mentioned: Marian Lawrence Peabody, George B. Dorr, Stephen T. Mather [show more]
Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peabody, Harold	1925-05-21	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1022 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peabody, Harold Date: 1925-05-21 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, regarding conflicting information about new road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody accuses the Lafayette Park administrators of maintaining a policy of secrecy about projects. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Cammerer, Arno B.	1927-02-28	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1021 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1927-02-28 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more]
John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Rockefeller Jr., John D.	1927-02-24	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1020 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Rockefeller Jr., John D. Date: 1927-02-24 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the Department of the Interior. The letter addresses two roads he is proposing to build that include portions that pass through Lafayette National Park property to the north and south of Bubble Pond.
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Cammerer, Arno B.	1927-02-28	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1019 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1927-02-28 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more]
Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park	Eliot, Charles W.	1927-07-11	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1018 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Creator: Eliot, Charles W. Date: 1927-07-11 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Charles W. Eliot writes to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president, Gist Blair, regarding the delay of the arrival of the National Park Service's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. Eliot was to work with the government's representative in July, but, due to the delay, is now putting his plans on hold until August. He inquires of Blair if he might be of some service to the village in the interim, and if the Village Improvement Association would be willing to pay for his additional travel expenses. People Mentioned: Arno B. Cammerer [show more]
Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Cammerer, Arno B.	1927-07-28	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1017 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1927-07-28 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association informing him that there will be a delay in the arrival of the government's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Charles W. Eliot
Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other	Cammerer, Arno B.	1927-08-06	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1016 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1927-08-06 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, regarding the arrival of a government landscape architect. Cammerer assures Blair that, despite continued delays, the National Park Service wants to work with Blair's organization toward a plan for Lafayette National Park's future development. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot
Sidney N. Shurcliff to Amory Thorndike Letter, September 25, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other Recreation	Shurcliff, Sidney N.	1941-09-25	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Sidney N. Shurcliff to Amory Thorndike Letter, September 25, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1015 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Recreation Creator: Shurcliff, Sidney N. Date: 1941-09-25 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from landscape architect Sidney N. Shurcliff confirming that he is to make a plan of a proposed parkway. People Mentioned: Robert Patterson
V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other Recreation		1941-08-02	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1014 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Recreation Date: 1941-08-02 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: An unsigned letter to V. Roswell Ludgate of the National Park Service asking that vistas in Acadia National Park, which have become obscured by tree growth, be cleared. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Hubert Work to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 16, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Recreation	Work, Hubert	1924-07-16	Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park	Copyright Not Evaluated	Hubert Work to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 16, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1013 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Recreation Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1924-07-16 Place: Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work to Frank Rowell regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Work believes that compromise between groups with opposing views and an "open door policy" of complete transparency with any plans related to development in the park are necessary in planning for the future of the national park. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Harold Peabody Roads in Lafayette National Park Letter, c. March 26, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Recreation	Peabody, Harold	1924-03-26 c.	United States	Copyright Not Evaluated	Harold Peabody Roads in Lafayette National Park Letter, c. March 26, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1012 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Recreation Creator: Peabody, Harold Date: 1924-03-26 c. Place: United States Description: An unaddressed letter by Harold Peabody regarding a hearing in Washington, D.C. about road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody believes further development of the park should be prohibited and is discouraged by proposals for carriage roads through the Bubble Pond Valley. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other Places, Park Recreation	Peabody, Marian Lawrence		Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1011 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Creator: Peabody, Marian Lawrence Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and is confident that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott
Stephen Mather to Frank B. Rowell Letter, May 23, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Mather, Stephen T.	1925-05-23	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Stephen Mather to Frank B. Rowell Letter, May 23, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1010 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Mather, Stephen T. Date: 1925-05-23 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, responding to a letter from Frank B. Rowell protesting the building of roads in Lafayette National Park. The letter includes a typed annotation by Rowell expressing his frustration with George B. Dorr's influence and power. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Harold Peabody to Frank B. Rowell Letter, June 2, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Peabody, Harold	1925-06-02	Acadia National Park	Copyright Not Evaluated	Harold Peabody to Frank B. Rowell Letter, June 2, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1009 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Peabody, Harold Date: 1925-06-02 Place: Acadia National Park Description: A letter from Harold Peabody stating his feelings that George Dorr and Stephen Mather are obstructions to constructive communication with the Secretary of the Interior. Peabody continues, stating that the authorities operate "through a series of lies and politics backed up by John D. Rockefeller's money." People Mentioned: Stephen T. Mather, George B. Dorr, Mary Frances Parkman
John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Rockefeller Jr., John D.	1927-02-24	Acadia National Park	Copyright Not Evaluated	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1008 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Rockefeller Jr., John D. Date: 1927-02-24 Place: Acadia National Park Description: A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the Department of the Interior. The letter addresses two roads he is proposing to build that include portions that pass through Lafayette National Park property to the north and south of Bubble Pond.
Lincoln Cromwell to Arno B. Cammerer Letter, March 10, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Recreation	Cromwell, Lincoln	1927-03-10	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Lincoln Cromwell to Arno B. Cammerer Letter, March 10, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1007 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Recreation Creator: Cromwell, Lincoln Date: 1927-03-10 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: A letter from the Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Society president, Lincoln Cromwell, requesting that the National Park Service delay a decision on the construction of a road proposed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Mr. Cromwell would like the park service to give Mount Desert Island's permanent and summer residents an opportunity to debate the matter. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Gist Blair to Hubert Work Letter, March 10, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Recreation	Blair, Gist	1927-03-10	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Gist Blair to Hubert Work Letter, March 10, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1006 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Recreation Creator: Blair, Gist Date: 1927-03-10 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president Gist Blair, stating his support for an expanded road network on Mount Desert Island. However, Mr. Blair believes that the National Park Service should allow the permanent and summer residents an opportunity to discuss the issue before the government makes any decisions regarding new road construction. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Hubert Work to Gist Blair Letter, March 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Recreation	Work, Hubert	1927-03-11	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Hubert Work to Gist Blair Letter, March 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1005 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Recreation Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1927-03-11 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, responds to a letter from Gist Blair regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Mr. Work expresses his belief that small parks like Lafayette would be better managed if they were under the supervision of states rather than the federal government.
George B. Dorr to R.A. Thorndike Letter, July 24, 1939 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other Recreation	Dorr, George B.	1939-07-24	Acadia National Park	Copyright Not Evaluated	George B. Dorr to R.A. Thorndike Letter, July 24, 1939 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1003 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Recreation Creator: Dorr, George B. Date: 1939-07-24 Place: Acadia National Park Description: Acadia National Park superintendent George Dorr writes in response to a request from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association for brush removal in order to maintain vistas along park roads. Mr. Dorr requests that the Village Improvement Association start referring to Bubble Pond Road and Summit Road as such in future correspondence and publications.

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