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  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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Somesville History is Family History for Chauncey Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Daniel Somes Inn
  • Other, Mills
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Somesville Library
  • Mercy Johnson, writing for the Bar Harbor Times
  • 1979
Somesville History is Family History for Chauncey Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photocopy of Bar Harbor Times article describing aspects of Somesville history and biography of Chauncey Somes. Contains photograph of Chauncey Somes, early Somesville buildings including the wool carding mill and the library.
Notes of Sanderson Pertaining to her Proposed Donation to the MDI Historical Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Note
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • 1976
Description:
Handwritten notes of Virginia Somes Sanderson pertaining to the handling of her proposed donation of the Somes house to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society.
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Thalia Nutting
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1978
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Thalia Nutting
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, notifying Thalia Nutting of appointment as a charter member of the MDI HIstorical Society.
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Helen Fernald
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1978
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Helen Fernald
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from MDI Historical Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, to Helen Fernald notifying her of her appointment as a charter member of the Society.
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Helen Fernald
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1978
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Helen Fernald
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from the MDI Historical Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, to Ada Leland, notifying her of her appointment as a charter member of the Society.
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Virginia Somes Sanderson
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1979
Description:
Letter from MDI Historical Society secretary, Chadbourne Gilpatric, to Virginia Somes Sanderson, notifying her of her election as Honorary Director of the Society.
Letter from Leland to Betsy Alexander
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Nelson C. Leland
  • 1976
Letter from Leland to Betsy Alexander
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from Nelson Leland to Betsy Alexander discussing problems within the MDI Historical Society in relation to the Society Newsletter. Four typewritten pages.
Report of the Newsletter Committee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Newsletter Committee, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1976
Report of the Newsletter Committee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two and 1/2 handwritten pages (two original and one photocopy) of reports of the Newsletter Committee to the MDI Historical Society.
Letter from Alexander to Virginia Somes Sanderson
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Betsy Alexander
  • 1977
Letter from Alexander to Virginia Somes Sanderson
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from Mrs. Alexander to Sanderson tendering her resignation from the MDI Historical Society Newsletter Committee and explaining her discontent with the operation of this committee.
Letter from Sanderson to Betsy Alexander
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • 1977
Letter from Sanderson to Betsy Alexander
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photocopy of two page handwritten letter from Sanderson to Betsy Alexander. Sanderson accepts Alexander's resignation from the MDI Historical Society Newsletter Committee and discusses Mrs. Alexander's grievances with the committee.
Strawberry Festival Financial Report
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Festivals
  • Other, Financial disclosure
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1977
Strawberry Festival Financial Report
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
One page typewritten financial report of the Strawberry Festival of July 9, 1977.
Regarding will and bequests of LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Estates
  • Other, Long Pond
  • Other, Nature Conservancy
  • Other, Trust (estate)
  • Other, Wills
  • 1979
Regarding will and bequests of LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter to Executive Director of Nature Conservancy re a bequest of land where LaRue Spiker lives on Long Pond to Nature Conservancy for its use to sell after death of a friend who shall hold title during the friend's lifetime. Describes property. Letter from her lawyers explaining what Douglas Chapman did to revise the will. Advises setting up a trust. The will is not attached to this letter. Previously archived as object id 012.Fic.042.12, **1348, **1349 [show more]
Writer's Digest Award
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Writing
  • 1971
Writer's Digest Award
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from Writer's Digest awarding prize for manuscript, "Hang Him Higher than Human" Prizes not attached Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.13, **1345
Launching of Stanley-44
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Computer-aided designs
  • Other, John M. Williams Company
  • Other, Mark Marine Inc
  • Other, Stanley-44
  • Other, magazine article
  • 1977
Launching of Stanley-44
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from John Letcher, Jr about a story the American (magazine) was plannng about the Stanley -44 launching to LaRue Spiker. And copy of letter that Lechter has attached from Lechter to Dave Getchell regarding launching and the design of the boat by Lyford Stanley and Jock (Stanley?) Discusses computerized design. Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.15, **1346, **1347
Charter of the Town of Bar Harbor, Hancock Sounty, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Government
  • Bar Harbor Charter Commission
  • 1979
Charter of the Town of Bar Harbor, Hancock Sounty, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Booklet of 32 pp. detailing powers, responsibilities and governance of the Town of Bar Harbor. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as Object id 012.FIC.062.1
Southwest Harbor Comprehensive Plan, 1979
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, Government
  • Other, Planning Board
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor Planning Board
  • 1979
Southwest Harbor Comprehensive Plan, 1979
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
84 page booklet with text, graphs, tables and photographs detailing the future planning for the community of Southwest Harbor. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.062.2
Draft of Proposed Planning Board Standards for Reviewing Land Subdivisions for the Town of Bar Harbor 1974
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Draft
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Land use
  • Other, Planning Board
  • Bar Harbor Planning Board
  • 1/1974
Description:
Seven page oversized document detailing proposed land subdivision standards for the town of Bar Harbor. The document was to be reviewed at a public hearing in January, 1974. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.062.3
Reserved Lands
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970
Reserved Lands
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Draft of article typed and annotated by LaRue Spiker for unknown publicatin and date. Reserved Lands about sale of timber land in unorganized townships in early 1800's to private corporations. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.8
Letter from Charles to Charles Dunbar
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Jan 10, 1977
Letter from Charles to Charles Dunbar
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
2 handwritten pages Copy of a letter from Charles to Charles Dunbar. Letter relates the formation of the Champlain Society in 1880, questions about the photos he saw of the Champlain Society camping trip, questions about what field of science each member studied during these camping trips, Charles will be sending the photos on to his brother Tom for his help in identifying members.
Letter from Charles to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Nov 26, 1973
Letter from Charles to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter from Charles to Ted discussing the sending of more documents on the Champlain Soceity to the Northesast Harbor Library, and Charle possibly writting a history of his and Ted youth on Mount Desert Island for their heirs to enjoy later.
Letter from Charles to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Nov 26, 1973
Letter from Charles to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter from Charles to Ted discussing documents he has enclosed for Ted to look at, Charles relates he is still sorting through their father's papers and that papers he origionally thought were Champlain Society documents were notes from Charles Eliiot.
Letter the whole family from Charles W. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles W. Eliot
  • 11/15/1973
Letter the whole family from Charles W. Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter to the whole family from Charles on where Samuel A Eliot's personal papers should be archived. He plans on sending the listed documents to various institutions Samuel Eliot was affiliated with as long as there are no objections from members of the family.
Letter to Charles from unknown author
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • 11/11/1973
Letter to Charles from unknown author
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Letter to Charles from a family member asking for certain papers of their fathers: Records and Reports of the Summer Camps at Mount Desert Island, H.L. Hackley papers, and copies of certain pages from both The Romance of Mount Desert and the New England Magazine.
Letter from Charles Eliot to his brothers and sisters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 10/26/1973
Letter from Charles Eliot to his brothers and sisters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
17 handwrite and typed pages Letter from Charles to his brothers and sisters talking about recent archivists who have visited their father's house to help Charles group the documents belonging to their late father. He lists the various categories of documents and memorabilia and which organizations should receive them barring any objections. There is also included a list of books, lectures, sermons prepared by their father. Charles asks for input from his family on if any of them want any of this stuff or if they feel there is a better organization to be the repository of these items. [show more]
Letter from Charles Eliot to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 12/30/1974
Letter from Charles Eliot to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 handwriten page Letter from Charles to Ted telling him he is mailing him a big package of their father's documents for him to review. He asks after Ted reviews the documents he should send them to the Harvard Archives.