Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
Mount Desert Island Was A Breathless Discovery Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Events Other People Places, Island	LaRue Spiker	8/12/1976			Mount Desert Island Was A Breathless Discovery Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2210 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events Other People Places, Island Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: 8/12/1976
GXS Collection - Ephemera Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Store Business People Places, Island					GXS Collection - Ephemera Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6981 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Places, Island Description: Folder 26 Mount Desert Island Real Estate Co., share certificate for Geo. C. Ming dated August 23, 1888 for fifteen shares in capital stock. Folder 27 Maine a Place to Live, unidentified magazine cover, color image of a church. Folder 28 Picturesque Maine, an illustrated lecture, Edward C. Sweet, December 16, 1895, pamphlet with illustrations and images. Folder 34 Stereoview Bar Harbor, photographed and published by B. Bradley. Folder 35 Wall Street Journal article by John Wilmerding on American Art. Folder 36 Cover of "Town of Winter Harbor Maine Annual Report 1988". Folder 37 Maine Times article on "Maine Summer Colonies". August 2nd, 1985. Folder 38 "Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects" 1991 Design award competition. Folder 39 Article on early history of Mount Desert Island. Folder 42 Invitation card showing a reproduction of watercolor “Mark and Andrew’s Island from Deer Isle, Maine, 1920” by John Marin (1870-1953). The invitation is to the artist's opening on June 24th, 1998 at the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville and is sent by the President and Trustees of Colby College and the Museum’s Board of Governors. Folder 44 Several Through Bills of Landing belonging to H. G. Eaton and A. M. Carter: - Portland, Mt. Desert & Machias Steamboat Co., Dr. to Little Dear Isle (1899, 1900, 1901) - Bangor & Bar Harbor Steamboat Co., Dr. (1990) - Islesboro, Castine & Belfast Steamboat Co., Dr. (1902). Folder 48 1 Invoice: “James A. Robinson & Son. Manufacturers, Sellers & Retail Clothiers” Bangor, Maine 5/12/1897. Items sold to E. J. Russel 1 Receipt: Bar Harbor, 8/10/1885 for Mr. Lee for the amount of $6.00, signed by Mr. Ash. Folder 60 Front page clipping of the Boston Sunday Globe of August 15, 1971 "Maine Island imports children - Imported children bring youth to craggy Maine Island" by Diane White. The island in question is Frenchboro. [show more]
Mount Desert - The Story of Saint Sauveur Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Booklet	People Places, Island	William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)	1921	Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert - The Story of Saint Sauveur Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7410 Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: People Places, Island Creator: William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939) Date: 1921 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Printed for private circulation in 1921.
Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage		1888	Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7390 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage Publisher: Ferris Brothers Printers, Philadelphia Date: 1888 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
Welcome to the Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Newspaper	Events People Places, Island		7/3/2003	Cranberry Isles		Welcome to the Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2168 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events People Places, Island Date: 7/3/2003 Place: Cranberry Isles Description: Supplement to the Islander and Ellsworth American, this insert is about the people, places, and events on the Great and Little Cranberry Islands.
Seven Ages of Sutton Island, Maine, 1604-1906 Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Other People Places, Island	George L. Paine	1966	Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island		Seven Ages of Sutton Island, Maine, 1604-1906 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1965 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Other People Places, Island Creator: George L. Paine Date: 1966 Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island Description: Ecological and demographical notes in the development of Sutton Island; families include Lancaster, Wheelwright, Burnham, King, Gilley, Moore, Hawtin, & Stimson.
Manchester and Branscom Family History Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Legal, Deed	Other People Places, Island Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Vessels, Steamboat					Manchester and Branscom Family History Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2049 Type: Document, Legal, Deed Subject: Other People Places, Island Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Vessels, Steamboat Description: 1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount Desert area: 1. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert [show more]
John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Businesses, Farming Businesses, Fishery Business People Places, Island	Charles W. Eliot	1967			John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6130 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Businesses, Farming Businesses, Fishery Business People Places, Island Creator: Charles W. Eliot Date: 1967 Description: "Originally published in 1899 in The Century Magazine and in book form in 1904 by the American Unitarian Association under the title of: John Gilley, Maine farmer and fisherman."
Running To Catch Up Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Other Publication	People Places, Island	Edith Favour				Running To Catch Up Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1747 Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Edith Favour Description: Personal narratives, wife of Park Ranger, life in Maine and elsewhere.
Martha's Maine Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	John Golden	Nov-11	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		Martha's Maine Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2073 Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: John Golden Date: Nov-11 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Description: Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.
Capt. F. Edson Stanley and the Stillmans Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	People Places, Island Places, Shore	Ernest Stillman	1930's	Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford		Capt. F. Edson Stanley and the Stillmans Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-4859 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Island Places, Shore Creator: Ernest Stillman Date: 1930's Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford Description: Captain Stanley resident of Islesford. Stillman's owned Berry Cliff on the County Road between Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor. Capt. is rowing the Stillmans ashore at Islesford.
Lure of the Maine Coast Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	People Places, Island	William Witherle	Oct-88			Lure of the Maine Coast Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2031 Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Creator: William Witherle Date: Oct-88 Description: Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988.
Letter from Robert Peabody to family Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Places, Island		8-2-1865			Letter from Robert Peabody to family Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1842 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Places, Island Date: 8-2-1865 Description: Letter from Robert S. Peabody (of Peabody & Stearns) written from Eden to his family in Boston. He describes his trip to Mt. Desert Island, his accommodations, and includes transportation fares.
Remembrances of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	Organizations, Religious Other People Places, Island	Charles S. Hamlin	1934-1935			Remembrances of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1527 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: Organizations, Religious Other People Places, Island Creator: Charles S. Hamlin Date: 1934-1935 Description: Typewritten diary of Mrs. Charles Hamlin covers years between 1880's and early 1900's. Much information about Rev. William Doane; other families covered: Gardiner, Corning, Eliot. Social perspective of Northeast Harbor. Info re St. Mary's.
A list of Settlers of part of MDI granted to John Bernard Northeast Harbor Library	Object, Writing, Notebook	Other People Places, Island		1785			A list of Settlers of part of MDI granted to John Bernard Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1915 Type: Object, Writing, Notebook Subject: Other People Places, Island Date: 1785 Description: A soft covered red notebook containing a copy from Maine State Archives listing (A21IR20:4-8 Box44) settlers on the part of MDI granted to John Bernard. Comments & lists have been copied by R. Pyle
A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925 Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Other People Places, Island	Lynne Nelson Manion	2001			A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1997 Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Other People Places, Island Creator: Lynne Nelson Manion Date: 2001 Description: Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.
History of Sutton Island Features Review of Early Settlers and Island Homes Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Other People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings	LaRue Spiker	1938	Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island		History of Sutton Island Features Review of Early Settlers and Island Homes Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1562 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Other People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: 1938 Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island Description: August 20, 1938 Sutton Island history.
Ensign Ben Bunker, Mount Desert, and The Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Other Publication	Other People Places, Island	Theodore Spurling Sr.	Aug-91	Cranberry Isles		Ensign Ben Bunker, Mount Desert, and The Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1936 Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: Other People Places, Island Creator: Theodore Spurling Sr. Date: Aug-91 Place: Cranberry Isles Description: This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library.
Ku Klux Klan on MDI Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Other People Places, Island	Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle	2011			Ku Klux Klan on MDI Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2054 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Other People Places, Island Creator: Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle Date: 2011 Description: Notes of Bob Pyle about the Klu Klux Klan on the island and the impact on local Northeast Harbor workers. His home on Summit Rd., once the Catholic Church rectory, is an example.
Mount Desert Island Facts Northeast Harbor Library	Document, List	Other People Places, Island					Mount Desert Island Facts Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1722 Type: Document, List Subject: Other People Places, Island Description: General facts, statistics, historical and political information of Mount Desert Island.
Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904 Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Object, Site Marker, Monument Other People Places, Island		1906			Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6103 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Site Marker, Monument Other People Places, Island Date: 1906 Description: Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included.
Richard Rothe and Mount Desert Island Maine Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Catalog	People Places, Island	Robert Torchia	2011	Mount Desert Island		Richard Rothe and Mount Desert Island Maine Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2055 Type: Publication, Catalog Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Robert Torchia Date: 2011 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Catalog from Clark Point Gallery in SW Harbor for summer exhibit of photographs by Richard Herman Rothe, landscape designer. In 1906 he became superintendent of Mount Desert Nurseries on Nursery Lane, Northeast Harbor.
Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Periodical, Magazine	Events Other People Places, Island Places, Park Places, Town	Mark Condon	2001	Bar Harbor		Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1958 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Subject: Events Other People Places, Island Places, Park Places, Town Creator: Mark Condon Date: 2001 Place: Bar Harbor Description: "It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives. [show more]
Souvenirs from Three Island Painters Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Other Publication	People Places, Island		1919			Souvenirs from Three Island Painters Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1908 Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: People Places, Island Date: 1919 Description: Scanned photographs, prints and letters of booklet presented to William Otis Sawtelle from H. Warren, C. Kincaid, and S. White, aka Three Island Painters (TIPS) who had a gallery in "Blue Duck", now the Islesford Historical Museum.
Rose Lamb's Sketch Book Northeast Harbor Library	Object, Painting, Sketchbook	People Places, Island	Rose Lamb	1869	Mount Desert Island		Rose Lamb's Sketch Book Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1468 Type: Object, Painting, Sketchbook Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Rose Lamb Date: 1869 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Rose Lamb, the aunt of Aimee and Rosamund Lamb of Sutton Island used to come to the Asticou Inn. The sketch book includes pencil sketches of people and places on Mount Desert Island.

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