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Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
Nelson - Carl Nelson. "The Heartiest of Season's Greetings" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People	Carl Nelson	1969-12	Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island	No Copyright - United States	Nelson - Carl Nelson. "The Heartiest of Season's Greetings" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.489.2976 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Creator: Carl Nelson Date: 1969-12 Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Description: A letter from Carl Nelson updating his friends on his new home on Cranberry island. This letter says " I have retired and moved from Boston to this island of unique design located just off the coast of Mt. Desert Island, Maine." He goes on about how tranquil and relaxing he finds the island and his deer neighbors. He ends the note with " In excellent health I am looking forward to retirement as a very exciting adventure." He notes his new address at the bottom of the card. This card looks as though it was a mass send to his friends and acquaintances to be updated on his new life and address. [show more]
Nelson - Carl Nelson correspondence with a woman named Martha. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People	Carl Nelson	1966	Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island	No Copyright - United States	Nelson - Carl Nelson correspondence with a woman named Martha. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.490.2977 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Creator: Carl Nelson Date: 1966 Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Description: Three letters from Carl Nelson to his friend Martha. In the first letter he is writing and just catching up with her about a mutual friend they had passing. In the second letter he is writing Martha thanking her for a jar of relish that she had sent him. In the top right corner he drew a picture of the jar that she sent. The letter starts by saying "How I can tell you how good the relish really is." He continues to write about how much he enjoyed the relish and how good it was. In the third letter he begins by saying " Dear 'Dickerson'" which is the name of Martha's relish mentioned in the second letter. In this letter he adds more praises on Martha's relish and other friendly writing. [show more]
Miscellaneous correspondence Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Places		1965		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Miscellaneous correspondence Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.427.2814 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Places Date: 1965 Description: Miscellaneous correspondence re: GCI genealogy (Rice, Spurling, Hamor, Hardy Harwood, Stanley, Wedge, Alley, and Bunker genealogy October 1965. A= Letter from Paul Pattew(sp?) June 26, 1961 to Doctor Macfarlan. B= List of questions for Ethel October 16, 1965, with her answers. C= letter from Ethel October 1965
Letter from Horace Bunker to Frances [Spurling?] Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1960		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Letter from Horace Bunker to Frances [Spurling?] Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2759 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1960 Description: Letter from Horace Edgar Bunker (age 94) to his cousin Frances (Spurling?) written in 1960, transcribed; their grandmother was Abigail Cobb Hadlock Preble. He relates Spurling/Bunker/Preble family genealogy
Letter from Lydia B. Vandenbergh to Debbie Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			1961			Letter from Lydia B. Vandenbergh to Debbie Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-19288 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: 1961 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. The fax is discussing the reseach Lydia has been doing and on the Village Green and the Women's Literary Club picture. Talks about having the women identify themselves with married and maiden names. There is also a list of members. The fax paper is begining to grey and becoming hard to read. [show more]
Letter from Fredrick C. Burrill to Dow Estates, Inc Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			May 22, 1969			Letter from Fredrick C. Burrill to Dow Estates, Inc Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-19266 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: May 22, 1969 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 from the lawyer Fredrick C. Burrill to Dow Estates, Inc discussing the stock share held relating to the Seal Harbor Neighborhood Hall Association. and Mr. Edward K. Dunham shares. The letter also addresses the possible selling of the land and building which the Association own the need to know how many shares of stock are still owned, what the value of the property is before they can determine how much money is owed to the heirs of the Dunham estate. This letter is three typed pages and is stamped copy in big red letters. [show more]
Seal Harbor Neighborhood Hall Association Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			December 6, 1968			Seal Harbor Neighborhood Hall Association Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-19263 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: December 6, 1968 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 from William Fenton to Edgar Walls discussing how to dispose of the land and the building owned by the Seal Harbor Neighborhood Association. The letter is two typed pages and appears to be a photocopy. [show more]
Letter Pertaining to Identity of Harriet S. Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Genealogy	Aime Tyne	1968			Letter Pertaining to Identity of Harriet S. Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16418 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Genealogy Creator: Aime Tyne Date: 1968 Description: Letter to Ms. Sanderson questioning the identity of Harriet S. Somes and her relationship to Adelma Somes.
Letter from Sanderson to the MDI Historical Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Donation Other, Houses Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society Other, Museums	Virginia Somes Sanderson	1967			Letter from Sanderson to the MDI Historical Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14776 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Donation Other, Houses Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society Other, Museums Creator: Virginia Somes Sanderson Date: 1967 Description: Letter and draft from Sanderson offering to donate her Somesville home to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society for use as a museum.
Congratulations to Spiker Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Bar Harbor Times Other, Gott's Island		1962			Congratulations to Spiker Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1501 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Times Other, Gott's Island Date: 1962 Description: 5 handwritten letters of congratulations on taking over editorship Letter frorm Nancy Greenough (Mrs. Alfred) congratulating on Bar Harbor Times Previously archived as 012.FIC.023.4, 1317, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323
Spiker letter to Drinker Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Conservation of natural resources Other, magazine article		1961			Spiker letter to Drinker Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9365 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Conservation of natural resources Other, magazine article Date: 1961 Description: Spiker is sending pictures to Miss Mary Drinker, Editor of Frontiers related to her article on Patuxent Previously archived as 012.FIC.023.17
Information about Louis Agassiz Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Green Mountain Railway		1960			Information about Louis Agassiz Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9364 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Green Mountain Railway Date: 1960 Description: Letter from Mrs. W. H. Ballard, Ruth Ballard who has knowledge of location of pictures, furnishings of Louis Agassiz . Also letter (not scanned by E. Sohier Welch who enjoyed article by LaRue Spiker and tells LaRue that he helped put the iron bars supporting a wood structure there (Greeen Mt Railroad?) Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.18, 1310, 1311
Credit for pics Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, magazine article		1961			Credit for pics Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9363 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, magazine article Date: 1961 Description: Spiker is going to use pictures from Fish and Wildlife for her article in Frontiers Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.19, **1313
Letter to Coast and Geodetic Survey Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Coast Guard Other, Geodetic survey		1961			Letter to Coast and Geodetic Survey Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9359 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Coast Guard Other, Geodetic survey Date: 1961 Description: Letter requesting to spend time with a geodetic survey crew to create an article Previously archived as 012.FIC.023.22, **1314,
Bibles in the School Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Bibles		1963?			Bibles in the School Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9355 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Bibles Date: 1963? Description: Letter from Mary Ellen Chase who worked at Smith College protesting loss of reading of the Bible in the public schools. Perhaps Spiker supported the Supreme Court decision eliminating reading Bible in school. Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.02
Letter from Hobart Reed Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Bar Harbor Times		1963			Letter from Hobart Reed Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9354 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Times Date: 1963 Description: Letter praising Spiker's work (scanned) and response (not scanned) of Spiker thanking him for praising her work. Reed is native, former resident of Tremont. He suggests a column hobartreed.pdf Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.03, **1324
Weiss letter Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Freelance writing Other, Writing		1964			Weiss letter Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9353 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Freelance writing Other, Writing Date: 1964 Description: Letter to Marvin Weiss. LaRue Spiker's inquiry to do freelance work relating to MDI area. Part of the typed letter is illegible Weissp2.pdf Previously archieved as 012.FIC.042.04, **1323
Letters sorry Spiker is resigning Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Bar Harbor Times Other, Editor Other, Resignation from office		1964			Letters sorry Spiker is resigning Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9352 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Times Other, Editor Other, Resignation from office Date: 1964 Description: Two letters expressing regret that Spiker is resigning as editor of Bar Harbor Times 1 letter of 2 scanned Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.05, **1330
Enjoyed Spiker's writing Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Bar Harbor Times Other, Writing		1964			Enjoyed Spiker's writing Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9351 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Times Other, Writing Date: 1964 Description: 2 letters expressing praise for LaRue Spiker's writing, photographs, book reviews. One suggests some errors in book review Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.06, 1333, 1329
Stories to be published in newspapers Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Freelance writing Other, Writing		1965			Stories to be published in newspapers Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9350 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Freelance writing Other, Writing Date: 1965 Description: Spiker suggesting possible stories to newspapers and magazine, Portland Press Telegram (stories related to MDI, park, 80 year old woman who works in fish factory, Robert Patteson, Ellsworth, Blue Hill) Pays 30 cents and in for features, $3. a picture, $5 sunday picture; Living Wilderness magazine ("Halfway Land"), Kiwanis Magazine (lobster industry), New Republic (story on Rep Dickey-disrespectful behavior by Congress, reverse side of copy, writes to Sen Hathaway) Only 1 page scanned wantstories.pdf Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.042.07, 1335, 1336, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340 [show more]
Women's Suffrage in Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Automobiles, antique Other, Cars, antique Other, Clam digger Other, Jonesport Other, League of Women Voters Other, Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage of Women Other, Maine Digest Other, Rockland Other, Suffrage Other, Voting Other, Woman Suffrage Association Other, Women's rights		1969			Women's Suffrage in Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9347 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Automobiles, antique Other, Cars, antique Other, Clam digger Other, Jonesport Other, League of Women Voters Other, Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage of Women Other, Maine Digest Other, Rockland Other, Suffrage Other, Voting Other, Woman Suffrage Association Other, Women's rights Date: 1969 Description: Correspondence with Tim Wetterlow of the Maine Digest. One appears to be a letter regarding writing pieces on a Jonesport clam digger, William Alley; Phillips Lord; Dick Payne. The other letter is regarding her manuscript that is attached on women's suffrage. Correspondence indicates she is looking for relevant pictures. Manuscript uses Maine Woman Suffrage Association. Should it be Women's. Discusses key figures in suffrage movement but no mention of individuals on MDI Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.042.10, **1343 [show more]
Letter from Phil in support of Spiker re communism Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other Other, Vietnam		1969			Letter from Phil in support of Spiker re communism Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9346 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Other, Vietnam Date: 1969 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]
Letter to LaRue Spiker from Congressman William Hathaway and Attached Chart Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Loans Other, State government	William D. Hathaway, U.S. Congressman	2/25/1969			Letter to LaRue Spiker from Congressman William Hathaway and Attached Chart Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9209 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Loans Other, State government Creator: William D. Hathaway, U.S. Congressman Date: 2/25/1969 Description: Letter from Representative William Hathaway to LaRue Spiker referencing previous correspondence and enclosing requested information. Attached is a chart entitled: "Loans Approved - State of Maine". Data is for years 1964-1968. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.058.2
Letter and Charts Regarding Grants, Subsidies and Loans from USDA to State of Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Agriculture Other, Financial disclosure Other, Fishing industry Other, Maine	John R. McGuire, Acting Chief, USDA Forest Service	2/24/1969			Letter and Charts Regarding Grants, Subsidies and Loans from USDA to State of Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9211 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Agriculture Other, Financial disclosure Other, Fishing industry Other, Maine Creator: John R. McGuire, Acting Chief, USDA Forest Service Date: 2/24/1969 Description: Items collected by LaRue Spiker, probably in preparatin for an article. Items pertain to grants, subsidies and loans made by Dept. of Agriculture to State of Maine for forestry and forest products industries. Included items: 1) Letter from John McGuire to Honorable William D. Hathaway detailing such grants. 2) Chart of fiscal apportionments to Maine under Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act and the Anadromous Fish Act 3) Chart of producer payments distribution for 1967 from USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service 4) Chart of loans and grants to Maine from 1964 to 1968 from USDA Farmers Home Administration Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.061.2 [show more]
Letter to LaRue Spiker Regarding Planned Article and Enclosed S.Wood Article Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Education Other, Mount Desert Other, Storytelling	Suzanne Wood	7/19/1961			Letter to LaRue Spiker Regarding Planned Article and Enclosed S.Wood Article Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9203 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Education Other, Mount Desert Other, Storytelling Creator: Suzanne Wood Date: 7/19/1961 Description: One page typewritten letter and enclosed three page mimeographed article by Wood pertaining to article which Spiker planned to write regarding a storytelling program in Mt. Desert schools. Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.064.1

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