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You searched for: Date: 1980s
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Building and Land Use Permits
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Permission, Permit
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Other, Permits
  • Town of Mount Desert, Maine
  • 1981
Building and Land Use Permits
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Building Permit (one page) and Land Use Permit (one page) issued by the Town of Mount Desert, Maine, to the MDI Historical Society for construction of a new museum building in Somesville, ME.
Letters to Bidding Contractors on New Museum Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1981
Letters to Bidding Contractors on New Museum Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two double sided typewritten sheets containing carbon copies of letters to bidding contractors on new museum building for MDI Historical Society. Letters inform contractors that a contractor had been chosen.
Hand Drawn Maps of Location of New Museum Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Town of Mount Desert and MDI Historical Society
  • 1981
Hand Drawn Maps of Location of New Museum Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Map on tissue paper drawn by assessor, Town of Mount Desert, Maine, and photocopy of map presumably drawn by MDI Historical Society of area in Somesville to include new museum building.
Deed Conveying Land from Emily Grindle to the MDI Historical Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Land transfer
  • Other, Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Frederick Burrill, Attorney
  • 1981
Description:
Deed 1975 and letters of conveyance documenting the sale of land in Somesville, ME, from Emily Grindle to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society on April 23, 1981.
Southern environmental reporting trip1
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bar Harbor Times
  • Other, Cajuns
  • Other, Reporting
  • Other, Writing
  • 1985 ?
Southern environmental reporting trip1
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated letter to ? Starts letters Dear_ Appears to be in or just been in Kountze, Texas at Big Thicket National Preserve. Discusses Cajun Country. Needs to write a column for the Bar Harbor Times. Going to Rockport, Texas handwrittennote.jpg (2 p) Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.14, **1351
Trip narration letter
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Environment
  • Other, National Wildlife Refuges
  • 1985
Trip narration letter
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
This is possibly the beginning letter, 12/4/1985 of her environmental trip from Smithville, NY Discusses going throuhg Mass, NY, Delaware ,VA. Mentions lumbering practices. Going to Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk, Virginia. had been to other national wildlife reguges. Discusses treatment of brown skins and black skins. Mentions a letter from Sam waiting for her, not attached. Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.16, **1350 [show more]
Environmental Narration Letter -Tivoli, TX
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Environment
  • Other, Mexico
  • Other, National Wildlife Refuges
  • 1986?
Environmental Narration Letter -Tivoli, TX
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
In a trailer park by the Guadalupe.Went to Mexico. Got stopped to be searched Drugs. Returning to Big Thicket Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.17, **1351
Environmental narration-Port Isabel, Tx
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Environment
  • 1986
Environmental narration-Port Isabel, Tx
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
On the gulf. Discussed going to Arnasas National Wildlife Refuge. Wants to go to Mexico Previously Archived as Object id 012.FIC.042.18, **1352
Book Review of Lion and the Ostrich...
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Africa
  • Other, Folk tales
  • 1986
Book Review of Lion and the Ostrich...
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Book review of author Ashley Bryan's book the Lion and the Ostrich... Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.063.05
Peace: The Over Riding Imperitive
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, Peace
  • Other, Politics
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1981
Peace: The Over Riding Imperitive
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
“Peace: The Overiding Imperitve” by LaRue Spiker. 2 pages. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.063.06
Spiker, LaRue to Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Environment
  • Other, Legislation
  • Other, Wetlands
  • 4/1/1981
Spiker, LaRue to Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter to Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the State of Maine from LaRue Spiker in reference to regulating use of fresh water wet lands. Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.065.04
Letter to LaRue Spiker from William Cohen
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Political issues
  • William S. Cohen, United States Senator
  • 1/5/1988
Letter to LaRue Spiker from William Cohen
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter (2p.) in response to communication from LaRue Spiker regarding his support of assistance to the Contras in Central America. Reverse of letter includes extensive notes listing names of people and organizations and note "Ad in paper". Previously archived as 012.FIC.057.1
Housing Dilemma Worsens Resort Labor Shortage
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Housing
  • Other, Labor housing
  • Other, Resorts
  • Maine Sunday Telegram, written by Anne Hyde Degan
  • 4/17/1988
Housing Dilemma Worsens Resort Labor Shortage
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two page article with text and photographs discussing the year-round labor shortage issue on Mt. Desert Island. Problem reportedly resulted from lack of affordable housing. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.058.7
Mount Desert Island High School Student Handbook, 1980-1981
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Instructional, Manual
  • Other, Mount Desert Island High School
  • Mount Desert Island High School
  • 8/11/1980
Description:
Booklet of 42 pp. describing Mount Desert Island Highschool administration, policies, services and curricular information. Pages are separated from the cover. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previouly archived as object id 012.FIC.064.3
Letter to Ted from Charles
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 3/26/1981
Letter to Ted from Charles
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 Hand written page Copy of a letter to Ted discussing the conversation with Harvard Divinity School on how they have archived S.A. Eliot's papers, the materials recently sent to the Massachusetts Historical Society, and what Charles is currently sorting through at the house.
Letter from Charles to his sisters and brothers.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 3/20/1981
Letter from Charles to his sisters and brothers.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 hand written page Copy of a letter to his sisters and brothers about the donation of S.A. Eliot papers to the Massachusetts Historical Society. He also addresses other papers which he is going to send to the Harvard Divinity School library. There are also notes to Ted and Cush written on the bottom of the letter.
Letter from Charles to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 3/5/1980
Letter from Charles to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 hand written page Copy of two letters to Ted. Letter discussed his need for a response from Ted to his letter of Dec 30, 1974 about the Champlain Society Papers. Charles also mentions meeting with Harvard Divinity School to see how they have organized the donated papers from 1975 & 1977. Second letter is the one from Dec 30, 1974 Two copies
Letter from Charles to John Cushing at the Massachussets Historical Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 3/18/1981
Description:
4 hand written page Copy of a letter to John Cushing about the upcomming shipment of S.A. Eliot's papers to the Massachussetts Historical Society. He talks about his hopes for these materials, the need to a valuation of the collection for tax purposes, the hope that Harvard Archives, Harvard Divinity School and the Historical Society will be able to cross refrence the collections for future researchers. There is also three pages of inventory of the boxes being sent. [show more]
Letter from Charles to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 7/27/1989
Letter from Charles to Ted
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
2 hand written page Copy of a letter to Ted attached to a copy of an inventory list of materials sent to Ted on 12/30/1974 and his hope that he will give the Champlain Society Materials to the Northeast Harbor Library while he is on Mount Desert Island.
Card to Addie Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card, Political Card
  • 3/25/1981
Card to Addie Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
An card from Ronlad and Nancy Regan to Addie Smith on her 100th birthday. This is a stock card offering congradulations and joy for the comming year.
Somesville Library and The Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Other, Somesville Library and The Mount Desert Historical Society
  • 1989
Description:
Covering the happenings of both the Somesville Library and the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Library: Upcoming storytelling program Labor Day Picnic Poetry readings Friends Meeting Quilt Raffel Summer Fund-Raising Events Board of Trustees News Volunteers Kids Activites Book Sale Book Review Notes from the Librarian's Desk New Books MDI Historical Society Passing of Society members Happenings of the Society Reprint of a petition to break Tremont and Southwest Harbor away from the Town of Mount Desert. [show more]
Golden Age of Maine Summer Hotels Advertisement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Golden Age of Summer Hotels
  • August 13, 1981
Golden Age of Maine Summer Hotels Advertisement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Clipping about an upcoming talk about the Golden Age of Maine Summer Hotels 1880-1920. Talk will cover descriptions of summer hotel life along the Maine Coast.
Five articles about the Mount Desert Historical Society building a new museum.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Board (of a nonprofit)
  • Other, Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Other, Sewing Circle
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • August 1980 & 1985
Description:
Five articles glued to a piece of white paper. One side Society Delays Action on Museum from the Bangor Daily News August 15, 1980 about the vote to defer action on building a new museum building pending more information. Second article on the same side Historical Society Still Undecided as to Type of Building to Erect from the Ellsworth American August 21, 1980. Other side Editorial from the Bar Harbor Times August 21, 1980 about the need for a new museum. Bangor Daily 8/6/1985 Notice about the upcoming annual meeting of the Mount Desert Historical Society. Bar Harbor Times, August 21, 1980 Historical Society Urges Building Decision Soon about the need for a new museum building. Previously archived as 011.FIC.57.3 [show more]
Life on Tinker Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Daniel Somes Tavern
  • Other, Fishing
  • Other, Kate L. Pray Schooner
  • Other, Schooners
  • Other, Somesville
  • Structures, Factory, Textile Mill, Woolen Mill
  • 8/5/1982
Life on Tinker Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
From the Ellsworth American August 5, 1982. This is an excerpt from the book Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast: Penobscot and blue Hill Bays. Talks about the earliest name of the island, who John Robinson was, other people who claimed the island. geneology of the Tinkers, commercial activity on Tinker Island.
Mount Desert Island History
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Daniel Somes Tavern
  • Other, Fishing
  • Other, Kate L. Pray Schooner
  • Other, Schooners
  • Other, Somesville
  • Structures, Factory, Textile Mill, Woolen Mill
  • 8/5/1982
Mount Desert Island History
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Article on three pieces of paper about Mount Desert Island History; Native American History, small outer islands, Sutton's Island, Joseph Moore, Joseph Lancaster, Isaac Richardson, William and Joseph Moore, John Gilley