Description: A letter from Senator George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody. Senator Pepper includes a copy of the text from a letter he wrote to Loren Kimball, outlining his position on the construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Pepper tells Peabody that he feels the Jordan Pond Valley is spoiled but hopes that the Bubble Pond Valley may yet be saved. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Description: A letter from Barrington Moore suggesting arguments to Harold Peabody for advancing his campaign against the further construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Moore argues that while roads are necessary for the park to fulfill its mission of providing access to the public, certain areas must be kept wild, not only for the enjoyment of those seeking solitude in nature but also to serve as natural laboratories for scientists. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr [show more]
Description: A letter from Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell, the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. Weekes states his hope that high-ranking officials in the National Park Service will share his and Rowell's view that road construction in Lafayette National Park should be curtailed. Weekes goes on to suggest that those involved with the various path committees should confer and create a plan to prevent over-development in the park. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard, Arno B. Cammerer, Harold Peabody [show more]
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 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
Description: 1999 letter from Hugh Dwelley to Ted Spurling accompanying a listing and maps showing countries and states of the United States visited by Dwelley to that date. Travels of Hugo.
Description: 180th Ann.TCI Postmark envelopes Large & Small USPO contest todo the art work for the special cancellation stamp won by Wendy Racklif ,envelope art work done by Steve Winegarten
Description: "Finding Aid for the William Otis Collection: 1692-1941" Located at the William Otis Sawtelle collections and Research center at Acadia NAtional Park headquarters in Bar Harbor, MEAcq #292A - "Finding Aid for the Carroll Farm Collection 1840-1966" Located at the William Otis Sawtelle Collections and research center in BAr Harbor, ME