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Letter: George B. Dorr to Belle Smallidge Knowles
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Places, Island
  • George B. Dorr
  • 1915
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
Regarding Bird Study Station on Mount Desert Island
Letter: Belle Smallidge Knowles to George B. Dorr
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Places, Island
  • Belle Smallidge Knowles
  • 1915
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
Regarding establishment of Bird Sanctuary
The Future of Mount Desert Island
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
  • Charles W. Eliot II
  • 1928
  • Mount Desert Island
The Future of Mount Desert Island
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Charles Eliot's report to the Plan Committee of the B. H. Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Maps included. (Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)


File Attachment:
SCB 917.41 ELI.pdf
Dorr in 1916 to carryon and perpetuate the work which had resulted in the first acceptance by the United States of lands for Park purpose on Mount Desert …Dorr, some years ago, bought the Great Meadow to prevent its being used as a dump ground. …Dorr relieved of the burden he has so public spiritedly carried for many years.
Benjamin Graves Record Books
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Building Business
  • 1897-1951
  • Mount Desert Island
Benjamin Graves Record Books
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Box 1 Record book A, 1897-1909 Record book B, Oct. 1902-Oct. 1903 Record book C, 1927-1929 Record book D, 1925-1927 Record book E, 1931-1935 Record book F, 1929-1931 Record book G, 1932 Record book H, 1951 Includes database of clients and works (see uploaded pdf file): Information from Benjamin Graves'work done in the village and on Mount Desert Island from around 1897 through 1951. Much of this time was before reinforced concrete was widely adopted, so while the ledger detail includes other materials, "stone" is a common denominator. Labor rates and other local masons names are shown, as well as early rusticators. Bishop Doane, the Episcopal Church, Pres. Eliot and others' work is laid out. [show more]


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Graves Ledger Index.pdf
…1902-1903 Parkman, Henry 76 1902-1903 Beal, L. 77 1902-1903 Kimball, L.E. 78 1902-1903 Manchester, D.J. 79 1902-1903 Kittridge & Graves 80 1902-1903 Dorr …Desert 151 1928 Grindle, Gage 155 1928 Haskel, Lynam 156 1928 Holmes, Elrie 157 1928 Merrills 159 1928 Dubois, Elias 161 1928 Wood, Arnold 163 1928 Dorr