Description: War Survey: includes number of wells, beds, linens, cooking utensils, vehicles, firearms available in the area of Southwest Harbor, Manset and Seawall by May Salsbury, Survey Chairman Seawall, Manset P.O., Maine
Description: 1 page report, from the Coast and Geodetic Survey. About tidal bench marks in Southwest Harbor. Research for an article by LaRue Spiker. Previously accessioned as **2009, object Id 2001.2009
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. Report sent to Mr. Doane Candage, of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce, and prepared by Henry Rawle, S. Edwin Tracy, and Charles K. Savage. The report covers: potential upgrades to the Harbor, athletic fields, architectual aspects, zoning, cleanliness and neatness, the removal of utility poles from line of sight of village streets, tree planting program, removal of billboard type signs, industries, and agricultural activites. The report is six pages long. [show more]
Description: Report on a survey of the educational programs and facilities of the schools on Mount Desert Island taken in 1948, including trends in enrollment, school housing needs, finances, and transportation. The survey recommends the establishment of a consolidated, regional school for grades 7-12.
Description: A report prepared for the Mount Desert Island regional high school committee. Printed by the Bar Harbor Times. Folder 9 also contains numerous letters, memos and announcements about the decision process, 1948, for building a new island wide High School to replace regional schools.
Description: 76-page booklet: A Report Prepared for The Mount Desert Island Regional High School Committee by the Survey Staff, Mark R. Shibles, Director. The report recommended establishing "a single, six-year Regional Secondary School for the youth of the entire Island" (school consolidation). Also gave plans for use of existing school buildings affected by this new organization. Includes a center photographic spread of the existing buildings.
The People and Their Economu Penobscot Bay Mt. Desert Region
Date:
1962
Description: A series of large spiral bound reports on the Penobscot Bay, Mt Desert Region 14*10 The People and their Economy The Area Recreation Transportation and Public Facilities General Development Plan Prepared by Maine Department of Economic Development
Description: 95-page booklet (including bibliography) about the parties, the voters, the preliminaries; delegate selection; national nominating conventions, and more.
Description: Commission on Maine's Future Preliminary Report June 30, 1977 Report commissioned by Governor Longely to recommend growth and development policies
Description: Fundraising and informational materials regarding the Sound School House Restoration project prepared by the Mount Desert Island Historical Society and dated March 1998.
Description: Appeal for donations for the Campaign for History Education, soliciting funds for museum repairs, museum grounds work, and an endowment fund.
Description: Detailed response to the Maine Department of Ecomomic & Community Development objections to Bar Harbor’s Draft Comprehensive Plan, 1993. (exhibit D) pp. 1-34
Description: Report prepared by Bill Skocpol regarding activities of the MDI Odd Fellows lodge during the middle of the 20th century. Report based on the Constance J. Robbins papers which he acquired at an auction in 1999. Report includes graphs of membership levels, photocopies of photographs, and summary narrative.
Preliminary Report on the Town Plan Bar Harbor, Maine
Date:
July 1948
Description: This is a report submitted by Harland Bartholomew and associates to the Town Planning Board of Bar Harbor to serve as a guide for the development of the community after the 1947 Fire. This is a copy of the report requested by Tim Garrity from the Rockefeller Archive Center. The documents also contain a letter from the Lead Archivist for the archives. The folder also contains a status report of the fire from the United States Department of the Interior Dated October 26, 1947. All of these documents are printed on recycled paper. [show more]
Description: Fundraising and informational materials prepared for the Sound School House Campaign Committee of the Mount Desert Island Historial Society dated July 1998. Includes the Sound School House Fact Sheet, the Mount Desert Island Historical Society Fact Sheet, the Sound School House Restoration and Use Plan, Fundraising Plan, and pledge sheet.
The Area: Penobscot Bay and Mt. Desert Planning Area
Date:
November 1962
Description: Report prepared by the Department of Economic Development in November 1962. One of four reports created as background information for the creation of a master plan.
Transportation and Public Facilities: Penobscot Bay and Mt. Desert Plannin
Date:
November 1962
Description: Report prepared by the Department of Economic Development in November 1962. One of four reports created as background information for the creation of a master plan.
General Development Plan: Penobscot Bay and Mt. Desert Plannin
Date:
November 1962
Description: Report prepared by the Department of Economic Development in November 1962. One of four reports created as background information for the creation of a master plan.