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You searched for: Date: 1970sType: Document
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
14763Letter from Alexander to Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Betsy Alexander
  • 1977
Description:
Letter from Mrs. Alexander to Sanderson tendering her resignation from the MDI Historical Society Newsletter Committee and explaining her discontent with the operation of this committee.
14766Letter from Sanderson to Betsy Alexander
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • 1977
Description:
Photocopy of two page handwritten letter from Sanderson to Betsy Alexander. Sanderson accepts Alexander's resignation from the MDI Historical Society Newsletter Committee and discusses Mrs. Alexander's grievances with the committee.
3741Strawberry Festival Financial Report
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Festivals
  • Other, Financial disclosure
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1977
Description:
One page typewritten financial report of the Strawberry Festival of July 9, 1977.
9345Regarding will and bequests of LaRue Spiker
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Estates
  • Other, Long Pond
  • Other, Nature Conservancy
  • Other, Trust (estate)
  • Other, Wills
  • 1979
Description:
Letter to Executive Director of Nature Conservancy re a bequest of land where LaRue Spiker lives on Long Pond to Nature Conservancy for its use to sell after death of a friend who shall hold title during the friend's lifetime. Describes property. Letter from her lawyers explaining what Douglas Chapman did to revise the will. Advises setting up a trust. The will is not attached to this letter. Previously archived as object id 012.Fic.042.12, **1348, **1349 [show more]
9344Writer's Digest Award
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Writing
  • 1971
Description:
Letter from Writer's Digest awarding prize for manuscript, "Hang Him Higher than Human" Prizes not attached Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.13, **1345
9342Launching of Stanley-44
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Computer-aided designs
  • Other, John M. Williams Company
  • Other, Mark Marine Inc
  • Other, Stanley-44
  • Other, magazine article
  • 1977
Description:
Letter from John Letcher, Jr about a story the American (magazine) was plannng about the Stanley -44 launching to LaRue Spiker. And copy of letter that Lechter has attached from Lechter to Dave Getchell regarding launching and the design of the boat by Lyford Stanley and Jock (Stanley?) Discusses computerized design. Previously archived as 012.FIC.042.15, **1346, **1347
9205Charter of the Town of Bar Harbor, Hancock Sounty, Maine
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Government
  • Bar Harbor Charter Commission
  • 1979
Description:
Booklet of 32 pp. detailing powers, responsibilities and governance of the Town of Bar Harbor. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as Object id 012.FIC.062.1
2936Southwest Harbor Comprehensive Plan, 1979
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, Government
  • Other, Planning Board
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor Planning Board
  • 1979
Description:
84 page booklet with text, graphs, tables and photographs detailing the future planning for the community of Southwest Harbor. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.062.2
2935Draft of Proposed Planning Board Standards for Reviewing Land Subdivisions for the Town of Bar Harbor 1974
  • Document, Draft
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Land use
  • Other, Planning Board
  • Bar Harbor Planning Board
  • 1/1974
Description:
Seven page oversized document detailing proposed land subdivision standards for the town of Bar Harbor. The document was to be reviewed at a public hearing in January, 1974. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.062.3
9251Reserved Lands
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970
Description:
Draft of article typed and annotated by LaRue Spiker for unknown publicatin and date. Reserved Lands about sale of timber land in unorganized townships in early 1800's to private corporations. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.8
18759Letter from Charles to Charles Dunbar
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Jan 10, 1977
Description:
2 handwritten pages Copy of a letter from Charles to Charles Dunbar. Letter relates the formation of the Champlain Society in 1880, questions about the photos he saw of the Champlain Society camping trip, questions about what field of science each member studied during these camping trips, Charles will be sending the photos on to his brother Tom for his help in identifying members.
18756Letter from Charles to Ted
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Nov 26, 1973
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter from Charles to Ted discussing the sending of more documents on the Champlain Soceity to the Northesast Harbor Library, and Charle possibly writting a history of his and Ted youth on Mount Desert Island for their heirs to enjoy later.
18755Letter from Charles to Ted
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Nov 26, 1973
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter from Charles to Ted discussing documents he has enclosed for Ted to look at, Charles relates he is still sorting through their father's papers and that papers he origionally thought were Champlain Society documents were notes from Charles Eliiot.
18754Letter the whole family from Charles W. Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles W. Eliot
  • 11/15/1973
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter to the whole family from Charles on where Samuel A Eliot's personal papers should be archived. He plans on sending the listed documents to various institutions Samuel Eliot was affiliated with as long as there are no objections from members of the family.
18753Letter to Charles from unknown author
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • 11/11/1973
Description:
1 typed page Letter to Charles from a family member asking for certain papers of their fathers: Records and Reports of the Summer Camps at Mount Desert Island, H.L. Hackley papers, and copies of certain pages from both The Romance of Mount Desert and the New England Magazine.
18752Letter from Charles Eliot to his brothers and sisters
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 10/26/1973
Description:
17 handwrite and typed pages Letter from Charles to his brothers and sisters talking about recent archivists who have visited their father's house to help Charles group the documents belonging to their late father. He lists the various categories of documents and memorabilia and which organizations should receive them barring any objections. There is also included a list of books, lectures, sermons prepared by their father. Charles asks for input from his family on if any of them want any of this stuff or if they feel there is a better organization to be the repository of these items. [show more]
18751Letter from Charles Eliot to Ted
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 12/30/1974
Description:
1 handwriten page Letter from Charles to Ted telling him he is mailing him a big package of their father's documents for him to review. He asks after Ted reviews the documents he should send them to the Harvard Archives.
18749Inventory of Items Sent to Theodore Eliot
  • Document, List, Inventory
  • Charles Eliot
  • 12/30/1974
Description:
1 handwriten page A list of S.A. Eliot papers, books, and photographs sent to Theodore L. Eliot
18748Letter from Charles Eliot to Peter Oliver-Leharian
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 12/30/1974
Description:
1 handwriten page Copy of a letter to Peter Oliver at Harvard Divinity School thanking him for helping to sort through his fathers papers and also including a list of items Charles is transvering to Havard Divinity School for archiving. Charles also ask for further assistance in storing the remainder of the items in the house and their potential to be housed at the Divinity School.
18747Notes on a variety of topics
  • Document, Note
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 12/30/1974
Description:
9 handwriten and typed pages Notes on a variety of topics with source notations. Topics range from the 1788 Deed of Tinker to Robinson, notification of valuation to the residents of Mount Desert, Captain William Reed, 1770 marriage of James Collins and Hannah Abbot, Champlain's Voyages, listo of refrences and things to look up.
18746Letter to Peter Oliver
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Eliot
  • 12/11/1974
Description:
2 handwriten pages Letter to Peter Oliver at Harvard Divinity School. Charles thanks him for helping to sort through his father's papers. He also includes an inventory of the items he is sending for archiving at the Divinity School. He is also asks for some more assistance in sorting the rest of his father's papers. Discussion on how to memorialize his father's belonging at the school.
18745Letter to Charles from Regina
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Regina
  • 6/13/1974
Description:
1 typed page Letter to Charles Eliot asking if the author will ever be able to see the Champlain Society mateials. Also talks about an upcoming event with Archibald Cox.
18729Letter to Charles from C.F. Dunbar
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • C. F. Dunbar
  • Jan 26, 1977
Description:
2 hand witten pages Letter from C. F. Dunbar to Charles relaying surprise that his father was associated with the Champlain Society and asking for copies of the information Charles has.
18728Letter to Charles from unknown
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • Aug 28, 1974
Description:
1 Typed page Letter from Charles asking once again to see the Champlain Society Materials which have been asked for on many occasions.
18727Letter from Regina to Charles Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • April 18, 1974
Description:
1 typed page Letter from Regina to Charles asking again to see the Champlain Society materials.