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: Madame Bacler de Leval, a French woman, efforts to establish a settlement for French refugees in the present Tremont area in 1792, This pamphlet summarizes those efforts as includes her diary (and other writings) in French. There are also handwritten notes in French, and a postcard from the donor, which are in a small envelope.
Description: Official Cypher for the Grand Lodge of Masons in Maine. First, Second and Third Degrees. Appears to be some kind of code. 183 pps. 3 x 5, in leather case
Description: Construction deck plan for 'Little International,' class boat commissioned by William F. Strawbridge from L. Francis Herreshoff, of Marblehead. Two boats were built by Hinckley. One remains on Mount Desert Island today. The class failed to materialize due to the coming of WWII, after which Luders made their debut. White markings of ship design on black background (white paper on back is blank). Shows design of 28' class boat. Construction plan for design number 77. Drawn or designed by L. Francis Herreshoff in Aug. 1940. Scale: 1"=1'. [show more]
Description: Notes on a 5 yr. diary written by Minnie Dolliver, includes obituaries of: Dollivers; Marilyn, Rudolph, Russell, Carolyn,Delores Elene,Carl - Norwoods; Meda, Milton, Capt.Joseph Bassett, Rhoda May , Clyde - Gotts: Lucy, Ronald, Ava(Rumill), IrmaJosephine, Ester, Blanche,Charles - Fred Gonya - Arthur George Goodrich - Henry J. Dionne Sr. - Fuller; Jack E, Hildred W., Walter A., W. Atherton - Wass; Henry B., Winifred L., Thelma Grover. Annotation Notes of diary are compiled by Meredith Hutchins Discusses her work washing and ironing [show more]
Description: Blueprint, first floor plumbing, house, House and Guest House for Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Thorndike, Bar Harbor, ME, 1947 **Access to digital images attached to record should be made through the media tab, above, not through Image Management screen.01/07/2014