Description: Typewritten agenda and handwritten notes of the Board of Directors of the MDI Historical Society meeting. Consideration of refusal of the proposed gift of the Virginia Somes Sanderson house and discussion of the future of the Society.
Genealogical Society of The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Inc.
Collection:
Somes Genealogy
Date:
1964
Description: Archive record documenting the marriage of Capt. John Somes of Gloucester, Mass. to Nabby Saunders. Also included are the names and birth dates of 10 children born to the couple.
Description: Letter, carbon copy of typed letter from Robert W. Patterson to G. David Thompson, June 9, 1964, related to landscaping the external areas of the plot and the driveway and the hiring of another architect, Paul Schweikher and Webber, House for G. David Thompson, Seal Harbor, ME, 1964
Description: Copy, notes from Robert Patterson for Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller, three pages, typewritten, "The Eyrie Garden: Notes and Suggestions, August 31, 1961, revised September 2, 1961", Projects for Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller, Seal Harbor, ME, 1961
Description: Copy, notes from Robert Patterson re: Eyries Garden: Restoration of Original Design, September 2, 1961, center grass panel and east wall, Projects for Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller, Seal Harbor, ME,
Description: Letter, carbon copy of typed letter from Robert Patterson to Dr. Paul J. Vignos, May 3, 1956, discussion of porch construction, House for Dr. and Mrs. Paul Vignos, Jr., Mount Desert, ME, 1965
Description: Letter, from Paul J. Vignos, Jr., to Robert Patterson, March 22, 1965, giving instructions re: construction of the porch alterations, House for Dr. and Mrs. Paul Vignos, Jr., Mount Desert, ME, 1965
Description: Letter, carbon coy of typewritten letter from Robert Patterson to Paul Vignos, Jr., re: windows to be replaced in Northeast Harbor house, House for Dr. and Mrs. Paul Vignos, Jr., Mount Desert, ME, 1964
Description: Letter, typewritten carbon copy, Robert Patterson to Mr. G. David Thompson, February 23, 1963, re: architects to be used in the design of the Seal Harbor House, House for G. David Thompson, Seal Harbor, ME, 1963 2 pages
Description: A letter from Mrs. Reginald Allen to Mr. Robert Patterson, Sr., relating to information about drawings for Heron Pool, a home in Somesville, Maine, date uncertain
Description: Stuart Halpine, of the State of Connecticut Development Commission, tells LaRue that they do not have a picture of Col. Thomas Fitch at Norwalk, and any other photos cannot be freely given out to writers. He offers to loan photos to her once her article has been accepted. Previously accessioned as **1899, object id **1899
Description: Mrs. Havens, of the promotion division of the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission, says she encloses some photos that LaRue has requested. Previously accessioned as **1898, Object Id **1898
Description: LaRue replies to Charles E. Durham, telling him she is interested in writing some of the articles he has suggested. Previously accessioned as **1892, Object Id **1892
Description: Lorena McGoff, Admin assistant for the publicity division of the Vermont Development Department, replies to a letter from LaRue Spiker, saying she has enclosed the requested photos of Vermont. Previously accessioned as **1896, object id **1896
Description: Charles E. Durham is offering LaRue the chance to write an article. He says her Philadelphia article was so good that he has now chosen her for this one.
Description: Letter from the Executive Board to potential donners outlining the history of the current library and the need for donations to build the new library.
Description: Letter from Dr. Wesley Leonard (scanned) and onion skin copy with comments on the side such as date, basis for saying this, whom. It may be Spiker's handwriting. Letter by Dr. Leonard (Aug 1968) castigates Spiker for her opinions and propagation of communism, "Leninist dictum", opnions for gun control, a possible civilian police board, anti-Vietnam-for "communist victory", for "Marxian principles that personal savings should be abolished." Mentions Cyrus Hamlin. Appear he spoke at (Southwest Harbor?) town meeting but may have moved to Kennebunk Accompanying handwritten commentary (Dec 1968) by Spiker explaining that she sat beside a little girl at a Christmas Concert. Leonard and his wife came in and greeted the little girl. Dr. Leonard told her not to talk to Spiker [show more]
John R. McGuire, Acting Chief, USDA Forest Service
Collection:
LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
2/24/1969
Description: Items collected by LaRue Spiker, probably in preparatin for an article. Items pertain to grants, subsidies and loans made by Dept. of Agriculture to State of Maine for forestry and forest products industries. Included items: 1) Letter from John McGuire to Honorable William D. Hathaway detailing such grants. 2) Chart of fiscal apportionments to Maine under Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act and the Anadromous Fish Act 3) Chart of producer payments distribution for 1967 from USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service 4) Chart of loans and grants to Maine from 1964 to 1968 from USDA Farmers Home Administration Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.061.2 [show more]
Other, Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage of Women
Other, Maine Digest
Other, Rockland
Other, Suffrage
Other, Voting
Other, Woman Suffrage Association
Other, Women's rights
Collection:
LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
1969
Description: Correspondence with Tim Wetterlow of the Maine Digest. One appears to be a letter regarding writing pieces on a Jonesport clam digger, William Alley; Phillips Lord; Dick Payne. The other letter is regarding her manuscript that is attached on women's suffrage. Correspondence indicates she is looking for relevant pictures. Manuscript uses Maine Woman Suffrage Association. Should it be Women's. Discusses key figures in suffrage movement but no mention of individuals on MDI Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.042.10, **1343 [show more]
Description: Spiker suggesting possible stories to newspapers and magazine, Portland Press Telegram (stories related to MDI, park, 80 year old woman who works in fish factory, Robert Patteson, Ellsworth, Blue Hill) Pays 30 cents and in for features, $3. a picture, $5 sunday picture; Living Wilderness magazine ("Halfway Land"), Kiwanis Magazine (lobster industry), New Republic (story on Rep Dickey-disrespectful behavior by Congress, reverse side of copy, writes to Sen Hathaway) Only 1 page scanned wantstories.pdf Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.042.07, **1335, **1336, **1337, **1338, **1339, **1340 [show more]
Description: Letter from Mrs. W. H. Ballard, Ruth Ballard who has knowledge of location of pictures, furnishings of Louis Agassiz . Also letter (not scanned by E. Sohier Welch who enjoyed article by LaRue Spiker and tells LaRue that he helped put the iron bars supporting a wood structure there (Greeen Mt Railroad?) Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.18, **1310, **1311
Description: Spiker is going to use pictures from Fish and Wildlife for her article in Frontiers Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.19, **1313
Description: 5 handwritten letters of congratulations on taking over editorship Letter frorm Nancy Greenough (Mrs. Alfred) congratulating on Bar Harbor Times Previously archived as 012.FIC.023.4, **1317, **1319, **1320, **1321, **1322, **1323