1 - 25 of 289 results
You searched for: Object ID: is not emptyType: PublicationType: Literary
Refine Your Search
Refine Your Search
Subject
Type
Place
  • none
Date
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
18757S.A.E and Champlain Society
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • A.L. Rand
  • Unknown
Description:
1 handwritten pages Copy of document shows a short choncology of the S.A.E. and the Champlain Society from 1884-1887 as written by A.L. Rand Secretary.
13473A three-scene play about drunkeness and redemption
  • Publication, Literary, Script
  • Allen Somes
Description:
A play ("dialogue" is the word used by the author ) about drunkeness and redemption. Appears to have been written by Allen Somes. Three scenes, handwritten on 3 pages. A note on the back of the second page asks a Mr. Higgins to take one of the roles and to come to rehearsal on a Friday evening. If Higgins cannot take the role, he is asked to pass the script to Bloomfield. No date is given.
13848The Little Brown Jug
  • Publication, Literary, Script
  • Baker, George M.
  • 1876
Description:
Paperback copy of play; cover is disrepair. Advertisement for "Pearl Corset Shields" inserted between pages.
14698Using Surveying Records for Genealogical Research
  • Publication, Literary, Transcript
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Maine
  • Coffin, Edward
  • New England Genealogical Society
Description:
Audiocassette tape of Using Surveying Records for Genealogical Research by Edward Coffin
14703Oral History Interview of Louise Sawtelle Libby
  • Publication, Literary, Transcript
  • Other, History - Cranberry Islands
  • Other, Islands
  • People
  • Colquohn, Leza
  • 3/20/2002
Description:
Written transcript of interview with Louise Sawtelle Libby, born 1/20/1907 in Cambridge Mass., regarding the history of Islesford; Duck Island; and many stories about growing up in the mid 1900s and summering on the coast of MDI, Coast Guard, Bangor fire in 1911, small bit about MDI fire of 1947
4185John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Where were you on November 22, 1963
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Assassinations
  • Other, Oral history
  • Other, Presidents
  • Dobbs, Jeffrey
  • 2013
Description:
A film of oral histories given by thirteen people who currently reside on Mount Desert Island, on November 22, 2013, College of the Atlantic Gates Auditorium, of their personal recollections of the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. The presentation was hosted by the MDIHistorical Society and Nathaniel Fenton was the moderator and interviewer. Individuals with recorded oral histories: Robert Shea, Sheldon Goldthwait, Deborah Dyer, Sherwood Carr, Mary Mitchell, Merdith Rich Hutchins, Joan Carey, Marian Smith, Karen Craig, Fred Benson, Jack Gibbons, Sandy McFarland, and Nat Fenton. [show more]
4428Somesville and Hall Quarry Historical Summaries
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Poetry
  • Other, Somesville
  • Doris Grant
Description:
One double-sided mimeographed page which includes two historical essays: "Somesville, a Pleasant Place, A Goodly Heritage" and "Hall Quarry, An Interesting Place" and well as one unattributed poem, "The Cemetery Road."
4249Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview with Lillian Rich Reed (1889-1973)
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Children
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Domestic life
  • Other, Motion picture theaters
  • Structures, Civic, Entertainment
  • Eleanor Mayo
  • 01/16/1967
Description:
Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview with Lillian Rich Reed (1889-1973). The interview took place on January 16, 1967. Lillian Rich Reed was the daughter of John M. and Charlotte Kelley Rich, the sister of Emily Rich Trask, and the mother of Emma Reed Richards.
4270Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview of Emily Rich Trask (1884-1981)
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Business & finance
  • Other, Oral history
  • People
  • Eleanor Mayo
  • 1975
Description:
Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview of Emily Rich Trask (1884-1981) . The interview took place on January 20, 1975. Emily Trask was the daughter of John M. and Charlotte Kelley Rich, and the sister of Lillian Rich Reed.
4006Summary
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Eliot, Charles
  • 1881
Description:
A single sheet summary of early explorers of the New England Coast 1498-1759. This sheet was found in "Charles Eliot's notes on the early explorers of the New England coast." item 005.17.19
3051John Gilley of Baker's Island
  • Publication, Literary, Biography
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • 1966 c.
Description:
Biography of John Gilley and story of Baker's Island; 72 pps; 4.5" X 5.5"
13542Summers at the Eyrie
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Ellen MacDonald Ward
  • August 1996
Description:
Summer home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his family. Describes family life, gardens, interior furnishings. House was demolished c. 1963.
3027History of Mt. Desert Lodge, No. 140, of Free and Accepted Masons, Mt. Desert, Maine from February 14, 1867 - February 14, 1871
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • E.M. Hamor
  • 1871
Description:
History of the Mt. Desert Masonic Ledge from 1867-1871 by E.M. Hamor. Published in Portland by Stephen Berry, Printer in 1871. Includes history of the Lodge's origins, roll of original members, and a list of members.
18343Oral History Interview with Emma Richards, February 5, 2007
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Childhood & youth
  • Other, Children & adults
  • Other, Children & animals
  • Other, Children doing housework
  • Other, Children dressing
  • Other, Children's clothing & dress
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Families
  • Other, Motion picture theaters
  • Emma Richards
  • 02/05/2007
Description:
Oral History Interview with Emma Richards, February 5, 2007 (2 audio tapes marked 007.6.2a and 007.6.2b) .2a=XR-90 Extended Range (45 minutes) .2b=Maxell UR (60 minutes)
4435Battle of Norwood's Cove
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Battle of Norwood's Cove
  • Other, Military history
  • Ezra Dodge
Description:
Four page handwritten document describing the Battle of Norwood's Cove, a skirmish between settlers of Mt. Desert Island and a British Frigate, Tenedos. Stated to be part of LaRue Spiker Collection, from a file marked "Mrs. Dorr."
2502A Pioneer Family: The Richardsons of Mount Desert
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Marriage
  • Hamblen, Charles F
  • 1976
Description:
Portion of Maine Historical Society Prize Essay, 1976, pertaining to 1770 incident between crew member of a Royal Navy ship and a local Bunker young woman.
2493Essay Titled: An Island
  • Publication, Literary, Essay
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Heath, Lewis F.
  • 1848
Description:
Essay written by Lewis Heath of Southwest Harbor about Mount Desert Island, c. 1848. Original, transcription, and explanation.
14700Maine Court Records: Ancient Sources, Modern Access.
  • Publication, Literary, Transcript
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Law & legal affairs
  • Other, Maine
  • Henderson, James
  • New England Genealogical Society
Description:
Audiocassette tape of Maine Court Records: Ancient Sources, Modern Access. by James Henderson
3891Guide to and history of St. John the Baptist Parish Church, Thorpe Mandeville, England
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, England
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Humfrey, Algernon G
  • Unknown
Description:
Photocopy of history and description of St John the Baptist Parish Church, Thorpe Mandeville, England
17048"By the quiet lake" nocturne.
  • Publication, Literary, Musical Composition, Sheet Music
  • Keller, F. J.
Description:
"By the quiet lake" nocturne. E flat cornet.
17037"By the quiet lake" nocturne.
  • Publication, Literary, Musical Composition, Sheet Music
  • Keller, F. J.
Description:
"By the quiet lake" nocturne. 2d Tenor.
17047"By the quiet lake" nocturne.
  • Publication, Literary, Musical Composition, Sheet Music
  • Keller, F. J.
Description:
"By the quiet lake" nocturne. Tuba.
17049"By the quiet lake" nocturne.
  • Publication, Literary, Musical Composition, Sheet Music
  • Keller, F. J.
Description:
"By the quiet lake" nocturne. 1st B flat Clarinet.
17053"By the quiet lake" nocturne.
  • Publication, Literary, Musical Composition, Sheet Music
  • Keller, F. J.
Description:
"By the quiet lake" nocturne. 2d B flat Clarinet.
17050"By the quiet lake" nocturne.
  • Publication, Literary, Musical Composition, Sheet Music
  • Keller, F. J.
Description:
"By the quiet lake" nocturne. 2nd B flat Cornet.