Description: An article fromthe Bangor Daily January 11, 1963 showing an aerial photograph of John D. Rockefeller Jr. summer cottage and the fact it is to be torn down that week.
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. Newspaper clipping talking about the opening of the new neighborhood hall in Seal Harbor and the first concert that was held in the hall.
Description: Front pages stories include: Prize Contest Goes With Maine Dairy Edition Haymaking Has Changed Gov. Reed Send Word to Maine Dairy People | Wishes Them Well On Occasion Of June Milk Month Where The Money Goes | Milk Costs Interesting Black Heifer Was Now Good | Early Maine Cow Turned Down Took Bath In Maine Milk | Great Boost For State Milk Control Has Its Reasons | Sets Industry On Firm Feet Retiring Queen
Description: Four articles from Ellsworth American Newspaper and the Bar Harbor Times Newspaper about Marguerite Yourcenar. One is a book review of A Coin in Nine Hands. Three are of her winning the Grand Prix de la Litterature from the French Academy. Previously archvied as object id 011.FIC.004.3
Description: Four clipping from unknown newspapers about Marguerite Yourcenar. One is about the sexism women faced when trying to enter the French Academy. Two are clippings of photos of her. One is an obituary written in the New York Times about her. Previously archived as 011.FIC.004.4
Description: One article from the New York Times Bookreview 1/10/88, one article from the Bangor Daily News March 7, 1980 about Marguerite Yourcenar. Previously archived as object id 011.FIC.004.2
Description: Written transcript of Interview of men who were at the Mount Desert Light Station, Storm of October 7, 1962., paper transcript. Storm related to Hurrican Daisy. Unknown interviewers, date and place of interview, and speaker. Needs to be identified prior to putting out on internet. This transcript exists on paper. (See media link, above) The digital file (WORD doc) has not been located. It may be in Jean Fosillo's home files and should be located and a copy attached to this record via multimedia link. [show more]
Description: a-Life magazine for Nov. 29, 1963; photograph of President John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 on cover. Editorial: The President's Empty Chair Articles: Murder of the President; Lyndon Johnson, the 36th President; Intimate Memory of John Kennedy b- Life Magazing October 2, 1964, The Warren Report: How the Commission Pieced Together the Evidence ,
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. One page document which give a brief history of ownership of the island and structures on the island. Listing of the Name of the building, number of acres it sits on, date built/builder, successive owners/occupants/comments on building. Document was prepared by George L. Paine and Hoyt C. Hottel in 1963. [show more]
Description: Prepared for the Summer-Year Round Resident Planning Committee of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce. Includes land use maps of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Bracy Cove, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Pretty Marsh. The overall objective was to find ways and means to guide the coourse of change while maintaining the basic character of the community; find ways to achieve growth of the permament summer community. Includes study of hotel/inn and restaurant facilities to see if they are adequate. Among the findings: lengthening season, more older permanent summer residents; need for basic recreational facilities, expansion and modernization of Bar Harbor airport; light housekeeping rental cottages;better shopping and marine services on Sea St. in Northeast Harbor [show more]
Description: Two articles, both incomplete, celebrating the 94th and 96th birthdays of C.E. Whitmore also known as Ed Whitmore. Previoulsy archived as object Id 012.FIC.047.1
Description: Article about the closing of the Kinball House in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Article is from the Bangor Daily News, Saturday/Sunday August 27-28, 1966. The story was written by Laurence S, Newman, Jr.
Description: Vol X in Northeast Folklore Series, published in 1968. Tall tales and anecdotes about MDI families (Manring, Smallidge, Carroll, Holmes, Somes, Storer and Reed among them) and particularly about Jones Tracy (1856-1939).