Description: Promotional booklet for Jordan Pond House likely written and published by T.A. McIntire, Proprietor. Includes a description of Jordan Pond, offerings of the Jordan Pond House, suggested walks to and from Jordan Pond House, and a map of Mount Desert Island supplemented by contemporary images of the House, both interior and exterior, and the Park. Photographs of Jordan Pond and the Bubbles from the lawn of the Jordan Pond House, a walking path along the pond, and the front and drive of the Jordan Pond House are copyright Chas. A. Townsend. [show more]
Description: Wedding anncouncement card, 3.5" X 5", announcing the marriage of Miss Nellie Whitmore to Mr. Carroll Edward Valentine at Seal Harbor, Maine, on Oct. 12, 1923
Description: Small cream booklet with constitution and by-laws of the Asticou Rebekah Lodge Northeast Harbor, Maine instituted February 15, 1905 includes memberships.
Description: small blue booklet with constitution and by-laws of the Independent Order of Ocean Lodge, Odd Fellows No. 140 includes fees and dues and memberships
Quarry Workers' International Union of North America
Date:
1929
Description: Quarry workers' union constitution, "As revised at the Second convention held at Boston, Massachusetts, December 10-14, 1929." This constitution went into effect January 1, 1930. Includes a 1911 resolution on worker safety and safe quarrying equipment and machinery.
Description: Letter asks for payment of additional $4.00 to pay Boston and Maine Railroad for loading and blocking auto for shipment of the Ford Beach Auto.
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. Letter discussing a check to the the Seal Harbor Yarch Club and the purchase of stock certificates.
Description: Letter from Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, to Nellie Whitmore, Seal Harbor, Maine stating that they had sent her a telegram telling that they had hired a teacher "to fill her position." Also expressing sorrow that she would not be with them and the hope that her "aunt will fully recover her health and strength." Includes envelope.
Description: 2 typed pages Copy of a letter from S.A. Eliot, to Ferris Greenslot discussing the errors he feel are in the contract between Houghton Mifflin & Co and himself. He acknowledges he has the chapter and bibliography finished and has consulted with Sawtelle on needed changes. Eliot is waiting a response from Greenslot about the contract and copyright before he sends the new material.
Description: 2 typed pages. This is a copy of a letter from S. A. Eliot to Sawtelle about Houghton Mifflin Company wanting to publish another edition of History of Mount Desert. The author of the letter is writing to see if Sawtelle feels there are any corrections or additions he fells should be added to another edition.
Description: 1 typed page Letter from Ferris Greenslot outlining their aceptance of Eliot's changes to the book and suggesting some changes to make the new text fit the size of the origional pages. There maybe a page missing from this letter.
Description: 1 typed page Copy of a letter from S.A. Eliot and Greenslot covering the necessary changes to the new edition of the book: typo corrections, addition of an updated map, combination of chapters 7 & 8 into one, and renumbering of pages.
Description: 2 handwritten pages. Response to his letter to her about the possibility of printing another edition of The History Of Mount Desert and her transferral the copyright to Eliot. Discussion of her urging her brother to also forfeit the copyright of the book.
Description: 1 typed page Letter Ferris Greenslot stating that he feels S.A. Eliot could sign the orgional contract and that he would be happy to send a new contract to Eliot once he is back in Boston.
Description: 2 typed pages Letter restating of the point of coversation that morning: -need to transfer the copyright. -chapters to be added and removed from the next edition -set up of royalties for Eliot and later George Street's heirs. -anticipated publishing date.