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. Photocopy of a photograph of summer cottage Gray Cliff under construction. Caption reads Grey Cliff 1895, I.H. Green.
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. Brown hardcover book titled Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. 120 pages. Bar Harbor Guide, Business Directory and Reference Book published by W.H. Sherman. Covers the island's history, overview of the area, beginning of the summer colony, amusements, boating, driving tours, walking, fishing, society life, the Cottagers, routes to Bar Harbor, churches, public conveniences, and public utilities. Also has a advertisements from various hotels and businesses. [show more]
Description: Letter to M.L. Allen from F.P. Musiet, of Blue Hill. November 4, 1897. In reference to his support for Allen’s Republican Party nomination for County Commissioner. Previously archived as 011.FIC.41.1, old accession **0432
Description: Letter to M.L. Allen from C.E. Parker, of Bucksport. April 20, 1897. In reference to Allen’s Republican Party nomination for County Commissioner. Parker is not ready to pledge support. Previously archived as object id 011.FIC.41.1, old accession **0448
Description: Letter from Edwin Mead at New England Magazine to Rev. Samuel Eliot about comisioning an article on early explorers of the New England Coast.
Description: Letter from Franklin W. Hooper at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Science to Rev. Samuel Eliot about his lecture the evening before. Inviting him to give him a lecture the following year to a group of Harvard men.
Description: Castine Lecture 1895 Brooklyn Institute 11 pages typed and hand written Lecture was on the Penobscot Expedition and the history of Castine
Description: 16 typed and handwritten pages. Apears to be a lectue on the early years of John Smith 1601-1614 along with notes on John Smith in various battles and stages of his life.
Description: 15 handwritten pages. Apears to be a draft of the lecture he planned on giving on Heros of Exploration on the New England Coast {English} along with a bibliography.
Description: Card. On the cover: “In Memory of Mrs. Addie B. Howard.” Inside is a poem by Mrs. I.M. Richardson, and one by I.M. Richardson. Written in Rockland, ME, December 16, 1891.
Description: Ephemera: Framed poster inviting the citizens of Mount Desert to a Republican Rally in Otter Creek on Sept. 2nd. Speakers at the rally were T.R. Simonton, Esq. and A.P. Wiswell, Esq. Probably dates to the 1880s-1890s. Every line of type is different. Fine example of a typesetter's skill. A gift to the Historical Society in honor of Louisa Kennedy. Poster dimensions: approximately 13 1/4" wide by 20" in height.
Description: Framed letter from Capt. John Francis Hodgdon to Frank Leslie Hodgdon. Two frames glued back to back showing both sides of paper through glass. Typed transcript of letter in object file. Donor info - This is the last letter written by my grandfather Capt. John Francis Hodgdon. It was written to my father, Frank Leslie Hodgdon. Capt Hodgdon was lost with his ship the Theodore Dean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina a few week later.