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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
19575Receipt for Clothes, 1953
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Casual Clothes
  • 1953
Receipt for Clothes, 1953
Item:
  • 19575   
Object ID:
  • 023.08.02
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Creator:
  • Casual Clothes
Date:
  • 1953
Description:
Receipt for clothing purchased by Mrs. Amory S. Carhart, 1 July 1953
19533Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • 1958
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Item:
  • 19533   
Object ID:
  • 019.12.58
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Minutes
Collection:
  • Somesville Sewing Circle
Date:
  • 1958
Description:
Spiral bound notebook containing meeting notes in 1958.
19532Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • 1957
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Item:
  • 19532   
Object ID:
  • 019.12.57.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Minutes
Collection:
  • Somesville Sewing Circle
Date:
  • 1957
Description:
Two sprial bound notebooks containing meeting notes in 1957. One appears to be a copy of the notes in the other notebook.
19526Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • Jan 5, 1956
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Item:
  • 19526   
Object ID:
  • 019.12.51
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Minutes
Collection:
  • Somesville Sewing Circle
Date:
  • Jan 5, 1956
Description:
Somesville Sewing Circle meeting minutes written on 10.5x7.5 inch paper in pencil.
19521Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • January 6, 1959
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Item:
  • 19521   
Object ID:
  • 019.12.46
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Minutes
Collection:
  • Somesville Sewing Circle
Date:
  • January 6, 1959
Description:
Hand written list of potential meeting dates for the years of 1994 & 1995. The back of the sheet has a list of names. Written in blue ink on 8.5x 5 inch sheet of paper.
19520Someville Sewing Circle Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • January 6, 1959
Someville Sewing Circle Minutes
Item:
  • 19520   
Object ID:
  • 019.12.45
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Minutes
Collection:
  • Somesville Sewing Circle
Date:
  • January 6, 1959
Description:
One page hand wirtten minutes of the Somesville Sewing Circle meeting on January 6, 1959. Wirtten in blue pen on 8.5x11 inch unlined paper.
19470Surry Playhouse
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1951
Surry Playhouse
Item:
  • 19470   
Object ID:
  • 020.10.152.a-c
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
Collection:
  • Surry Playhouse
Date:
  • 1951
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. Three programs from the Surry Playhouse from the summer 1951 season. Plays presented that year were: "Tobacco Road", "The Glass Menagerie", and "Summer and Smoke".
19338Windemere Summer Playhouse
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1954
Windemere Summer Playhouse
Item:
  • 19338   
Object ID:
  • 020.10.16
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
Collection:
  • Seal Harbor
Date:
  • 1954
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. Collection of Windemere Summer Playhouse programs from different performances presented the summer of 1954. Programs for: Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest Two in One An Evening of One Acts Hay Fever by Noel Coward Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire Out of the Blue A New Musical By Turner and Ochsen Moss Hart's Light Up The Sky The Drunkard The Fourposter Two advertising flyers for the whole season, one has corrections on it. [show more]
19214Bar Harbor Playhouse
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1953
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Item:
  • 19214   
Object ID:
  • 020.10.140
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
Collection:
  • Bar Harbor
Date:
  • 1953
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. Playbill for the Bar Harbor Playhouse and the Surry Playhouse. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. One pages is an advertisement for the next play showing August 5-7, 1953; Wayne Morris in Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan. The performance for August 10-15 will be Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Special Broadway Company. [show more]
19213Bar Harbor Playhouse
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1952
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Item:
  • 19213   
Object ID:
  • 020.10.142
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
Collection:
  • Bar Harbor
Date:
  • 1952
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. Playbill for the Bar Harbor Playhouse and the Surry Playhouse. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. One pages is an advertisement for the next play showing July 1,1952 "Born Yesterday with Eileen Ryan and William Gohl. [show more]
19211Moonlight on the Levee
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 11/9/1951
Moonlight on the Levee
Item:
  • 19211   
Object ID:
  • 020.10.145
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
Collection:
  • Bar Harbor
Date:
  • 11/9/1951
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. Playbill for the Casino in Bar Harbor. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. The musical performance will be "Moonlight on the Levee"
19209Casino Carousel
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1950
Casino Carousel
Item:
  • 19209   
Object ID:
  • 020.10.144
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
Collection:
  • Bar Harbor
Date:
  • 1950
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. Playbill for the Casino Carousel. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. Inserted pages gives the performances for that year: "The Shrew", "Fair adn Warmer", "East Lynne", "The Importance of Being Earnest". [show more]
18882Movie Posters
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • 1951
Movie Posters
Item:
  • 18882   
Object ID:
  • 012.FIC.049.7
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Date:
  • 1951
Description:
Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor. Poster Reads: S.R.O Means Standing Room Only It hasn't happened here in years......not since T.V.! BUT at the risk of "Crying Wolf", We are predicting that it may happen again; hence we are offering a very limited number of......
18853Movie Posters
  • Document, Advertising, Poster, Theater Poster
  • 1951
Movie Posters
Item:
  • 18853   
Object ID:
  • 012.FIC.049.6
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster, Theater Poster
Date:
  • 1951
Description:
Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor. Poster Reads: Stonington Opera House Thurs-Jan 25 WABI Presents Gene Hooper with his all star show in person., Big Two Hour Radio Show. Adults 65c, Children 25c Back Reads Sunday Jan 28, 1951 2:30pm Rev. Neal O. Bousfield Supt. MSC. S Will hold Union Service for the 3 Congregational Churches of Sunset, Deerisle, and Little Deer Isle at the Little Deer Isle, Congr. Church, Everybody Welcome [show more]
12083Letter concerning Jane Montgomery
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Morison, S.E.
  • 8/27/1959
Letter concerning Jane Montgomery
Item:
  • 12083   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.8.10
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Genealogy
Creator:
  • Morison, S.E.
Collection:
  • Richardson Genealogy
Date:
  • 8/27/1959
Description:
Letter and attached explanation from Samuel Elliot Morison to Mrs. Marjorie Hayward regarding the question as to whether Jame Montgomery had the title of Lady.
3746Report of Consulting Committee on New Building
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society
  • 1959
Report of Consulting Committee on New Building
Item:
  • 3746   
Object ID:
  • 012.FIC.011.4
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
Subject:
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
Creator:
  • MDI Historical Society
Collection:
  • MDI Historical Society
Date:
  • 1959
Description:
Two typewritten pages describing activity of the committee in the process of considering building a new museum building. A third typewritten sheet is a fragment of a report in which advantages and disadvantages of building a new museum are stated.
2964Statements by LaRue Spiker on investigations of her activities re: Stockholm Agreement
  • Document, Note
  • Other, Civil rights
  • Other, Communism
  • Other, Petitions
  • Other, Police
  • 1950
Statements by LaRue Spiker on investigations of her activities re: Stockholm Agreement
Item:
  • 2964   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1118
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Note
Subject:
  • Other, Civil rights
  • Other, Communism
  • Other, Petitions
  • Other, Police
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1950
Description:
People were informally harassing, spying on her. She wrote statements of the incidents. Person came to her home claiming to be from the Indianapolis News. Police following her. two documents, dated July 8, 1950. On yellow typing paper. Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.15.11, **1282
3511Cut off page regarding LaRue Spiker's Discharge
  • Document, Correspondence, Telegram
  • Other, Dismissal of employees
  • Other, Firing
  • 1950
Cut off page regarding LaRue Spiker's Discharge
Item:
  • 3511   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1119.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Telegram
Subject:
  • Other, Dismissal of employees
  • Other, Firing
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1950
Description:
2 pages, one a telegram to LaRue Spiker requesting her to come to the office (presumably the Dept. of Welfare Office) and a torn sheet of a paper asking persons to protest her discharge along with Iola Klaas Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.015.12, **1281, **1277
9373Letters regarding manuscript, Mantle of Elijah
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Publishers
  • Other, manuscript
  • 1956
Letters regarding manuscript, Mantle of Elijah
Item:
  • 9373   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1120.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Publishers
  • Other, manuscript
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1956
Description:
Letter to Kenneth Cameron request read manuscript and letter to Miss Boldt, secretary to Mr. Gillmor regarding reading her manuscript. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.1 and **1287,
9362Letters between LaRue and Daniel Gillmor
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Publishers
  • Other, Writing
  • 1956
Letters between LaRue and Daniel Gillmor
Item:
  • 9362   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1121.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Publishers
  • Other, Writing
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1956
Description:
Correspondence regarding Spiker's book See also 012.FIC.023.1 Correspondencerebook.pdf Letter from Daniel Gillmor saying he would like to hold onto her manuscript until he returns from lecturing so he can finish reading it. Letter from LaRue in response to him telling him she is almost finished with the last chapter and would like any of his comments on the manuscript to start revisions if possible. Previously archived as 012.FIC.023.2, and **1288 [show more]
9358Letter to Jack
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Authors
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Editor
  • 1956
Letter to Jack
Item:
  • 9358   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1122
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Authors
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Editor
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1956
Description:
Letter from LaRue Spiker re her ideas for a book called Elijah On onion skin paper, very thin Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.023.3 and **1291
14697Correspondence about revision of Elijah book
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Publishers
  • 1956
Correspondence about revision of Elijah book
Item:
  • 14697   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1125.a-c
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Publishers
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1956
Description:
Correspondence to and from LaRue Spiker and Rinehart and Company re revision of Elijah book. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.6, **1290, **1292, **1295
146963 Letters re Elijah book
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Books
  • 1956
3 Letters re Elijah book
Item:
  • 14696   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1126.a-c
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Books
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1956
Description:
3 letters asking for assistance re the Elijah book. Jack Pickering, Marcella Powers, Howard Long LettersreElijah.pdf Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.7, **1297, **1294, **1293
14674LaRue to Jack Rejection letter
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Authors
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Publishers
  • Other, Race discrimination
  • 1956
LaRue to Jack Rejection letter
Item:
  • 14674   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1127
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Authors
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Publishers
  • Other, Race discrimination
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1956
Description:
Letter from Jack on 10/15/56 regarding rejection of her manuscript- work of fiction regarding the Mantle of Elijah. Also suggests that Guardians of the Gods would be hard to publish as well. Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.023.8, **1293
14673Southern Illinois University Press correspondence
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Editor
  • Other, Fiction
  • Other, Publishers
  • 1956
Southern Illinois University Press correspondence
Item:
  • 14673   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1128.a-d
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Books
  • Other, Editor
  • Other, Fiction
  • Other, Publishers
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1956
Description:
3 letters Howard Long , Vernon Sternberg,LaRue Spiker(pdf) and Southern Ill University Press Catalog 1956 (doesn't have a book by LaRue) Correspondence regarding possible publication of historical novel , Elijah, discouraging her that this university press doesn't publish works of fiction Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.9, **1297