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14621Weld's English Grammar
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Grammar
  • Other, Textbook
  • Weld, Allen H.
  • Sanborn & Carter
  • 1854
Weld's English Grammar
Item:
  • 14621   
Object ID:
  • 007.110.2
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Grammar
  • Other, Textbook
Creator:
  • Weld, Allen H.
Publisher:
  • Sanborn & Carter
Date:
  • 1854
Description:
Composition, Analyzing, and Parsing
14168The Intermediate Standard Speaker containing pieces for declamation...
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Public Speaking
  • Sargent, Epes
  • Charles Desilver
  • 1857.
The Intermediate Standard Speaker containing pieces for declamation...
Item:
  • 14168   
Object ID:
  • 996-86-86
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Public Speaking
Creator:
  • Sargent, Epes
Publisher:
  • Charles Desilver
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1857.
14159The Young Reporter or How to Write Shorthand
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Phonography
  • Other, Shorthand
  • Webster, E.
  • Dick and Fitzgerald Publishers
  • 1855
The Young Reporter or How to Write Shorthand
Item:
  • 14159   
Object ID:
  • 996-199-19
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Phonography
  • Other, Shorthand
Creator:
  • Webster, E.
Publisher:
  • Dick and Fitzgerald Publishers
Date:
  • 1855
Description:
Shorthand exercises
14045Colton's Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1854
  • Map
  • 1854
Colton's Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1854
Item:
  • 14045   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.037
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Map
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Date:
  • 1854
Description:
Colton's Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1854
14034US Coast Survey Map of Baker's Island
  • Map
  • Other, Baker's Island
  • Other, Barns
  • Other, Boathouses
  • Other, Lighthouses
  • 1854?
US Coast Survey Map of Baker's Island
Item:
  • 14034   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.1.4
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, Baker's Island
  • Other, Barns
  • Other, Boathouses
  • Other, Lighthouses
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Date:
  • 1854?
Description:
1854, 1864, or 1884 Map by W. E. Greenwell, Assistant USCS Date unclear. Photocopies only.
13911Cosmopolitan Art Journal
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 1857
Cosmopolitan Art Journal
Item:
  • 13911   
Object ID:
  • 013.FIC.17
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
Date:
  • 1857
Description:
Selected pages; note,"copy for Thaddeus Somes" and "see page 124 for Elizabeth Barrett Browning", which is an essay and "medallion portrait." Other articles on "Dignity of Art," Power of Beauty," sketch of Jerome B. Thompson and sketches of farm life.
13907[Blue Hill] Academy Journal, vol. 2, no. 3
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 1852c.
[Blue Hill] Academy Journal, vol. 2, no. 3
Item:
  • 13907   
Object ID:
  • 013.FIC.20
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
Date:
  • 1852c.
Description:
Handwritten journal, E.H. Kimball & F.E. Somes, editors. Editorial, poems, and more. Note on blue cover says, "Garpa went to Blue Hill Academy when he was 16 years olf-1852.) Don't know who wrote this note.
13893Poem: Life of Nicholas Thomas
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Thomas, Nicholas
  • 1857
Poem: Life of Nicholas Thomas
Item:
  • 13893   
Object ID:
  • 013.023.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Creator:
  • Thomas, Nicholas
Date:
  • 1857
Description:
Photocopy of handwritten poem about Nicholas Thomas of Eden "written by himself in the 78th year of his age." Donor was given this personally by Augustus Phillips 25 years or so ago when he (donor) was researching doggerel by Bill Ayles. The poem was printed in Vol. VI 2004 issue of Chebacco.
13879True Stories from Modern History.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • C.S. Francis and Co.
  • 1859.
True Stories from Modern History.
Item:
  • 13879   
Object ID:
  • 996-190-19
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
Publisher:
  • C.S. Francis and Co.
Date:
  • 1859.
Description:
Short historical stories. gift of Abbie Thomas Richardson
13857The Practical Arithmetic, Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies...
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Elementary school teaching
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Stoddard, John F.
  • Sheldon & Company
  • 1852
The Practical Arithmetic, Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies...
Item:
  • 13857   
Object ID:
  • 006.1.7
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
Subject:
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Elementary school teaching
  • Other, Mathematics
Creator:
  • Stoddard, John F.
Publisher:
  • Sheldon & Company
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1852
13852A Key to the National Arithmetic Exhibiting the Operation of the More Difficult Questions in that Work: For the Use of Teachers Only
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Arithmetic
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Other, Textbook
  • Greenleaf, Benjamin
  • Robert S. Davis & Co.
  • 1854
A Key to the National Arithmetic Exhibiting the Operation of the More Difficult Questions in that Work: For the Use of Teachers Only
Item:
  • 13852   
Object ID:
  • 007.110.1
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Arithmetic
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Other, Textbook
Creator:
  • Greenleaf, Benjamin
Publisher:
  • Robert S. Davis & Co.
Date:
  • 1854
Description:
Guide for teachers; appears to cover almost all grades, but method also seems obscure. Inscribed on front cover, Lyman Smith.
13826The Life and Times of Aaron Burr.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Burr, Aaron
  • Parton, J.
  • Mason Brothers
  • 1859.
The Life and Times of Aaron Burr.
Item:
  • 13826   
Object ID:
  • 996-93-93
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Burr, Aaron
Creator:
  • Parton, J.
Publisher:
  • Mason Brothers
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1859.
13779The three eras of a woman's life: The maiden, the wife, and the mother.
  • Publication, Book
  • Arthur, T.S.
  • J.W. Bradley
  • 1858
The three eras of a woman's life: The maiden, the wife, and the mother.
Item:
  • 13779   
Object ID:
  • 002.32.18
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Arthur, T.S.
Publisher:
  • J.W. Bradley
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1858
Description:
Novel includes chapters illustrating the heroine's duty before pleasure and a woman's goodcharacter, trials, disappointments, love, beauty, courting, marriage.
13172Cradle
  • Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle
  • 1858
Cradle
Item:
  • 13172   
Object ID:
  • 996-198-414
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle
Date:
  • 1858
Description:
Made of walnut; shaped like a small boat. Sits in frame and rocks. Cradle has swan head and end like a ship’s stern. Frame is carved with flowers on each end and underneath. Donor info - made for Olive Perkins (Mrs. S.W. Smith, Jr.) of Warren, Ohio born August 17, 1858. Mattress made in 1924 for Samuel Smith Wilson. Following info from Samuel Smith Wilson who visited Museum in 1997. Olive Perkins married Judge Smith who rented the house between the Mount Desert Tavern and the Abraham Somes III house in Somesville. This house is no longer standing. She died near 1930. Her grandfather was Brig. General Simon Perkins, an Ohio land surveyor and speculator. [show more]
12911Popular Legends of Brittany
  • Publication, Book
  • Bode, Heinrich
  • Crosby, Nichols and Company
  • 1854
Popular Legends of Brittany
Item:
  • 12911   
Object ID:
  • 012.FIC.024
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Bode, Heinrich
Publisher:
  • Crosby, Nichols and Company
Date:
  • 1854
Description:
English version of Sonvestre's "Foyer Breton" translated by "a lady." Inscribed Edith E. Salisbury, Mt. Desert, Maine Dec.1878.
12796Little Kitty Brown and Her Bible Verses
  • Publication, Book
  • American Sunday School Union
  • 1851
Little Kitty Brown and Her Bible Verses
Item:
  • 12796   
Object ID:
  • 015.003.03
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Publisher:
  • American Sunday School Union
Date:
  • 1851
Description:
Written for the American Sunday School Union, this little book contains stories about a little girl learning Bible verses, one per day.
12780The Visit; or, the Difference Between Being a Good Child and Being Like a Good Chile
  • Publication, Book
  • American Sunday-School Union
  • 1853
The Visit; or, the Difference Between Being a Good Child and Being Like a Good Chile
Item:
  • 12780   
Object ID:
  • 015.003.10
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Publisher:
  • American Sunday-School Union
Date:
  • 1853
Description:
One of the books in a series of Sunday School Union publications. Inscribed Sound Sabbath School No. 10
12777The Swiss Pastor
  • Publication, Book
  • Vulliemin, L. and C.
  • American Sunday School Union
  • 1850
The Swiss Pastor
Item:
  • 12777   
Object ID:
  • 015.003.14
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Vulliemin, L. and C.
Publisher:
  • American Sunday School Union
Date:
  • 1850
Description:
Note on title page indicates this is "the life of the Rev. F.A.A. Gonthier". Inscribed "No. 58 Sound Sabbath School."
12773Stories for Village Lads
  • Publication, Book
  • 1856
Stories for Village Lads
Item:
  • 12773   
Object ID:
  • 015.003.18
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Date:
  • 1856
Description:
Fictional stories for Sunday School. Inscription says, "????have you got a slate pencil that you would let me have. Yes.
12695O Novo Testamento
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bibles
  • Other, Religion
  • American Bible Society
  • 1857
O Novo Testamento
Item:
  • 12695   
Object ID:
  • 996-134-13
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Bibles
  • Other, Religion
Publisher:
  • American Bible Society
Date:
  • 1857
Description:
"de Nosso Senhor E Salvador Jesus Christo" New Testament translated into Portuguese. Handwritten inside front cover: "Loaned by Kate Richardson."
12692Thoughts upon Thought for Young Men
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
  • Other, Philosophy
  • Other, Religion
  • Free Will Baptist Printing Establishment
  • 1855.
Thoughts upon Thought for Young Men
Item:
  • 12692   
Object ID:
  • 996-186-18
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
  • Other, Philosophy
  • Other, Religion
Publisher:
  • Free Will Baptist Printing Establishment
Date:
  • 1855.
Description:
"In Three Parts. From the Second London Edition."
12679Margaret and Henrietta
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
  • Sigourney, Mrs. L.H.
  • American Tract Society
  • 1852.
Margaret and Henrietta
Item:
  • 12679   
Object ID:
  • 996-104-10
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
Creator:
  • Sigourney, Mrs. L.H.
Publisher:
  • American Tract Society
Date:
  • 1852.
Description:
Decorative, embossed cloth cover.
12664The Village Blacksmith
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fiction?
  • Everett, James
  • Carlton and Phillips
  • 1853.
The Village Blacksmith
Item:
  • 12664   
Object ID:
  • 996-194-19
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Fiction?
Creator:
  • Everett, James
Publisher:
  • Carlton and Phillips
Date:
  • 1853.
Description:
From title page: piety and usefulness exemplified in a memoir of the life of Samuel Hick, late of Micklefield, Yorkshire From the Seventh london Edition.
12643Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Hymn Books
  • Lane and Scott
  • 1852
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Item:
  • 12643   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.02
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Hymn Books
Publisher:
  • Lane and Scott
Date:
  • 1852
Description:
Revised Edition. Inscribed in front: Melissa D. Higgins. Includes first line and verse indices.
12633The Ladies Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance, Vol 14
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fashion industry
  • Other, Women
  • G. Henderson
  • 1850.
The Ladies Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance, Vol 14
Item:
  • 12633   
Object ID:
  • 996-92-92
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Fashion industry
  • Other, Women
Publisher:
  • G. Henderson
Date:
  • 1850.
Description:
Reader for women. Contains colored Godey plates. Inscribed in front: From the late Ellen Gerry's Collection.