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You searched for: Subject: OtherSubject: Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
14764Letter from Leland to Betsy Alexander
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Nelson C. Leland
  • 1976
Description:
Letter from Nelson Leland to Betsy Alexander discussing problems within the MDI Historical Society in relation to the Society Newsletter. Four typewritten pages.
3747Report of the Newsletter Committee
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Newsletter Committee, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1976
Description:
Two and 1/2 handwritten pages (two original and one photocopy) of reports of the Newsletter Committee to the MDI Historical Society.
14763Letter from Alexander to Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Betsy Alexander
  • 1977
Description:
Letter from Mrs. Alexander to Sanderson tendering her resignation from the MDI Historical Society Newsletter Committee and explaining her discontent with the operation of this committee.
14762Drawing for New Museum Building, Somesville, Maine
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society Building Committee
  • 1981
Description:
Six pages of architectural drawings for planned MDI Historical Society building at State Route 102 and Oak Hill Rd, Somesville, Maine. Drawings include Title Page with General Conditions, Floor Plan, Section, South Elevation and Elevations.
2839June Groundbreaking Planned for New Historical Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Ground breaking ceremonies
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 1981
Description:
This Bar Harbor Times newspaper clipping describes plans for the construction of a new museum building by the MDI Historical Society. The building to be located on Rt. 102 at the intersection of Oak Hill Road in Somesville was designed by Roc Caivano. A photograph of four unnamed members of the Building Committee is included. Dated May 14, 1981.
2838Historical Society Building Under Way
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 1981
Description:
Newspaper clipping from "Bangor Daily News" of July 13, 1981 describing construction of new museum building for the MDI Historical Society on Rte. 102 in Somesville. The building and its planned use are described.
3746Report of Consulting Committee on New Building
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society
  • 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.
14747Letter from McGiffert to Nelson ? Regarding New Museum Building
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • McGiffert, Cushman
  • 1981
Description:
Two page typewrittten letter discussing display requirements for a new musuem building to be build in Somesville.
3744Bids on Construction of New Museum Building for MDI Historical Society
  • Document, Specification
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Various Constractors
  • 1981
Description:
Six sheets containing five bids by various contractors for construction of new museum building in Somesville for the MDI Historical Society.
3743Building and Land Use Permits
  • Document, Permission, Permit
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Other, Permits
  • Town of Mount Desert, Maine
  • 1981
Description:
Building Permit (one page) and Land Use Permit (one page) issued by the Town of Mount Desert, Maine, to the MDI Historical Society for construction of a new museum building in Somesville, ME.
14746Letters to Bidding Contractors on New Museum Building
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1981
Description:
Two double sided typewritten sheets containing carbon copies of letters to bidding contractors on new museum building for MDI Historical Society. Letters inform contractors that a contractor had been chosen.
14031Hand Drawn Maps of Location of New Museum Building
  • Map
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Town of Mount Desert and MDI Historical Society
  • 1981
Description:
Map on tissue paper drawn by assessor, Town of Mount Desert, Maine, and photocopy of map presumably drawn by MDI Historical Society of area in Somesville to include new museum building.
14030Topographical Map of MDI Historical Society Land in Somesville
  • Map
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Topographic maps
  • Robert Raynes
Description:
Topographical map showing property of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society in Somesville, ME.
14744Notes for Preparation of Newsletter of the Society
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
20 scraps, clippings and pages of notes and submissions used in preparation of the Newsletter of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society.
14743Mount Desert Island Historical Society Newsletters
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Newsletters
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Newsletters of the Society ranging from March, 1975, to Winter, 2008. Not all months or years are included.
14742Somesville Day
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Other, Auctions
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Village Improvement Society
  • Other, Walking tour
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two copies of printed poster announcing "Somesville Day" sponsored by the Village Improvement Society and the Mount Desert Historical Society. Year not specified.
3741Strawberry Festival Financial Report
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Festivals
  • Other, Financial disclosure
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1977
Description:
One page typewritten financial report of the Strawberry Festival of July 9, 1977.
3588History of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, List
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Handwritten pages (2) and handwritten or typewritten fragments (3) containing information related to the history of the founding of the MDI Historical Society. The purpose of the Society is described here.
3499Campaign to Restore and Endow the Sound School House
  • Document, Note
  • Other, Fund raising
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Sound School House
Description:
Bound proposals to restore Sound School House with newspaper photocopied clippings, campaign budget, map of school house, donation flyer
13762Mount Desert Island Historical President's Report
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Minutes
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Annual Meeting President's Report MDI Historical Society, 1960, 1961, Handwritten Minutes Board of Director's Meeting, 1961, typewritten minutes 3/5/1962
12043The Mount Desert Island Historical Society Poster Announcement of arrival of Chebacco
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Other, Chebacco
  • Other, Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1999
Description:
The Mount Desert Island Historical Society Poster Announcement of arrival of Chebacco
12038Mount Desert Island Historical Society Presents Second Sight Theatre Poster
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Second Sight Theatre
  • 1997
Description:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society Presents Second Sight Theatre Poster Living in Exile
4421Annual Meeting Minutes 1968-1969
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Minutes
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3 pages of Annual Meeting minutes 1968 of Mount Desert Island Historical Society, 2 pages 1969
4420Mount Desert Island Historical Society Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Minutes
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1976 to 1987 Board of Director's Meeting minutes, 2001-2003 Board of Director's Meeting minutes
4272Newspaper Clippings Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Southwest Harbor Historical Society
Description:
MDI Historical Society and Southwest Harbor Historical Society Clippings