Description: This is a two page letter written on four sides to May from E.S. Dana. The date on the letter is Sept. 13, 1931. The letterhead reads EDGECLIFF, Seal Harbor, Maine. and envelope with the orchid pictures
Description: People who gave speeches at the Commencement: Invocation and Benediction- Rev. Arthur Wilson Salutatory Address- Meridith Bordeaux Class History- Mry Grindle Class Oration- Pearl Freeman Prophecy- Annie Sandborn Vocal Selection Mrs. Grace Herrick Class Gifts- Elbert Babbidge Valedictory Address- Donald Smith
Description: Letter from the Hancock County Probate court notifiying the recipient they are named in Bloomfield R. Smith's will and that Jennie A Smith is the executrix.
Description: Brown Compositions lined notebook with glob and Our World School Series design on coverProperty of Busy Bee’s :records of weekly meetings from 1934-Feb. 1942 Hand -written in ink.
Description: Typed notes by LaRue Spiker - Extracts from ‘Florida: The Most Southernmost State’, published 1939. Research for an article. 4 pages. Previously accessioned as **1989, Object Id 2001.1989
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 from Jospeh Allen part of the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society to Mr. Hadley discussing the sudden closing of the South Bubble Trail and other trails the Society plans on building that coming summer. Letter from Jospeh Allen to T.A. McIntire talking about the South Bubble trail and the need to keep it in a more primitive trail to make it more attractive to younger people. They also discuss other trail which were recently completed. [show more]
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. Report sent to Mr. Doane Candage, of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce, and prepared by Henry Rawle, S. Edwin Tracy, and Charles K. Savage. The report covers: potential upgrades to the Harbor, athletic fields, architectual aspects, zoning, cleanliness and neatness, the removal of utility poles from line of sight of village streets, tree planting program, removal of billboard type signs, industries, and agricultural activites. The report is six pages long. [show more]
Description: Program The second Subscription Series Summer of 1938 of the Building of Arts, Bar Harbor ME. Includes advertising from a variey of establishments on the island. Has announcement of a black man (African American), a singer and musician
Description: Note by LaRue Spiker, taking information from ‘Florida Wild Flowers’ by Mary Francis Baker, 1938. Research for LaRue’s article about Florida. Previously accessioned as **1965, object Id 2001.1965
Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book and Symbol embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1937 -1940
Description: Photocopy of an Oct. 19, 1937 letter from William Iselin & Co. to Samuel Atkins Eliot re Cllfton House dock, parking and beach. Refers to discussions with Loren Kimball about Kimball's management of the dock and floats and role that the Village Improvement Society should have. 2 pages.
Description: Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Includes map of these holdings and descriptions of lots, including owners. Lists land acquisitions from 1908 to 1938 with lots shown on map. Liza Homans Lot 83 was the first in 1908, Bee Hive and the Bowl
Description: A DVD that contains an edited version of "The Movie Queen: Bar Harbor Collection", originally filmed in 1935. This version of the film includes a header, credits, and a music soundtrack. It was edited by Dobbs Productions in 2013 for showing at a program sponsored by MDIHS.
Description: A DVD that contains a film created in 1935: "The Movie Queen: Bar Harbor Collection". This version of the film was purchased from Northeast Historic Film, Bucksport, Maine.
Description: Program for the Sunbonnet Girl An Operetta in two Acts presented by the Bar Harbor High School The Casino Tuesday Evening, December 17,1935