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Race Poster
Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • 1925
Race Poster
Northeast Harbor Fleet
Description:
Framed poster announcing 1925 races of Northeast Harbor Fleet. Text reads: The NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET 1925 Yacht races will be held every Tuesday and Friday afternoon from July 17th to Sept. 4th, except Friday, August 21st. It is requested that boats other than racing yachts keep clear of the course and particularly avoid going to weather of racing yachts and giving them wash. C.P.B. Jefferys Secretary
Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley exhibit opening invitation
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Events
  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
  • 1976
Description:
Invitation to a black tie dinner celebrating the opening of the exhibit Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pa. On the back page is a handwritten note from Barbara Tyson to Wendell.
Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 6, 1947
Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter to Guy Butler from W.H. Ballard and short response. Suggestions of ways to counteract bad publicity indicating that the whole state, MDI, Bar Harbor have been destroyed by the fire of 47
Letter to Mrs. Williams
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire fighters
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Salisbury Cove
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1947
Letter to Mrs. Williams
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown who wrote letter regarding recollection of Bar Harbor Fire, Fire of 1947 from Somesville, trying to get firefighters to Salisbury Cove
Letter to Mr. Eliot from E.A. Pettee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Dec 8, 1947
Letter to Mr. Eliot from E.A. Pettee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter regarding fire of 47 from Seal and Otter Creek perspective
Memoranda for Regional Director, Acadia National Park from B.C. Hadley, superintendent
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Memorandum
  • Events, Fire
Description:
Memoranda for Regional Director, Acadia National Park from B.C. Hadley, superintendent. Bids to clean up damaged timber and reason for no bid on fire killed timber. 3 pages.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Lemuel T. Ward, Nov. 8, 1965
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Events
  • People
  • Ward - Lemuel T. Ward (1896-1984)
  • 1965-11-08
Description:
Lemuel T. Ward, the noted decoy carver, wrote this letter to Wendell Gilley after meeting him at an unnamed carving show
Letter to Steven C. Rockefeller from Nina Z. Gormley, March 16, 1990
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Events
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gormley - Nina Z. Gormley
  • 1990-03-16
Description:
Letter regarding the possible exhibition of a Gilley piece in the Spirits and Nature Exhibition organized by Steven Rockefeller and held at Middlebury College. The piece was a carved and painted group of eiders made in 1970. Color slide transparency enclosed with letter
Letter from Robert M. Peck to Wendell Gilley, March 1, 1977
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Events
  • Peck - Robert M. Peck
  • 1977-03-01
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Letter congratulating Gilley on the success of the exhibition Downeast Bird Carvings of Wendell Gilley at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. On exhibit were sixty-one carvings of birds "on display together for the first time." 34, 272 people attended the exhibit during its ten week run from October 29, 1976 to January 7, 1977.
Letter to Wendell Gilley from Barbara Tyson
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Events
  • Tyson - Barbara Tyson
  • 1977 c
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Letter thanking Wendell Gilley for the loan of his carvings for the exhibit Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley held at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Oct. 29, 1976 through Jan. 7, 1977
Greeting cards for Arthur Bunker
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Events
  • People
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Greeting cards for Arthur Bunker
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of 15 greeting cards, most of which seem to be birthday greetings to Arthur Bunker
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1955
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 6 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, identifying man-eating shark that attacked boat
Letters to Ada Emerson
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Henry Kelley
  • 1859-1864
Letters to Ada Emerson
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Events, Fire
  • People
  • 11/23/1973
Description:
Letter and a bill (related to framing) to Mrs. Fay from Charles Savage. Includes remarks about the fire which destroyed Augustus Phillips workshop and about Charles's trip to California, etc. Related to ART 0025
Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Adney Boothby
  • 1863
Description:
Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863.
Herbert E. Wilson to Governor Schricker Letter, July 27, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Wilson, Herbert E.
  • 1950-07-27
  • Indianapolis IN
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Herbert E. Wilson writes to Governor Schricker regarding the discharge of LaRue Spiker and Iola Klaas from the payroll of the state of Indiana. Wilson commends that state for taking appropriate action. People Mentioned: LaRue Spiker, Maurice O. Hunt, Iola Klaas
Maurice O. Hunt to LaRue Spiker Letter and Personnel Transaction, July 11, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Hunt, Maurice O.
  • 1950-07-11
  • Indianapolis IN
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Maurice O. Hunt of the Indiana State Department of Public Welfare writes to notify LaRue Spiker that she has been suspended without pay for aiding and abetting the work of the Civil Rights Congress and creating discord within the department. A Personnel Transaction form is included with the letter. People Mentioned: T. A. Gottschalk, Leo M. Kinman, Mrs. Benjamin D. Hitz, Fred Hoke, W. Edward Sweigart, Louise Griffin
Ralph E. Pumphrey to LaRue Spiker Letter, July 28, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Pumphrey, Ralph E.
  • 1950-07-28
  • Indianapolis IN
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Ralph E. Pumphrey to LaRue Spiker Letter, July 28, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ralph E. Pumphrey writes regarding a letter LaRue Spiker and Iola Klaas sent to the Council of Social Agencies. Pumphrey believes Spiker ignored the established legal channels in appealing her case by distributing a public statement. People Mentioned: Iola Klaas, Harold B. Tharp, Mrs. Boyd I. Miller, Carl R. Dortch, Mrs. Marvin E. Curle, Sidney Cahn, Michael F. McCaffrey, Philip Adler Jr., Lionel F. Artis, Murray A. Auerbach, Irene C. Boughton, Volney M. Brown, Agnes Connor, Mrs. Frank H. Fairchild, Russell W. Galloway, Mrs. John K. Goodwin, Henry M. Graham, Mrs. Walter S. Greenough, Mary Houk, Robert E. Jewett, Gerald F. Kempf, Bertha Leming, Mrs. Montgomery S. Lewis, Mrs. Colby E. Moody, Mrs. John M. Moore, Joseph E. Palmer, Edwin G. Plum, James Shaw, Thomas M. Tobin [show more]
American Citizen to LaRue Spiker Letter, July 27, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • 1950-07-27
  • Indianapolis IN
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
American Citizen to LaRue Spiker Letter, July 27, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
An unidentified American citizen criticizes a mimeographed letter sent by LaRue Spiker. The author supports Spiker's dismissal from her government job and accuses her of using communistic language.
Donald W. Brodie to LaRue Spiker Letter, July 31, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Brodie, Donald W.
  • 1950-07-31
  • Indianapolis IN
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Donald W. Brodie to LaRue Spiker Letter, July 31, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Donald W. Brodie dismisses the appeal of LaRue Spiker regarding her release from the State Welfare Department of Indiana. Brodie believes that Spiker's words support communism and that it is important for the United States to keep up with Russia in the development of atomic warfare. People Mentioned: Iola Klaas, Henry F. Schricker, Maurice O. Hunt
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt about Guy Scull
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • People
  • 1899
Description:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt commending Guy Scull for his service with the Rough Riders and being a gentleman.