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1033Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, July 26, 1922
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
  • 1922-07-26
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, July 26, 1922
Item:
  • 1033   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
Date:
  • 1922-07-26
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
A letter from the acting director of the National Park Service, Arno B. Cammerer, to the Lafayette National Park custodian, George B. Dorr. Cammerer informs Dorr that a proposed road project in Lafayette National Park has been approved. Cammerer believes the proposed plan will provide access to more of the park and states that the planning recognized the importance of keeping some areas remote from the development to maintain their wild character. People Mentioned: E. C. Finney, Frederick Hale, Bert Manfred Fernald, John Edward Nelson [show more]
1032George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody Letter, March 8, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Pepper, George Wharton
  • 1924-03-08
George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody Letter, March 8, 1924
Item:
  • 1032   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Pepper, George Wharton
Date:
  • 1924-03-08
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
A letter from Senator George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody. Senator Pepper includes a copy of the text from a letter he wrote to Loren Kimball, outlining his position on the construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Pepper tells Peabody that he feels the Jordan Pond Valley is spoiled but hopes that the Bubble Pond Valley may yet be saved. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1030Barrington Moore to Harold Peabody Letter, March 14, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Road
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Moore, Barrington
  • 1924-03-14
Barrington Moore to Harold Peabody Letter, March 14, 1924
Item:
  • 1030   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Road
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Moore, Barrington
Date:
  • 1924-03-14
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
A letter from Barrington Moore suggesting arguments to Harold Peabody for advancing his campaign against the further construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Moore argues that while roads are necessary for the park to fulfill its mission of providing access to the public, certain areas must be kept wild, not only for the enjoyment of those seeking solitude in nature but also to serve as natural laboratories for scientists. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr [show more]
1026Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 14, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Weekes, Frederic Delano
  • 1924-07-14
Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 14, 1924
Item:
  • 1026   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Weekes, Frederic Delano
Date:
  • 1924-07-14
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
A letter from Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell, the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. Weekes states his hope that high-ranking officials in the National Park Service will share his and Rowell's view that road construction in Lafayette National Park should be curtailed. Weekes goes on to suggest that those involved with the various path committees should confer and create a plan to prevent over-development in the park. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard, Arno B. Cammerer, Harold Peabody [show more]
1048The Future of Mount Desert Island Report, 1928
  • Document, Report
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
  • 1928
The Future of Mount Desert Island Report, 1928
Item:
  • 1048   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
Date:
  • 1928
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Description:
A report by landscape architect Charles W. Eliot on the conservation of nature and the character of Mount Desert Island. The report features maps and photographs. People Mentioned: Gist Blair, Parker Corning, George B. Dorr, Charles S. Frost, William Lawrence, Fred C. Lunam, Vance McCormick, David Hennen Morris, Charles P. Pike, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work
1034Bar Harbor Path Committee to George B. Dorr Letter, April 1, 1922
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Bar Harbor Path Committee
  • 1922-04-01
Bar Harbor Path Committee to George B. Dorr Letter, April 1, 1922
Item:
  • 1034   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Bar Harbor Path Committee
Date:
  • 1922-04-01
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Description:
An unsigned letter from the Bar Harbor Path Committee to George B. Dorr, the custodian of Lafayette National Park. The letter states that the various Mount Desert Island path committees are eager to cooperate with Dorr and asks that he confer with them regarding any planned road construction in the park. The path committees understand the need for limited automobile access to the park but would like the pedestrian trail system to be left untouched. People Mentioned: William Jay Turner [show more]
1031Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Lynam, Fred C.
  • 1924-03-11
Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924
Item:
  • 1031   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Lynam, Fred C.
Date:
  • 1924-03-11
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
A letter from Fred C. Lynam to the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, Frank B. Rowell. Lynam disagrees with Senator George Wharton Pepper's objection to the proposed road construction project in Lafayette National Park. Lynam believes the road network is necessary for providing access to the park to those who cannot, or do not want, to hike. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
1016Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Tourism
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
  • 1927-08-06
Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927
Item:
  • 1016   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Tourism
Creator:
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
Date:
  • 1927-08-06
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, regarding the arrival of a government landscape architect. Cammerer assures Blair that, despite continued delays, the National Park Service wants to work with Blair's organization toward a plan for Lafayette National Park's future development. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot