Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. The report includes a summary of the association's activities, reports of the individual committees, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. People Mentioned: Mrs. Robert Abbe, Robert Abbe, C. S. Abercrombie, Mrs. C. S. Abercrombie, Arthur D. Addison, Mrs. Arthur D. Addison, Mrs. F. C. Allen, John O'G. Allmand, Mrs. Robert Amory, Robert Amory, Mrs. Nicholas L. Anderson, John W. Auchincloss, Mrs. John W. Auchincloss, L. Artell Austin, H. D. Averill, Henry D. Babcock, Mrs. Henry D. Babcock, Mrs. Henry M. Baker, A. Bleecker Banks, Mrs. A. Bleecker Banks, Mildred Barnes, Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney, Edgar W. Bass, J. P. Bass, Mrs. Edgar W. Bass, Waldron Bates, Mrs. N. E. Baylies, Harriet Blaine Beale, K. V. R. Berry, Christine W. Biddle, DeWitt Clinton Blair, Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Blair, Mrs. William H. Bliss, George S. Bowdoin, Mrs. George S. Bowdoin, Joseph T. Bowen, Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen, Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgham, Samuel W. Bridgham, Lincoln F. Brigham, Mrs. Lincoln F. Brigham, Mrs. Martin L. Brimmer, Sally E. Brown, William Adams Brown, D. Wellington Bunker, David A. Bunker, Mrs. D. Wellington Bunker, Henry D. Burnham, Mrs. Henry D. Burnham, Thomas J. Bush, Mrs. A. Cass Canfield, Mrs. Miles B. Carpenter, Jane M. Cary, Alexander J. Cassatt, Mrs. Alexander J. Cassatt, Fred W. Chandler, E. S. Clark, John E. Clark, Mrs. E. S. Clark, Anna M. Clarke, Banyer Clarkson, Mrs. Banyer Clarkson, Edward Coles, Mary B. Coles, Mrs. Edward Coles, Mrs. Thomas G. Condon, Francis M. Conners, H. M. Conners, Mrs. Thomas K. Conrad, D. Page Cotton, Fred H. Cowan, Mrs. Alexander B. Coxe, Mary E. Crafts, Mrs. Uriel H. Crocker, Edwin C. Cushman, Mrs. Edwin C. Cushman, Violet Cushman, Mrs. R. Fulton Cutting, R. Fulton Cutting, Mrs. Walter Dabney, Charles H. Dale, Mrs. Charles H. Dale, Mrs. Andrew J. Davis, Mrs. W. H. Davis, W. H. Davis, Luere B. Deasy, M. H. Dehon, Hasket Derby, Mrs. Hasket Derby, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, William Croswell Doane, Mrs. William E. Dodge, George B. Dorr, Mary G. Dorr, Mrs. William P. Douglas, Mrs. William P. Draper Jr., William P. Draper Jr., Mrs. William P. Draper, Mrs. Robert Coleman Drayton, William Butler Duncan, Emily Dutilh, J. Pierrepont Edwards, Frank S. Ellis, Mrs. Frank Ellis, John J. Emery, Mrs. John J. Emery, R. W. Emmons, Henry Lane Eno, Mrs. Henry Lane Eno, W. J. Evans, Ernesto G. Fabbri, Mrs. Ernesto G. Fabbri, Mrs. William M. Fleitmann, William M. Fleitmann, DeGrasse Fox, F. Fremont-Smith, C. L. W. French, L. Edward Frith, J. Austin Furfey, Nora Godwin, Parke Godwin, James Grant, Charles S. Green, Rudolph Grindle, Augustus C. Gurnee, Delia E. Gurnee, Walter S. Gurnee, M. H. Guthrie, Mrs. William D. Guthrie, Thomas P. Guthrie, William D. Guthrie, George R. Hagerthy, Elihu T. Hamor, S. L. Hanscom, Alpheus H. Hardy, Mrs. Alpheus H. Hardy, Emily L. Harrison, Francis Burton Harrison, John Harrison, Mrs. John Harrison, Mrs. H. C. Hart, Henry Reed Hatfield, Mrs. Henry R. Hatfield, Mrs. Henry O. Havemeyer, Addie B. Higgins, Blithen S. Higgins, Mrs. William B. Hoffman, Mrs. Charles D. Homans, Mrs. John Hone, Charles T. How, Mrs. Thomas H. Hubbard, Thomas H. Hubbard, Sophie Huguenin, Charles E. Inches, George L. Ingraham, Mrs. C. C. Jackson, Herbert Jaques, Mrs. Herbert Jaques, Morris K. Jesup, Mrs. Morris K. Jesup, Beatrix Jones, Mrs. Cadwalader Jones, Mrs. Albion F. Jordan, John Innes Kane, Mrs. John Innes Kane, John Stewart Kennedy, Mrs. John Stewart Kennedy, John L. Ketterlinus, Mrs. John L. Ketterlinus, L. N. Kettle, Mrs. L. N. Kettle, Mrs. William M. Kingsland, C. C. Ladd, Francis C. Lawrence Jr., Mrs. Francis C. Lawrence Jr., Ruth Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, William Lawrence, Mrs. Thomas Leaming, Thomas Leaming, William H. L. Lee, Mrs. M. E. Leeds, Mrs. Warner M. Leeds, Warner M. Leeds, Mrs. Christopher S. Leffingwell, Ansel B. Leland, Elizabeth Linzee, Andrew E. Liscomb, John C. Livingston, Johnston Livingston, Mrs. John C. Livingston, Mrs. Philip Livingston, Philip Livingston, Morris Longstreth, Lea McIlvaine Luquer, Mrs. Lea McIlvaine Luquer, Fred C. Lynam, Angus M. MacDonald, Maria T. Major, Mrs. John Markoe, Mrs. Nathan Matthews, Frederic May, Mrs. J. Frederic May, Louis B. McCagg, Mrs. Louis B. McCagg, Mrs. R. Hall McCormick, R. Hall McCormick, Edward B. Mears, Ester F. Mears, Mrs. Edward B. Mears, A. Meserole, Louisa S. Minot, Mrs. John W. Minturn, Mrs. S. Weir Mitchell, S. Weir Mitchell, Frances Tracy Morgan, J. Pierpont Morgan, Edward Morrell, Mrs. Edward Morrell, A. W. Morrill, David Hennen Morris, Mrs. David Hennen Morris, C. C. Morrison, E. J. Morrison, Mrs. Campbell Mortimer, Howard L. Nason, Clement B. Newbold, Juliette Nickerson, Mrs. Otis Norcross, Otis Norcross, David B. Ogden, Leonard E. Opdycke, Mrs. Emerson Opdycke, Mrs. Leonard E. Opdycke, E. A. Osgood, Charles F. Ostrander, Mrs. Charles F. Ostrander, Charles F. Paine, Mrs. Herbert Parsons, F. G. Peabody, F. H. Peabody, Mrs. A. P. Peabody, Edmund Pendleton, Mrs. Austin Phelps, George A. Phillips, Mrs. A. R. E. Pinchot, Iphigenia Z. Place, Mrs. George Place, Mrs. A. E. Platt, J. Biddle Porter, Mrs. J. Biddle Porter, Abby A. Potter, Mrs. Robert B. Potter, Mrs. J. M. P. Price, Cornelia Prime, Joseph Pulitzer, B. C. Reynolds, Serena Rhinelander, Gertrude S. Rice, Mrs. William B. Rice, William B. Rice, Eugene B. Richards, George S. Robbins, Mrs. George A. Robbins, Mrs. George S. Robbins, Martin Roberts, Tobias Roberts, Mrs. Moncure Robinson, Serenus H. Rodick, Henrietta W. Sanders, Henry Sayles, Mrs. William Jay Schieffelin, William Jay Schieffelin, Jacob H. Schiff, Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff, Edgar Scott, Mrs. Edgar Scott, Arthur Scribner, Mrs. Arthur Scribner, Thomas Searls, Helen Sears, Mrs. J. M. Sears, Mrs. W. W. Seely, Elizabeth Seton, Mrs. William F. Sheehan, William F. Sheehan, Frank E. Sherman, Gardiner Sherman, Mrs. Frank E. Sherman, Mrs. Gardiner Sherman, William H. Sherman, John B. Shober, C. Morton Smith, Jefferson C. Smith, Josephine Smith, Mrs. C. Morton Smith, Mrs. Edward A. Smith, S. R. Smith, Mrs. H. B. Sprague, Julia Stevens, William Rhinelander Stewart, Horace S. Stokes, Edward E. Suminsby, J. Madison Taylor, Mrs. J. Madison Taylor, Bayard Thayer, Mrs. Bayard Thayer, Anne Thompson, Augustus Thorndike, Mrs. Augustus Thorndike, Mrs. G. Quincy Thorndike, A. D. Torrey, Mrs. Charles R. Train, Mrs. John B. Trevor, Alanson Tucker, Mrs. Alanson Tucker, G. Willett Van Nest, George W. Vanderbilt, R. W. Wakefield, Elbridge Walls, Elizabeth C. Washington, Mrs. Herbert Washington, John W. Waterbury, Mrs. John W. Waterbury, Mrs. Camille Weidenfeld, Mrs. C. Minot Weld, Mrs. Arthur Wellman, George M. Wheeler, John Jay White, Mrs. John Jay White, Frances E. Wood, Mrs. Daniel J. Worden [show more]
Description: A form letter from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association asking the recipient to send a letter expressing their feelings regarding allowing automobiles in Bar Harbor to the town selectman.
Description: A transcript of the hearing held before the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, on the issue of road construction in Lafayette National Park. The transcript includes statements from the Secretary of the Interior, politicians, park administrators and citizens. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Arno B. Cammerer, John Edward Nelson, George Wharton Pepper, George B. Dorr, Frederick Hale, Wallace Humphrey White Jr., George L. Stebbins, Harold Peabody, Robert Sterling Yard, Joseph Allen, Lincoln Cromwell, Mary Parkman Peabody, Charles Marlatt, Fred C. Lynam, Mrs. J. H. Huddilston, Clarence Little, A. L. T. Cummings, Willis Parsons, James Q. Gulnac, Fulton J. Redman, Harlan P. Kelsey, Ira G. Hersey, Harris A. Reynolds, Warren H. Manning, Daniel W. Hoegg [show more]
Description: A list of the names of individuals speaking during the hearing before the Secretary of the Interior on roads in Lafayette National Park on March 26, 1924. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Arno B. Cammerer, John Edward Nelson, George Wharton Pepper, George B. Dorr, Frederick Hale, Wallace Humphrey White Jr., George L. Stebbins, Harold Peabody, Robert Sterling Yard, Joseph Allen, Lincoln Cromwell, Mary Parkman Peabody, Charles Marlatt, Fred C. Lynam, Mrs. J. H. Huddilston, Clarence Little, A. L. T. Cummings, Willis Parsons, James Q. Gulnac, Fulton J. Redman, Harlan P. Kelsey, Ira G. Hersey, Harris A. Reynolds, Warren H. Manning [show more]
Description: A petition by Frank B. Rowell to collect signatures of those opposed to planned road construction in Lafayette National Park. The petition is to be presented at a hearing in Washington, D.C. on the matter of the road projects. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
Description: A letter from George B. Dorr to Charlotte Baker, thanking her for her information regarding Mr. Moore's appointment. Dorr hopes he will have an opportunity to personally discuss his plans for the park with Baker.
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]
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
Description: A letter from John A. Peters to Senator George Wharton Pepper. Peters urges Pepper to state support for proposed road construction in Lafayette National Park at a scheduled hearing with the Secretary of the Interior. Peters goes onto to advise Pepper to suggest the creation of an advisory panel to assist in the creation of road planning projects in the future. Finally Peters states the senator's "misunderstanding" of the road issue should not keep him from attending the upcoming Republican convention. People Mentioned: Frederick Hale, Bert Manfred Fernald, John Edward Nelson [show more]
Description: A letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, in which Deasy states his support of proposed road construction in Lafayette National Park. Deasy has the utmost confidence in the park custodian, George Dorr, and states that opposition to the project is not acting in the interest of the public. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot, George B. Dorr
Description: A letter in which John A. Peters urges Frank B. Rowell to change his position regarding the proposed road construction on Mount Desert Island. Peters refers to enclosed copies of letters arguing for the proposed project to continue. People Mentioned: Luere B. Deasy, George Wharton Pepper
Description: Letter from George Dorr to Gist Blair regarding Blair's acceptance of the chairmanship of a committee. Dorr states he would like Blair's work to extend to the whole of conservation.
Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, to Harold Peabody, responding to inquiries from Mr. and Mrs. Peabody regarding the status of road construction projects in Lafayette National Park. Work quotes a telegram from George Dorr stating that there are no road construction projects proceeding in the national park except those which were authorized the previous summer and that since these projects are on land held by trustees of public reservations, the Department of the Interior has no control over them. People Mentioned: Marian Lawrence Peabody, George B. Dorr, Stephen T. Mather [show more]
Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, regarding conflicting information about new road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody accuses the Lafayette Park administrators of maintaining a policy of secrecy about projects. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard
Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more]
Description: A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the Department of the Interior. The letter addresses two roads he is proposing to build that include portions that pass through Lafayette National Park property to the north and south of Bubble Pond.
Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more]
Description: Charles W. Eliot writes to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president, Gist Blair, regarding the delay of the arrival of the National Park Service's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. Eliot was to work with the government's representative in July, but, due to the delay, is now putting his plans on hold until August. He inquires of Blair if he might be of some service to the village in the interim, and if the Village Improvement Association would be willing to pay for his additional travel expenses. People Mentioned: Arno B. Cammerer [show more]
Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association informing him that there will be a delay in the arrival of the government's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Charles W. Eliot
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
Description: A letter from landscape architect Sidney N. Shurcliff confirming that he is to make a plan of a proposed parkway. People Mentioned: Robert Patterson
Description: An unsigned letter to V. Roswell Ludgate of the National Park Service asking that vistas in Acadia National Park, which have become obscured by tree growth, be cleared. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work to Frank Rowell regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Work believes that compromise between groups with opposing views and an "open door policy" of complete transparency with any plans related to development in the park are necessary in planning for the future of the national park. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Description: An unaddressed letter by Harold Peabody regarding a hearing in Washington, D.C. about road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody believes further development of the park should be prohibited and is discouraged by proposals for carriage roads through the Bubble Pond Valley. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper