Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1011	M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1)	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other, Tourism Places, Park Recreation	Peabody, Marian Lawrence			M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Item: 1011    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other, Tourism Places, Park Recreation Creator: Peabody, Marian Lawrence Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and is confident that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott
1010	Stephen Mather to Frank B. Rowell Letter, May 23, 1925	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Mather, Stephen T.		1925-05-23	Stephen Mather to Frank B. Rowell Letter, May 23, 1925 Item: 1010    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Mather, Stephen T. Date: 1925-05-23 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, responding to a letter from Frank B. Rowell protesting the building of roads in Lafayette National Park. The letter includes a typed annotation by Rowell expressing his frustration with George B. Dorr's influence and power. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
1009	Harold Peabody to Frank B. Rowell Letter, June 2, 1925	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Peabody, Harold		1925-06-02	Harold Peabody to Frank B. Rowell Letter, June 2, 1925 Item: 1009    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Peabody, Harold Date: 1925-06-02 Place: Acadia National Park Description: A letter from Harold Peabody stating his feelings that George Dorr and Stephen Mather are obstructions to constructive communication with the Secretary of the Interior. Peabody continues, stating that the authorities operate "through a series of lies and politics backed up by John D. Rockefeller's money." People Mentioned: Stephen T. Mather, George B. Dorr, Mary Frances Parkman
1008	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (1)	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Rockefeller Jr., John D.		1927-02-24	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (1) Item: 1008    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Rockefeller Jr., John D. Date: 1927-02-24 Place: Acadia National Park, Bubble Pond 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.
1007	Lincoln Cromwell to Arno B. Cammerer Letter, March 10, 1927	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Recreation	Cromwell, Lincoln		1927-03-10	Lincoln Cromwell to Arno B. Cammerer Letter, March 10, 1927 Item: 1007    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Recreation Creator: Cromwell, Lincoln Date: 1927-03-10 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: A letter from the Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Society president, Lincoln Cromwell, requesting that the National Park Service delay a decision on the construction of a road proposed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Mr. Cromwell would like the park service to give Mount Desert Island's permanent and summer residents an opportunity to debate the matter. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1006	Gist Blair to Hubert Work Letter, March 10, 1927	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Recreation	Blair, Gist		1927-03-10	Gist Blair to Hubert Work Letter, March 10, 1927 Item: 1006    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Recreation Creator: Blair, Gist Date: 1927-03-10 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president Gist Blair, stating his support for an expanded road network on Mount Desert Island. However, Mr. Blair believes that the National Park Service should allow the permanent and summer residents an opportunity to discuss the issue before the government makes any decisions regarding new road construction. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1005	Hubert Work to Gist Blair Letter, March 11, 1927	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Recreation	Work, Hubert		1927-03-11	Hubert Work to Gist Blair Letter, March 11, 1927 Item: 1005    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Recreation Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1927-03-11 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, responds to a letter from Gist Blair regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Mr. Work expresses his belief that small parks like Lafayette would be better managed if they were under the supervision of states rather than the federal government.
1003	George B. Dorr to R.A. Thorndike Letter, July 24, 1939	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Tourism Recreation	Dorr, George B.		1939-07-24	George B. Dorr to R.A. Thorndike Letter, July 24, 1939 Item: 1003    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Tourism Recreation Creator: Dorr, George B. Date: 1939-07-24 Place: Acadia National Park Description: Acadia National Park superintendent George Dorr writes in response to a request from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association for brush removal in order to maintain vistas along park roads. Mr. Dorr requests that the Village Improvement Association start referring to Bubble Pond Road and Summit Road as such in future correspondence and publications.
1002	B.L. Hadley to Dale J. Foley Letter, July 12, 1950	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Hadley, B. L.		1950-07-12	B.L. Hadley to Dale J. Foley Letter, July 12, 1950 Item: 1002    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Hadley, B. L. Date: 1950-07-12 Place: Acadia National Park, Sheep Porcupine Island Description: National Parks Service superintendent B.L. Hadley writes in regard to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association's offer of Sheep Porcupine Island to become a part of Acadia National Park. Mr. Hadley tells Mr. Foley that the government needs an assessed valuation of the island, a statement from the town of Gouldsboro, and a warranty deed and abstract of title for the island. People Mentioned: Edwin Smith
1001	John S. Kennedy to David B. Ogden Letter, April 26, 1909	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Kennedy, John S.		1909-04-26	John S. Kennedy to David B. Ogden Letter, April 26, 1909 Item: 1001    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Kennedy, John S. Date: 1909-04-26 Place: Bar Harbor Description: A letter in which Mr. Kennedy expresses his opposition to a proposal to have a causeway constructed between Bar Harbor (then Eden), on Mount Desert Island, and Bar Island, also known as Rodick's island.

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