Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1039	Who Says Automobiles: Interesting Letters from Many Summer Resort People Information Sheet, c. 1908	Publication, Newsletter	Other, Tourism Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Transportation, Automobile			1908 c.	Who Says Automobiles: Interesting Letters from Many Summer Resort People Information Sheet, c. 1908 Item: 1039    Type: Publication, Newsletter Subject: Other, Tourism Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Transportation, Automobile Date: 1908 c. Place: Bar Harbor Description: An information sheet comprised of the opinions of hoteliers in resort towns regarding automobiles being allowed in their communities. The original request, made by W. M. Roberts, was to gain insight from the experiences of others ahead of the issue being discussed during Bar Harbor's annual town meeting. People Mentioned: W. M. Roberts, Edward S. Marshall, H. W. Staples, C. H. Greenleaf, Damon Winfield Jr., John Anderson, A. E. Reynolds, W. K. Hill, F. C. Sheldon, H. S. Mudgett, W. S. Cummings, N. J. Murphy, W. E. Carter, G. H. Brackett, Dave H. Morris, A. L. Westgard, C. W. Bickford, L. H. Cilley, P. E. Naylor, G. W. Stearns, James Cunningham, William P. Whitehouse, Edgar Jay Sherman, Frank T. Tyler [show more]
1033	Arno 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]
1032	George 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.
1030	Barrington 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]
1026	Frederic 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]
1025	M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 2)	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other, Tourism Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peabody, Marian Lawrence			M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 2) Item: 1025    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other, Tourism Places, Park Transportation, Automobile 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 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
1048	The 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
1046	Bar Harbor Blue Book Directory, 1941	Publication, Directory	Other, Tourism Places, Park	Butler, Belle F. Coffin, Eleanor K.	Blue Book	1941	Bar Harbor Blue Book Directory, 1941 Item: 1046    Type: Publication, Directory Subject: Other, Tourism Places, Park Creator: Butler, Belle F. Coffin, Eleanor K. Publisher: Blue Book Date: 1941 Place: Bar Harbor Description: The Blue Book Directory for Bar Harbor, Maine. The directory contains listings for Bar Harbor businesses and organizations and information for tourists. Tourist information includes mail schedules, transportation schedules, facts about Mount Desert Island and itinerary suggestions. People Mentioned: George C. Abbott, Frank E. Adair, Mrs. Timothee Adamowski, Timothee Adamowski, Alice Ahlborn, Frank Alley, Mrs. William C. Allison III, William C. Allison III, A. Fitzroy Anderson, Mrs. A. Fitzroy Anderson, Anne Andreco, Alfred Anson, Mrs. Alfred Anson, Bedros K. Apelian, John Ash, Harold Ashworth, Mrs. Harold Ashworth, Mrs. Walter Ayer, Arlan A. Baillie, Andre Bailly, Mrs. Henry Bainbridge Baker, John Hampton Barnes, Mrs. John Hampton Barnes, Cecil Barret, Mrs. Cecil Barret, Hermione Barrett, Mary Barstow, Joseph Barth, George E. Batcheller, Mrs. George E. Batcheller, George H. Beard, Mrs. George Beard, Mrs. Samuel Bell, Alfred W. Birks, John J. Bittner, Mrs. Gist Blair, Patricia Blanchfield, Dwight Blaney, Margaret H. Blaney, Richard Blaney, Gerald Borden, Mrs. Gerald Borden, Neal D. Bousfield, Edith G. Bowdoin, George Brace, Shirley Bracy, Rockwell S. Brank, Merrill F. Brewer Jr., Carroll C. Brown, Mrs. Frederick Brown, William Adams Brown, Mrs. Edward Browning, Constantin Brun, Bosman du Bucq, Mrs. Bosman du Bucq, Jack Burke, Mrs. Henry D. Burnham, Nina H. Burnham, James Byrne, Mrs. James Byrne, Agnes Miles Carpenter, Mrs. C. Carroll Carpenter, Alton E. Carter, Emmett Carter, Fred L. Carter, Harold Carter, Mrs. Emmett Carter, Mrs. D. Crawford Clark, Arthur M. Cloudman, Mrs. J. B. Cochran, S. A. Coffin, Mrs. William H. Cole, William H. Cole, Frances Coleman, Arthur N. Coles, Mary Robert Coles, Mrs. Tristram Coffin Colket, Tristram Coffin Colket, Mrs. John Conti, Jay Cooke, Mrs. Jay Cooke, Harry C. Copp, William C. Covert, Albert Cunningham, Leroy Currier, S. R. Dabney, Frances Daggett, Bernard Dahlgren, Mrs. Ulric Dahlgren, Ulric Dahlgren, Mrs. Walter Damrosch, Walter Damrosch, Mrs. John Dane, Augustin Derby, Mrs. Augustin Derby, George B. Dorr, Mrs. John T. Dorrance, H. Paul Douglass, Edward K. Dunham, Walter Eccles, Samuel A. Eliot, Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis, John B. Ells, Jacqueline Embree, Mrs. Shepard Fabbri, Max Farrand, Mrs. Max Farrand, Alma E. Farrar, Elizabeth Fekete, J. Brooks Fenno, Mrs. J. Brooks Fenno, Mrs. Paul Ferguson, Paul Ferguson, Margot Finletter, Edward F. Fitzpatrick, Dale J. Foley, Henry P. De Forest, Vesta Foster, J. Austin Furfey, Charles Geasey, J. C. Gerndt, Mrs. J. C. Gerndt, J. W. Gilfillan, George H. Gledhill, Harry L. Gordon, Washington Grant, Bell Gurnee, Fred L. Hadley, Mary Hadley, Mrs. Chandler Hale, Mrs. Richard Walden Hale, Richard Walden Hale, Mrs.William Pierson Hamilton, William Pierson Hamilton, Leslie I. Hamor, Mrs. S. H. Hamor, Dwight C. Harris, Mrs. Dwight C. Harris, Mrs. Dwight Miller Harris, Henry Reed Hatfield, Mrs. Morris Hawkes, James Heard, Mrs. James Heard, Etienne de Hedry, Mariska de Hedry, Mrs. Etienne de Hedry, Cecil F. Higgins, Edgar S. Higgins, H. P. Higgins, R. G. Higgins, Mrs. M. Hinzelin, Almon B. Hodgkins, Mary Hoffman, Frank O. Holmes, Edward Hopkins, Mrs. Harold A. Howard, Mrs. Platt Hunt, Mrs. Daniel L. Hutchinson Jr., Reginald Hutchinson, Louise Iselin, Frederick Jack, Roscoe B. Jackson, Mrs. Peter Augustus Jay, Jack Jellison, Hallett Johnson Jr., Hallett Johnson, Katherine Johnson, Mrs. Hallett Johnson, Mrs. Reginald Johnson, Mrs. Van Rensselaer Johnson, Priscilla Johnson, Helen S. Jones, Rufus M. Jones, Thomas Jones, William S. Jones, Charles R. Joy, Otis Keene, F. Leonard Kellogg, Mrs. F. Leonard Kellogg, Hugh N. Kelly, Marion Kemp, A. Atwater Kent, Mrs. William Keyser, Herman Kiaer, Mrs. Herman Kiaer, Mrs. Philip Kierstead, Philip Kierstead, J. W. Kilbreth, Mrs. J. W. Kilbreth, Lou Koch, Mrs. Reginald de Koven, Marshall Langhorne, Mrs. Marshall Langhorne, Albert C. Larned, Mrs. Albert C. Larned, C. Frederick Larrabee, William Lawrence, Horace H. Leavitt, A. G. Leffingwell, Alsop Leffingwell, Douglas Leffingwell, M. M. Leffingwell, Mrs. Louis C. Lehr, Louise Leland, Jessica H. Lewis, Mrs. Warren H. Lewis, Warren H. Lewis, Seth E. Libby, Shirley M. Liscomb, Clarence C. Little, Mrs. Clarence C. Little, John C. Livingston, E. Victor Loew, Mrs. E. Victor Loew, Mrs. Seth Morton Van Loon, Seth Morton Van Loon, Harold Loring, Mrs. Lea McIlvaine Luquer, Fred C. Lynam, Philip Mabel, Kenneth Mansfield, Mrs. Theodore Marburg, Theodore Marburg, Richard Marcyes, Etienne de Markowski, E. K. Marshall, Julia B. Marshall, Mrs. E. K. Marshall, Richard Marshall, George V. Marston, Mrs. George V. Marston, Mrs. R. C. Masterman, Mrs. Edward Porter May, Mildred McCormick, Howard McFarland, Ambrose McKay, Rachel McKelvey, Richard E. McKown, Dwight H. McMahon, George G. McMurtry, Mrs. George G. McMurtry, Mrs. William McNair, William McNair, Arthur McQuinn, Edward B. Mears, M. E. Mears, E. Macculloch Miller, James F. Mitchell, Mrs. James F. Mitchell, Mrs. Maurice La Montagne, William Moore Jr., Clement C. Moore, David E. Moore, Mrs. Clement C. Moore, Mrs. William S. Moore, William S. Moore, Henry Morgenthau, Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, David Hennen Morris, Mrs. David Hennen Morris, Charles C. Morrison Jr., Agnes Morrison, E. J. Morrison, Mrs. J. Alden Morse, W. A. Mortimer-Markowski, George S. Munson, Maxwell Munson, Mrs. George S. Munson, Mrs. Maxwell Munson, Natalie Munson, James B. Murphy, Joseph M. Murray, Lowell Murray, J. Homer Nelson, Arthur L. Norton, Mrs. Stanley J. G. Nowak, Stanley J. G. Nowak, Harry Oakes, Harriet V. C. Ogden, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Pauline Palmer, Potter Palmer, Mary W. Pancoast, Mrs. W. Howard Pancoast, W. Howard Pancoast, Alice Parker, Mrs. William Ordway Partridge, Mrs. A. Mansfield Patterson, Gertrude L. Peabody, Marian Lawrence Peabody, John DeWitt Peltz, Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz, Leslie T. Pennington, Palfrey Perkins, Leo Perry, Claudia Phelps, Mrs. Sheffield Phelps, Eugene du Pont, Mrs. Eugene du Pont, Mrs. Reginald Preble, Mrs. William Proctor, William Proctor, Eleanor Pulitzer, Joseph Pulitzer, Kate Pulitzer, Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Mrs. M. Taylor Pyne, John L. Quigg, Viola B. Quimby, Warren Scott Reeve, Alice Van Rensselaer, George Renwick, Daniel Reynolds, Mrs. Stanley Marshall Rinehart, Arden Robbins, George S. Robbins, Mrs. Arden Robbins, Mrs. George S. Robbins, Martin Roberts, Mrs. Thomas Robins, Thomas Robins, Mary Robson, Catherine Rogers, Alphonse de Rothschild, Rodney W. Roundy, Mrs. Frank B. Rowell, Dael Royce, Mrs. A. H. Royce, E. S. Russell, William L. Russell, Mrs. Allen Salisbury, Pearl Salisbury, Charles E. Sampson, Gertrude Sampson, Walter Sanborn, Herbert L. Satterlee, Henry Hallam Saunderson, J. H. Sawyer, Mrs. William I. Schaffer, William I. Schaffer, Mildred W. S. Schram, Hugh D. Scott, J. Paul Scott, John M. Scott, Mrs. Edgar Scott, Mrs. Hugh D. Scott, Mrs. Thomas Shea, Thomas Shea, William Siegmund Jr., Mrs. William B. Siegmund, Sally Siegmund, William B. Siegmund, John W. Silk Jr., Mrs. Arthur Sinclair, Foster Skillman, Mrs. Frank Foster Skillman, Judson Slack, Arthur Slingsby, George M. Smith, Homer W. Smith, Mrs. C. Morton Smith, Mrs. Homer W. Smith, George D. Snell, Madeline Stanyan, William Stanyan, Mrs. William Sterling, Mrs. Robert H. Stevenson, Robert H. Stevenson, Margaret Steward, Mrs. Campbell Steward, Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, Kendrick Strong, Mrs. Walter K. Sturges, George Sullivan, Maurice Sullivan, Harry E. Sutton, Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney, Thomas Bell Sweeney, Henry O. Tallmadge, Mrs. Henry O. Tallmadge, Mrs. J. Madison Taylor, John B. Thayer III, John B. Thayer IV, John B. Thayer, Julie Thayer, Lois Thayer, Mrs. John B. Thayer, Pauline Thayer, Dorothy Thibaut, Harry Thomas, Brinton Thompson, Julia Thompson, Mrs. Brinton Thompson, Amory Thorndike, Mrs. Harry Hill Thorndike, Frank Tracy, Arthur Train, John Train, Mrs. Arthur Train, Warren J. Tribou, Mrs. Samuel A. Tucker, Samuel A. Tucker, Kenneth S. Usher, R. W. Wakefield, Kenneth C. Walker, Asa Wasgatt, Mrs. Asa V. Wasgatt, Richard Wasgatt, John J. Weast, Chester A. Wescott, Pearl Wescott, Mrs. Richard Wetzel, Richard Wetzel, Raymond E. Weymouth, John Whitcomb, Adelaide White, H. P. Whitmore, Amos N. Wilder, Mrs. Montgomery Willcox, Harry Willey, Harold Williams, Malcolm O. Willis, Mrs. William Wilson, Arthur E. Wilson, George W. Woolley, Mrs. C. K. Wright, Mrs. Richard Van Wyck, Mrs. Nathan C. Wyeth, Gladys Young, Mrs. A. Murray Young, Mrs. C. Doran Young [show more]
1034	Bar 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]
1031	Fred 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
1016	Arno 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
1015	Sidney N. Shurcliff to Amory Thorndike Letter, September 25, 1941	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Tourism Recreation	Shurcliff, Sidney N.		1941-09-25	Sidney N. Shurcliff to Amory Thorndike Letter, September 25, 1941 Item: 1015    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Tourism Recreation Creator: Shurcliff, Sidney N. Date: 1941-09-25 Place: Mount Desert Island 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
1014	V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Tourism Recreation			1941-08-02	V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941 Item: 1014    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Tourism Recreation Date: 1941-08-02 Place: Mount Desert Island 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
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
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.

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